Thursday, May 2, 2019

Lift Me Up


I wasn't real surprised to see Lift Me Up on the retiring list this year. I was bummed it was on the the list because I haven't used it as much as I would have like to. There were always new, shinier stamp set to use. I think this is one of the reasons I am trying really hard to use the stamps I have to create with this year.

I created three cards with this set to share. I sponged Daffodil Delight on the edges of the white to brighten the card up. I also used an Aqua Painter to pull some color from the stamped clouds.


This card I used a technique called masking to give dimension to the balloons. I cut out the balloons from scratch paper, put a bit of adhesive on the paper and laid the cutout on top of the stamped image. This give the illusion that the yellow balloons are in front of the blue balloons. Pretty easy to do!


On this card, I focused on the large die-cut from the coordinating dies.


I hope you are enjoying the cards made with retiring stamp sets that I have been sharing. I am going to continue to highlight the retiring sets until the end of May. Pre-order for demos has begun so maybe I will have to share a sneak peek too!

Happy Stampin'!
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Labels to Love


I am featuring more retiring stamps. This set is called Labels to Love. This is a fun set because it covers so many holidays. I am sharing with you one for Valentine's Day or wedding or anniversary, a Christmas, and a Thanksgiving. You could also create Halloween and birthday cards with this set. The Everyday Label punch coordinates with this set too.

I used a strip of Designer Series paper and some Wink of Stella on this card. The Wink of Stella is on the heart of the O in love.


I made my own Designer Series paper on this one with the Buffalo Check background, a ruler, and a marker. I stamped Buffalo Check, I used a ruler to mark the Real Red lines between the checks. I also punched an Everyday Label from Real Red and turned it on it's side behind the label to create a frame. Another thing I did on this was I used the Real Red and Garden Green markers  and colored right on the stamp, giving the stamp multiply colors.


My last card I used Tree Rings background stamp, which is also on the retiring list. I again used markers to color on the stamp. The leave is the Leaf punch.


Creating with this stamp set was fun other than I wasn't really in the mood for fall holidays in April! I'm ready for spring and warm weather. 

Happy Stampin'!
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