day twelve: be the exception

It's day 12...the last day of the Spring Fling 12 Days of Giveaway event. Every day for 12 days, we're giving away one prize to one lucky crafter who hops and leaves comments on the STAMPlorations blog and participating designers' blogs.

Day 12 prize: $15 gift certificate

Today's card is another one layer card. I was so happy to finally find my calligraphy pen just when I really, really needed it for a specific technique. It's a super-simple technique with very artsy results ;o). I used the calligraphy pen to ink up the hibiscus stamp. I spritzed a little water then stamped it on my card base (watercolor paper). Then I simply ran a damp waterbrush on the edges of the stamped image to pull the ink out and let it bleed. The wonderful thing about the calligraphy pen is that it has black ink but when I let the ink bleed, the ink produces a pretty dark blue/teal color. I grunged up the background a little by stamping grunge stamps from the Mixed Media Grunge set in teal. I also sponged teal ink all around the card base and finished the card with the Say It Big sentiment.

Have fun with the hop -- commenting closes on April 19, with winners announced on April 22.

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to smile :o)

day eleven: every flower

It's day 11...the Spring Fling 12 Days of Giveaway event is just about over. Every day for 12 days, we're giving away one prize to one lucky crafter who hops and leaves comments on the STAMPlorations blog and participating designers' blogs.

Day 11 prize: Choice of 1 in-stock 4x6 Shery Russ Designs stamp set ($15 value)

I was in the mood for some all-over-the-page stamping so that's what I did. I stamped the stylized sunflower from Bloomful in yellow, orange, and cyan, leaving just little bit of space on the lower right for the sentiment. I grunged up the background a little by stamping grunge stamps from the Mixed Media Grunge set in yellow. I also sponged yellow ink all around the card base. I finished the card with a sentiment from Blossom Dreams.

Have fun with the hop -- commenting closes on April 19, with winners announced on April 22.

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to smile :o)

day ten: thank you

Can you believe it's been 10 days since the Spring Fling 12 Days of Giveaway started over at STAMPlorations? Every day for 12 days, we're giving away one prize to one lucky crafter who hops and leaves comments on the STAMPlorations blog and participating designers' blogs.

Day 10 prize: Choice of 1 in-stock 4x8 stamp set ($20 value)

Another one layer card from me today...combining clear stamps and a brand new digital stamp. (The STAMPlorations digital store just opened!). I printed out one of the 3 Floral Frap digital stamps on cardstock and colored it with Bic alcohol markers. I added faux texture with the grunge stamps from the Mixed Media Grunge set in coffee brown. I finished the card with a sentiment from Bloomin' Spring Coffee Basket.

Have fun with the hop -- commenting closes on April 19, with winners announced on April 22.

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to smile :o)

day nine: day to shine

Today is day 9 of the Spring Fling 12 Days of Giveaway over at STAMPlorations. Every day for 12 days, we're giving away one prize to one lucky crafter who hops and leaves comments on the STAMPlorations blog and participating designers' blogs.

Day 9 prize: Choice of 3 in-stock CUTplorations word/phrase dies ($30 value)

Yep, you're seeing yet another one layer card from me. This time around, I used a digital stamp called Spring Blooms Circle Frame. (It's one of several that will be released in our soon-to-open digital stamp store.) I printed out the image (actual size) on cardstock and colored it with Bic alcohol markers then added faux texture with the grunge stamps from the Mixed Media Grunge set in gray. I finished the card with the Shine - Say It Big sentiment.

Have fun with the hop -- commenting closes on April 19, with winners announced on April 22.

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to smile :o)

day eight: good things take time

Happy Monday! We're now on day 8 of the Spring Fling 12 Days of Giveaway over at STAMPlorations. Every day for 12 days, we're giving away one prize to one lucky crafter who hops and leaves comments on the STAMPlorations blog and participating designers' blogs.

Day 8 prize: Choice of 1 in-stock 4x6 Big Grins by Becca Cruger stamp set ($15 value)

For today's one layer card, I used the brand-new free digital stamp, Cupcake Blooms and Coffee. (You can download it here.) I printed out the image (actual size) on cardstock and colored it with Bic alcohol markers. I resisted the urge to color it the lazy Shery way ;o) Of course, I had to grunge it up a bit by stamping various grunge stamps from the Mixed Media Grunge set in coffee colored ink. I finished the card with one of the Bloomdala Bliss sentiment stamps.

Have fun with the hop -- commenting closes on April 19, with winners announced on April 22.

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to smile :o)