Simply Rubberstamped!: double eyelet

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Sneak Peek #1 - Happily Grateful

I'm starting with my favorite set of the sneak peeks...I am so grateful that TAC is allowing us to share these early with you! The Happily Grateful stamp set has 8 pieces - butterfly, branch, flower parts & 2 phrases. The first time I saw this set - I immediately thought VersaMark & Kaleidacolor. VersaMark looks great on many cardstocks, but I consider it show-stopping on the Kraft cardstock - it just POPS! That's where this card started - branches in VersaMark (looks like a watermark).

Then I decided to coordinate the Kraft cardstock with our rich chocolate Brown and Aspen cardstocks. With all the tan & brown going on...I chose the Blue Breeze Kaleidacolor for making the butterfly stand out. I then used my trusty Burnt Umber Palette ink (stamped, direct to paper, and sponged) for the rest of the card.

Finishing touches used today were with my Scor-Pal & Scor-Bug...and an eyelet from TAC's Amelia hardware pack (set with my Crop-A-Dile). Oh, I almost forgot...I punched out the butterfly piece with our largest scalloped square punch and attached it with Pop-It Pop Dots.

I hope you enjoy this quick & easy card as much as I do!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Happy Thoughts and Butterflies

Here's the two cards I created while in Washington. D.C. I took a limited amount of supplies with me since I only had part of one day to stamp (had to leave time for sleeping in).

This first card was made for a NEW Stamp set swap. Supplies used: Stamps: Happy Thoughts, Wishing Happiness. Cardstock: White Ultrasmooth, Glossy white, Monochromatic Violets. Inks: Palette Violete & Chartreuse, Kaleidacolor Bouquet. Tools/toys/embellishments: Crop-a-dile, Miss Moxie hardware, Garden Mix bitty blossoms, color duster, Stardust Gelly pen.

Supplies for this card that differ from card above: Monochromatic Purples, Palette French Lilac, Kaleidacolor Spectrum.

Instead of using a color duster to distress this one; I used a large eyelet. Holding the bottom as a little handle - I tapped directly on the inkpad then the paper - numerous tappings before reinking. I love how it came out...and was SO easy.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

My Catalog Submissions

Now that our catalog - TAC's Base Book - is released, I can show you my 5 submissions that weren't chosen. TAC received so much beautiful artwork, I'm sure it was hard for them to choose.

Last October, I submitted three cards, one clipboard and one 8x8 scrapbook page. Because of the changes to the new Base Book...we had to wait an extra LONG time. It was worth the wait for Margo, one of my team members...she's published on page 33. I am so excited for her...it's her first time.

I was so excited about my scrapbook page, just sure it would make the cut. I had no idea TAC would "new & improve" the Mimi cardstock. With my hardware in all 4 corners, they couldn't easily switch out the cardstock piece. I am pleased to report - there aren't any samples in the Base Book with the stamp sets I used.