Playing around with my stamps

Do you find that you collect stamps and then never use them?  Well I do... so I dug through my stamps and came across this one from Rubbernecker.  I hadn't used her because I was looking for just the right saying.  I found a saying at an expo 2 months ago so I have no excuse!  This is Edna, one of the Rubbernecker "Old People" stamps.  They are so cute I wish I had them all.




I used Stampin Up cardstock in black, Night of Navy, and Sage Shadow.  Using Versamark Ink I stamped a coffee cup over and over to create a background pattern.  The black decoration is a left-over frame that I had cut from my cricut for another project.  I think it was from the Storybook cartridge.  I took a background stamp that is coffee beans and stamped with versamark over the frame then heat set clear embossing powder.

Edna was colored with Prismacolor pencils.  I added glossy accents to the lens' of her glasses and stickles on her slippers and necklace.

The inside saying says...  Behind every successful women is a substantial amount of coffee.

Las Vegas - Paris

The Paris Hotel and Casino was very cool.  I was impressed with the architecture of the building.  I decided to go for a layout that had the look of an old photo album.


I created a mock postcard for the journaling on this page.  I printed my journaling from my computer onto a tan cardstock. I increased the font size for the word Paris to act as the page title.  The postcard was grunged up with Old Paper Distress Ink.  I used a Stampin Up postage stamp from an old set and smeared it a bit to give it an aged look.  Photo corners were added to all the pictures.  The corners were cut on the cricut using the Jasmine cartridge. 

Las Vegas - The Tropicana Casino

We had such fun playing the Wizard of Oz slots at the Tropicana Casino.  For this page I created tags to put the title on.  I cut the letters out using my George and Basic Shapes cartridge.  For the tags I used some small tags that I had in my stash, and stamped the circles 3 times with different color inks to match the polkadot border at the bottom.  I have a tornado stamp that I found at an expo so I stamped that over the circles.  Added some fiber for "fun" and I think this is a cute layout that really blends.

Here is a close up of the tags.

Black Magic Technique - Round 2

Here is another card using the Black Magic Technique.  You really have to try this!  The image gives you a look as if you actually drew it, but in reality you cheated!  How cool is that?



And the close up:



For those wanting to try this technique here is a link to the instructions on Karen's blog.

Black Magic Technique

I've had fun trying the Black Magic Technique I read about on the SplitcoastStampers web site.  It really is easy and the end result is very striking.

Using Stampin Up's Whisper White Craft Ink I stamped my flowers 3 times on black cardstock.  Heat set the ink with your heat gun.  When totally dry color over the flowers with Watercolor pencils.  After you finish coloring add accents with a white gel pen. 

Take your unique creation and make a card!  Here is my 1st attempt.


 

And here is a close up showing the detail a little bit better.