Bigsby

A couple of friends stayed with us for two weeks and when I asked whether they wanted to stamp with me (in the second week), they jumped for joy. Their reaction surprised but delighted me and I could have never imagined that we'd spend as much time at my craft desk. Whenever they were not exploring the area, they wanted to make cards, LOL. That meant we often stayed up very (V-E-R-Y) late and both my friend and her 15 year old daughter made 20 cards, and matching envelopes, each.

They did not want to make duplicate cards, nor did they want the same as each other. That kept me pretty busy. I quickly had to come up with new ideas for each of their coloured images; mostly choosing and cutting papers for/with them and showing them how to use certain tools.

But, in between, I also managed to colour and finish a couple of cards. Here's one of them:



I coloured the image with both Copics and Prismacolor Pencils. Glossy Accents was added to the balloons for dimension and shine. The border was achieved with the 'Bubble Bath' (Punch Around the Page) Craft Punch from Martha Stewart.

The (digi) stamp:
Bigsby from Karen's Doodles

Wishing you many happy (and not so late) stamping hours! Isabelle

Elephant Valentine???

Hopefully, the recipient of this card did not perceive it as a Valentine. Not that I don't love her, but a Valentine would have been a bit out of place - on her birthday - in July!



Elephant Valentine is a digi stamp from Karen's Doodles, coloured with Copics. Only the balloon was 'blinged out' with Stickles Glitter Glue.

Wishing you many happy stampin' hours, my friends! Isabelle

Enormous Fun!

Apparently, the intent of buying stamps is to actually use them. A concept that seems pretty foreign to me. I buy, buy, buy rather than use, use, use my stamps, LOL.

HOWEVER, I have finally found my way into the craft room this past week and made a couple of cards. Here's the first one!



I coloured 'Rosie Dance', a digital image from Karen's Doodles with Copic Markers, then added lots of sparkle with Stickles Glitter Glue. After cutting the cute border on the background paper (with a Martha Stewart punch), I also added a bit of bling with small Gem Stones.

The cardstock I used is Bazzill Bling, which I loooove for their shimmer.

There you have it, friends, a very pink and very girly card that I happen to like enormously. Hope you like it, too.

Wishing you many happy stamping hours!