New Penny Black Clear sets
Whoo Hoo! Penny Black has created a bunch of new clear stamps sets. Even more of those adorable critters and elegant flowers to play with. You can see all the Penny Black sets here. Of course – I had to try some! This card is from the Wonderful clear set. I love those little guys scurrying off to celebrate a Birthday. When I saw this set, I thought it might really come to the rescue for belated Birthdays. I make cards, but I can never seem to get them in the mail on time! The...
Read MoreTarget Mini-Mailboxes
I decided to try using the mini-mailboxes from the Target dollar spot to make Valentine treat boxes for my 3 girls. I created a simple template for covering the sides, front and back of the boxes with paper. The template fit all 3 of my mailboxes – but I don’t know if the mailboxes differ from Target to Target. But – Maybe its worth a try? This first template has the pattern for cutting the whole and slit to fit the paper around the mailbox flag. Place it on the back...
Read MoreA Little Holiday Thank You
Just thought I’d share a very simple Holiday Thank you Card. The Stamp is from the Penny Black Christmas Critters clear set- so many cute images!. The saying is from the Impression Obsession Sentiment I clear set. I find this set so handy because I can create whatever sentiments I want. The images are stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa and I colored the kitty with Copic Markers. I used E-50, E053 and E-55 for the cat’s fur. I added a little R-02 for the nose and cheeks. The...
Read MoreWhen something old is new again
Have you ever gone back to a stamping technique that you haven’t done in a while and say “wow – that was fun”.? Its no secret that I LOVE to color. And I have quite a few different ways to color in images. But I also have a (cough…cough…) few ink pads. I wanted to play with this Salutations set by Penny Black. I love the greetings and the fonts they chose – that was the main reason I added it to the store. But the set has a bunch of images too and I...
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