Pocket Letters

Hi Everyone,

Want to share with you my first Pocket Letter. I saw these Pocket Letters on pinterest and of course I had to investigate. I love the idea and I love doing them. They are fun to do. I have joined the Pocket Letter Pals, this is where you can meet and swap with other people. Check it out.

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Doodlebug Gift Card Holder

Good Morning Everyone,

Here is my next Wonderful Wednesday Card at SGD. It is a gift card made with the Doodlebug Sugarplums line. I love the colours, so non traditional.

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Blush Bundle Snowman

Good Morning Everyone,


This card was made with the Blush Bundle Snowman die from Memory Box. I love using none traditional colours for my Christmas Cards. I think this would make a cute kids cards.

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Christmas Tea Time

My next Wonderful Wednesday card. Love this new paper line form Simple Stories called Claus  & Co. The die is from Tim Holtz.

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Ornaments4Christmas

Good Day Everyone,

Today is the day for the release of the new stamp set from The Stamps of Life. It is called Ornaments4Christmas. With this card I embossed the ornament and the sentiment.  I love using none traditional colours for my Christmas cards.

Please check out the gallery at The Stamps of Life to see all the amazing projects made with this stamp set.

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CardMaker and The Stamps of Life Blog Hop

Good Morning Everyone.

Welcome to the CardMaker and The Stamps of Life Blog Hop!

The CardMaker Designers and The Stamps of Life Designers will be teaming up to show you some wonderful projects featuring stamps from The Stamps of Life.

I would like to share with you my card, using products from The Stamps of Life. I used the Circle Flip-Its # 2 die for my base. This die makes card making  quick and easy. I used stamps from the set HappyBday2you.

Make sure and comment on each of the blogs in the hop! One winner will be randomly chosen to win 3 stamp sets of their choice ($12.95 value or less)!  The winner will be chosen July 31^st and announced on The Stamps of Life Blog on August 1^st.

Hop List

CardMaker

Tiffany Johnson

Emily Niehaus

Theresa Momber

Joana Studer

Frances Byrne

Jeanne Jachna

Vanessa Buzard

Kristine Reynolds

Penny Ward

Tanya Adams

Anna Wight

Noelle McAdams

Jeanne Streiff

Mae Nazareth

Judy Rozema

Piali Biswas

The Stamps of Life blog

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Derwent and Art Journaling

Good Morning Everyone,

Want to share with you one of my favourite techniques that I use to make my  background in my art journal. I got this technique from Terri Kahri. She has a wonderful video you can watch. I like to use Dylusions Small Creative Journal when I am working on different techniques. This is sort of like my note book of techniques.
I love using the Derwent Intense Colored Pencils to make this back ground.

Before you start you must prep your page with gesso. If you don't, your page will pill ( not sure if that is the word). You scribble over your page with your Derwent Intense Pencils. These are the colours I started with, Tangerine, Sienna Gold, Violet and Freesia. Using a baby wipe you rub your marks until they are mixed together. You let this dry and then add Sherbet and Dark Aquamarine.

I then take Dina Wakeley Turquoise paint and rub with a baby wipe to certain areas of my pages. Not too much but enough to blend the colours. 

I than used Dina Wakeley Textures stamps with different colours of her paint and stamp all over to finish off the background.

You can also use this technique to make  backgrounds for your card making. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day.