Good morning Connie Tumm followers! I am so excited that Connie has chosen me to show you a few of my latest creations! I know what you're thinking--"wow--if Connie chose her--she must be a really good stamper?" Yeah well, that was not the case--I sent her so many pictures of cards I made this past week-- that she felt GUILTY--and finally gave me some "airtime" That's alright, I'm very secure in my art--and hope you will want to copy AT LEAST one card you see on Connie's blog today!
When I saw the sneak peek of some new colors and stamp sets that will appear in the 2010-2011 Idea book--I knew the Artistic Etchings--was going to be one of my favorites. Part of the reason is cause it's a great set--and the other part is, my 17 year old daughter is going to France this summer--so I knew I could make some great scrapbook pages with this set!
I have to tell you--you NEED to purchase a pack of the newsprint Designer series paper--It practically does the work for you--It's vanilla and black--and oh so fabulous! The one suggestion I will make is to get yourself a StazOn Black pad to use in conjunction with this paper--Stampin' Ups! Basic Black classis ink is just not quite "black" enough--I love the depth of color the StazOn provides! And if you don't already have it--make sure to get a bottle of StazOn cleaner- while you're at it-It is the wonder cleaner for those stamps which you use the black StazOn with.
Did you also notice on the cute little daffodil delight and black square card I made that it has a saying about being a queen? That is from the summer mini catalog and will only be available through August 31st, 2010. It goes so perfectly with the crown from the Artistic Etchings set--I really like all 4 sayings in the FAVORITE THOUGHTS stamp set cause they are all about woman and how wonderful we are!!!
Make sure to let Connie know how much you enjoyed visiting her blog today cause maybe next time, she'll actually ASK me to guest blog. Have a great weekend, make some time to stamp and don't forget--only 20 more days 'til our brand new Idea Book and Catalog debuts!!! WOOHOOO!!!
Stampin Supplies:
- Stamps: Artistic Etchings
- Ink: Black StazOn, Red Riding Hood
- CS: Black, Very Vanilla, Red Riding Hood
- DSP: Newsprint
- Punches: Extra Large Scallop Circle
- Big Shot: Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder
- Accessories: Jumbo Brads, Dauber
Stampin Supplies:
- Stamp Sets: Artistic Etchings, Favorite Thoughts
- Ink: Black StazOn
- CS: Basic Black, Very Vanilla
- DSP: Greenhouse Gala
- Punches: Scallop Border
- Big Shot: Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder
Stampin Supplies:
- Stamp sets: Artistic Etchings
- Ink: Black StazOn
- CS: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Early Esspresso
- DSP: Newsprint
- Punches: Small Oval
- Big Shot: Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Lattice Bigz Die
- Accessories: Dauber
My thanks to Susan for contributing some beautiful cards today. I will have a few more of her cards to share over the weekend so be sure and check back and then hopefully I will be back to stamping next week! I am almost done unpacking (I know - this is taking forever) but tonight I am off to the Rock Creek Horse show to watch Sarah ride. Hopefully we won't get rained out!
