cheerful stamp pad challenge #21 -- favorite techinque

for the next two weeks the challenge at the cheerful stamp pad is to use your favorite background technique.  the randomly selected challenge winner will get a treat from technique junkies! 

i'm a big fan of the technique junkies newsletter which i've received for about the past almost 3 years.  i don't recall how i found it but i was hungry for new ideas to make my card creations more intriguing and TJs has never let me down.  i cannot identify a favorite technique but one which has a special place in my heart is called "depth of field."  this was the first TJ technique i ever tried.

the card here uses the depth of field technique.  my stamp is from the "floriculture" sheet by rogue redhead designs.  the vintage lady and words are by k & company.  the card stock is some pink deckle paper by the paper temptress.

please join the challenge!
love to all.

things with wings tags

 the current challenge at cheerful stamp pad is "things with wings."  everyone is encouraged to submit a creation with wings, whether a card, tag, ATC, art journal page, mixed media piece -- whatever gets your juices flowing!  thee is one week left -- the challenge closes june 25.  one randomly selected winner will get a treat from moonlight journey.  i have many wonderful collage sheets from this company and they are really lovely.

my tags here are just stamping though.  the party cat hat is from lost coast designs and the princess tag stamps are all from clear art stamps.  backgrounds are with watercolor jewels by stamp zia.

enjoy; love to all

pink saturday tag

here is a little something for pink saturday.  the background on the tag is a variety of pretty pink colored watercolor jewels from stamp zia.  these faery stamps are ones i have had for many years.  they are so old they fell off their wooden blocks and i re-mounted them with ez mount so i no longer know the company they came from.

this is also one of my DT tags for "things with wings" -- the latest challenge at the cheerful stamp pad.  check it out and include one of your winged creations!  the challenge is open for one more week.

i hope you are having a happy weekend.  love to all.

yep, more stamping

another of the oldies i found while clearing out some things.  this is another card i really love.  glad i can memorialize it here and gift it to someone now.

mermaid: 100 proof press
bubbles: G-rated
regular orcas: PSX
native-style orcas: AAA rubberstamps
sea star: PSX
waves: meer image

i'll be able to make and post some new things soon i think.
love to all

more stamping of old

this is another of my older creations, stamped only.  before i started getting involved in all the "extras"!   the background is colored with starburst stains.  the warrior stamp is from auntie amy and the sun from judikins.  i think i never sent this to anyone because i liked it a lot myself.  but now that i have the wonders of scanning and blogging i can let it go!

i forgot to note that june 1 was my one year blogaversary.  i would like to give a shout out to crafty dawn because she is the reason i got started.  i probably would never have started blogging but she encouraged me.  and so i have entered this whole new world of creativity and joy.  dawn is a precious soul.  and a wonderful artist.  so i am in process of putting together a blog candy package so that i can celebrate in style.  it may not be until later this summer but candy is good whenever it comes, yes?

love to all.

stamped goodies

hello friends.  a busy schedule has not permitted me the creative time i'd wish for.  so i was looking for a card to send to a friend and found a couple stamped goodies i'd made awhile back and set aside.  i'll share a couple over the next few days.  today i'll share this lovely rabbit from sue coccia/earth art international.  sue has a bunch of amazing animal stamps like this, based on her original artwork.  i've had the pleasure of meeting her at stamp shows and craft festivals and i believe she is based in washington state.  as you can see there are multiple other animals and nature images inside the body of the rabbit.  my background was spritzed with stamp zia water color jewels and then the rabbit was colored in with colored pencils.  i actually did not try to pick up all of the images in the body -- i just highlighted a few.  it is a little challenging but also fun.  this card is stamped only, no other embellishments.  there was a time when i only stamped and this is from that time.  i hope you enjoy.
love to all!