Bow-nanza Challenge!

It's time for the bi- monthly challenge for the DT girls at The {Stamps}of Life!

Please feel free to play along with us!

If you are playing along with The {Stamps} of Life stamps or digital images please upload to the gallery on the site –> HERE <— with the keyword TSOLD07. Please link to one of our blogs so we can see your stuff! Our challenge this week is “Bow-Nanza!!” (TSOLD07). Add a bow to your project. Our players this week:
Deb Felts
Jeanne Streiff
Vicki Garrett

Here is my card:


Stamps: Late4Bday - The Stamps of Life
Ink: CTMH, Versamark watermark
Other: ribbon, image colored with Prismacolors

Hybrid Card

I've really gotten into digital scrapbooking over the last month because I can work on pages while sitting on the couch nursing the baby. I've also created some all-digital cards for the same reason. Today I decided to design on the computer, then print out the papers and add 3-D touches to them.



The papers are from Kristin Cronin-Barrow's Natural Beauty digital kit. I used the Happy Mother's Day word brushes from the All4Moms special release stamp set. The punches were a simple corner rounder and the border punch from EK Success. The sentiment block is mounted with 3-D foam adhesive for dimension. I added a ribbon and some crystals for the finishing touches.

Button-It-Up Challenge!

The DT girls (and Miss Stephanie!) at The {Stamps}of Life decided to throw out a bi-monthly challenge to each other.

Please feel free to play along with us!

If you are playing along with The {Stamps} of Life stamps or digital images please upload to the gallery on the site HERE with the keyword TSOLD05. Please link to one of our blogs so we can see your stuff!

Our challenge this week is "Button it Up!!!"(TSOLD05). Make a card or project with buttons. Our players this week:

Stephanie Barnard

Jeanne Streiff

Deb Felts

Vicki Garrett

Laura Williams

Here's my card. I used CPS Sketch 154 for some inspiration. I just got a new color printer, so I decided to use some digital papers and make a hybrid card.





The ink as always is CTMH. I went a bit nuts a few years ago and ordered every single color right before they changed their stamp pads! The papers are from Penny Springmann's Morning Has Broken kit. I embellished the yellow paper with the large flower from the All4Moms set. I also used the Quick Border and Boxes4ABC sets. Add a Martha Stewart border punch, a couple of scalloped square punches, a corner rounder, some 3-D foam adhesive squares, and a trio of baby-themed buttons and voila(!) you have a card that's perfect for a baby shower gift thank-you!

It's Special Release Time!!!

Finally! I can share my first four creations with the March {Stamps} of Life March special release stamps. They are SO CUTE! I especially love the tortoise in the belated birthday set.

The special releases are available to club members on the 7th of each month, so if you want to get yours early, become a club member!

The first three are digital cards made with papers from Sweet Shoppe Designs. The first one uses the March stamp of the month as well as the quick border stamps.

I used the diamond stamp to make the diamond background. The wavy stamp became glittered ric rac ribbon. There should be a tutorial on how to make ric rac coming soon!

This layout was inspired by CPS sketch 5.


And finally, a paper card! I used K & Co's Amy Butler paper, a circle punch, leftover ribbon from a baby shower gift, a rhinestone, CTMH Crystal Blue ink, 3-d foam adhesive, and the little flower stamp from the build-a-paisley stamp set. The card is the standard 4.25" x 5.5". The paper is cut in 1" strips that are 4" long.