tea-drinking stamper

One of my Facebook friends posted a picture of her roses, the color of which looked like our Mango Melody ink. So that became color inspiration for these two cards, the first of which we made at my June stamp class. It always works out that way: when I'm designing I usually make one I'm not thrilled with before creating the one I really like and want to share with others. And I didn't even use the Big Shot for these cards. Amazing! Because photopolymer stamps don't hold the color of markers that well, I inked the buds with Mango Melody and then went over the stems with the Call Me Clover Stampin' Write Marker. It changed the color somewhat, but still looks great. The card above grew on me, but I still like the first card better. I think it's the strip in the center of this one that isn't quite right, although I love the font used. I fear I had over-inked my Early Espresso ink pad, which caused a little smudge on the salutation. Solution: dab off som

I had more fun playing with the Heirloom Frames Dies & 3D Embossing Folders and mixing them with the Beautiful Friendship stamp set. Lovely Lipstick is one of my very favorite colors and so I want to use it a lot before it leaves our book in June of 2020. My stamping for the first card was done using Lovely Lipstick, Garden Green and Basic Black.  You will notice I used old Candy Dots on this card. I had accumulated so many before they were discontinued that I have decided to use them whenever possible. The background paper is from last year's In Color pack. This year's catalog also includes packs of In Color dsp but with slightly different patterns, so this card could use one of those sheets and work just as well. This second card is done in Melon Mambo and Call Me Clover, another favorite In Color, with Basic Gray. I used a piece of discontinued Garden Impressions 6" x 6" Designer Series paper along the side and added Glitter Enamel Dots for a little e