One layer of cardstock...

This card is for the challenge at http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/ where everyone has been asked to use only one layer of cardstock. A great chance to keep it simple and use my Fiskar's Shapeboss to do some embossing.

I also managed to use Stamp number 5 from the Hampton Arts grab bag - only another 95 to go!! I coloured directly on to the stamp using Marvy Le Plume pens. I found the image looked better kept simple rather than adding anymore colour after stamping.

Materials used:

• unmounted rubber stamp by Hampton Arts
• Marvy Le Plume markers
• water colour white card
• silver sentiment and border peel offs
• lilac bow from stash
• tag die cut

Irene's Challenge Part 2...

Gosh yesterday I had the most amazing comments left about my cuttlebug card - thank you all so much. I do hope you like this one too. I've used yet another of the embossed pieces sent me by Irene, but this time I've used the piece portrait style, embossed the bottom half with Swiss Dots and added a ribbon.

The cute snowmen stamp is another from the Hampton Arts grab bag - yeah stamp number 4!!!

Materials used:

• cuttlebug embossing folders
• white and red card
• red sakura stardust pen
• white organza ribbon

Irene's Challenge...

My great friend and cuttlebug fanatic,Irene, very kindly sent me a couple of embossed scenes from her new cuttlebug folder - one that I haven't got - YET!

I wanted to use them straight away as I already had an idea in my head that I wanted to try out. There were a couple of stamps in the Hampton Arts grab bag I bought recently that I thought would work very well with this scenic folder so last night I gave them a try.

This card for some reason looks far better in real life (honest) but hopefully you will like it.

Materials used:

• Red stardream card
• white card
• gold mirri card for matting and layering
• cuttlebug folder - village scene
• Santa stamp - Hampton Arts
• gold sentiment peel off
• white organza ribbon
• sakura pens and fine art glitter

As the challenge starting today at http://wednesdaystamper.wordpress.com/ is an open theme this card fits in perfectly and I may be entering some more Christmas cards into that as 'that time of year' is closing in on us rapidly.

After buying the grab bag that I didn't really need I decided that I would set my own personal challenge (yes I am quite crazy!) to use all 100 stamps!!! Well the nice ones anyway - so this is Stamp number 2 used and number 3 is going in the bin because I really can't think of a use for a blotchy shoe stamp!!

Watch this space for Stamp number 4!!

Too late...

Too late for the sketch challenge at http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/ but not to worry I enjoyed making the card anyway!! Must get myself more organised - think it was the shock of all those stamps arriving.

This card is made using one of them. I really wanted to use this image as it something so different to the things I already have.

Materials used:

• Hampton Arts stamp from grab bag
• DCWV papers
• white base card
• silver mirri card
• sentiment tag from stash
• white embossed glitzy ribbon