Vera Stamps

I’m back! And I’m here with my first Christmas card for the upcoming holiday season. Couldn’t resist Roxie’s 300th sketch challenge on SCS. Sure love those new glimmer brads from SU! They add a nice sparkle to the card without leaving a trail of glitter all over my stamping table. Thanks for stopping by! All […]

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My dear husband is celebrating a milestone birthday this week, and I wanted to make him a card that incorporated some of his passions. I could make you guess, but they are: bicycling, filming (shooting and editing), and reading. I stamped the image and sentiment with black pigment ink and embossed them with clear powder. […]

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I couldn’t resist the Always Cherry Pink color combination challenge on SCS today. Cherry Cobbler seems to be a very popular color, but since I only have the card stock, I had to scramble to find matching embellishments. The retired red hemp twine from Stampin’ Up! was a pretty close match, and I managed to […]

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My good friend Gill (aka my “kid”) got her driver’s license last week and I couldn’t be happier for her. I made this card to congratulate her, using this week’s color and sketch challenges on SCS. It gave me a chance to use some of Stampin’ Up!’s new colors: Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, and Concord […]

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When I saw that Gina K.’s Design Team blog hop was all about favorite StampTV episodes this month, I jumped at the chance to finally try this idea of Cropped Circles. I’ve been wanting to use this technique on a card for a long time. I used the sailboat image from the Enjoy the Sunshine […]

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