Vera Stamps

I just received the gorgeous Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set as a gift from my friend Connie, so I looked for a floral card to CASE in today’s FS’s gallery (juliemlacey). This wonderful Floral Thoughts card became my inspiration. I took the colors for my card from the striped Parisian Breeze Specialty Designer Series Paper. […]

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I have a dear friend who has a February 14 birthday, and I always try to make her card special. This year I happen to have a stamp of the date itself, an image from the A Happy Heart set, and I just had to use it. Kristin, one of my fellow Great Swaps Girls, […]

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Here’s my attempt to apply the Retro Style (as seen on pages 10-11 of the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog) to the Polka Dot Punches Sale-A-Bration set. I combined the Bashful Blue pattern from the Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper with the following colors: Pacific Point, Only Orange, and Chocolate Chip. I started the […]

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Delivered by mistake to a neighbor who braved the cold to drop off the Priority Mail envelope, my hostess set swaps from the Great Swaps Girls arrived today, so I guess I can post my card now! The set I signed up to use is the new level 2 hostess set, A Little Somethin’, from […]

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I made this card earlier this month for a ribbon demo challenge on SCS, Tie One On. Having seen Kristina Werner’s Ribbon Weaving video tutorial, I thought I’d give that a try with Stampin’ Up!’s wonderful double-sided satin ribbon. I laid six 4″ ribbons side by side on my grid paper to determine the size […]

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