Vera Stamps

Doing a little Christmas waltzing with the friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps! I started out with a sketch from SplitcoastStampers (SC304) and decided to make the little Christmas tree from the Nutcracker Sweet stamp set my focal point. The design on the tree reminded me of the plaid paper in BasicGrey’s Jovial paper pad, so that […]

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I spent all evening making this one card (yes, I am a very slow stamper). It combines the red, black, and chartreuse color challenge on StampTV with today’s sketch challenge on SCS (SC303). After three attempts I finally got the garden trellis punched correctly (with scallops on both sides). The beaded ovals die-cuts were distressed […]

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Fall has definitely arrived in Maryland. The beauty of the autumn colors around me inspired me to make this card, using this week’s StampTV sketch (stvsketchvd6). I printed the Hot Coals background paper myself, on layering weight Pure Luxury White card stock. It’s one of the designs in a free digital paper pack that I […]

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The Fort Meade girls are getting together for a Christmas/winter-themed shoebox swap today and I am happy to once again join in the fun! This is the card I prepared for them (and prepared is right, because I clear-embossed the background panel in advance for my 20 stamping buddies). I was inspired by Fall-to Layout […]

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Well, whaddayouknow! Waltzingmouse Stamps included a Dutch Christmas sentiment in their Nutcracker Sweet stamp set, so of course I had to get it! The tree is one of the images in the set, and I colored it with Copic markers and a gold glitter pen before cutting it out. There are little dots on the […]

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