Vera Stamps

I just love saying the name of this technique: “Smackin’ Acetate.” This is how I made the background for this card: I took a clear plastic paper protector and cut off the side and bottom, so that it opened completely. Then I scribbled on it with three different markers (Real Red, Melon Mambo, and Old […]

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“Another bird?” is what my husband said when I showed him the card I made for Kristina Werner’s 55th Color Inspiration challenge. I probably could have tried using other stamps, but these were still sitting on my table from my last stamping session and I happen to really like this set, Friends 24-7. The sketch […]

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Even though this is supposed to be a CASE of Featured Stamper Christy S.‘s Modified Tapestry card, it was also very much inspired by Lisa Somerville’s work (particulary with this stamp set). I just got the Friends 24-7 stamp set and Kind Thoughts Brocade stencil and wanted to play with them today. I kept the […]

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If you love to create elegant cards, make sure you have this gorgeous set of six wonderful sentiments in your stamp collection. Elegant Cheer will only be available until June 30! I started out with the color combination challenge on SCS (hosted by fellow Great Swaps Girl Carolina this week): Breezy Ruby Whispers…. The card […]

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My fellow Great Swaps Girl, Mercy Kerin, is today’s FS on Splitcoaststampers. Her designs are just fabulous, and I couldn’t wait to CASE one of her cards! I picked this Kind Friend card from her gallery, and applied the colors from Dawn’s latest Raspberry Suite Color Challenge (#7): Raspberry (I used Pomegranate), Artichoke, and Celery. […]

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