Oooh, I had a happy mail day today! I got my new Marie Antoinette rubber stamps from Oxford Impressions! I put off making my Created Byhand challenge until I got them - I knew exactly what I wanted to do. For my background, I did the Faux Designer Paper technique from Technique Junkies. I used another Junkies tech - Faux Chipboard - for the initial. I embellished my queenly 4x4 with trim and a crown from RockCandy studios.
I made this today for a swap on the CC Swaps group. The theme was Money For a Rainy Day. We were supposed to make a bank that could only be opened by destroying it! I got my lovely heart shaped bank from Sweet Pea a couple (?) weeks ago and have been putting all my spare change in it. I hope Tamara (my swap partner) likes hers!
I'm so glad this theme came along - I had this card half done and was just about to abandon it, but the Game Pieces theme inspired me to finish it up. This is another Block Collage technique from Technique Junkies. I paired it with stamps from various Time to Stamp/I Brake for Stamps plates.
I have really gotten out of the habit of participating in challenges, so I'm trying to force myself to get back into it. Today's Wednesday Stamper challenge was a tough one for me - use hearts in a different way. I started and discarded a few ideas before settling on this.
This technique is from the latest Technique Junkie newsletter. It's one of my faves! It works perfectly with this set of Artistic Outpost stamps. Lots of their stamps are really perfect for this technique! I think this would be a perfect card for Father's Day or a masculine birthday.
I was trying to get my studio in some kind of order today and came across some paper I'd been saving to use for Work Sheet Wonders. I love this concept - it's a great way to recycle and also get some fun backgrounds you'd probably never come up with if you tried. Check out this post on Trish Bee's blog for more info.
