Friday Simple Stamping – Harvest Thanks

 October 23rd, 2020 This week the chosen theme for Simple Stamping is Thank You in Harvest Colors.  The featured stamp set is Winter Woods along with By the Dock, Parcels & Petals and Country Home for the sentiments.  The chosen colors, Soft Suede, Bumble Bee and Cinnamon Cider evoke a Fall seasonal feel. Easy –Continue reading “Friday Simple Stamping – Harvest Thanks”

Friday Simple Stamping – Seasonal Birthday

 October 16th, 2020 This week the chosen theme for Simple Stamping is Birthday using Seasonal Colors.  Featured are the stamp sets Happiest of Birthdays and Bloom & Grow.  Open line images beg to be colored and I used three different mediums for the coloring on these cards. Each card has a clean and simple esthetic. Continue reading “Friday Simple Stamping – Seasonal Birthday”

Saturday Keep Stamping – Favorites

 October 10th, 2020 The challenge this week is to create with a favorite.  What favorite?  A stamp set, a color, a technique, a tool, a style? Ultimately, my favorite style of card is Clean and Simple.  My go to color is White and then what ever other colors suit the imagery of the stamp setContinue reading “Saturday Keep Stamping – Favorites”

Friday Simple Stamping

 October 9th, 2020 – Hallowe’en This week the chosen theme for Simple Stamping is Hallowe’en. Such fun to see the children in their costumes as they pop around for treats. I wanted to feature the multi-occasion stamp set, Festive Post and the matching Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch.  This great little stamp set covers you forContinue reading “Friday Simple Stamping”

Friday Simple Stamping

 October 2nd, 2020 – Fall Florals This week the my chosen theme for Simple Stamping is Fall Florals.  I am not ready for Hallowe’en or Thanksgiving…but I am enjoying the colors of fall.  Taking a trip to the Nursery, the explosion of colors in the different varieties of Fall Mums makes me happy! I wantedContinue reading “Friday Simple Stamping”

Friday Simple Stamping – Nature

 September 25th, 2020 This week the theme for Simple Stamping is Nature.  I chose this theme because the calendar of days indicates that tomorrow, September 26th is Hunting & Fishing Day.  Not too many men in my life that hunt and fish but Stampin’ Up! has some great stamp sets that fall into that category. Continue reading “Friday Simple Stamping – Nature”

Upcoming Challenges and Studio Class

Thursday, September 24th, 2020 These are the challenges for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You can choose to do only one, two, or all three. Make it an even bigger challenge and combine all three. Sometimes I do and at other times I don’t. Creativity is all about having fun and playing with materials and toolsContinue reading “Upcoming Challenges and Studio Class”

Friday Simple Stamping – Thinking of You

 September 18th, 2020 This week the theme for Simple Stamping is “Thinking of You”.  Did you know that the week of September 21st to September 27th is International Thinking of You week? In anticipation of this event:  SEND A CARD – DELIVER A SMILE, get a start on creating seven (7) cards, one to sendContinue reading “Friday Simple Stamping – Thinking of You”

Upcoming Challenges and Classes

Thursday, September 17th, 2020 These are the challenges for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You can choose to do only one, two, or all three. Make it an even bigger challenge and combine all three. Sometimes I do and at other times I don’t. Creativity is all about having fun and playing with materials and toolsContinue reading “Upcoming Challenges and Classes”

Saturday Keep Stamping – Center (Collage) Stamping

 September 12th, 2020 This week my challenge is to create a collage by stamping in the center of a half sheet or full sheet of card stock.  Then cut the sheet in two or four card fronts and create a series of cards. To keep it simple, I center stamped one full sheet with leafContinue reading “Saturday Keep Stamping – Center (Collage) Stamping”