Hi Stampers!
Oh my! Where does the time go? It has already been almost a week since I posted anything! Today I want to show you the CUTE "new address" card that my son and daughter-in-law did while they were visiting last weekend. This is the "picture" part of the postcard. We used at least four stamp sets to complete the postcard. Here is the other side...

Yes, that "Postcard" stamp is from Winter Post. They did have to go out to a local store and pick up the flamingo stamp. Since they moved to "Flamingo Drive" that little guy just HAD to be there!
Just wanted to share with you what imagination, creativity and mixing a few stamp sets can do! A really cute postcard that will mail for just 28 cents!
Happy Stampin'!
Judy

Sorry for the hiatus!

Hi Stampers!

First let me apologize for not blogging for so long! Being gone for convention was grand but the coming home was something to be reckoned with! Then, we had people on vacation at work so that meant more time there.

So, now...on with STAMPIN'!!

I am VERY excited to show you one of the techniques we did at this month's Technique Boutique. I called it Bubble Background. We had a BLAST doing it!! Here is the card we made:

 

Isn't that an interesting background? We used Elegant Eggplant, More Mustard and Garden Green re-inkers for this background. Let me tell you how we did it...

1. Pour "Bubbles" (you know, the kind you buy for the kids to blow bubbles with) into a shallow bowl. We used small "prep bowls." 

2. Add between 15 and 20 drops of re-inker into the "Bubbles" using one color per bowl.

3. Get your Whisper White card stock ready

4. Put a straw into the "Bubbles' and start blowing (gently, please). (This will make bubbles-a-plenty) Blow the bubbles until they raise well above the rim of the bowl. 

5. Touch your paper to the bubbles without hitting the rim of the bowl. As the bubbles 'pop', a pattern will decorate your card stock.

Oh my!! I wish you could have seen all of us acting like excited kids blowing bubbles and ooooing and ahhhhing. The best tip I can give you is to put additional card stock on the table next to the bowls. As the bubbles pop, tiny speckles of ink land on them and make the design even more interesting when you use them for the next group of bubbles backgrounds. 

Don't you know that your kids and grandkids will have a BLAST with this technique?!? They will think they have the COOLEST mom or grandma EVER!

Happy Stampin'!!

Judy

Ribbon Shares Available

Hi Stampers!

Since there is SO much new wonderful ribbon in the new Idea Book and Catalog this year, I am offering smaller ribbon shares that ALL of every one. The following is a list of the smaller shares. Let me know via email if you would like one or all of these shares.

1/8" Taffeta - 13 colors - 2 yards of each color - $20.00

1/2" Stitched Poly - 5 In-colors - 3 yards each  - $12.00 

1/4" Grosgrain - 3 NEW colors - 3 yards each - $5.00

Happy Stampin'!
Judy

Single Layer Cards from Convention 2010

by Kim Fry

Hi Stampers!

Tonight I want to share some of my SINGLE LAYER swaps from convention. This was an organized SWAP (versus general, on the floor swapping). Here is a look at  a few of my favorites along with mine at the end. If you remember, I posted all the single layer swaps from our South Texas Big Shot Group Gathering last month but mine was not included. Why? Because it was going to convention with me for this swap! 

Remember as you look at these amazing cards that they are all just a single layer! 

This next card is by Jackie Topa

Below: by Barbara Vogt

Next: by Dana Wilkerson 

Next card: by Dina Anker

Following card by: Sherrie Ceja

Next card by: Robyn Morris

Finally, my card for the single layer swap, below

Now, after seeing all these cards, is anyone interested in learning how to do single layer cards? If so, would you like on-line tutorials on my blog or would you like to come to a class and actually make a couple cards in each class? Please leave comments. (If you do not have a google account, you may not be able to post comments. Sign up, however, is free.)  If you are unable to post comments, please feel free to email me your ideas. 

More Convention postings will be forthcoming in the days and weeks ahead. Keep checkin' in! 

Happy Stampin'! 

Judy