All posts in "Rubberstamping" category
Michael Strong Sat Sketch
I hope I can manage to enter all the challenges throughout the year on the Michael Strong group – it’s only two per month at most so it should be do-able. The main image was made using the large Cloisonné Flower which I stamped randomly over some glossy card stock using a Versamark pad. I...
Alphabet Project – the final 6
Well, it’s taken some time (a whole year I guess) but I’ve finally finished all 26 Alphabet Cards. Actually, I have done 27 ‘cos I wasn’t happy with ‘D’ so I did a second version . I think it’s obvious that I left most of the difficult letters to the last...
Michael Strong December Challenge
For the month of December the lovely Michael challenged us to use the template he provided. It is basically a box, there’s a tab to close it so if you wanted to put a small gift in there it could be very useful (thinking chocolates jewellery…..). I’m afraid mine is anything but...
Michael Strong Holiday Tag Blog Hop
Time for the Holiday Tag Blog Hop! There are 13 blogs to visit and you should have come here from Mike’s – if you get lost then please go back to Hetty’s Blog and you’ll find all the links there. You’ll find the scavenger hunt letter you’re searching for at the bottom...
White Christmas
I personally think that black and white is really quite elegant and works well for a Christmas Card. This starts with an A4 white base card folded in half and trimmed slightly (I don’t like the size of the full A4 with a fold, it always looks just a little too big to my mind) and the corners...
Telescoping Card
I recently found this idea for a card design and love the idea of it. I came across it at Donna’s Designs with a link to Hetty’s blog where there’s a video tutorial. This is actually Barb‘s video so that’s the place you should go to see the tutorial. The card shown is...
“15 Challenge” Winning Cards
This challenge was to celebrate 15 years in business for Michael Strong Stamps – the brief: It will be your task to include exactly 15 items, design elements or embellishments on the front of your card, no more, no less. That could mean one large central design element and 14 accents, or three...
Baby Cards for Cerys
Although this stamped image is really the Madonna and Child intended mainly for Christmas Cards, I just love it for new baby cards and have used it several times this way. For this, it was stamped onto white card, run through an embossing folder after being cut out with a Nestie oval and then coloured...
Anniversary Card
I made this card for my Brother- and Sister-in-Law last week – I’m rather partial to using these Nesties for such a card and love the way they stack. I used heavy-weight watercolour paper throughout and distress inks to add the colour. The background layer has the dictionary definition of Love...
Rubber Band Emboss
I re-visited a technique I’d tried years ago when I saw Gina K show it in this video. It’s easy and yet beautifully effective and I’m thrilled with the result. If you don’t already do so then I suggest you subscribe to StampTV, there are new videos, techniques and challenges...
Mardi Gras Card
Over on Michael Strong’s Blog he explained how to make his Mardi Gras card. My sample uses the same basic technique but has ended up very different. I’ll explain what I did in each photo although I must apologise in advance – the silver embossing and stripes made it very reflective so a...
Flippin Gardener
I have 3 sisters and one of them is a very avid gardener so, with her birthday fast approaching, I got out my LaPasche stamps and set to work. I’m re-using the backs of cards which have been sent to me (both Christmas and birthday cards) – trying to re-cycle as much as possible – and so I...