children at play

This finished card is a 5 1/4" by 5 1/4" Well, here is another eye candy card. This is fun and easy to make. First we used a black Memories inkpad and stamped all the images. We used a mask on Dion and the pinwheel. By doing this it looks like she is holding the pinwheel in her hand. The stamps used are listed below. The images are all colored with colored pencils. We stamped (on a piece white cardstock) the teddy bear and Scout (the dog) and colored them. Cutting both of them out, we used pop dots behind them and placed them over where we stamped them originally. This makes them "pop" off the page. We finished the card by adding color with stipple brushes (around each image).
Stamps used:
Dion MO 17 F
Toy duo MO 18 C
Scout MO 19 C
Tim MO 22 E
Pinwheel MO 24 A
Children GT 64 E This is the quote

New cards

This is a 5 1/2" by 4 1/4" card

Here is a card made by Tressa....a great artist....and...my mom. And here is how she made it. First she grabbed the Tea for two stamp DL 24 G, and stamped it on acetate. You could stamp it and take it to the copy shop and copy it on to acetate. Next find a piece of paper to use as a background. This floral is a great background that harkens back to the 1940's. She ran the acetate through the xyron or you could use some double sided tape...hidden of course. Find paper that complements the background colors. Take a circle cutter and cut a circle in the front of your card. Adhere the Tea for two image/background so you can see it through the circle (that you cut out earlier)...center it. Stamp Good friends, EL 03 B, onto an extra piece of the some cardstock that you used for your card. Trim around your Good friends stamped image. Matte it on white and position it under the Tea for two image. tah dahhhh you are finished....beautiful!

Stampaway 2009 slide show!

Here is a slide show from Stampaway 2009....Both my mom and I are in it from our class. Yippy....how fun is that!

http://www.photoshow.com/watch/WS8dM7cF

Who is Max?

Okay, I have had many e-mails about Max....and who is he? Max is a stuffed boy doll. He is a character from Where the wild things are. I bought him when I lived in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is with me on my travels. He has been to Europe a few times, and from coast to coast here in the USA. He has been to Stampaway, Artfest, and when I teach...he is there. It's a lot of fun. So now you know who Max is. My mother has a bear named London Bear...or LB for short. By the way, she bought it in London while we were there.

And bear makes 3

And bear makes 3.....our local store

I know, I talk a lot about And bear makes 3, however, it is our wonderful local stamp store. They are located in Moore, Oklahoma. Hanging out there is a lot of fun. Vicki and the customers are great. I took some photos ( big shock there ) and I had Max with me as well. (another shocker!)

Making rubber stamps....

The saw, Max, and a bowl full of cherries......

This is the double sided cushion the rubber and.....Max.

After 11 minutes the rubber is vulcanized (cooked) and ready to be trimmed and cushioned (See photo above). The cushion is double sided.....sticky on both sides. Next stop the saw (See photo above). I cut out the rubber/cushion. Our stamps are wood mounted. We grab the wood...that we cut ourselves....index them....stick on a price code....We place the rubber on the wood then it is ready to be sent to you.

B line design stamps (out of Mustang, Oklahoma) have been such great friends. They were a lot of help when we were getting ready for Stampaway. (and always for that matter) xoxo

So I hope this has given you all a little look at how we make our stamps.