At home

This card was made by Vicki Bridges. It is a 5"x 7'' card with a watercolor effect.
The three stamps she used are; At home (DL 07 H), Leaf frame (MM 02 F), and Roosevelt (EL 02 D). I really like the way she did this card and how she uses the stamps so creatively. This card was also featured in a stamp art magazine (You go girl!). Vicki gets published quite often, so be on the look out for her talents!

Bonus info...

Here is a little background on the stamp At home. My friend, Lauren Elliott, from the San Francisco area drew it. She is an artist. What is really great is that she drew it with her left hand...she is right hand dominate. When we are in the San Francisco area we always stop by for a visit. (Which is not often enough.) So there is a little extra info for you.....enjoy. More samples to come......

Samples, samples, samples....oh my!

Here are some samples from a gifted artist here in Oklahoma. Her name is Cheryl Gebhart.

In the sample on top she used the stamps, Swirl background

(MM 33 F), Susan and Frank (AW 09 F), and Good friends (EL 03 B). All the images were stamped and then embossed. The background was embossed with both white embossing on black cardstock and black embossing on white cardstock. The cardstock was then cut and pieced together to create the finished background. It is a striking card!

In the sample in the middle she used Time flies (TM 05 E) and Carved dragonfly (NT 04 E). This card is made with glossy paper. The background was achieved by using alcohol inks, stamped with Carved dragonfly, cut and then pieced together. I love the look of alcohol inks on glossy paper. She did such a good job with this card.

In the sample on the bottom she used In grapes (VN 16 C), Glass & bottle (VN 10 F) and very faintly you can see Swirl background (MM 33 F). She stamped Glass & bottle on a piece of acetate. On the reverse side of the acetate she used alcohol inks and Diamond glaze, then backed it with a piece of paper. She then assembled the card.

We have many more samples to post...and will be posting them. Thank you to everyone for all the samples. It has been so great and wonderfully busy around here!

Brrrr....It's totally cool!

The buds on the lilac were starting to come out. The days have been warm and spring was in the air.......and then............

We, here in Oklahoma, had an bit of an ice and snow storm. The photo above is an icicle hanging from the eave of our roof. The silver ruler is a foot long (that is some big 'ol icicles!). We lost our electricity yesterday and, needless to say, it is back on now. Yippy!

Cardz to go featuring DP Artworks stamps!

The Cardz to go kits for February are called Life is a journey. The kit features three cards for you to make. They have soft, romantic blue papers and very versatile "Iron round lg". The kits were created by Vicki Bridges and packaged and sold by Vicki Byers at And Bear Makes 3 in Moore, Oklahoma.

The kits have two DP Artworks stamps,cardstock, patterned paper, coordinating periwinkle envelopes, a VersaMagic Dew Drop pad in Aegean blue, and a Colorbox Chalk Cat's Eye in Blue Iris. If you are not in the Oklahoma City area and would like a kit, Vicki would be happy to send you one. They only have a limited supply of the kits, so get yours fast. For more details you can go by the store , 116 N. Broadway, Moore, Oklahoma. Their phone number is (405) 912-3245. They are open Tues.- Sat. 10 am- 6pm.

Well, look who came for breakfast........

After filling the bird feeders this morning, I walked around to the front yard and passed by this guy. I believe it is a Red-tailed hawk. I ran into the house and grabbed my camera...obviously...how totally cool is this!

He pooped and then flew off.

TMI?

Ah, nature!

And Bear makes 3 in Moore, Oklahoma

Hey everyone in the OKC area.....
If you are looking a great little class to take on Saturday, February 6th, look no further! These tag gift boxes are the perfect size to stuff with candies, a small gift, or a gift card (like one from And Bear Makes 3). Tressa will help you create a collage for the front of your boxes. Techniques covered in this class include, but not limited to, stamping, masking and shading. The class is from 1-2:30pm. For more details you can call the store @ (405) 912-3245.

Mary and friends trio

Here are three more cards from Amy. These feature "Mary and friends"

WI 53 G. The Walt Whitman quote is "Whitman" GT 41 D. Again, Amy has really done a great job with using the main stamp is different ways.

Are you wondering what the code means after each stamp name? Let me break it down for you. The first two letters tells you (and us) what category the stamp is found. Example: GT 41 D. The GT tells us it is found under Great Thoughts. Next the 41 tells us it is the 41st image in that category. (useless to you really-important to us) The letter at the end tells us how much the stamp cost.

"D" is a $6.5o stamp.

A $3.00

B $4.00

C $5.50

D $6.50

E $7.50

F $8.50

G $10.00

H $11.00

I $12.00

J $13.00

I hope this info helps with any questions you may have on the codes and the pricing.

--------------------------Challenge----------------------------

Go create something today.....It doesn't have to be big. It can be done on a 2 inch square.( or heck a 1x1) I will take on this challenge and post what I do. If you do something cool send it to us or email me a photo and we will post it...