Notecards and Just Rite

Stamp Art is featuring a wonderful monogram set from Just Rite.

This particular set does not require the Monogram stamper as it has a round wood block in the kit that you can attach the border and letters to.

The notecard here was made with some bits of designer paper and a scallop circle was added to the monogram circle.

You can whip up a bunch of notecards in no time and use the note card holders that Stamp Art also sells to hold them. What a great gift for someone that is thoughtful yet inexpensive.

Penny Black "Hugs"

Today Stamp Art is showcasing a great set from Penny Black called "Hugs".

This is a very versatile set. It can be used for birthdays, anniversaries or just as a note to a friend.

This set has it all. The images are great for coloring or paper piecing and has elements that can be stamped twice and popped up as well.

Enjoy***

Penny Black "Hugs" cards

Here are three cards that Nancy created with the Penny Black "Hugs" set..

She has used a wonderful vellum paper in the first card as an accent called "Floral Background" from Paper Adventures. The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

The red card has elements from the Penny Black set and the flower pot has been paper pieced.

The third card also uses elements from the Penny Black set as well as gorgeous paper from Basic Grey - the Bittersweet collection.

Paper Can be Beautiful

As I promised here are two more examples of super simple cards using designer paper as the focal point. The black and white card is simply the designer paper folded in half, a piece of black satin ribbon wound around the middle and a few scallop ovals to hold the sentiment. The inside is the opposite of the design on the outside. Literally this card took minutes..

The second card again showcases the designer paper layered onto accent cardstock. A band around the middle and circles in the same cardstocks makes this a card made in a hurry...

The flower is from the same designer paper.

Happy New Year ***

Happy New Year to all of you.. Let's hope 2009 is a healthy and prosperous year with lots of cardmaking, scrapbooking and papercrafting in general.

To start off the New Year we thought we might show you some wonderful papers that STAMP ART has.

To begin with Nancy has some wonderful acetate 12 x 12's that are just wonderful.

This wedding card is a simple piece of white cardstock with a piece of the patterned acetate overtop attached with a ribbon. The wedding image is stamped in black and layered and then adhered to the acetate.

This type of cardmaking allows the paper to speak for itself and simplicity is the order of the day.

When you need a card that is straightforward and simple this is the way to go.

Take a look at the patterns that this wonderful acetate comes in. There are so many possibilities!!!

Come back when I will have some wonderful patterned paper to show you!!

Corner Rounders and Ticket Punches

Hello everyone!! Today we have some Christmas cards and a tag to show you that use Corner Rounders and Tonic Ticket Tag punch. Using these punches can add interest to your cards on the outside but don't forget to use them on the inside too. Rounding the corners of the paper you use on the inside also adds a little something extra to your card.




This card was stamped with a lovely leaf design and the corners of the main design were rounded as well as the green layer and the corners of the main card base. Instead of the usual corner - something a little different.



The ribbon was added to mimic berries. Also a little something different instead of glitter or pen..




This Christmas card was stamped with a great set from Stampendous. I have posted a picture of the set at the end of this post.

The design was watercolored and then the Tonic Ticket Tag punch was used on the corners. This technique allows for the addition of little extras like these star stickers.













This tag was made with the same set from Stampendous embossed in gold.. The Tonic Ticket Tag punch was used again.






















This is the set from Stampendous that was used for the last two designs. This set is very versatile and allows you to come up with many different combinations. The trees and small houses could also be used for different seasons as well.

HELLO EVERYONE***

Hi everyone! Stamp Art begins their blog today***


STAMP ART is a wonderful store in London, Ontario Canada that houses one of the biggest assortment of stamps that I have seen in this area. Nancy and Arn, the owners, have stamps from Penny Black, Northwoods, Serendipity, Stampscapes, Stamp Barn, Verses, Hero Arts, American Art Stamp, Magenta, Printworks, Impression Obsession, Inkadinkado and many more. They also sell paper, inks of every description, stickers, and embellishments.

I hope that you find this site interesting and inspiring.

Today we wanted to show you a few cards embellished with stickers. This card was made with a stamp from Northwoods, stamped in black Versafine ink and colored with Tombow markers and a Dove blender. The sentiment is from Inkadinkado. Snowwriter was used to cover the roofs of the birdhouses with glitter added while still wet.

It is hard to see in this photo but an outer layer of acetate was used over the main card. A sticker from Starforms was used as an embellishment at the bottom of the acetate. It adds just the right touch of glitz without overwhelming the card.

This card was made with stickers from Peel Off's called "Leaves".. They were placed onto vellum, cut out and arranged to form a poinsettia..

Some of the stickers were colored with sharpie pens so that a few of the leaves remained gold and some are a copper color. They were glued on a square of blue cardstock and then layered to a cream colored cardstock and then to gold shimmer cardstock. The sentiment is from Inkadinkado and the ribbon is Maru ribbon from Magenta.

A tree from Stampendous was stamped onto white cardstock and then layered onto silver paper then pink and then blue linen.

The sentiment down the side is from Impression Obsession stamped and embossed in silver tinsel embossing powder.

The dot sparklers in the corners are from Stampendous and have been colored with permanent pens to change their color. You will notice that there is also one in the middle of snowflake at the side of the card. The little circles on the tree as well as the star have been highlighted with a silver pen but you could easily have added dot sparklers as well colored with pens...

You can color these stickers with permanent pens, glaze pens or sharpies to change the color to match your cardstock or whatever color scheme you are trying to achieve.