Recuperating and Stamping

While recuperating from surgery, and not feeling up to new creations, I scanned through the wonderful cards  at Splitcoaststampers, http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery and found so many creations I needed to make for Halloween.

You can find them on my member gallery under Sundaystamper.

I also have a card that I used Penny Black ...

and a stamp that I found on the clearance rack at Michael's. Unfortunately the price stickers covered the company and when I tried to rip them off I wrecked the company name...oops!!!

Isn't it great that we can find inspiration from so many places. Please check out all the other Blogs and company sites and Splitcoaststampers isn't just for Stampin' Up. 

(Though Stampin' Up is wonderful!)

Have fun creating!

Omage to lynda!!! (and thanks as well)

I visited my friend's blog today for inspiration...

Boy, did I find it! If you want to find it too, here's her link!

http://paperartscafe.blogspot.com

I pulled out my black paper and looked up lynda's ideas for:

"Watercolor Pencil on Black Card Stock"

&

"Prisma Color Pencils on Black cad Stock"

I just LOVE the look the pencils give!

Thank you , lynda!!!

Have you been to your library lately???

I work in a library and whenever I get a chance

to check out items from other libraries I do!

My latest find is

"Creating Keepsakes Encyclopedia of Scrapbooking". 

On page 198 you will find a wealth of ideas for using stencils. 

The following are the cards I made and the stencil I used.

This is the stencil!

 

Card one is stenciled and chalked!

Card two is stenciled and lightly sanded!

Card three is stenciled and then I lightly traced

around the edge of the stencil with colored pencil!

This was only one page from a book with many ideas for scrapbooking

that can be turned into card making ideas!

 

Visit your local library today for more ideas and many wonderful items to help you enjoy your summer!