Feeling Sentimental with Stampendous

Don't you just love to have a stamp that has it all? That says it all? Stampendous has just released several fantastic images for several occasions. Each one can be kept clean and simple (CAS) by simply stamping the image on the card front and adding a bit of color, or taking it a bit further with layers and embellishments. Today's post features the Cling "Anniversary Wish", and became the perfect card to send to my brother and his wife this month.

I've stamped the image on Mixed Media White cardstock, and colored it with Copic markers, adding tiny dots of white Sakura® Gelly Roll ink. The image and it's matted frame of designer paper, were die cut using the Stampendous Fitted Frames "B" set. With a bit of ribbon, the card becomes truly special.

Check out who else is feeling sentimental today...

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Alison Heikkila

Pam Bray

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Hornschu

Jamie Martin

Louise Healy

Woodware Sketch 52: Pretty Pretty, Pretty Much!

Above is our sketch challenge 52 for the month of April on the Woodware Witterings Blog. Pretty simple. My version has been tipped on end to create a vertical card instead, but the end result is pretty pretty, don't you think?

Featuring a new image from Stampendous, the "Cling Live Each Day" is an all-in-one image and sentiment, and a very pretty one at that. Especially when water-colored with Sakura Fluorescent Gel Pens and a wet paintbrush. I learned this technique from Woodware's own Francoise Read, which is no surprise as that girl LOVES color!

I've die cut the oval shape, and matted it with a larger oval. This has been popped up with foam tape over an aqua cardstock, edged with more of the teal. Finally, the layers have been adhered over a coral card.

As the sentiment was already built into the image, I added a strip of this yummy floral trim that Woodware carries. See? Pretty pretty...pretty much! Be sure to visit the Woodware blog all this week for more pretties with Sketch 52, and play along for a chance to win!