Mother's Day with Faux Mother of Pearl Technique

A couple of weeks ago, with my Thursday night stamping friends, we played around with the Faux Mother of Pearl technique. We used Pearl Acrylic paint. It's really easy and the effect so pretty! I made four different colored backgrounds and this weekend finally got around to turning two of them into cards.

Stamp: Inkadinkado (sentiment)
Dies: Memory Box (flower), SSS (stitched rectangle)
Other: Shimmery cardstock (Recollections)

Everything the same, except the sentiment is by Morningstar Stamps.


I am going to enter these at the

Happy Little Stampers March CAS Challenge "Faux Mother of Pearl"







That's all from me for today. Time to go to bed! Let me know if you have any questions. And thank you for your visit!

Hugs,

Two CAS sympathy cards for CAS(E) this sketch #132

When I saw sketch #132 by N@Ali over at CAS(E) this sketch several ideas popped into my head. One was to use a die cut in the corner. It became a sympathy card because I think the negative die cut is a good symbol for the loss. Not always but very often I keep my sympathy cards very clean and simple. Look...

And then, of course, I couldn't throw out the piece I cut out and made this...

Stamps: Morning Star (sentiment)
Die: Poppystamps (leaf)
Other: Marco's Paper



Challenges:

CAS(E) this sketch #132






So sorry but the photos from our last week in California will have to wait until next time. My computer is very slow tonight and it has gotten too late.

Thanks for your visit!

Hugs,
Susanne

Penny Black "Simplicity" / Simon Says Wednesday "Anything Goes"

Made another card featuring the Penny Black set "Every Happiness". This time I used the fern (LOVE ferns) to make a sympathy card. Sounds kind of weird, now that I type it. But the recipient probably won't know the name of the stamp set...

Stamps: Penny Black (fern), Morning Star (sentiment)
Paper: Marco's Paper (marbled paper)

I have had those little dragonfly brads forever and love them so much that I don't want to use them. Guess that's called hoarding... Sorry but don't know the maker. Should check if anyone still sells them...


Challenges:

Penny Black "Simplicity"


Simon Says Wednesday Challenge "Anything Goes"







That's it from me today. Won't keep you any longer but appreciate your stop here!

Hugs,
Susanne

CAS on Sunday "Sympathy"

Today I have a sympathy card to show you. It's always good to have some on hand. I prefer very simple cards for these somber occasions.

Sage card, a precut, slightly textured layer that I recently rediscovered in my stash, Memory Box (or is it Poppyseed) negative die cut, punch from Stampin' Up, sentiment from Morningstar Stamps, little pearls.

I am sending this to CAS on Sunday where the theme is sympathy cards. Click on the link to find out more information and lots of inspiration for CAS sympathy cards. This is my first time playing there.

I would like to welcome a new follower: Margaret Rorie (couldn't find a blog). I am glad you found me and I hope you like what you are seeing here. (ETA: Anita was kind enough to let me know Margaret's blog name so I linked it to her name. Thanks Anita!)

As is my tradition I have a quote for you from Ralph Waldo Emerson:

"It is a happy talent to know how to play."

I think we stampers all have this happy talent!

So glad you came by for a visit!