Inkspiration for Stamping and Scrapbooking

Check out these Pretties!

At a recent Stamp Club get together we were playing with the Pretties kit. I gave them each a large flower from the kit and challenged them to do something with it. If they brought it back to the next meeting, they'd be entered in a draw for a $10 gift certificate to use in the new catalogue. Two people remembered to bring it back.

Christa made this long and narrow card. She coloured the large flower by pulling it over her inkpad. Lots of punches, wide grosgrain, patterned paper and a rhinestone brad to add some bling make this card a keeper!

Shannon loves blue and silver and this card has a beautiful glimmer IRL. Shannon used markers and an Aquapainter to dye this flower. She also painted it with a light coating of lumiere to add a very pretty sheen. Ribbons, a halfback pearl (also from the Pretties kit) and silver stamping finish this very special card.

Thanks to the stampin' gals who took up my challenge and for letting me share your beautiful creations!

Want in the fun? Stamp clubs can be formed anytime - all we need is about 6 - 10 participants. Just email me for more information and to get your club started.

Silk Scarves in Pretty Boxes

Aren't these beautiful???

These are gifts I made for family and friends:

These two were both tea-stained before I stamped. I used the Garden Whimsy and Priceless sets for the scarf on the left. The scarf on the right uses LOTS of stamps from these sets - Enjoy Life, Priceless, Big Pieces, Little Pieces...

These two scarves are stamped on the white silk:

The scarf on the left uses Blossoms Abound. The scarf on the right (inspired by on eI saw on SCS by Diane) uses LOTS of stamps and colours from these sets: Wild Rose, Blossoms Abound, Heartfelt Thanks.

Well I could not just fold these up and put them in a re-usable Christmas bag, like we usually do for gifts - they'd slide around and become a crumpled mess. So I visited Mirkwood Designs and found a template. In retrospect, I wish I had chosen a slightly bigger box yet, or tried to size up this design, but aren't these so cute?

This design is two parts, the lid and the bottom. I prettied up the boxes with ribbon and the stick pins and beads from the Pretties kit and enjoyed using up more of my stash of Dashing patterned paper.

Here's a picture of all of the boxes together - each is a little different:

I'll be back on January 1st or 2nd with some scrapbook pages I gave as gifts. Then on to the new catalogue!

Happy stampin', Happy New Year, and BLESSINGS! - Ann