Once again I'm working through my pile of retiring Stampin' Up! products. Today it's the turn of the Painted Glass Stamp Set and coordinating Stained Glass Dies. I loved the gothic script of the stamp set as soon as I saw it and have used it quite a bit. In addition, the die-cut pieces look great individually, but they're also designed to work together. I will certainly miss them. SIMPLE BLACK AND WHITE This project really came together backwards. Having decided to use the Stained ... VIEW POST
Faux Stained Glass
A little while ago I showed you a gift tag with a sparkling fish created using the Catch of The Day Stamp Set. That tag required the use of a Stamparatus stamp positioning platform and StazOn Jet Black ink. So today I wanted to show you another way to get that faux stained glass effect. STAINED GLASS THINLITS For this tag I decided to use the Stained Glass Thinlits to give me the thick black outline for my faux stained glass. First I fixed some Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet to some ... VIEW POST
Gothic script
As soon as I saw the Painted Glass Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! I fell in love with the boldness of the gothic script. So when I discovered that as part of the What Will You Stamp? Challenge Design Team I'd have to create a project using this stamp set I knew it would involve one of the four gorgeous sentiments. Although there's only four sentiments in the set they cover so many occasions (thank you, sympathy, birthday and celebrate) that at first I wasn't sure which one to choose. In the ... VIEW POST
Easy flower arranging
I've never really been a 'flower' type of person. My family will tell you that I'm not a fan of cut flowers (they're already dying when you get them), although rooted plants for the garden or home are nice. In fact in 2011 I received a planted basket of mostly green plants and it's still growing quite nicely thank you, despite my regular neglect. I often find myself wondering then why I seem to be drawn to flowers in my papercrafting. I keep telling myself I don't need more flower images ... VIEW POST
