JoyOfStamping

Man! When I’m hooked on a layout, I am REALLY hooked!!!!! I loved Taylor’s Sketch challenge (TECC19) so much that I had made graduations cards out them and now a birthday card!

I needed to make a birthday card, but since I’ve had such a void in stamping, I just sat at my stamp desk and stared blankly for like 5 minutes. Finally, I told myself to start with a layout I liked….. Taylors came to mind right away.

I love this stamp from Penny Black.  It’s called A Winner.  I have a thing for hedgehog stamps! :)  They are just too cute!  At first I didn’t know what to do because the stamp wouldn’t fit in any of my punches.  And then…. duh!  It hit me.  I don’t need the WHOLE stamp to fit.  Just the main part.

I also love this paper from Imaginise.  It’s from their All Kids of Happy line.   I added a few Stampendous Dot Sparklers around the paper to add that extra bling!

When I saw this stamp, I knew I had to have it! This is Cinnamon from Penny Black. There are more girls coming, but this is the first one in the store. (We are temporarily sold out, but we have more on order.)

In my stamp club, we are just getting started on techniques with the Copic Blender solution. We used the first technique of putting solution on a paper towel and dabbing it on the colored area. This one was on her jeans and on the ground. I wanted that “acid washed” look for her jeans. I love this basic technique and how it adds so much dimension to an image.

She is just too much fun to color. I can’t wait to get the rest of the girls from Penny Black!

Happy Monday!