Heartfelt Thanks on Chalkboard

This card is one of two we did in my most recent Techniques Class, which was "Chalkboard Technique" and "Poppin' Pastels". Also, I'm doing some of these for my convention swaps... WHAT was I thinking! This isn't the quickest card for mass-production! Luckily I've had some help from my daughter, Ellen, and her friend Frankie for the swaps. Thanks Girls!!!

For this, I stamped the flowers from Heartfelt Thanks in Craft White on Basic Black and allowed the ink to dry. Meanwhile, I stamped a 1 1/2" by 4 1/4" piece of Old Olive with the Polka Dot (109276) background stamp with Basic Black ink. Thank goodness that background stamp isn't retiring!!! Also I stamped the Lavendar Lace card with a verse from Stem Sayings, again using Basic Black Classic Ink. I attached the Old Olive piece to the card and tied the Black Grosgrain around the front by making a slit in the spine of the card. After the craft ink dried, I colored the image with Stampin' Pastels, added a tab made with the Word Window Punch and a black brad, and attached the black card stock to the card using dimensionals.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia

My Garden

Well, you may recognize this page if you saw my earlier Friends Page (March 2008). My clubs liked that page so much I decided to reinvent it using current Stampin' Up! products. For this one I used Rose Red card stock instead of Purely Pomegranate (couldn't get enough of just that color in 12 x 12 for my clubs), the same Pumpkin Pie Designer Series papers, and the Pumpkin Pie Die Cut Blooms. I sponged the die cuts and layered them with Rose Red and Chocolate Chip punched flowers and circles to create my various flowers.

I thought it would be fun to document my garden in the back each year, so hopefully this is the first of many annual garden pages!

Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Décor Elements Unveiled

Décor Elements, Stampin' Up!'s new product line of adhesive wall vinyl images, are now available to order!!! Check out the intital offering: http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/decorelements_web.pdf

Touch of Nature Split Negative

This is another Split Negative Technique sample I created for my class in May. I used the flower from Touch of Nature and the "simple" definition from the Define Your Life set. Black and white card stock, white embossing powder and black ink make this card simple yet striking. A bit of tafeta ribbon softens the look and paper pierced corners add a bit of detail.

Touch of Nature is a great set... I hate to see it retire! Get yours while you still can!

Happy Stamping!
Brycia