Stamps Ahead

Here are two cards that I have made recently for classes I lead at local community centre: The inspiration for this card came from a card in love Cardmaking magazine Issue 20, made by Sarah Anderson.  The card uses Distress Oxide inks and stamped images - A Little Kindness Un-Cut set and Nostalgic Textures Un-Cut set both from Kaszazz. Thank you for your inspiration, Sarah and I have sent you an email thanking you.  Inside of card. This card was heat embossed with white embossing powder onto Kraft cardstock and then coloured with Distress Oxide Inks applied with a waterbrush.  Flower stamp from Altenew. I love how they both turned out. Do you? Thank you for looking, Margaret

A friend of my sister's passed away last week and she asked me to make a sympathy card to send to his family. Never an easy task at the best of times, made even more challenging as it was for a male.  However, following a search of Pinterest I came upon a similar card (made by a lady called Anne-Marie) to what I have made above.  I have used a very old favourite stamp called Medallion- just cannot part with it, in a soft colour. Thank you for looking, Margaret

Two layouts I completed this weekend.  They are from my time in Southern Missouri and Arkansas this past June. This first shows my friends and I eating Possum Pie -  and no you are not eating Possum!!! It consists of a cracker type base, chocolate pudding (similar to a chocolate mousse),whipped cream and topped off with chocolate sauce.  David told me it was an institution in Arkansas and we found one in Eureka Springs where we spent the night before heading to Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville, AR. Whilst I was away, it was International Dinosaur Day!  Surely a day to celebrate.  This dinosaur sits on my friends property in Missouri - it was rescued and repaired by David and he gave the name Faye.  The morning was misty and I love that mist through the trees. More layouts being completed. Thank you for looking, Margaret. :)

Here is a Christmas card I have designed: All the products to make this easy to create card are available from Kaszazz. The Festive Birds stamp is a new Christmas stamp released for Christmas this year.   I fell in love with it when I first saw it. I have used Distress Oxides, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, waterbrush pen. The final touch a little bit of Alcohol Ink Marker Deep Yellow for the top bird. And, I took a great leap and submitted this Kaszazz for consideration of projects they publish so that other consultants get inspiration. Thank you for looking, Margaret