Stamps Ahead

I have just returned from a scrapbooking cruise, with Unmistakable Creations , leaving Sydney and arriving in Auckland 10 nights later.  Also, my sister and I spent 4 more days in Auckland before heading home.   One of the highlights of the cruise is making little 4" x 3" cards that are exchanged with others in our group.   Here are mine: I used glossy paper, Ranger Distress Inks, and Ranger Micro Glaze. See my earlier post on how I created the backgrounds - magic!  Stamps and stencil I have used are all available from Kaszazz.  Here are just a few of the 30 plus I created.  All different - amazing.  Close up of a couple Close up of a couple more. My sister also came on the cruise as part of the scrapbook group and here is the card she created. She was looking for ideas and found a card in the current Kaszazz catalogue by Alannah May and together we came up with this card for her - again she needed to make 30 plus.  Again all pr...

In just over 4 weeks my sister and I are off on a scrapbooking cruise to New Zealand.  Check out Unmistakable Creations to see what cruises Melissa has coming up in the next couple of  years. As part of the cruise we are encouraged to make Artist Trading Cards (ATC's) to be given to each member of the group that is scrapbooking. I have been playing with magic creating my backgrounds. Here are a couple work in progress cards - I wanted to show you the technique only at this stage-come back later to see final results. How did I get to this stage? What did I use?  I list supplies below. Glossy paper (I also tried with regular white cardstock - the results not as vivid but still worked) Tim Holtz Distress Oxides - wild honey, cracked pistachio, wilted violet, peacock feathers (of course  you could you any of the Distress Oxides - love them all so hard to choose) Ranger Distress Micro Glaze Mini Ink Blending Tool and applicator Paper towel This first t...