Stamping Spot Studio

I’m still practicing my Copic coloring. Man, it’s gonna take a lot of practice before I get good at it:

Stamp sets: Ladybug Hello by The Angel Company, A to Z Accents by Stampin’ Up!
Papers: Close To My Heart (retired)
Inks: Black and Copic markers
Other: Gold brads

And Kit says,

“It’s loose again! Get back here!!”

Finally, I’ve used them all up!! I now have 110 greeting cards. Woooo!

Stamp sets: Small Greetings by Hero Arts, Simply Divine by The Angel Company
Papers: retired B&T by Close To My Heart
Inks: Citrus Leaf and Bubblegum by Close To My Heart
Die cut: Paper Sculpting Daisy by Sizzix

And Chelsea says,

“Smile at the camera, Jax.”

Okay, I’m getting tired of this. But there is still more paper…

Stamp sets: Small Greetings by Hero Arts, Simply Divine by The Angel Company
Inks: Citrus Leaf and Bubblegum by Close To My Heart
Papers: retired B&T by Close To My Heart
Die cut: Paper Sculpting Daisy by Sizzix

And wet Jax says,

“Lemme in! Lemme in!”

I hope you had a great holiday! I spent it having lunch with family, then watching the Sugar Bowl. Then I went back to using up my old old stash:

Stamp sets: Small Greetings by Hero Arts, Simply Divine by The Angel Company
Papers: retired B&T by Close To My Heart
Inks: Crystal Blue, Clover Meadow by Close To My Heart
Die cut: Paper Sculpting Daisy by Sizzix

And wet Kit says,

“Man, I hate baths.”

Happy New Year! Guess what? I found a ton of retired papers in another room of the house. OMG, I have scrapbooking stuff everywhere! The new year is the perfect time to clean these out:

Stamp sets: Small Greetings by Hero Arts, Simply Divine by The Angel Company
Papers: Retired B&T by Close To My Heart
Inks: Clover Meadow, Bubblegum by Close To My Heart
Die cut: Paper Sculpting Daisy by Sizzix

And Jax says,

“Aaaaaaahhhhhh!”

I hope everyone had a good holiday, and got stuffed like me! Here’s another card from my new stamps:

Stamp sets: Bloomin’ Blocks (The Angel Company), Priceless (Stampin’ Up!)
Inks: Black, Petal
Papers: White and Petal cardstock, Bazzil textured cardstock
Other: Colored pencils

And Jax says,

“It’s still a mess!”

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I have recently been inundated with glorious new stamp sets from three different companies!! Woooot! I was able to make a card while in the midst of cutting, mounting, and celebrating:

Stamp set: Bloomin’ Boxes by The Angel Company
Papers: white, Garden Green, and Bazzil textured cardstock
Inks: Black
Other: Colored pencils, yellow snaps

And Jax says,

“Man, that is a LOT of stamps.”

Happy Halloween!

Stamp sets: Celebrating Life (Close To My Heart), Mini Occasions (The Angel Company)
Inks and Markers: Black, Sunflower, Garden Green, Autumn Terracotta, Grey Flannel (Close To My Heart), Silver Gel Pen (Marvy Uchida)
Papers: Enchanted level 2 paper pack (Close To My Heart),
Other: Scallop oval and oval punch (Marvy Uchida), purple organdy ribbon

And Window Cat says,

“This is better than TV!”

My friend Teri asked me, “Did you see the hissy fit stamp?” I said, “WHERE?”

Stamp sets: Hello Seasons (The Angel Company)
Inks: Black, assorted markers, Brilliance Gold, gold glitter gel pen
Papers: White Daisy, Smokey Plum, Plum Mist cardstock, Fleur de Jardine in Smokey Plum (Close To My Heart)

One good hissy fit deserves another, and another, and another:

Today’s my birthday, wooooo 43! I think I’ll:

• Go shopping :)
• Do some stamping :)
• and do laundry :(

I finally had some time to sit down and do something creative! The photos I took of my last hike were calling out to me. I reached for the classic idea book:

The Rustic Trail paper pack was a perfect match for the photos, but when I went to look for a font to stamp the title, I only found stuff that looked….cute. Really cute, but really not a match for this layout! Then I remembered my The Angel Company stamps I just bought from Jen. The Stipple-bet was perfect!

Stamp sets: Stipple-bet (The Angel Company)
Inks: Cocoa (Close To My Heart)
Papers: Rustic Trails level 2 paper pack (Close To My Heart)
Other: Edge Distresser (Close To My Heart)

You can’t tell from the photo, but I distressed the edges of the cardstock mats. Gives it more of that “rustic” look.

And Jax says, “I’m watching you…”

“… from the top of the cabinets above the refrigerator. Don’t make me pounce on your head.”