Happy Thanks giving, dear friends! As always, I am thankful for this wonderful and caring community! Have a wonderful day!
Being the 28th, today is the day we post our Challenge Your Stash cards, and Tracie has appropriately challenged us to make a Thank You card. Meanwhile, Carla has challenged us to use woodgrain on our cards. I had this stamp waiting on my list to be used for the first time and I thought it would go really well with a wood grain background. This year my goal was to use stamps that had never been used and I've convinced myself that I liked a lot of the stamps that I've used this year. But I just can't get into this one. It's so very not me and I just decided to keep a different ragdoll angel earlier in the week. These stamps were given to me by a friend that was getting rid of her stamp collection and she had quite a bit of this country style that I can't get into. I hope to find this stamp a new happy home. Anyway, let's talk about my wood grain background so I can remember how I did it when I decide I want to recreate it. I took a piece of kraft and sponged on Gathered Twigs and Walnut Stain. Then I inked up the stamp with DOX Vintage Photo and spritzed with water. But I wanted the grain to be darker, so I inked it up again with Walnut Stain and stamped again. And it ended up looking pretty cool.
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Thu, Nov 28, 2019 @ 6:22 PM
Agreed that these little angel stamps are a bit dated, but you did them mad justise with your skills, pairing them with your awesome wood. And just so you know, I could very well be the one on the left. Happy Thanksgiving, Deario.
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Fri, Nov 29, 2019 @ 4:15 AM
You did a great job with a non-you stamp, Jen. I reckoned it was your card even before I scrolled down and saw your name. And you did an amazing job with the wood stamp - it looks dimensional, as if it were dry-embossed.