Who's Your Princess?

I'd like to introduce you to my friend, Rylee. She is a regular attendee at my biweekly Layout Workshops and honestly one of the sweetest girls you'll ever meet. She is a college student, specializing in helping children with special needs. When Rylee recently finished her second quarter in a row earning a 4.0 GPA, I thought she deserved to be recognized! So for the evening, she donned my"diamond"-studded tiara and royal sash. What fun. She was my Princess for the evening.

Is there someone you know who has just done something a little special? Accomplished something that is important to them? I suggest we look for those things and celebrate them! It doesn't have to be anything expensive, and it doesn't have to involve a "diamond" tiara. :-)

One wonderful way we can celebrate a Princess in our lives is to simply give them a handmade card. Does it have to be fancy? No. Does it have to take you an hour to create? No. It just needs to come from your heart.

Who's your Princess today?

June Stamp of the Month Art #8

Art by Jessica Ballas

The color combos here reminds us of a great technique - using neutrals with a single accent color. You can do this by starting with any type of darker neutral shade such as Black, Grey Wool or Kraft. Then bring contrast with a lighter neutral, such as Daisy, Colonial White or Vanilla Cream. For the accent color, choose a soft color like Blush, as used here . . . or experiment with a bright color like Lagoon! Especially if you're feeling color combo challenged on a given day, this technique is guaranteed to produce a winning card.

June Stamp of the Month Art #7

Art by Tina Dupin

Borders turn into backgrounds just like that! The border image in this stamp set is generously long enough so that you can stamp it across the entire card, without having to make a seam in your stamping. Easy peasy!

June Stamp of the Month Art #6

Art by Shannon Law

Alternating strips of "Sonoma" papers and coordinating solid cardstocks makes a pretty background for this little 3 x 6 card. This little flower bunch makes a sweet picture for anniversary, birthday, friendship . . . just about any kind of greeting!

June Stamp of the Month Art #5

Art by Debi Gardner

How many creative techniques are used on this card? Well . . . . stamping tone-on-tone onto a square makes a darling flower pot! Using a border stamp to accent leaves adds a great touch! Layering the sentiment circle as the flower center tops the whole thing off!

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June Stamp of the Month Art #4

Art by Sandy Towell

Are you lucky enough to still have some of our retired "Dreamin'" papers in your stash? Here's a great use for it! Making a little card with the Art Philosophy cartridge makes these little bird cut-outs just the perfect vehicle for showing off this double-sided paper. Aren't the birds gorgeous with this shaded golden brown coloring? Tie it off with some of our Baker's Twine, add a little pearl and it's a done deal!