#stampinup This week's color challenge at the Stamp Ink Paper blog brought to mind a nautical theme. I thought about going straight to the "Traveler" set, but that would have been an obvious choice. Then I spied the "Sea Street" set on my stamp shelf and realized it hasn't gotten as much ... Read More about All Hands on Deck
Sea Street
A Cheery Octopus
The challenge this week at the Addicted to Clean and Simple blog is a sketch. I decided to use a set that I haven't picked up in quite a while: Sea Street. I've been making Christmas and fall cards for a while, so I wanted a little change of place. This sketch challenge was just the ticket for a ... Read More about A Cheery Octopus
Fresh Fun
The sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches is a fun one! I like how the focal point can be "any shape." I thought about some of the stamp sets that haven't had much love lately and "Sea Street" came to mind. I love that octopus. I decided to make him the focal point and he fit nicely into a circle ... Read More about Fresh Fun
Happy Birthday, Bro
So, my brother's birthday is tomorrow. I've been meaning to make a card for him all week. But I'm buried in convention swap "card parts." And tonight I attended my BFF's new catalog open house. (My BFF is also my downline.) I knew I'd be there for a while this evening, but I also knew she had ... Read More about Happy Birthday, Bro
Retro Sea Street
I used a variety of pieces of the Maritime DSP for this card that I created for this week's Retro Sketches challenge. When I started putting the pieces together, I realized that the sketch wasn't as straight-forward as I first thought. It was like making a quilt--a very patriotic quilt with all the ... Read More about Retro Sea Street
Yippee-Skippee! Little Crabbies!
If you've been reading my blog, you know that I got the Sea Street stamp set because of the key-oot little crabs. I had a chance to play with the crabs today, using the fabulous sketch at the Retro Sketches challenge blog. Since the matching Maritime DSP uses Real Red, Night of Navy, and ... Read More about Yippee-Skippee! Little Crabbies!
