Back Stamping

I'm finally back stamping and blogging.  My daughter and I have been sick for about 3 weeks with pneumonia and a sinus infection.  The second round of antibiotics are finally working, so I feel up to little challenge stamping.  Today is Featured Stamper Challenge on Splitcoast and I'm particularly excited because today's stamper is a major favorite of mine - Mary Jo Albright.  Check out her awesome blog Beauty Lies Within.

I chose a card from her gallery that uses the Level 1 Hostess set From the Garden.  When I got this stamp, I thought I'd use it a lot, but of course it's never seen ink!  Mary Jo's card is hundreds times better than mine, but I'm happy with the way mine turned out.  It just feels good to be stamping again.

I stamped the image twice onto naturals ivory paper with Versamark ink and colored them with Stampin' Pastels - old olive, pumpkin pie, more mustard and ruby red - using sponge daubers.  I cut out one whole image and a separate flower, then layered them with a lot of dimensionals.  I very lightly outlined the flower and leaves with coordinating markers to give them a little definition. 

Recipe:

• Stamps: From The Garden
• Paper: chocolate chip, more mustard, ruby red, old olive, naturals ivory
• Ink: Versamark, Stampin' Pastels, more mustard & old olive marker
• Accessories: Antique brads, ivory organdy ribbon, lots of dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by.  Come again - there'll be lots more stamping going on!

Comments

[LeAnne Pugliese]

very pretty! I just used my pastels the other day, had to "dust" them off!
LeAnne