TRYING OUT NEW STAMPS

Just giving some new stamps a try...my Memory Box Co. penguins and a few new stamps from A Muse.  (Can you believe that A Muse is coming out with MORE new stamps this Wednesday ...STOP THE MADNESS!  No...don't stop...I can always use more stamps.  Maybe the little boy can get a golf scholarship to college or something like that...ha!)

    I saw Shelli Gardner do this cool technique on DIY Scrapbooking the other day...it's on the left card.  The crinkled strip of paper reminds me of the brown ribbon in the Flirty ribbon pack from the SU! Winter Mini catalog.  To make it you run a strip of cardstock through the crimper - the short end goes in first.  Then you pull it across a pencil (like you would do to curling ribbon) a few times until the paper begins to split at the edges.  Pull the two pieces apart and you have two 'sueded' strips - set one aside to use later.  To use the strip on your card, apply a wide swath of adhesive (I used Mono) to where you'll be placing the strip.  Start at the top of that area and adhere the end of the strip...slowly push the paper into itself to crinkle the strip as you adhere it to the card front.  NOTE:  Make sure that your strip is long enough...you're doing a lot of crinkling and that will quickly shorten the strip.  You can always trim it later.  Voila!  You've got this neat 'ribbon' type embellishment.  Think of the possibilities...colors, patterned papers, etc.
Top Card:  Stamps - Penguin and scrapbook papers by Memory Box Co., sentiment and tiny hearts from A Muse.  CS - Certainly Celery, red & orange textured papers from DCWV, watercolor paper.  Ink - Basic Black and various for watercoloring.  Other - Giga Scalloped Circle punch, Mega circle punch, ribbon, tiny Prima flowers, silver Stickles, sponge, thin black marker, Stardust Glitter Pen.
Bottom Card:  Stamps - Penguin from Memory Box Co., pig, tiny hearts and sentiment from A Muse.  CS - Pretty in Pink, Cool Caribbean, Certainly Celery, watercolor paper, patterned paper from DCWV.  Ink - Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Pixie Pink.  Other - large scalloped edge scissors, gingham ribbon, thin black marker, waterbrush, sponge, Stardust Glitter Pen.

Comments

[Allison]

Very cute cards...I love the penguins (esp. "farmer penguin").

[Rachel Hope]

Super cute!!! (I watch to much Disney Channel...th elittle farmer guy reminds me of a Higglytown Hero :))

[Anna Wight (SweetMissDaisy)]

GIRL, you're AMAZING!!! I love them BOTH!! =) I need to get my penguins inky, that's for sure!

[Vicki]

Oh My Goodness!!!! These little Fella's are just WAY too cute!!! I really like the "ribboning" technique as well.......hmmm must give that a try!

[Robin Desko]

Cool technique - have seen it on card and wondered how it was done...now I know! TFS

[Ida]

Leigh, These are just to darn adorable. I may need to buy more stamps!!! Love the colors on Hula Penguin and just think the farmer and pigs is "stinkin cute!" Ida

[Peggy M.]

Too, too cute!!!
Love those penguins!