Savvy Style

Love Postage

Here's a few samples using one of our new Valentine stamps. 

Masking is a basic technique that I use often.  Our new distressed polka dot background stamp is sized perfectly, you only have to ink half the stamp and it fits inside of the postage stamp.  That's not truly masking but it gives the appearance that it's masked.

I stamped the image on the white card first and then also stamped the image on a piece of citrus green paper and cut it in a rectangle shape.  This way when you mount the green onto the white the postage edge is next to the white.  The white pearls are great accents to use on cards.

Accordion folded cards are always fun.  It's always a great opportunity to add pictures or coupons.  I simply stamped the polka dot background stamp again on a few panels and then stamped a couple messages on the opposite side.

New Glitter

Here's a new product that's been fun to use this holiday season.  It's glass glitter!  It took me a little bit to figure out what type of glue worked the best, since it's chunkier than normal glitter.  I first used spray adhesive but it's so thick that it really distorted the stamped image.  Next, I tried Crafter's Pick glue and it was perfect.  Crafter's Pick is great because it really holds and it dries clear.  We use it all the time!
Lara did this card using our new holiday tree (973G) and Merry Christmas (881C) stamps.
The only thing is that it's not kid friendly since it is glass.  You will want to be careful when handling it but the result is amazing!

Downhill Sledding

What a cute card!  I love the idea of angling the polka dot background stamp as a downward slope.  That is so clever. 
We love Fabriano paper!  We would probably stamp every card using this paper if we could.  It's so simple yet sophisticated.

Using a little snowball is that added touch to the card that gives it dimension.

Thanks for the picture .

Valentine Sneak!

We are busy trying to finish our "to do" lists for the holiday season but at the same time working on the Valentine's launch.  Here's a sneak peak at a quick sample I did last night.  I really like our new Valentine stamps.  I see lots of fun card ideas. This is our refrigerator stamp and we used an Exacto knife to create the look of the door opening.  I stamped a message on the inside.  For those that are intimidated by the Exacto knife, the key is a sharp blade.