Highdesert Stamper – Artistic Inkspirations

This is the last week of the month……and I have a special GIFT for the first customer who places an order with me for $75 or more. I am giving away this set of PAPER and STAMP set.  Stamp Set: Hostess level I Love Bug,  complete pack of 6×6 paper Welcome Neighbor.  All you have to do is place an order for $75 or more before 30 JULY …that’s this Friday!! Call me, email me, or place the order online HERE:

Another week gone and another week closer to Christmas!!

Here’s this weeks sketch:

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I chose to put all images and the sentiment separate…..that’s what happens when your “sketch” diagram is on the computer in another room, and you have scribbled it onto a piece of paper to take out to your stamp room.. I’m sure NONE of you EVER do that?? yeah..right!!  Anyway, I wanted to stay simple and not do a lot of distressing. But I ended up making two different versions. I couldn’t get my little squares so little. I used the 1 1/4″ and 1 3/8″ square punches, and the little scallop square punch for all the images.  Which one do you like better?? Card A, or Card B?  Leave me a comment as to your favorite.

You might notice I didn’t use designer paper for this one. I try to do a lot of stamping for the background so I can show my stampers how you can use your stamps and get the most use out of them. Years ago, we didn’t have matching papers and stamps. So this is a good way to create your own paper!

Card "A"

Here’s my second version. I was trying to get a knot or bow, or something.. like the sketch showed. Sometimes I take the sketch “literally”, and sometimes I just use it as a basic guide, then go out of the box and make it my own. Hope you enjoy both of them.

Card "B"

Recipe: SS Tropical Party, Just Believe

– Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Always Artichoke;  Inks: Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Old Olive;  Ribbon: New in color Peach parfait poly twill;

– Accessories: Sq punches: 1 1/4, 1 3/8, scallop, Modern Label extra large; tiny glue dots

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Price: $13.95 Tropical Party Clear Mount You can order all the items to make this card HERE:

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I love this new set from SU… it has so many cool elements to use. I wanted to do a brown on brown with accents of black or espresso.. using the new espresso thin, thin 1/8″ ribbons.  This is a LONG card, suitable for mailing in the business size envelopes.  I uses sponging on the central medallion piece to get that aged look.

Elements: Artistic Etchings & Baroque motif stamp sets; Krumb cake cardstock and ink; Espresso cardstock & ink; whisper white cardstock (medallion stamped w/espresso then sponged with krumb cake)

Large circle scallop punch, 1 3/4 circle punch, tiny flower  from itty bitty shapes punch set, new pearls, Espresso 1/8″ taffeta ribbon