True Happiness

Tonight I went to visit a friend of mine and we got into a discussion about digruntled people. Have you ever known anyone who is just not happy no matter the circumstances?  It can be the brightest most beautiful day that God has created and the disgruntled person will alway find something negative on which to focus.  We all know someone like this.  I drove home thinking about all we had talked about and I began to look around and I noticed the beautiful flox blooming along side the colorful tulips. The sun was peaking through the sky for just a minute and it shown on the grass and made the trimmed lawns looks so clean and beautilful.  I began to ponder what on earth is there to be unhappy about.  God does not always give us what we want but we are most always provided what we need.  We all have a choice to make and I choose to be happy.  I hope all of you do too.

Stamps and Versatility

If you are a lover of stamps like me you usually have a so many that sometimes storage becomes a problem.  But have you ever been working on a project and wanted a certain type of image only to find that the image in your head really exists on more than one stamp.  The flower on the one of your stamps it too big and the stems on another is connected to a flower that you just do not want to use.  In these cases a couple of options exist to help you achieve your goal.

• Masking is a great way to combine more than one image onto the page creating a whole new look.  When masking first stamp the main image or the image that will appear whole.  Stamp the same image on another piece of paper and cut it out.  Place the cut out image down over the image that you are masking. Using a second stamp stamp over the first masked image connecting the portion of the stamp to the mask.  Remove the mask to reveal the whole new image.
• Inking - The second way to achieve a combined stamped image is to use the finger sponge dabbers and apply ink only to the portion of the stamp that is being used.  The finger sponge dabbers are a great tool to have in order to accomplish this technique.  The small size of the dabbers allows you to control the ink easier.

Try these tecniques in your stamping.  These will help you to get more out of your images and thus more for your money. 

Day 41 of 365 Day Cards

This one is from sketchy Sunday.  It was a fun skech to make into this card.  Hope you enjoy it.

Cards I love

I love cards where the elements on the card fit together with space and time.  When I am working on a card I want to insure that placement of each items is intentional and anchored on the card in the right place. I spend time looking at lots of blogs and my favorites are always cards that have at least five different elements (paper, embossing, stamping, sentiments and embellishments) all placed in a cohesive fashion where your eyes flows around the card in an organized way.  And we cannot forget color.  To me color is the most important element.

In our card club meetings we will be exploring each type of element and determine the impact each has on the cards.  This week we are going to talk about anchoring.  Very key in both scrapbooking and card making.  Join us on 4/7 at 7:00 pm.  If you want to get more information about Monthly Card Club send me an email at golfgirl5756@msn.com.