Happy 4th of July

After spending 10 hours cleaning up my craft areas (yes, that's plural), I felt the need to sit down and actually create something.  So I pulled out my Artistic Outpost patriotic stamps (Hero set) and went about altering this vintage Bingo card.

Good story about the Bingo card.    When I was down in Alabama with Sarah, Pam & Lori we were out junking and came upon a town rummage sale.  I happened upon a box of these Bingo cards (there are some in black as well).  They were marked "Free."  I doubled checked with the woman whose booth it was and she replied, "Yes, they're free.  Can't imagine what anybody would want with them."

Happily, there was more than enough to share with everyone!

Happy Mothers Day!

....... from Artistic Outpost!

A special sale from Artistic Outpost -- from their blog:

 

We rejoice in the blessing of all mothers, aunts, mother-figures and grandmothers this weekend.  Whether you have children, grandchildren, or furry kids, we know each of you means the world to your family and friends.  Because you mean the world to us as well, we are featuring a special 20% off our entire line of stamps, cardstock, papers, and inks.

Simply enter May2011 coupon code at check out to get your discount.

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For my house collage (Tim Holtz die) I used stamps from Birds of  Feather and Generation Redux sets from Artistic Outpost.  Check out the embellishment I made on the top of house #1.  I cut an oval of the stamped lace at the bottom of house #2 and placed it in the metal frame.  I then added Glossy Accents on top.  Makes a perfect coordinating embellishment!

A Lovely Day

A card I created mixing some French Collage papers and stamps from the A Lovely Day set at Artistic Outpost.

Birds of a Feather Tag

A tag I created using a mixture of stamps from from Artistic Outpost -- the Birds of a Feather and Generation Redux sets.

Waiting For Spring

I just couldn't help myself -- I had to use this Rabbit from the Wonderland Collage set from Artistic Outpost to express my anticipation for spring!  Our 24 plus inches of snow has been rapidly melting this week and it just makes one long for spring.

I colored my stamped image with Copics and then cut it into quarters.  I applied Glossy Accents to the squres although it's kind of hard to see that from my picture.



Patchwork Valentine

As soon as I saw this lovely heart from Artistic Outpost's Cutie Pie plate, I thought "patchwork."  After creating the patchwork from assorted papers and cutting my nine hearts out, I placed it on sturdy chipboard which I had painted with pink acrylic paint and then outlined in a gold-embossed lace border from AO as well.   It's just the kind of pink-and-lace type Valentine I love!

Speaking of Artistic Outpost, I am happy to share with you that I will be acting as a guest designer for them.  I have loved their stamps since they put out their first set so it should be a lot of fun.  And some of their current designers are ladies you'll recognize as regulars from the Tag Tuesday challenge.

Playing around with Packaging

I was inspired by this packaging from some Prima flowers, so I created these two tags from it.
Stamp on first tag by Artistic Outpost (collage image).
Stamps on 2nd tag by Artistic Outpost (background text) and Stampington (collage image).