Merry Snowflakes

Hello Friends,

Wow, that was a close one... I almost didn't make the deadline for some challenges. Today I am playing with Hand Stamped Sentiments and Stampin' Royalty.

This snowflake set from Stampin' Up' is one of my favorites.
I enjoy its intricate detail and variety of design.

The light gray border suits the color palette from
Stampin' Royalty so nicely. Plus, you will see in the following photos
a silver sheen is also used for a border.

Below/Left: You can see the silver sheen border with a snowflake to match. The silver is the perfect touch. Bottom/Right: A detail of the banner and snowflake. I tried to keep the same colors that were found in the background. 

Hand Stamped Sentiments: Challenge #259
Stampin' Royalty: #SR360

I really like the all-over-stamping technique. It provides a randomness and it is just down right fun. However, I do have a method to my madness. When I do this technique, I like to stamp a much bigger section of the paper and then crop the area that I like best. It seems to work well for me and maybe it will for you too.

So once again thank you for stopping by my corner of the internet. We will see you soon. Until then, take care and happy stamping.

All the best,
Shawna 

ThanksDAD

Hello Again!

For today I am playing along with Stampin' Royalty. Their challenge is to create a masculine card that corresponds with an inspiration photo. Here is my take on the challenge, enjoy!

I love these old Thunderbirds.
Cars back then were considered art, and the idealism is reflected in these cars.
These were the days of leaded fuel, chrome bumpers, steel bodies with no crumple zones, and when crusin' down main street was the thing to do.

I wanted to use the popular colors of the time.
The colors are then reflected on the sentiment.

I enjoy seeing all the cars lined up. It looks like they are on the lot ready to be purchased.
I stamped each car, colored them, and then fussy cut.
I really like this design on kraft paper, it seems to allow the colors to pop.

Challenges Entered:

Stampin' Royalty: SR#253- Masculine Project

When I was a girl I remember my dad coming home smelling like... well... bodyshop! I don't know if any of you have smelled a bodyshop before, but it has a very distinctive smell. That is what dad smelled like everyday after work- whether he worked on cars or not. The body shop smell clung onto him like little leeches. Still to this day when I visit a bodyshop and catch a whiff of paint, I am sent right back to those days with my dad. So this card is for you dad. I certainly do miss you.

Funny, I actually have to go to a shop soon. My front bumper has gotten well 'bumped'. 

Well that should do it for me!! Thank you so much for stopping by and do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. We will see you soon, but until then take care and happy stamping.

All the best,
Shawna