I have never make anything with this fingerprint stamp since I carved it. I could never think of anything that suited! So for this I just stamped it all over the front of a white folded cardstock and THEN thought about it!

I started by coloring them in with grey marker and then drew in a black border on the card. Still no inspiration... So I started looking through my sticker collection and came up wth this tag sticker from my 'things that go' folder. Perfect! 

I used grey marker to add the caption and a drop-shadow on the tag. I went back to the black fine-line to define the grey marker.

Ddd

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Though I stamped this raccoon on white cardstock, I colored over him with grey marker and a little tan for better realism. We see these little fellas (actually, mostly gals and their little families) almost every night at our place.

I placed patterned scrapbook papers on the top and bottom and then tore out a plain green for the embankment. The raccoon is placed with pop-dots and I created a shadow under him and the bank with grey marker. 

I added some grasses with green marker and then dropped in a little dinner for him to fish for. A grey fine-tip marker was used to draw in some ripples under the paw.

The corners were rounded on the decorated panel as well as the folded grey background card.  Then is wished him good luck with peel-off stickers.

Ddd

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The carved stamp on this card is a single simple iris. I colored the parts with markers, huffed on it, and stamped it. I changed colors between stampings and varied the height slightly as well.

I used a fine-tipped pen to outline each part for after placing the clear text sticker. It just needed more black. 

I applied yellow chalk around the sticker to add a little 'sunshine' to this little garden.

Ddd

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This little Aladdin's Lamp was carved as a tutorial using a pink eraser. I didn't want to overwhelm it with detail so worked in a very simple manner.

I inked up the stamp with a Whispers ink pad and stamped directly on the white folded card base.

I cut two graduated openings with one of the Labels Nestabilities and used the nesties to emboss the edges as well. These were stacked and attached as a frame to the card front.

I attached only two simple trimmings - a bubble sticker 'enchanted' and a black rub-on border.

Ddd

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Up today is my carved stamp of a summer hat. I colored it up with watercolor pencils and a waterbrush, as usual. After cutting it out I placed it face down on a rubber mat and did some shaping with a ball burnishing tool. 

I attached with glue dots on a Cuttlebug background and placed on a grey folded card base.

Silber stickers and borders were added in completion

Ddd

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Next up in the lineup of hand carved stamps is my favoriet - the hummingbird. I colored him with watercolor pencils and a water brush and cut him out. The background was made by a friend years ago and sent to me in a swap. I mounted three silk flowers with matching rhinestone brads and ribbon stems. 

I popped the bird up on foam dots and placed the panel on green folded cardstock. The text is a clear sticker.

Ddd

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Today is the start of a new series. I wanted to make a card using each of the rubber stamps I hand carved over the years. I had a couple on hand already (penguin and feathers) so ended up with 21 to make.

For this I used a pale pad from the Whispers ink line to stamp the dragonfly repeatedly on white cardstock. I cut the panel down to fit on the burgundy folded card base and rounded the corners.

The card is finished with silver stickers for the greeting and some graphic borders.

Ddd

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This sketch stamp was one I bought in Nebraska last month. Like the hummingbird stamp I found that using second-generation stamping was the best way to the the greyed sketched look I wanted. This was colored with watercolor markers (scribbled on acrylic and used like watercolors)

I made the purple elements with a Spellbinders die that cuts and embossed all three parts at the same time. I used Concord Grape distressing ink pad to color the raised areas and applied to the borders of the white stamped panel. 

The 'stitched lines' on the sides and top are actually rub-ons! Then I rounded the corners and cut a pink bordering piece and a blue folded card base. Both got corner rounding before the front panel was glued on.

The text is a clear/gold sticker.

Ddd

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 This is the lovely sketch stamp again, this time without using second-generation stamping. It was too big for the card I was stamping on so I left off the hummingbird. This allowed me to color the flowers as morning glories.

I cut out the image and, after mounting it to card, I used a grey Sharpie marker to add a drop-shadow.

The text is a clear sticker. I love how the words are added in shadow.

Ddd

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These favor boxes were made by my S-I-L for her sister's wedding. The butterfly is stamped using my handcarved rubber stamp. She added embossing and glitter, pearls and rhinestones to make these just beautiful. 

The butterfly rests on a bow on the box top.

Ddd

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Well, THIS is a weird one!

 I cut the image with alternating rings of Nestabilities and then cut the background with their opposites. They are then layered in order of size.

I added cardstock stickers for text.

Weird for sure!

Ddd

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I had this left over piece of bubble background in my scraps. The color match was perfect for the iris I had colored. I used Nestabilities to cut the aperture and added to a cream card base. 

The text is a cardstock sticker.

Ddd

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So sad. I made this sympathy card and the very next day had occasion to send it out. 

The image was cut out with a scalloped rectangle Nestability and I used the next larger size to cut a backing for it. The top image is raised on pop-dots.

The background is scrapbook paper over a green folded card base.

I colored the silver sticker with Sharpie marker before attaching to the card.

Ddd

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I used more of the green 'marbled' paper to frame up this stamping of two love birds. Layers of pink echo the bird colors and a green bow mimics the frame. 

The gold stickers read "Happy Anniversary"

Ddd

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I used the distressed stripes Cutlebug folder on the front of the folded cardstock base, selected to match the color of the stamped image. I pulled out the pink from the image with scrapbook paper, cutting a scalloped oval with Nestabilities. 

The corners are enhanced with sticker waste from filigree corner stickers. Then I added the Best Wishes greeting in gold peel-off stickers.

Ddd

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This is the way I like these iris colored best. I had a scrap of embossed diamond paper and cut the aperture with Nestabilities. Framed up with purple scrapbook paper and mounted on yellow card base. 

I added the bow and it was still too plain so I used rub-on borders to the top and bottom.

No greeting for this yet - it can be added whenever the appropriate occasion arises.

Ddd

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I got a new corner punch and I love it! It even allows for corner punching on the folded edge of the card. How cool is that?

I cut a scalloped window in the green paper and used it to frame the stamped/colore image.  

The final step was to add gold filligree corners and tiny greeting words at the top and bottom.

Ddd

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The true coloring of this flower head is more pink than it photographs.  I encircled it with a piece of glossy cardstock marbled with alcohol inks (rescued from the scrap bin).  

The pink background actually matches the flower which has a clear/gold sticker that reads "Faith".

A second clear/gold sticker at the bottom reads "With God all things are possible. Mark 10:27"

Ddd

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I did this card for one of the groups I am on as someone taught a lesson on this fold. I had never made one before. I actually changed the measurements as I already had the stamped element and its background cut out. 

The yellow border and text are cardstock stickers. I added a silk flower and a rhinestone center. Yellow flower brads mark the corners of the stamped panel.

Ddd

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Ooooh! I found some fabulous stuff in the bargain bins at (M) last week. The best was these 12x12 sheets of diecut printed cardstock. I cut this one into pieces to use and the result reminded me of Morocco - both in design and color. 

I added my feature element - the stamped dragonfly - which I colored up with metallic colored pencils. I cut one out and mounted it over the top of the other. Both layers of the wings have been covered with Stickles.

Ddd

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