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Monochromatic Pink Love Card

This collage card was stamped using Bubble Gum and India Black TAC™ dye ink, Cactus Blossom and Sunwashed Red TAC™ chalk ink, Stazon ink in Blazing Red, and Brilliance ink in Pearlescent Purple. I used the Contemporary Greetings, Rugged Shadows, Flower Collage Trio and Well Defined Backgrounds stamp sets. The words were stamped on LaserJet transparency trimmed 1/4" smaller than the card, and stamped on with Stazon ink. I fastened the transparency over the top of the card using eyelets.

This card uses the Define It stamp set, as well as stamps by Dream Impressions, Stampin' Up! and Impression Obsession. It also uses Kraft paper, Brick and Dusty Rose cardstock, a copper eyelet, copper PearlEx, and TAC™ dye ink in Bubblegum, Rocky Mountain and Rustic Red, as well as TAC™ chalk ink in Sunwashed Red. The textured copper paper uses the same technique described above. To age the "Adore" definition, I wiped a fine sand paper across the top of the stamped Dusty Rose square.

This card uses the Vintage Journal and Define It! stamp sets. I used Brick, Kraft and Baby Pink paper, Ancient Rome, Sahara Desert and Rocky Mountain TAC™ dye ink, and Copper PearlEx. To make the background paper, I stamped the open Rocky Mountain and Sahara Desert ink pads directly onto the paper. To create the crumpled paper, I combined a half teaspoon of copper PearlEx into a full sample-sized bottle of hair spray and spritzed the stamped kraft paper. Then, I crumpled it up and flattened it out for texture.

Vintage Collage Card

Dance with Your Spirit Card

Terrific Trio

Look what you can do with The Heart Sees (retired) stamp set!

Supplies used: Four different shades of sage green cardstock, wire, Shrink Plastic, Hole punch, Square punch, Stazon Ink in Olive, Variety of beads, Ponderosa TAC dye ink, Cactus TAC chalk ink, Crystal Lacquer, Chalk, The Heart Sees and Ancient Alphabet stamp sets.

Supplies used: White and sand cardstock; Sandy Beach, Covered Wagon, Teddy Bear Brown and Cowboy Books TAC dye ink; Hydra sponge (for antiquing); Southwest corner punch; Gold fiber; Gold Stickles; Key charm; The Heart Sees stamp set.

Supplies used: kraft paper, Pearl Ex (copper) mixed with hairspray, Bubble Gum and Ancient Rome TAC Dye Ink, Sunwashed Red and Cactus Blossom TAC Chalk Ink, Diamond Dots, The Heart Sees, Beauty of a Woman, Rugged Shadows, Well Defined Backgrounds stamp sets.

UTEE Projects

This card uses the Winter Blocks stamp set, Gray Stone, Shooting Star and India Black dye inks, a small metal-rimmed tag by Avery, a small round mirror and some silver ribbon. I dipped the stamped mirror into the Melting Pot with clear UTEE for extra dimension.

Life's A Garden Slotted Card by Rita Kegg

This slotted card uses the Rose Collage set, stamped in Black Beauty (decorated with chalk) and Rustic Red TAC™ dye inks. Cut two squares of black cardstock, and one white square. Stamp the first rose collage on the white and color in. Mount on the first black square and cut in half diagonally. Mount the upper right triangle on the second black square. Mount the lower left triangle with adhesive on the outside edges only on the square as well. Stamp the second rose and sentiment on a rectangle scrap of white and tear the bottom edge. Mat with black and tear the bottom edge as shown. Tuck the sentiment card inside the slot.

Traveling The World by Rita Kegg

This trading card uses the Passport to Travel stamp set, kraft cardstock, and Rocky Mountain, Black Beauty and Golden Wheat TAC™ dye ink pads. The suitcase was stamped on a folded piece of kraft paper and trimmed, then the sentiment is stamped on the inside.

Great Friends Trading Card by Rita Kegg

This card uses The Heart Sees stamp set, Glamour Girl and Rustic Red TAC™ dye inks, birch (dusted with ink using a stipple brush)and burgundy cardstock, and a small red gem.

Lumiere Trading Card

This trading card was made with hand-stamped cardstock (created with kraft paper, PearlEx and Lumiere paints, and Brilliance metallic ink in Pearlescent Ivy, stamped with the leaf from the Nothing Is Better stamp set). I added a small rectangle of vellum, with the daisy stamped on the outside in the same Brilliance ink, brushed over with PearlEx. The inside sentiment is framed with Lime Stickles.

Prismacolor Pencil Shading

This card uses the retired Fairy Tales stamp sets, Prismacolor pencils, mint and ivy cardstock and Brilliance ink in Pearlescent Ivy.

Mulberry Paper Scrapbook Layout

This layout uses white 12x12 cardstock, mulberry paper in yellow, green and purple, the Medallions stamp set, Black Beauty TAC™ dye ink, Impress markers in bright, and several different colors of Stickles glitter glue.

Medallion Pop-Up Card

This card uses the Medallions and retired Fairy Tales stamp sets, Prismacolor pencils, mint and ivy cardstock and Brilliance ink in Pearlescent Ivy.

PearlEx Trading Card

This trading card use Sparkles cardstock in dark blue, the PearlEx box set, retired Mini Tags and Mini Bold Blocks stamp sets, Brilliance ink in Pearlescent Lightning Black and Platinum, Stickles glitter glue in Platinum, a small piece of silver wire and several tiny beads.

Valentines

The Heart Feels Card

Kraft paper, Ruby Script and Gold Textured paper used with The Heart Sees stamp set. Gold circle Diamond Dots as accents. Ruby Script paper crumpled with copper PearlEx powder. Sunwashed Red chalk ink and Brilliance in Galaxy Gold.

Baby Girl Announcements

I made 80 of these when my daughter Lauren was born and mailed them out to family and friends!

This card uses the Doll Faces Jumbo Rollagraph® with an Orchid cartridge, lavender cardstock, Forget Me Not TAC™ dye ink, a small gift tag, lavender eyelet and wire.

This card uses the Doll Faces Jumbo Rollagraph® with an Orchid cartridge, lavender and purple cardstock, Forget Me Not TAC™ dye ink, silver ribbon and Stickles glitter glue in Silver.

This card uses the Doll Faces Jumbo Rollagraph® with an Orchid cartridge, purple and Stardust cardstock, Forget Me Not TAC™ dye ink, and a cream-colored eyelet.

This card uses the Doll Faces Jumbo Rollagraph® with a Garnet cartridge, kraft cardstock, Burnished Iron TAC™ chalk ink, a metal-rimmed tag, Radiant Pearls in Chianti, a copper eyelet, and a small piece of hemp rope.

Choose your own color, or create them with green or yellow for a neutral gift! The girl's ink and paper: Princess Pink & Powder Pink TAC™ dye ink, Baby Pink paper. The boy's: Cotton Blossom & Celestial Sky TAC™ dye ink, plus Baby Blue paper. Make the background by stamping the ink pads directly to the surface of white paper. Stamp the small feet from the retired Great and Small stamp set on white and mat with the colored paper scrap. Print the sentiment on vellum and trim to 1/4"-1/2" smaller than your background paper, and mount with matching eyelets. Add Stickles glitter glue for extra dimension.

Rose Collage Slotted Card

My version of Rita Kegg's card below, tailored for Valentine's Day. Stamped with India Black ink and colored in with watercolor pencils. These are so easy to do with the Fantastix brush tips! Black and white cardstock, stamped with the Rose Collage stamp set, and the Adore stamp comes from the Define It! stamp set.

Candy Hearts Card

Candy Hearts Stamp of the Month (from January) stamped with Glamour Girl, Bubblegum Pink, Rocky Mountain and Princess Pink dye inks. I used pink and white cardstock plus some burgundy mulberry paper for accents. White eyelets on the side.

Life's Garden Card

Stamps from the Rose Collage set stamped with Riverstone Chalk ink on violet and lavender paper. Mounted with silver brads and accented with silver Stickles glitter glue.

Organza Heart Tag Card

This tiny card is made with Kraft paper and stamped with Sahara Desert and Rustic Red TAC™ dye inks, using the Shadow gift with purchase stamp. I punched a tag out of baby pink paper, and sanded it. Then, I used stamps from the The Heart Sees stamp set, and dipped the edges of the card in the Sahara Desert ink pad. Tag includes copper eyelets and wire. I used a pink organza bag for an elegant envelope.