Today It's Cold, Cold, Cold

But the sneak peeks are hot, hot, hot!!!!!! It's day #2 of Clear Dollar Stamps February 1st release and you won't want to miss out on any of them!!!!! Here is my sample of the sentiment "Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow." I literally closed my eyes and pulled out several pieces of designer paper. I then mixed and matched them till I came up with this combo...and I love it! Sage shadow, So saffron, Black, and Very vanilla. I cut out and embossed the sentiment with my nestie, then sponged saffron ink while it was still in the die. Minimal embellishments include black pearls and the flower sticker by K & Company that I bought a long, long time ago. Check out these blogs for more samples using this stamp:

Linda B

Nancy

Laurie

I've gotta tell you, I love solid stamps! I'm still learning to color, so solid stamps give me that instant satisfaction of a completed image. This set is called Peace for the Journey. I inked up the flowers with Pale plum and Mellow moss ink. I then covered the image and cardstock with versamark and iridescent ice embossing powder. Once heat embossed, I cut it out with my nestie. It's hard to get a photo to show the result of this technique very well. I created a background with the swirly stamps in the set on the Perfect plum layer and used an embossing folder on the Mellow moss layer. Sewing, of course, was needed! The moss taffeta ribbon can also be found at Clear Dollar Stamps. This card measures 5" square. More beautiful creations just waiting for you found on these talented lady's blogs:

Angela

Cassie

Stacy

Laurie

This last sample is called Praying Children. I remember as a kid always saying my prayers at night while hugging my Mom -- something I will never forget. I used my Tombow markers to color up the images. The little girl has been cut out and popped up. More samples can be found here, so go check 'em out:

Nancy

Wendy

Laurie