Thursday, April 5, 2012

April Stamp of the Month Layout

I knew I wanted to use the small half-circle accent in the April Stamp of the Month to make a border for my layout so I set off trying to find an interest sketch that included a scalloped border.
I found just the thing on a layout created by Laura Vegas on the Bella Blvd site. The layout was inspired by a sketch from Becky Fleck.  Here's my take on this layout.

I used papers and flower stamps from the Sophia Workshops on the Go (spring 2011).  The flowers are stamped in Tulip and Goldrush and trimmed by hand. The April Stamp of the Month is featured on the dark pink border strip and the title.  Here are some close ups.
You can see the scalloped border here, which was the inspiration for the whole layout.
I also used the lined stamp to put some soft journaling lines on the pink cardstock so my handwriting will stay straight and level.  I like to hand write my journaling, but I can get messy if I'm not careful.  I think I will use this layout to feature a photo of my grandmother.  It's fun for me to do a layout with flowers and pink colors occasionally since most of my layouts are more masculine to suit my two boys.

Supplies:
April 2012 Stamp of the Month, "You Are . . ."
Sophia Workshops on the Go (paper and stamp set)
Ink colors: Tuplip, Goldrush, Olive (second generation)
The white mat is 10 1/2 inches square, pink dots: 6" x 6", stripe: 4" x 6", pink cardstock: 4" x4".
The remaining white space is the perfect size for a 4" x 6" photograph.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

April Stamp of the Month

It wasn't hard to come up with Cool!, Fun!, Original!, Amazing! ideas for this month's stamp of the month.
This month's stamp features four words for page titles or for card sentiments.  It also includes designs for  enhancing plain cardstock, a border stamp, and cute accents.  (15 stamp designs)

  

"You Are . . . " - April Stamp of the Month
Available April 1 - April 30, 2012 only

Here's my  Thank You card. 



 A few pop dots for dimension.
Inside


Supplies
Paper: Wonderland
Stamps: You Are . . . (set of 15) - April Stamp of the Month, "Thank You" from Card Word Puzzle stamp set
Inks: Chocolate, Pacifica (second generation), Cranberry
Tools: 2 inch Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/2 inch circle punch, 1 1/4 inch circle punch
Embellishments: Colonial White bitty brads