Memory

I'm embarrassed to say I can't remember who this actress is - somebody remind me please! LOL  I love the faraway look in her eyes.  Wonder what she was remembering?

Love's Young Dream

As soon as I set eyes on Classic Couple, I knew I would use this stamp on an anniversary card to my parents. I hope Estelle and Kim don't object to me dedicating this post to my parents' as today is their 52nd wedding anniversary.

Normally I embellish my artwork quite heavily but I wanted the stamp to take centre stage and to keep a fresh and innocent feel to this card.

At The Bottom Of The Garden

Butterfly Kisses will be blown your way.

As I wanted a soft, slightly ethereal look to this piece, I deliberately used less ink on my brayer before stamping the image. The image was tinted with Distress Inks before embellishing with a variety of pressed flowers.

Dream the Dream

Meet Serena #2 who is just as pretty as Serena #1 and another of the fantastic quality photo images which Stampsmith are famous for!

Everything Stops For Tea (or chocolate)

For sometime I wanted to use this old spoon in a project but it was only once I received The Stampsmith's Paris plate that I found a use for it, at last.

The focal stamp was also stamped, repeatedly onto tissue paper which was adhered to the painted mini canvas. This image would also be lovely coloured/painted but I wanted to keep muted tones for this canvas.

LIFE'S LITTLE HEADACHES!

I've been collecting vintage ephemera lately, from the 1950's, so when I saw this Stampsmith plate called "Those Were The Days", I just had to have it!

I thought it would be fun to imagine what these two ladies were thinking, so I made up my own scenarios!
I think the possibilities are endless! What would you come up with?

Ophelia

Ophelia must be one of the defining Stampsmith images - well she is to me.  Must have been one of the first SS images I ever bought.  I made this by stamping and masking the Ophelia image and then stamping the mirror over the top of the mask to make her appear in front of the mirror.  The words are from the "Say it with Flair" plate.

....and yes, it's another easel card!

Thanks for having me!

Congratulations to the new team members, I look forward to seeing more of your beautiful work!

Again, I just wanted to say thank you to Estelle and Kim for keeping me on the team! I love participating and contributing to the blog, and I hope you will enjoy my creations!

Please visit my blog and Etsy shop for more!

Karen Fisher
http://www.fishintheatticstudio.blogspot.com/
http://www.fishintheatticstudio.etsy.com/

ROCK & ROLL LEGENDS

Jim Morrison

Janis Joplin

Jimi Hendrix

John Lennon

The Stampsmith has a fantastic hand carved set of stamps featuring the some of the great legends of Rock & Roll, like Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon. These were some of the people I was listening to in Junior High School, back in the 70's! So, needless to say, they have a special place in my heart!

Here is a set of cards using the Rock & Roll stamp sheet, keeping with the psychedelic patterns, bold colors and flower-power motifs of that era.

Prima Ballerina

For this piece I was aiming to encapsulate femininity and the romance of the life of a Ballerina. I cut around the actual Ballerina image to stage her against all the elements - scraps of organza, sheet music and tulle along with a paper rose and gems.

Who needs a man.....

....when you can have chocolate?!

My name's Carol Quance and I live in the Cotswolds in the UK with my family. I was very honoured to be invited to join the Stampsmith DT. I've been stamping for years now and the obsession just doesn't go away! I have a very wide ranging interest in crafts and as far as stamping is concerned am always happy to try out new techniques. I've collected quite a lot of Stampsmith stamps over the years and I particularly like the photo quality stamps.

For this easel card I've used a photostamp called Bling and I've added one of the quotes from the Say it Like it is plate.

Blossom

Hi, my name is Lynne Moncrieff, from Scotland and I am one of the new DT members for The Stampsmith. In 2005 I started cardmaking but it was not until I discovered rubber stamps that I realised the possibilities of this hobby. I am on a couple of on-line stamping groups and in December 2009 I set up my Blog, Adorn. My style leans towards vintage whether it be stamping, mixed media, etc. My favourite technique is probably distressing. This is my first time on a DT which will be so much fun for me. Thank you to Kim and Estelle for allowing me this opportunity.


The above piece uses Camelia, she is such a beautiful image. I wanted to echo the blossoms in the picture so I stamped onto a piece of artist sheet canvas (painted with household emulsion/latex paint), glued some blooms which I removed from a stem of artifical flowers, added a scrap of fabric and a piece of vellum which has silver blossoms printed on it. I am sure Camelia will become a favourite stamp of mine.

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Valentine card

This card uses an image from the Thank Heaven for Little Girls plate 2. I hope you are having a great day with the special people in your life.

Congratulations to our 2 new members of the Design Team!

Oh my goodness, what a tough decision that was to make.  Estelle and I were amazed at all the applications that came in, it sure made it hard to decide on just 2 people.  Thank you to everyone that applied, and please do apply again.  We will be having another Design Team call in about 6 months or so. 

Now for the big news!  I know these 2 ladies are going to blow you away with their art!  Please welcome:

Lynne Moncrieff from the UK.  You can check out her blog here. 

Carol Quance from the UK as well!  You can have a look at her creations here. 

Both of these ladies are incredibly talented, and we can’t wait to work with them.  We think you will be very inspired when you see their creations!

Have a wonderful day, and thank you again to everyone who applied.  All the submissions were just beautiful!

Kim and Estelle

growing up

I made this ATC/card for the wednesday stamper theme "when I grow up" I used an image from the "ooh baby plate"

Blessed Are

These cards use images from the Blessed Are plate from the Stampsmith. These stamps make wonderful cards for people of faith. I like to keep them quite simple so that the main image is the focus. I hope you enjoy them.

More details can be found at my blog.

4oth easel card

I am addicted to making these easel cards at the moment. I like how you can have two parts of a quote on it, and see it all when displayed. This image is taken from the "isn't she lovely" plate.

The quote says " don't see yourself as 40, just 18 with 22 years experience"

We All Love Lucy!

When I was at The Stampsmith stamp show a few weeks ago, I purchased the I Love Lucy plate. I thought it was adorable, but also very versatile. The images are perfect for friendship (Lucy and Ethel), anniversary (Lucy and Ricky), travel (Lucy, Ricky and the Mertz's), and get well, as shown above. I couldn't resist using Lucy, with that sick look on her face, which could mean just about anything. It made me think of the episode in the chocolate factory!
Enough said!

With this cute image of Lucy, I created a card for just saying "Hello Girlfriend!". The vintage style woman and phone, are from scrapbook paper I purchased at the show as well. I thought they were a perfect fit for the theme.

Graphic 45: Quilting Bee (polka dots) and Party Line (woman/phone).

Blue Moon

I made this card for Gingersnap's monochrome Challenge. Using an image from Thank Heaven for little girls. The details are on my blog

Singing Angels Holiday Card

I entered a Christmas card contest sponsored by Sarah Supplies on Etsy. She sent me a folded white card, two scalloped circles, two circles, and two pieces of patterned holiday paper. All were from her shop, which sells paper die cuts, embellishments, beads and more. The rules required use of the card, one scallop and one circle. Anything else could be used to create a Christmas or holiday card. Deadline is November 23rd, with results posted November 25th.

I chose the adorable babies from The Stampsmith's "Ooh Baby!" plate, to use as Christmas angels with the song "Hark the herald angels sing!".

The white card was covered with red and green patterned paper and card stock. The scallop and circle were gold embossed and used as the halos of the angels. Gold embossed wings and "heavenly" stars were added, and the words were created by computer.

Wedding Card

Made using an image from the "Thank heaven for liitle girls" plate.

There is more info on supplies on my blog

Who we are

This card uses an image for the Wizard of Oz plate. It reminds me of the phrase from the song " But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man, that he didn't , didn't already have- Dewey Bunnell."

Further details can be found on my blog.

CHRISTMAS CARD COLLECTION

This collection of four is from The Stampsmith's Christmas Cards plate. They have the quality of vintage postcards from the turn of the century.

Each image is stamped on glossy paper and over stamped with a contrasting ink color. The panel is mounted to a patterned paper background design, which varies in color from card to card. Cut paper borders and metal brads embellish each card.

Estelle's Fabulous Stamp Show!

Magenta/Crafty Individuals booth, just one of many vendors.

On Saturday, I attended the Greater NY Art Stamp and Scrapbooking Show hosted by The Stampsmith and The Stamping Ground, here on Long Island. The vendors were great, as always, demonstrating lots of new techniques, and it was packed. I added many new stamps and supplies to my ever growing collection. There were loads of classes available, and I got to chat with Estelle at the Stampsmith booth. I highly recommend going next year if you live reasonably close, or stay right at the hotel and make a weekend of it. It's well worth the effort!

FALLING LEAVES AND MANY THANKS

Here's a new card I've created using The Stampsmith's Paris plate. It appears to be a street in the city along a park where the autumn leaves have already fallen. It's stamped in brown ink and attached to a teal card stamped with copper embossed skeletal leaves. The sentiment reads "many thanks" and would make a great card for Thanksgiving.