After many hours of plotting and planning, we've finally taken the plunge into the world of blogging. First, let us introduce ourselves. We are Peggy and Connie, aka the "Craft Junkies." While many people think we are sisters by birth, we're really only related through our love of crafting and, thus, just wannabes.As craft teachers and designers for Verses Rubber Stamps, we've had numerous requests to share some of our ideas, techniques and card creations on the web and today we are finally giving birth to our very own blog. We will be starting off slow until we get the hang of this blog world stuff but will at least post on a weekly basis. For our inaugural blog, we're going to share with you one of the cards we designed for Verses Rubber Stamps "stamp of the month" program. We hope you enjoy our blog and will visit often. And, don't forget to tell your friends about it!
Stamps: "Happy Memories" by Verses Rubber Stamps Inks: Adirondack eggplant dye ink Cardstock: double-sided cardstock in light/dark lavender; white Other: glitter glue, ribbon, border punch, decorative scissors, heart punch
Instructions:
Create top fold card from cardstock; trim 1" from bottom front edge using cloud scissors
Trim all edges of strip of lavender cardstock with decorative scissors and adhere to center of card front
Punch strip of lavender cardstock with ribbon slots and weave ribbon through openings; attach to top of card front
Stamp verse on white cardstock and punch out heart shape; edge with eggplant ink and adhere over center strip
Add glitter glue accents to scallops at bottom of card front
Hi! I'm Connie. I am a Certified Copic Designer and artist. I teach rubber stamp classes and I am a member of the Verses Rubber Stamps design team. My favorite art techniques involve coloring with Copics, watercolor painting, brass stencils and cool ways to make different background papers. I also do custom sewing and love to cook and bake.
