Stamping… Over the Rainbow

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Going Stampscaping

Phil | May 26, 2008

Now that my first semester of grad school is over, I’ve found myself full of creativity. Last week I headed over to my favorite stamp store here in the valley for some Stampscapes classes. Had a great time making cards, and have gotten more independent and broken out my own stamps for the occasion. The [...]

ATC Samples

Robert | May 25, 2008

As promised in my recent post, here are a few ATC cards I made recently. For each, I used magazine pictures I liked to decoupage backgrounds. I then attached a single word to each.

Website Update

Phil | March 7, 2008

Just to give fair warning, this site is currently undergoing pretty major changes. Besides stamping and crafting in general, one of my hobbies is, for lack of a better way to put it, web design. I’m by no means educated in this area, and don’t do it for a living (far from it, actually). But [...]

ATC Time!

Robert | March 2, 2008

ATCs, or artist trading cards, are very popular with artists and stampers. There are 2 simple rules to follow when creating ATCs: they must be 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches and they must be traded, never sold. The rest is up to the individual artist. ATCs can be very simple or quite complex, in [...]

Gone Scrappin’

Phil | February 16, 2008

I’ve now officially added Scrapbook Expo to the list of things I’ve experienced in life. I used to be under the impression that Scrapbooking offered a nice crossover to those of us who prefer rubber stamping, but now I’m not so sure. The Orange County fairgrounds had two large buildings for the expo, and out [...]

A New Mexican’s Card

Phil | July 14, 2007

For a first project, I decided it would be fun to design a card with a New Mexican theme. I’m a native to New Mexico, so I’m naturally drawn to all sorts of stuff reminiscent of the culture. For this card, I wanted something simple. I had originally set out to use five different stamps [...]