Sister Stamps Release Day!

Hello, and welcome to Sister Stamps' release day! Yep, you can finally get your hands on these birthday cuties!

I made another card with cupcake girl Miyoko. She was colored with Copics and trimmed out. I stamped the hexagon border from Paper Smooches Geo Graphic set and colored them with the same colors on Miyoko's kimono. The sentiment is also from Paper Smooches and as a final touch, I added a bit of bling.

I had a few comments asking how I did the ombre effect on her kimono. Using Copics, I just blended two different colors that were side by side until they "fused" and didn't look so "stripey". Practice first on some scrap paper until you get the hang of it.

Also, the Copic colors that I used for the hair on all the images for this release were E71, E74 and E79.






All the stamps for Release #8 are now on sale at select retail locations listed on the sidebar of Sister Stamps' blog. Now hop over to see Kris' final project--I'm sure it will be awesome!

I'd like to wish Sister Stamps a Happy First Birthday and send a shout out to Jenny for inviting me to be a part of the celebration. Arigato!

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Meet Miyoko

Today is Day 3 of Sister Stamps' First Birthday Blog Hop and you've probably arrived here by way of Nadine's blog. If not, you'll want to start at Sister Stamps so you won't miss a single blog.

I'd like to introduce you to Miyoko, a cutie who's carrying a little celebratory cupcake. I've made a little tag with Miyoko. You can attach her to a gift or adhere it to a card base for a quick last minute card.

I colored her with Copics and added some Stickles to the cupcake. A chevron pattern was stamped with white ink on the bottom of the tag to "ground" Miyoko and a bit of matching hand dyed seam binding was tied on top.

Making the Miyoko tag was quick and fun, so I made a matching one with Mariko, who was featured earlier this week. I love that the new images are so easy to trim. It made fussy cutting a breeze--even for someone as scissors challenged as me.

All the images from this release will go on sale July 1st. Check the sidebar on the Sister Stamps blog for a retail source near you.

I have one more project to share with you tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you're enjoying the hop! Now hop over to Kris' blog to see what she's created.

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Birthday boy

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of Sister Stamps' Birthday Blog Hop! If you arrived here from Nadine's blog, you're on the right track. If not, start at Sister Stamps so you won't miss seeing all of the inspiring cards and projects.

Today I'm featuring Takeo, a cute little guy with a bunch of balloons.

I colored the image with Copics and cut it out with Reverse Wonky Rectangles--one of my favorite die shapes. The background piece was die cut with the next larger size and stamped with Penny Black's Allover Pattern. I adhered the two pieces together and added some ribbon loops as an accent.

Since there was not enough room for a sentiment, one can be added on the inside of the card.

Now hop on over to Kris' fabulous blog to see what she has in store for us and please come back tomorrow for Day 3. Happy hopping!

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Happy First Birthday, Sister Stamps!

Hello, and welcome to Day One of Sister Stamps' First Birthday Blog hop! I hope you arrived here from Nadine's blog. If not, start at Sister Stamps and continue the hop to see the latest release of three adorable new images with a birthday theme.

Here's my project using Mariko. She was colored with Copics and trimmed out. I used Penny Black's Allover Pattern cling stamp and clear embossed it on white cardstock, then ink distressed it with Victorian Velvet. Just a portion of the stamp was trimmed to fit the top of an origami Masu box. (Thanks to my blogging friend Elizabeth for sharing this!)

You can find online tutorials on how to fold both the box and the divider, which happens to hold four Ferrero Rocher candies perfectly. (Edited to note: I used a set of written instructions and the YouTube video is the closest to what I did.)

Now hop on over to Kris' blog to see what she created with the new release. Make sure that you visit all the blogs because there are giveaways of the new stamps, along with lots of ideas and inspiration.

Day 2 starts tomorrow at Sister Stamps. Hope to see you then!

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