My Old Stamping Grounds

Crazy that we're on the last day of February! Wow. Time Flies. Here's a card I made as part of this month's Lost Coast Designs Fruit, Flowers and Foilage Challenge: Follow along with this photo tutorial to see how I made this card using the Party Words and Large Flourish stamps from the Lost Coast Design's Catalogue : This is the last day of the month to submit your creation to the Lost Coast Designs Portal to Creativity February Challenge. Give it a go! Maybe win a prize!

I don't know about you, but I like to keep a few cards handy for last minute gifts. This generic pear card would work great to include with a housewarming, hostess or even a birthday gift. It uses the Pear Square stamp from Carmen's Veranda . The process to build it was relatively simple. Follow along to see how I made it: This card also works well with this month's Fruit, Flowers and Foilage Challenge on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity . Make your own card and upload it to the website for your chance to win a prize!

The older I get, the more confident I feel in who I am. I worry SO MUCH LESS about fitting in than when I was a teenager. This card embodies what I hope we can all learn to appreciate about ourselves--being unique and standing out is what makes this world a beautiful place! This card uses the TaDa Mouse , Brush Strokes and Born To Stand Out stamps from Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda . As you can see in the following photo tutorial, only the upper portion of the full mouse stamp can be seen.  There's still a few days left in January for you to upload a Bright & Cheerful s tamped creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity . It's your chance to get creative and maybe even win a prize!

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely holiday season and are getting ready to do all the things you love in 2025. One thing I LOVE is creating art with stamps. Lost Coast Designs is hosting a fun Bright & Cheerful theme challenge for January. Here's a card I created using the STP Hairbow stamp from the Lost Coast Designs catalogue , and the You Matter sentiment from Carmen's Veranda .  There are so many fun sentiments in the Carmen's Veranda sentiment page! This one made me laugh--my husband majored in Physics so I can appreciatea little science humor. Follow along with these photos to see how I made this card: It's still early in the month so there's PLENTY of time to create your own Bright & Cheerful stamped card to submit to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity . Post your entry by the last day of January for your chance to win a prize!

For me, December is a time for family, faith and gift giving. Where I live in Utah, neighbors often exchange small presents with each other. I like to attach a cute gift tag to mine where I can write a Christmas greeting on the back side.  This gift tag has sparkle and shine, perfect for this month's Cold & Frosty Challenge . I made it using the Angel Cat stamp found in the Carmen's Veranda stamp catalogue . Follow along with these photos to see how I made the tag: There's still one day remaining to post your own Cold & Frosty creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity . Enter to win a prize! And may I wish you a very Happy New Year!

Hello Stamping friends! The Cold & Frosty challenge is right up my alley as I live up high in a Utah canyon where it's cold all winter. In fact, I'm watching the snow fall as I write this blog.  Black-capped Chickadees are one of my favorite birds, so seeing this little guy all dressed up, ready to attend the neighborhood Christmas party was fun inspiration for this month's Challenge. Follow along with these photos to see how I made this card using the stamp Megan's Christmas Bird: So, bundle up in some cozy clothes, light a fire in the fireplace, make a cup of rich hot cocoa (with whip cream!) and start creating your submission for the Cold & Frosty Challenge! Entries due by the last day of December for your chance to win a prize.