Happy Easter!!

This is the last, (I hope) for my black and white kick. This is one background stamp I hardly if ever used. I also used magic mesh on this card. Another gotta have it but never used it item! Although the silver magic mesh is discontinued I thought it went well with this challenge. I embossed the houndstooth on black card stock using white ep and lightly brush the swirls with craft white . I also added a strip of black grograin ribbon to seperate the mesh from the houndstooth panel. TFL!

Forgotten background stamp II

After playing around with stamps for the sketch challenge over at SCS, I realized that I do not have nearly enough variety of stamps. After making the hard decision to drop demo-ship with SU, I sold many of my stamps sets. And since then, (about 1.5 years) I have never replenished my stash of stamps. Now I don't feel guilty in supporting another stamp company when I want to purchase one of their stamps. But enough of ramblings.

I agonized over this card. I wanted to do something different and use a stamp that no one used at SCS challenge. That is when it hit me like a ton of bricks. I NEED MORE STAMPS.
Guess what sites I'm visiting today?!

The white in on the card isn't white but bashful blue. TFS!

Forgotten background

WOW! April 4th already? It does not seem like spring to me yet. We have had high wind warnings since last night and the winds have not diminished as of this morning. I think the entire household, including four legged ones, had a hard time sleeping. The wind rattled the windows all night long. With all that wind it is COLD this morning. I had to get the winter coat out AGAIN. YUCK.
Well one good thing is that the colder weather is keeping me indoors so that I can stamp! Along with having TWO, I say TWO consecutive days off!! I actually feel like I get a free day all to myself. Yeah!
I decided to blow off the dust from this background stamp and see what I could create with it. This is my creation using the color challenge at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/.
TFL!