I'm back! Seems like I've been away for a long time....and looking at when I last posted I have been! What's new since I last posted...Pinterest! I have been working on getting the Stamps by Judith boards up and running...if you send me links to cards you have made I'll try to get some up on our fan board. Check out what I have already pinned, maybe one is yours! http://pinterest.com/stampsbyjudith/stamps-by-judith-fan-ideas/

Here is a classic sample! I can say that because the little girl in the picture is now a teenager...where does the time go? To achieve the color on this page I stamped everything with a Versamark Watermark pad and then dried it with a hair dryer. Then I colored everything in with chalks and a cotton swab. I worked in little circles and layered the colors to get more depth. If you get some chalk in an area you don't want gently rub it off with a plastic white eraser. To create the flowers I used two stamps...D-111 Design Leaf #3 and AAA-176 3 Solid Leaves. I also used the Design Leaf to create the butterfly. The other stamps I used were the I-88-HK Scrapbook Note, AAA-04 Dots, & AA-23 Snowflake. I used the Watermark pad and the chalks to make the border around the page and the pictures. Have fun trying this one out!

Flu Bug - Tis the Season

Sorry I've been away...it's that time of year where it's just one bug after another. Now that I'm a mom of 3 I really have gotten a good grasp of the term "walking germ factory" So just for the season I'm going to post this fun little card. The main body of our little bug is made out of C-122 Aster Flower Top. Just ink and stamp it several times in a lime ink pad. To add the little details to the bug draw the legs, feelers, mouth curl, and extra body lines with a fine line pen. I like to use a Fine Lin Pilot Precise Pen. The friend bug added is the B-72 Phooey Bug (colored in with Tombow Watercolor Markers). The saying is D-95 but and thinking of you kind of saying will work. Add a few fun extras using AAA-04 Dots and AAA-219 Hello Stubbies and the AA-23 Snowflake Stick. This is a fun little card to make but I hope that nobody has to use it!

New Idea Sheets

Ok...I'm finding it harder to get back on the horse after the holidays....but I wanted to share with you the project Mom (Judith) and I worked on over the holidays. New Idea Sheets! You will find a set included when you order. We tried to cover more of the questions we've been asked over the years....let us know what you think.