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gg designs is Mystery Stamp provider
for October.
To help you decide whether or not you want to "play"
check out previous Mystery Stamp "Reveals."
It's lots of fun....and works like this:
(Explanation from Cyberstamper's Newsletter, courtesy of its
editor Stampverb)
Every month, one of the generous vendors in the
Cyberstampers Mall (http://mall.cyberstampers.com/ ) offers a
mystery stamp at a special price to our subscribers.
You order the stamp without knowing what it is, and then you
create one or many samples to share with us at the online
"Unveiling" at the end of the month.
Mail a scan of your project(s) to our friend "cak" at
Cyberstampers (cak@cyberstampers.com) by Monday, October
30. Then on Tuesday,
October 31, join us for the Mystery Stamp Unveiling session, even
if you didn't order the Mystery Stamp. It's always
fun to see what different artists do with the same image!
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The cost is $7.00 which includes free US shipping. To
order the Mystery Stamp, write to
STAMPSggdesigns@aol.com
Special treats include a BONUS STAMP with all orders, and everyone
who
submits a sample for the big Unveiling at the end of the month
will
get a REALLY NEAT TREAT!
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You've Seen Them
Before.....
But these samples, by Linda Blackbird,
are definitely worth a second (or third, or fourth) look. These
are by no means all of Linda's samples. Her work is scattered
throughout the catalog. Great for quick inspiration. Directions
are included for most of them and she claims they are "quick
and easy," which is hard to believe, given their spectacular
effect.
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". . .daisy
happens to be my favorite . . ."
One of Linda's most popular projects is this Daisy card.
Directions are on the Classes
and Samples page>>>
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When asked to pick her favorite, Linda's reaction
was....
". . . it isn't fair to ask for a favorite. It depends on
the time of year!"
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Daisies
They're simple in creation, but I wanted to show how your
stamps can produce excellent results with ease.
All 3 are stamped on glossy c.s. using various ColorBox
Chalk inks.
Card 1 had additional ink stippled
to the edges and the daisy center was covered with dimensional
glue.
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Card 2 was spritzed with alcohol
after it was stamped,and that created a subtle, mottled
look to the ink.
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Cards 1 & 2 were sprayed with a gloss sealer.
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Card 3, which opens off-center, is
prettier than the scan. It's mossy green and teal, not navy
blue, but my scanner won't do teal!
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(The two stamps used in the background on Daisy
3 are by Stamp In the Hand and Stampers Anonymous.)
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And Linda continues......
Even though the daisy happens to be my favorite...well,
for this week anyway......I couldn't help but play with
the pussywillows since our warmer than usual temps are coaxing the
buds out on the real ones.
Here's what came about....
#1 is stamped in copper, then overstamped and embossed
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#2 is stamped in chalk ink over
a background of various stippled inks. The text stamp is Marks
of Distinction.
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Look closely at pussywillow
3. It was a weird fluke.....I had covered glossy
c.s. with Blue Iris ColorBox Chalk, and had stamped the pussywillows
in Chestnut Roan. Then, I highlighted a few of them with a silver
marker. I didn't like it, so I overstamped in silver pigment
and embossed in clear e.p. Then, I decided it needed a high
gloss sealer. I sprayed and set it aside. What a surprise to
come back and find that the spray had reacted with the embossing
powder by lifting it up and curling it!
3-D pussywillows!!!
Since the curled e.p. won't withstand much handling, I'm hanging
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Many thanks, Linda for all the fun
conversations and emails and all the gorgeous samples over the
years.
If these whet your appetite for more, enter her name in
the search engine provided to see other of Linda's projects.
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