The fox says STAMP!

February 2014 Stamp of the Month




When I drove home this evening, a red fox ran across the street in front of my car.   I braked and watched the fox skip across the snow covered lawns into the woods.  The fox sighting made me appreciate the amazing amount of wildlife in my neighborhood which sits in a major metropolitan area.  It also reminded me of the stamp set available in February for $5.00 (after a minimum purchase) through Close to My Heart.  The stamp set focuses on fox-related images and text with words of admiration.  Tomorrow, I'll post how I used the stamp set to create a quick embellishment for a card or scrapbook page.

  

My Poker Face

To make enough cards to meet the monthly card swap requirements, I grabbed a box of left over decorative papers which I regularly collect from scrapbooking and card making activities. These scraps are usually pulled into mosaics or used as mats for photos.

I have several incomplete decks of playing cards. These cards would be hard to meld into one deck for a serious card game because each deck has a different design.

I pulled out a handful, wiped them down with rubbing alcohol to remove the finish, then used them as the mat for the focal image (Postmodern Design).

To make the layers stand out, I inked the edges with a marker. After gluing the first layer to the card stock, add a little depth by stamping the corners with a outline stamp (Stampin Up). The other layers are glued in place then a strip of paper covers the center of the playing card. The image is stamped and a dot of glitter glue was placed in the center.

When you click on the finished cards you get a better view of how the differing surfaces (paper, playing card) cause the image to have varying shades.