Hey friends! Today's post has some sadness to it, as this is my last post as a member of the super awesome A Blog Named Hero Design Team. How fast did those last seven months go by?? It has been such a fun experience to stamp with these fabulous ladies. The whole design team is so funny (hilarious actually), generous, creative, talented, crazy, and just plain old awesome! Thank you to Linda and Mary Dawn for allowing me to be a part of your journey. I'm so happy to have joined you! I will always be a fan (and a blog stalker now) of A Blog Named Hero! I will miss you! XOXO
Today's cards are made with a fun technique of making your own background text paper. I love combining sentiments and I love text papers. They are the perfect neutral background. Today I took a bunch of different stamp sets from Hero Arts, that have the same font, and stamped away. I made a couple of retro 'friend' cards perfect to send our gal pals. Love the cute typewriter and phone!
Aqua and olive green always mean retro to me. I really like the "typewriter" font for an old fashioned flair too.
This first card is stamped with black ink...
And this card is stamped in brown ink... I couldn't decide which one I liked better!
This technique is cool and creative. You can be as wild or as mild as you want. For today's cards I chose all the same font. This is also really fun when you combine colors and different font types. I got out my background paper... my stamps...
I just started stamping away!
And more stamping....
And more stamping....
Then when I got it the way I wanted it - I cut it! LOL. All that hard work just to make it into an oval! Isn't that the crafty way? I used one of the sentiments to stamp hi! on my typewriter paper too.
Hope that you enjoyed this little project and idea - and hope you'll give it a try! Thank you so much to everyone at A BLOG NAMED HERO for making this such a fun Design Team Opportunity! Love you guys!
These are fantastic cards, love the technique! Fun cards, Wanda!
Posted by: Natalie H | 08/22/2013 at 10:13 PM
What magical "retro" cards. I like them both! I can't pick a favorite! Your talents and you will be missed by Hero Arts!!!
Posted by: Fonda Jo | 08/20/2013 at 08:37 AM
Why would they want to lose you! Your ideas are always awesome! They are going to miss you....I always look forward to your cards.
Posted by: Sharlene Melhaff | 08/20/2013 at 07:45 AM
You'll be missed your cards are always fabulous Wanda! Love today's cards, your posts always end up sending me on a shopping spree!
Posted by: Tracey McNeely | 08/20/2013 at 07:18 AM
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this idea and stunning cards Wanda SOOOO love them...the aqua one is my favotite.....so sweet!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 08/20/2013 at 01:45 AM
This is so adorable, I am going to miss you!
Posted by: Holly AKA KopyKat | 08/19/2013 at 02:08 PM
Fun cards, will have to give it a try.
Ang
Posted by: Ang Mannina | 08/19/2013 at 01:50 PM