Design Divas Oldies But Goodies Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Design Diva Oldies But Goodies Blog Hop for April.  You should have came here from Maria's blog.  

Today I have a couple of cards I made using some old stamp sets that have been neglected.  First is the one using Funny Farm from Gina K Designs.  When this set came out I had to have it and then I never once finished a card using it.  It was a shame, but every time I tried it got stumped and so I move on to another set.  I will be using it more in the future.  Now as if that wasn't bad enough I also had never used the embossing folder or the fence punch.  I am so glad that we have these hops as it really helps me to get out some older supplies.

For this card I pulled out this image from Happy Camper from Gina K Designs and made this very simple card.  It was for my father in law's birthday and I knew he would want something with a nature theme.  The background was made by scoring the card stock every 1/2 inch and then running an ink pad over the whole thing which leaves the grooves un-inked.  This is a super simple technique that gives the look of wood.

I hope you are enjoying you way through the hop.  You next stop is Cindy's blog.



I am entering these cards in the following challenges

Card 1

1. Copic Creations: Favorite paper to use for copics (I love Neenah for copics)
2. Lawnscaping Challenge: Calling all Critters
3. Creative Inspirations: Pets/Animals

Card 2

1. Pile it On: Smells like rubber
2. The Spotted Chick: Use kraft paper

Thank you for stopping by.

Card Details

Card 1

Stamps: Funny Farm-GKD

Paper: pure luxury red hot, sweet corn, black onyx

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Other: ribbon, MS fence punch, plaid embossing folder, cuttlebug

Card 2

Stamps: Happy Camper-GKD

Paper: pure luxury kraft, chocolate brown

Ink: memento tuxedo black, desert sand

Other: nestablitilies, cuttlebug, scor buddy