NO stamps

Got your attention, didn't I?  Just wanted to share how you can make a card with dimension using NO stamps.  That's right.  Not a one.  But I did create my own stencils using punches and die cuts.  I used distress inks and Adirondack markers for coloring, Micron black and Sakura white gel pens for shading and highlighting and a torn piece of paper for the clouds.  Ta da!

The alpha die is Tim's Alphabetical Sizzix decorative strip, the leafy stem is an old Sizzix die and the 2 circles are just punches.  The eye, beak and legs were drawn by hand.

Many, many years ago I was introduced to the Gingerwood bulletin board.  It's an on-line forum for stampers around the world to share, discuss, etc. their fondness for rubber, inks, etc.  It now offers a scrapping board, a cricut board as well as links to members' blogs, etc.  You do have to register but that's because of so much spam that was generated a few years ago.  Any way, one of the members started posting periodic challenges.  You send her a pic of your art and she'll put them in an album so the art can be voted on by others.  No one knows the artist's name until after the voting is over.  Lots of fun and another way to share your creativity.


So, what punches or dies do you have that would make great stencils?  Bet you have more than you thought!