Stamping Away

I am up on the My Sweet Petunia blog today sharing this card that I made for a shoebox swap at the Stamping Away retreat that I attended back at the end of January.  If you are wondering what a shoebox swap is, it's where each participant makes a card that can be recreated in 15 mins or less and puts all the supplies to recreate that card in a shoebox or other holder and then everyone who participated in the swap makes each card to go home with.

The MISTI definitely saved me time when making my kits. 

 I started with a white card base and some watercolor paper.  I cut out several of the foliage using the coordinating dies from the Be Kind Bundle without stamping them first because it was quicker.  After cutting it out I placed the negative piece in the MISTI and then placed the positive piece inside the negative one and laid the stamp on top, I picked up the stamp with the door of the Misti and inked it up with Fadeout ink by Ink on 3. By using this technique I was able to stamp all the die cut pieces in the exact place that they needed to be stamped. 

I used Tombow markers to watercolor the foliage and for the background I used a Grid stencil by Simon Says Stamp and some Sandy Beach ink blended with the Life Changing Blender Brushes by Picket Fence Studios. 

Here are some pictures of the Whatever Craft House where the retreat was held. I was so blessed to be able to attend.

I love this place!

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