Mollie's Birthday Outing

For our oldest grandaughter's 9th birthday, Pete & I took her to visit the Underground Railroad Living Museum at the First Congregational Church in Detroit.  She had learned about slavery & the Civil War in her homeschool studies this past school year.  All three of us enjoyed this interesting and educational experience!

We arrived early and were given a tour of this beautiful, historic church.  We took many photos in an attempt to capture the many amazing architectural details.  However, the Underground Railroad experience was located in the basement and no photography was allowed.

For my scrapbook page . . . 

•  I cut out a couple of things from the brochure that I had saved. (See Tip #29)

• I added strips of some old paper from Stampin' Up that I thought complimented the photos. (See Tip #24)

• I noticed that lanterns were an image that was used prominently in the brochure and displays, so I used a couple of lantern rubber stamps to use as accents.  (See Tip #3) 

• I lightly sponged brown ink around the edges of my journaling blocks, to further the "time-worn" look.  (See Tip #35)

If you are visiting any historical sights this summer (or anytime), perhaps these tips can be useful to you as you are creating your scrapbook pages.

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Wild About Flowers

I recently made two versions of a card, using the stamp set Wild About Flowers.  This is one of the sets that will soon be retiring from Stampin' Up's Annual Catalog.  

The card above has the look of a field of wildflowers.  The key to this look is sponging on a blue sky and some green grass.

SIMPLE STAMPING TIP #35 - Use a sponge to add subtle touches of color. 

 

Stampin' Up sells sea sponges in packs of 3 for 3.50.  These sponges can easily be cut into wedges to use for different colors.  This is an easy and inexpensive way to add interest to a hand-stamped card!

For this card, I stamped the flowers again in the exact same way as I did in the first card, except that this time I stamped them directly onto a sheet of Wood Textures background paper.  This looks like wildflowers growing against the side of an old barn.

SIMPLE STAMPING TIP #7 - Stamp directly onto patterned paper.

The Wild About Flowers stamp set, along with many other stamp sets and accessories, will only be available for one more week.  Then it will be time for a new Annual Catalog, full of fun & beautiful new stamping supplies!  You can leave a message in the comments or send email me at godismydelight@yahoo.com if you would like to see the list of retiring products OR if you would like a free copy of the new catalog.

Spring Colors

Here in Michigan, we don't have many trees or flowers blooming yet.  But at least we can dream about spring and the beauty that we will soon be enjoying!

Today I am sharing a spring card that I recently made, using the Colorful Seasons set from Stampin Up.  This is definitely a stamp set that can be used throughout the year.  And these are great sentiments as well! 

Here is a card that I made for autumn with this set, and here is a winter card.  I already know that I will be using that chair stamp for a summer card!

But back to my spring card . . .

I want to share with you a fun tip that worked beautifully on this card.  If you look closely, you will see a bit of blue behind the flowers.  This was quick & easy to do, using a sponge.

There is another place where I sponged on some ink, but it isn't as obvious as the blue.  Do you see the green ribbon?  That ribbon started out as white, but I quickly changed it to green!

SIMPLE STAMPING TIP #35 - Use a sponge to add subtle touches of color.

Stampin' Up sells sponges in a pack of 3 for $3.50.  I like to cut these sponges into wedges to use for each color.  One pack of sponges can last you forever!

You can send me an email (godismydelight@yahoo.com) or leave a comment if you have any questions.  Thanks for stopping here today!