Monday, April 12, 2010

A flock of cards (plus one)

On Sunday, I got together with a group of my scrapping & stamping friends.  I was to work on DD Clara's elementary school album but decided to simply stamp and make cards instead.  I haven't done that for a long while, and I loved it! It was rainy & blustery outside, and our group laughed, gossiped and created all afternoon. My stamping friend, Katie, loves birds; so I pulled out a bunch of my bird stamps and worked mostly with them. It was such an enjoyable day. I hope you enjoy these fruits of my labor.
ETA:  The bird in hand, bird collage and bird with cat all all from Invoke Arts. The family at the photography studio is a Tim Holtz stamp.  The rooster is a limited edition, hand carved stamp I bought at a stamper's garage sale (it was probably designed and originally sold by Stampfrancisco, as the person who held the garage sale used to work for them).  The ravens are from Alphastamps in Matinez, California.
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14 comments:

  1. AmyApril 12, 2010 at 10:11 PM

    I certainly do enjoy them - particularly the rooster one! Days like that are good for the soul, glad you enjoyed yourself so much.

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  2. ElizabethApril 12, 2010 at 10:47 PM

    The cards are beautiful! You have some great stamps--love the hand with the bird in it.

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  3. debs14April 12, 2010 at 11:39 PM

    I agree with Amy, the rooster is my favourite too! Creative days are certainly good for the soul, pleased to hear you had a lovely day.

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  4. LizzieApril 13, 2010 at 2:26 AM

    Sounds like a really lovely day, Rinda! I love your collection of stamps - they are really something!
    The cards you have made are great and very professional. I like your choices of background papers, mats etc. A really good "crop" of cards!

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  5. SianApril 13, 2010 at 3:01 AM

    Another rooster lover here! My husbands family used to keep a rooster as a pet and you made me remember old Roger for the first time in years..made me smile :)

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  6. humelApril 13, 2010 at 3:13 AM

    They look fab, Rinda! I love bird stamps :-)

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  7. scrappyjackyApril 13, 2010 at 5:39 AM

    Sounds like the perfect day...crafting and chatting....I love those days.
    My favourite of these cards would be the vintage family.....I love that stamp.

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  8. UnknownApril 13, 2010 at 6:33 AM

    Sounds like a great day - lovely cards - I really like the bird in the hand stamp.

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  9. Deb @ PaperTurtleApril 13, 2010 at 7:05 AM

    What a great way to spend a day! And I'm impressed by your stamp collection...love the rooster one the best! xo

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  10. AnonymousApril 13, 2010 at 8:17 AM

    Another fan of the rooster card, here, but I'm also partial to the collage of bird images which remind me of a "new" set of stamps I recently purchased.

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  11. nancy yApril 13, 2010 at 9:47 AM

    sounds like a terrific day - we certainly had the weather to stay inside this weekend! You know I love the bird stuff ;-)

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  12. ComfyMom~StaceyApril 13, 2010 at 9:56 AM

    Those are wonderful! I love the bird with the cat

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  13. cherylApril 13, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    Sounds like you had a perfect
    day. I liked all the cards
    especially the one with the Tim Holz
    stamp and the collage of birds.
    I was just looking for the new ink
    Tim Holz has coming out.Do you
    order your stamps online or in
    the store?

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  14. Julie ShoemakerApril 13, 2010 at 10:49 AM

    Great cards Rinda and I love the color scheme. You're fortunate to have people near you that share your love for art. BTW, I would love to root through your stamps...very interesting!

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