Anyone who doesn't subscribe to Erika Martin's tutorials is really missing out especially if she is like me and not very good at coming up with her own designs. This was the last tutorial that I got from Erika and it looks very pretty in person. Erika writes her tutorials so clearly and it really gives me a chance to try a technique that I would never have tried. Check her out at www.stampinmama.typepad.com.
This is a card done following another one of Erika Martins wonderful tutorials. I love getting these in my mailbox each Thurs. She is a most clever and inspirational stamper and I really appreciate getting these. I changed her stamps out because I don't have the set she used so I used the Stampendous ruffled bloom stamp that I have had for a while and it hasn't seen ink til today. This was a combination of stamping and the watercolor crayons. I even used some of the incolor cardstock-Wild Wasabi and Groovy Guava. The sentiment is from SU Love Matters and I stamped Celebrate from Send a Celebration on the inside so I could use it for either an anniversary or birthday. I made 2 of these and decided that I will make 2 of every card from now on so that I can always have one on hand. The card base is wild rose. There is even dazzling diamond glitter on it. Thanks for looking in on me today. I hope I can post more soon.
I can't tell you how much I love this card. It is so much prettier IRL. I bought Erika Martin's tutorial program and this was the 3rd one. It was called Yin-Yang and was so much fun to make. I suggest you subscribe to this program and you will get lots of great new ways to make cards. Erika has such easy to follow instructions with photo details and the cards just turn out exactly the way they are supposed to. She even gives alternatives to use. This is the 2nd card I have made. The next one I make will be the lighthouse one, but I don't have the Gina K lighthouse stamp that Erika used, so will try to use the one I have. I look forward to each email I get from Erika. If you have any questions about her program, just ask me. I love it.
