I do have other Stamp Loves...

I know that the blog here lately has been really slanted towards my love of Unity Stamps, but this post today is to let you know that I do try to share my love of stamping among all stamps. ;o)

A couple of months ago, I ordered quite a few sets from Banana Frog. I love my new sets, esp. my Shimelle-designed ones, but I haven't had much of a chance to get them inky. That changed this past weekend!!

The photos on these two layouts are some more of Kara's fabulous photography from when we were home. I am also usually not into papers that are this bright, but I have fallen in love with this Mira line from K&Company...it's gorgeous!!!

For this layout, I used the TakeNote set. These stamps are clear acrylic so it is very easy to create a decorative edge like the one that I did here around the Kraft paper and have it lined up perfectly. I LOVE that about clear acrylic!!

Supplies used:

*Banana Frog Take Note set

*K&Company Mira papers

*StazOn Jet Black inkpad

*Kraft cardstock

*buttons

*Heidi Swapp Chipboard letters

Isn't this photo just the cutest? I tried to stay with a very simple design for this layout.

Look at this gorgeous journaling stamp that is in this Take Note set. I just added brads on the ends to give it a bit of dimension. I also stamped a detail line from Circus Stories around the outside edge of the whole layout just to give it a bit more dimension.

For the butterflies, I stamped the swirl of the bracket on an orange paper and then strategically punched using my butterfly punch.

Supplies used:

*Banana Frog Take Note set

*Banana Frog Circus Stories set

*K&Company Mira papers

*Martha Stewart butterfly punch

*StazOn JetBlack inkpad

*CTMH Autumn Terracotta inkpad

*Colorbox Chalk inkpad

*brads

Finally the card...I love this, but only because I love these stamps so much!!! Look at those cute stamps from Shimelle...the set is called Greenwich Park. Everytime I stamp that little deer, it just makes me happy!

I just hand-wrote the "thanks" sentiment into the stamped oval.

Supplies Used:

*Banana Frog Greenwich Park

*Banana Frog Take Note

*K&Company Mira Papers

*StazOn black inkpad

*Fiskars Threading Water border punch

*ribbon

*white cardstock

I hope that you have fun plans for today. It's Jacob's first official day with no school so we are going out to lunch to celebrate!

smiles,

Christi