Published In January Vamp Stamp New 2012

For a long time , in fact more years than I care to remember, the American rubber stamping magazine Vamp Stamp News, has been my all time favourite
reading material.
I so admire the Editor Nancie Waterman! She has continued to produce this quality magazine entirely on her own since the very beginning in 1993. I began stamping in 1997, so I feel as if we have both come a long way since then.
Her January edition of Vamp Stamp News was a special delight to me as it not only published three of my cards, but also the ones using my two favourite stamp companies the American company Sparklensprinkle and the British company .Crafty Individuals

This first one uses the Crafty Individuals stamp image of two angels reading, and the title I gave it was "The three months of winter".
 It also includes the word stamp from Sparklensprinkle," One kind word, can warm three winter months.

Card number two chosen to be published in Vamp Stamp News was a fun Christmas card using a snowman image from Sparklensprinkle. I mounted this onto a Spellbinders scalloped rectangle using my Grand Calibur machine to die cut the shape. The Grand Calibur was also used to make the Swiss dot dry embossed silver metallic card I added to the right hand side of the design.

Design number three chosen for publication, also used a flowered border stamp from Sparklensprinkle. This card size is one of my favourites right now. It measures 8 and 1/4 inches by 3inches making for a very slim elegant card. I love using the Permapaque markers to outline my borders, and they are certainly something I find myself reaching for time and time again. The dragonfly embellishment from Thailand was gifted to me by a friend. Well I hope you have enjoyed my small offerings, and don't forget to go and take a look at the Vamp Stamp News website, or better still buy the magazine. You certainly will not be disappointed.