Cut Borders

I was at a workshop yesterday to make cards for foster children.  The hostesses of the workshop and most of the attendees were scrapbookers, which I thought was in the same general classification as stampers, but was I wrong!  These ladies were afraid of ink.  All their cards were done with punches and stickers, but not a stamp in the lot.  I brought a couple of stamp sets and a black ink pad and my tombows, and made some cards that looked very different than theirs.  I offered the use of my stamps, but they were having nothing to do with them.

One of the ladies said that she was intrigued by stamping but didn't want to have to by all the stuff, which seemed a funny thing to say, considering there were hundreds of dollars of stickers on the table, and when you use them once, they are gone.  Anyway, I do know that I spend a lot on stamping stuff, but really, I don't need to.  Even a simple stamped card can be satisfying.  Case in point:

This is plain white cardstock, black ink, and some markers and scissor work. The butterfly stamp and sentiment are in the snail&co stamp set from a•muse studio. The Cut Borders Technique uses masking to create a continuous edge of stamping.  The most expensive part of this card is the Technique Junkies newsletter subscription, which is where I learn to do stuff like this.

Challenges:

• Amusing Challenges - masking
• Glitter and Sparkle - begins with B (butterflies, border)
• Eclectic Ellapu - things with wings
• Quirky Crafts - black and white with a touch of color
• Crafting with Dragonfies - card for a girl