EightyNine-Stormy

EightyTwo-Gabby

SixtyTwo-Danielle

I ran out of the precut bookmarks and had to start cutting my own. But it gives me a variety of colors to work with which I think is pretty cool. Here is one I made inspired by someones business card. When I talk to her next if she says it's OK I will post the business card as well so you all can see the inspiration piece.

Sixty-Joan

More examples of my need to learn the lesson "less is more". If I could go back I would probably not have filled in the letters with the purple background and I maybe would have gone more subtle with the box around the name on the birdhouse side. I thought I would love coloring in the birdhouse stamp but I like how it looks plain against the white background. Some of these new stamps I got are just amazing!

FiftyNine-Another Variation on a Previous Theme

This is a great combination of some stamps I already had combined with some new ones I just received. I don't know what it is about this particular flower stamp I love, but I do love it. This, by the way, will hopefully be my last time "cheating" by using each side of the book mark as a different piece. I really didn't coordinate these two sides though so they definitely stand apart as two separate pieces. The ones I'm working on now gel together slightly better.

FiftyEight-Chris

So I am back on my mission to create something for everyone in my new office. I started off making cards and it actually worked out because there was a spate of birthdays and even an engagement. But now I have these bookmarks so I am going to do the next bunch on those.

FiftySeven-Circles

What a great idea bookmarks are. They're small and I can get away with getting two pieces out of one! Same colors as before-the green is yellowish but this time the purple scanned almost grayish. Anyway, simple, but cute. We may have a winner here folks!

FiftySix-Thistles?

So I actually like this one and the parts I like the best are betrayed by my shitty scanner! The greens appear yellowish and the purples appear blueish but overall I like the design and green and purple are my favorite colors. See the next post for the much more simplified second side.

FiftyFive-Double Fail-But Still a Success (Part Two)

Embossing fail, border fail, clear stamp fail, but it's done.

FiftyFour-Double Fail-But Still a Success(Part One)

I continue to be amazed by the effect that the successful completion of last year's project and the so far successful journey of this year's project has on other aspects of my life. The sense of confidence and competence at my ability to participate/complete, the opportunities for growth, but just as importantly, the connections both virtual and real that I have made/am making. I received a generous gift tonight that I can not find the words to properly express my gratitude for.

So here is another case of me not being able to leave well enough alone. This was a somewhat acceptable piece but then I decided to add "just one more" touch, hence the hot mess at the bottom. You will see the same on the next piece which is the other side of this.

Fourteen-Markers vs. Inkpads-The Battle Begins

Why didn't I think of this sooner? Bookmarks are so much smaller than cards! Just kidding, once again I didn't want to waste a perfectly good piece of card stock and I thought, wow, this is just about the perfect size to be a bookmark. But of course simply making a bookmark would be a little too easy so I decided to start the first round of coloring on the stamps with markers versus pressing them into the ink pad. I like different things about both. the crispness of the images done with the ink pads is amazing but I honestly, I wish I could get a job that involved coloring on stamps with markers all day because there is no topping the fun of that.PS the formatting of this post is making me crazy so please pardon the appearance. My computer has become a confuser!

Markers

Ink pad

Who is the winner? You decide! Vote in the comments please! Any and all feedback is VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!