What I especially marvel at is how she can create such darling cards for mass-production. She's what I have dubbed a Smart Stamper. I'm sure there are others out there, but she's the only one I know of. In contrast, I'm what I'd call a Slow Stamper, though one who desperately longs to be a Smart Stamper. ;) Sure, I've done swaps where I've had to mass produce, but never on a regular basis. Heck, I'm usually struggling to find the time to get a card or two knocked out each week. Now I'm not necessarily wanting to make 20 of the same card, or even to "smart stamp" more than once in a while, but making more than one card at a time so I a few extra in my stash is what I'd love to learn how to do (of course I'd actually have to have a stash in order for that to be possible -lol).
So, in my effort to graduate from s-l-o-w to SMART stamper, I thought I'd try CASEing some cards I'd seen on Michelle's blog a while back (you can see my inspiration HERE). As a rule I don't CASE others' work, and I didn't totally CASE these cards...but since I had bought this Garden of Life set when it first came out and hadn't used it yet, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to ink it up. While I was happy with the cards, they didn't just come together in a snap like I'd hoped they would. Guess I still need more practice. ;) Here's what I came up with:

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back again soon. Until then, many blessings to you!
Economy Boosters (just doin' my part -lol!):
Many Blessings card:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Black (CTMH); Pattern Paper: "Wild Flowers" and "Bluebird" from the Urban Prairie collection (BasicGrey); Stamps: Garden of Life (Papertrey Ink), Polka Dots (SU!); Ink: Sweet Leaf, Honey, Black (CTMH); Other: button (craft store), craft seam binding (Martha Stewart), grosgrain, stipple brush (CTMH), narrow yellow trim from the Oh, Baby! collection (BasicGrey), embroidery floss (DMC), staples, foam mounting tape
Many Blessings and Happy Birthday to You cards:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Black (CTMH); Patterned Paper: "Hayfield" and "Bluebird" from the Urban Prairie collection (BasicGrey); Stamps: Pretty Pattern backgrounder (Cornish Heritage Farms), Garden of Life (Papertrey Ink); Ink: Twilight, Sweet Leaf, Desert Sand, Black (CTMH); Other: 1/2" circle punch (SU!), button (craft store), grosgrain (American Crafts), embroidery floss (DMC), stipple brush, Liquid Glass, gingham ribbon (CTMH), staples, pop dots, foam mounting tape
Much Appreciated card:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Black (CTMH); Pattern Paper: "Wild Flowers," "Harvest," and "Bluebird" from the Urban Prairie collection (BasicGrey); Stamps: Garden of Life (Papertrey Ink); Ink: Sweet Leaf, Honey, Black (CTMH); Other: button (craft store), craft seam binding (Martha Stewart), grosgrain (CTMH), embroidery floss (DMC), staples, foam mounting tape




































