Celebrating a late Valentine's Day...get inspired!

Since Valentine's Day fell on a weekday, it gives people carte blanche to celebrate that day, the weekend before, or the weekend after. If you are celebrating later this weekend then you may just need a little Valentine’s day inspiration. Here are ways that a I dressed up some gifts by using my clip art and hand colored printouts of my digi stamps to decorate a gift bag & make a homemade coupon...

For card ideas for guys, try a collage design with scrapbook elements...

Digi stamps give you lots of versatility. Print them and color them to coordinate with the papers and cardstock you have on hand. Then create great cards like these (made with my What a Hoot set).

This shows inside and outside views of the card...

Don’t be afraid to mix traditional and digi stamps together along with your favorite embellishments!

And now that Valentine’s Day is over, don't let the artwork from this digi stamp go to waste. It isn't just for Valentine’s Day. Use it for making cute get well messages, birthday greetings, and thank you cards, just like this... 

Whooooo knows where your creativity may lead you.

Be inspired to live life creatively!

What do Christmas, a reindeer, surfing & a mermaid have in common?

The answer is my Holideer Surfer digi stamp! Here are a few creations made using printed and handcolored images of this beachy themed Christmas digital stamp...

An oversized card

(handcolored with markers and blender pen/layored on embossed CS)

A cheery standard greeting card

(handcolored with markers/color blocking with patterned paper substituted

and a decorative border strip added to uneven fold)

A fun gift certificate/special note or gift card holder

(I used metallic gel pens on this one!)

Want to know one huge plus of working with digital stamps?

You can have it at exactly the right size needed...all you have to do is scale it and print it, then combine it with a custom verse you set up on your computer. Now that brings holiday cheer to crafting!

Father's Day Inspiration & Sale!

In case you need to whip out a last minute card, I am sharing 2 Father's Day cards (part of my Project 365 creations) created with a verse from my newly released Masculine Verses digi stamp & brush set and a FREE download Lighthouse digi stamp in my shop at www.Mygrafico.com. I am working on doing some tutorials or videos in the near future to show just how to use digi stamps.

  

These cards show two different ways to work with b&w printouts of digi stamps. The first card combines the verse with the stamp which is printed out and matted onto patterned and solid CS. The second shows how you can dress up a b&w stamp simply by sponging on some soft colors. The verse is printed separately, matted with buttons, brad and ribbon to embellish.

Download this free digi stamp set here.

Purchase this new set for great phrases and titles for guy projects...

Hey, dad's don't just get to celebrate on Father's Day, crafters have a reason too with the 40% one day sale going on at mygrafico.com. Check it out. Ends at midnight on the 19th!

5 Reasons to check out Mygrafico.com right now

1. Check out my 5 new sets. 2. The retirement sale - just $1 each! 3. So many great designs inspire your creativity. 4. One of those new sets is a FREE digi stamp...perfect timing for Father's Day ;D. 5. Flowers make everyone smile...three of my new designs let you choose from cool brushes, pen-n-ink botancials and bright summer flowers.

Here is a peek at my 5 newest collections...

Pen-n-Ink Garden

A collection of 4 beautiful pen-n-ink botanical illustrations including a lily, rose, lenten rose and iris.

Lighthouse Digi Stamp - FREEBIE

Escape to the beach with this lighthouse sketch. Pair with the Father's Day verse in my new Masculine Verses set and you will have a quick and easy Father’s Day card, as shown. Download for free and tell all your friends!!!

Summer Florals

I can’t help but get in a cheery summer frame of mind looking at these brightly colored flower clip art designs. Use on cards, layouts, invitations and other projects. Take your pick of formats...eps, png and abr brushes!

Bold Floral Brushes 1

If you like to be in charge of what you create, there is nothing like Photoshop brushes. Use this set of 20 digi brushes and art files to create amazing flowers in patterns, textures and colors that you like. The eps files are scaleable and editable. Use the png for layering and also to selectively color or try the digital brushes for creating fast, easy one color floral designs. Combine with textures and styles in Photoshop to unleash the possibilities!

Masculine Verses

The set of verses and titles for creating projects for and about the men in your life. Includes brushes as well as eps and png files for use in your software programs. Just print, or colorize first, then print. Layer on cards and layouts either digitally or traditionally.  This is one of those basic gotta have sets!

I promise to catch you up soon on all of my Project 365 creations. It has been a busy time in our household and I am just getting caught up on photographing and uploading the projects so I can share my daily creative experiences with you.

Time for a Spring Sale at my Digi Shop!

If you like the look of this banner advertising 30% off in my shop, then you will definitely like the new ML Fruity Florals set or the ........set. It is spring and everyone loves creating with pretty flowers. Another great set on sale is the Gardenia Digi Stamp. The sale lasts two days only - May 22 & 23rd until midnight. Hurry to save on the latest digital designs by Cheri Wenger (that’s me!)

A 40% off Fill Your Basket Sale at MyGrafico! (Today Only!!!)

Hurry over to mygrafico.com today for an incredible 40% sale on everything in the shop. There are so many great papers, graphics, brushes, svg sets and more to kick start your Spring crafting. Be sure to check out my latest sets: Fluffy Bunnies, Bunny Hugs n’ Wishes and Faith Filled. And don't forget the adorable Peek-A-Boo Bug digi stamp!

Here are a few cards that some talented crafters made using my designs:

Karen Martin created this adorable card with the Peek-A-Boo Bug Digi Stamp.

Dawn Lancaster created this card with the Fluffy Bunnies set.

And Krafty Karen also used that set to make this cute card.

Don't you just love that verse she added?

Here is a close up of her amazing watercoloring of the image...

So do the bunny hop on over to my shop and save 40% on all purchases today!