Today we are excited to present to you our first Guest Rockstar Stamper... Christi Milliken! Christi participated in our 100th Sketch Challenge and her card caught our eye...thus she accepted our new challenge to create some cards for us with a stamp set of her choice. The set she chose is one of our favorite floral sets...Le Jardin. She paired this stamp set with several LAD sentiments from other sets.
Here are Christi's Le Jardin samples...
It's a true sign of creativity when you can take one image and turn it into something else! On this card, Christi used the leaf stamp and made a Fall wreath! Gorgeous. And look at the cute window she made! I can think of ways to use this design for a Christmas card too...I may have to borrow this idea!
One of the things I love about Christi's creations is all the layers and stitching on her cards. I tend to gravitate toward two types of cards...either really simple, or really detailed with lots of stuff. Christi's cards really appeal to my detailed, lots-of-stuff side! After looking at her stitching, I decided I needed a sewing machine for my cards and I went and bought one (true story.)
Next up, this elegant embossed birthday card. She embossed on vellum and cut out the flowers. Note the embossed flowers in the background too. Again, so much detail!
More creative thinking...Christi used one of the flowers in the set to make a Christmas Poinsettia card! I love how she layered the flowers to create a 3-D effect. Ooooh and they have glitter too!
This is such a cute card...I love all the elements and patterned paper and ribbon she chose to go with the flowers. And the hand-made flower stem! More stitching and layers...love it.
A lovely Thank You card. I love cards that stamp in three's...in this case, the three little flowers in a row is so simple, yet lovely. And I love the big bow too.
Make sure to leave a comment for Christi! And for more of her fabulous creations, visit her blog here:
http://www.blessingsonpaper.com/
Would you like to become a future Guest Rockstar Stamper?We are looking for candidates, and we usually choose stampers who are participating in our Sketch Challenges or uploading samples to Lizzie Anne Land or the customer gallery in our Sketchbook. So keep sharing your samples with us! We will be choosing our next Guest Rockstar soon!
wow, all amazing!
Posted by: Martha | 12/02/2009 at 09:28 AM
All four of these cards are amazingly beautiful! All so different, yet all from the same set of stamps -- such creativity! Love them!
Posted by: Pat | 12/02/2009 at 01:48 PM
Wow! These are all totally amazing Christi! Wonderful work and the details on each card are superb! Great coloring and layering. Will have to check out your blog!
Posted by: Tiffany | 12/02/2009 at 03:36 PM
congratulations Christi! All of your cards are gorgeous!
Posted by: Debbie Fisher | 12/02/2009 at 03:52 PM
wow, wow, WOW!!! Christi, my jaw dropped as soon as I saw that first card! Love how you created the wreath with the leaf stamp! Awesome work!
Posted by: wendyp | 12/02/2009 at 04:45 PM
Gorgeous creations Christi! Congrats!
Posted by: kendra | 12/02/2009 at 05:26 PM
Thank you so much for all your kind words, ladies. I'm sooo glad that you liked the cards I made with Le Jardin (such a lovely stamp set, it's kinda hard to go wrong). ;)
Posted by: stampmonkey | 12/02/2009 at 09:15 PM
These are SO fabulous, Christi!!!
Posted by: Taylor | 12/03/2009 at 08:00 AM
GORGEOUS!!!!! What inspiration!
Posted by: Maren | 12/03/2009 at 12:05 PM
Christi, it's so great to see your beautiful, unique take on this LAD stamp set.
Posted by: Bethany Paull | 12/04/2009 at 01:38 PM