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I wanted to share a couple Valentine cards that I made for my two Grandsons, both very similar with only minor changes.  This was Jacobs ~          See those two hearts. . .his little arms open up wide          Jacob and his Daddy are great sports fans……Jacob’s needed a football, I placed it just on the inside of the card.  Remember the border I did on yesterday’s card, I did the same thing

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Hi there and hope you all will be getting the BEAUTIFUL weather that we are going to have for the next couple of days.  Spring is definitely on the horizon!!! I love black, white and red together.  I love black, white and yellow together.  Got to thinking…..what about them all together?          Here’s a little closer look at some of the detail . . .       I made the word friend pop with the

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Hello to ALL!  A quick post today of a card using the Everyday Enchantment DSP, but slightly toned down a bit.  It’s more about the ribbon and butterfly. *smile*         I tied up the two ribbons together and just let them fall on their own, I did curl up one ribbon.  The flowers are from the BoHo Blossom punch, while the sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede.             Inside ~

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I really like this DSP.  While making the card for the Pals February Hop, I just kept on making cards with the same paper.         I used the Neutrals Ivory cardstock for the card base.  I really like the little specks throughout this paper, it adds a bit of a rustic look to the cards.  Boho Blossoms punch was used for the flowers, Petite Pennants Builder provided the banner and the Curly Label

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It's the occasion of the year as the Stampin' Pretty Pals share some fabulous cards and projects featuring Stampin' Up!'s Occasion Mini and Sale-A-Bration products on today's Pals Blog Hop! You've probably hopped over from the very talented Angie Blake http://angiesmusings.typepad.com/, I'm stop number 27 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog

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Hi to all and a very happy Wednesday to you! I decided to go out of my color comfort zone with today’s get well card.  For me being a subtle/earth tone kind of gal….you may need your sunglasses.  Just kidding!          The image is from the set ‘Ain’t Love Grand’ and the DSP is from the Brights Collection.         I masked the ‘get well’ the first time stamping the image.  Stamped the image

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Hello and happy Tuesday to all my friends!  So glad you found the time to stop by for a visit today, I’m always glad to see you! It has been a while since I last entered a challenge and noticed The Paper Players challenge calls for a flower this week.  The card for today’s post had just that, a flower, I decided to play along.  Hope you like it. . .           All edges were sponged with Crumb

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Hello to all and a very happy Thursday to you! My closest and dearest friend’s mother will be turning 92 soon and I wanted to make her a special birthday card.  I kept it on the soft side. . .         After I finished this card it dawned on me……I never used a bow.  Surprisingly enough I didn’t really miss it!  *smiles*         I made the flowers from a couple different punches I had laying

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Hi there to all, so glad you found the time to come back!  Today’s card is about having to come up with something really fast and still have the beauty of 3D, clarity and charm.  What do you think?        Remember Sage Shadow cardstock?  Yes, I am still working on some of the old stuff.  But I’m so glad I had it on hand…..it went perfectly with these precut die images.  The butterfly was all one

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Happy Monday to all my blogging friends!  I hope today’s card brings a smile to your face as it did mine while making it!        Two more stamp sets that needed to see the light of day!  Hello Doily and the retired Petal Pick stamp sets.  The word smile was arrived from masking one of the petal images so that only the word smile would stamp.         I used White Craft Ink to sponge around the

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Or at least my interpretation anyway,  they are a miniature pansy and make a great ground cover.  In this area they will soon be popping up everywhere!         The flowers are from the Simple Friendship stamp set, while the stem is from the For All You Do stamp set.  Flowers were stamped with Elegant Eggplant Ink and centers were sponged with Barely Banana Ink.  After stamping each flower, I

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HELLO everyone and a very Happy Tuesday to each of you! I made today’s card with Stampin’ Ups A la Carte stamp ‘Elebration’.  He normally holds a balloon and birthday cake.  I kind of overrode it with a heart.  Hope you like it!!         I first stamped the image (masking the balloon) and then heat embossed it with clear EP.  With my paper snips I did a little fussy cutting, cut the outline of

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Have you ever bought a stamp that was one of those “Oh I have just got to have it” and then it sits forever!  Well here’s mine, I decided it was about time to put it to work. *smiles*          I guess I was thinking that it was more valentine appropriate.  But after looking at it, I think I was wrong, I see more possibilities after putting it on paper. How did I get the red underneath each

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Happy Monday to all!  For a lot of you, your celebrating the Holiday, isn’t it nice to have a LONG weekend at the same time!  Hummmmm more stamping time? I was asked for a Wedding card, the colors were, vanilla/light beige, coral and black.  I hope they like their card.               Didn’t do my homework on this card.  Adding my Prima flower put it over the top and wouldn’t fit into an

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I have just recently been introduced to Pinterest and have to say I LIKE IT!  I think this is where everyone has been hiding out, I spent 2 hours looking around in no time flat!!! This is a card that I happened to stumble upon and could only retain the cuteness of the card and did not pay attention as to it’s designer.  Dummy me didn’t even pin it! I tried to go back and find the card and couldn

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Welcome to the Pals January  Hop! This month, we're featuring ‘Love Is In The Air’ themed cards and projects! I am so excited about this month’s BIGGEST ever hop – 31 in all!! WOW-WOWZA!  I hope you enjoy the hop and the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with for this ocassion. Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, relax and enjoy the party!!  I'm the first stop #1 on the Pals Hop

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Blame it on the Pretty Pals January Hop beginning tomorrow  theming  ‘Love Is In The Air’.  I got into a heart mode over the weekend and couldn’t stop. *smiles*           It was such a pretty day, I had to take the ‘love’ outdoors! I got out and knocked off the dust from my Circuit machine to make the ‘love’ letters, expected to see a couple bats fly out as well, but that didn’t happen. *smiles*

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Hi there, hope the New Year is treating everyone well so far!  Things continue to get normal around here! *smiles* Remember that snowman with the gray suit?  While cleaning off my craft table, I happened to come across him and decided to find him a home.  Here’s what I did ~                   He is mounted on the large scalloped circle die.  I did the usual fold my paper in half, leaving the

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Hard to believe how quickly Christmas becomes the ‘past’ and that stores are now gearing up for Valentine’s Day!  I have to admit, it did get me thinking about hearts! *smile*          The flower is made with one of the hearts from the Heart to Heart punch.  I used my stylus to cup each punched heart to break down the fibers of the cardstock.  I then pulled the layers apart, staggered and

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Born on December 25th weighing in at 10 lbs. 5 oz. and 22 inches long!!  His Dad is a whopping 6’3” tall - any guesses who he will take after?                          Seven days later…                        CONGRATULATIONS JEFF AND MARY on a job PERFECTLY DONE!   Here are a couple baby announcements I made for his arrival . . . One with Jacob’s Dad in mind, he is an avid Dallas Cowboy fan

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Welcome to the December Pals Hop! This month, we're featuring Birthday themed cards and projects! I hope you enjoy the hop and the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with. You've likely hopped over from the amazing Jennifer Takacs her blog can be found by clicking HERE, I'm stop number 10 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where

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Howdy to all and happy Monday! Today’s card is all about a guy having a Birthday close to Christmas.  I enjoyed making it, I hope you enjoy taking a look ~         This time of the year just happens to be the peak of Deer Hunting Season.  Our friend is an avid deer hunter; hence, choosing the deer die.  Although is doesn’t show up very well, the black cardstock is textured.  Maybe looking

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Hello everyone and welcome to another Great Challenge  by the Pals Paper Arts Design Team – putting on the RITZ.  If you’re in need of a little inspiration, click HERE, and see all the wonderful creations made by each of the team members! I’ve decided to enter this ritzy lady, decked out in blue with sparkle galore.         If it were not for the fact that I have just completely run out of time

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I still haven’t completed my Christmas card list, although I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.  I’ll share them as I make them! *smiles*       Garden Green, Whisper White, Real Red with a splash of silver help make up today’s card.  The Scalloped Border punch, Little Leaves die, Ornament punch and the Decorative Label punch were the tools used. For sparkle, I stamped the ornament image

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Here are the colors that the Pals Paper Arts Design Team are challenging you to use.         These are my favorite colors for this time of the year, you know I had to play!  Won’t you join in on the fun by clicking Here to submit your entry? Here’s my card, clean and simple ~         The bells are made using the Blossom Petals Builder, just snip off the scalloped edge of the large petal.  Used

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I have been busy making announcements for the arrival of our new Grandson.  Jacob William is due on December 22nd, so you know where I’ll be on Christmas! *smiles*  This particular card called for a, what I call a Bow Knot.  Believe it or not I can’t make one to suit me.  Check it out!           I was sharing that with my good friend and buddy – Carla Bazhenow, please check out Carla’s

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I’m sure you all are familiar with Kim Score and her blog ‘Paper Punch Addiction’.  I have been so fortunate to have been showcased on her blog so many times that I needed to share some love in return!  THANK YOU Kim!  I believe Kim is one of the craftiest people around, I happened to need an Anniversary card coming up in December and noticed her ‘love birds’ they are so SWEET!  Her directions

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Hello to all my stamping friends!  I trust everyone had a GREAT Thanksgiving and took full advantage of all the Black Friday deals.  You can bet that I sure did…lol – it’s one reason I haven’t posted lately.  I just don’t know how you all manage to cook, shop and keep your blogs up all at the same time.  My hat’s off you each of you that do!!! My morning has been dedicated to working on this

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I spent a little time before posting this card trying to find a challenge that it would qualify for …….. their were none.  I was a little disappointed, I thought maybe this card was worthy of at least one.  Better luck next time! *smiles* I went to a yard sale recently and found this great find sitting all by itself on a table…..it quickly became my inspiration for today’s card.  Do you by any

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Someone had made a card very similar to this one recently.  I have no idea who it was or even where I saw it.  If anyone should recognize it’s similarity let me know, I would love to give credit where credit is due. I changed things up to reflect my taste. For me, this card is so simple and sweet  and could be used for several occasions.  The best thing….it’s only minutes to make!         Of all

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A huge HELLO to all my stamping friends and a Happy Monday! I had made this card sometime ago and forgot about it….DUH!  I had placed it with a batch of cards that I had already posted and it became - out of site and out of mind! Oh those days seem to be getting closer and closer!  *smiles*           I found that the script image from the Charming stamp set fits perfectly inside this Designer

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I was on a roll with the Dazzling Diamonds and Rhinestones the other day, so I just kept going with another winter card.   This one is all about Bashful Blue ~         This sweet little birdie is nestled in a bed of snowflakes, glitter, pine and winter white flowers, perched just in front of a heart from the Heart of Hearts die.  All leaves and snowflakes were distressed with Bashful Blue Ink

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Good Morning Everyone and WELCOME to the November Pals Hop! This month, we're featuring Winter, Christmas, and Hanukkah inspired cards and projects! Won’t you take a minute to enjoy the hop and get inspired by the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with for your next project. You've likely hopped over  from the AMAZING Ann Schach of http://www.stampinchic.com/ I'm stop number 14 on the

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Hello to all my stamping friends, Happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was as good as mine! *smiles* How many of you forgot to set your clocks back? I’ve been seeing pine cones in the stores recently and got me to thinking……can I make one?  Don’t laugh……..*smile*!       I only put one on because with three it become more like a flower, never heard of a brown flower, so I couldn’t do that, and

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I finally got out my Pennant Parade stamp set and came up with a card.  And of course it had to be a Christmas one! *smile*         I first stamped two trees of the same image side by side.  Then cut out my circle and placed the third tree in the center in between the other two.  On the center tree where the white dots were on the stamped image I placed very small gold flatbacks and popped it

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That’s the Challenge at the PPA this week.  I haven’t entered a challenge in so long I thought it was about time to give it a try.  There’s still time if you would like to enter, the link doesn’t close until Noon today. This is my entry ~         I have an extremely difficult time taking pictures of cards, but this one was ridiculous.  I took so many that I actually got tired!  I even tried

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Peekaboo Frames Die leads the way today for these two cute little gift card holders.  Each one with ‘His & Hers’ initials ~ one square, one round.  These would make great stocking stuffers or gift tags.  Maybe even name cards at the dinner table on Christmas Eve.          I used the Letters to Santa DSP with Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White and Early Espresso cardstock.  By lifting up

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Or at least that’s what I see when I look at this card.  Maybe it’s the red and white ribbon or the heart shaped tree topper that projects a country flare, but for whatever reason I liked the clean and simple result.         A few pearls were added here and there for ornaments.  A JOY mover and shaper by T.Holtz provided the 3D sentiment.  The tree is from the Christmas Lodge stamp set.  All

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A ‘thinking of you’ card with a bear walking thru the oval holding a flower.  Or that was the idea anyway…..*smiles*!                       Peggy, I hope your not too disappointed! *smile*  Somehow or another I got on a roll with dots!  Once you really start looking, dots are everywhere.  I embossed the Whisper White Cardstock with the polka dot EF and then ran a brayer over it with Early

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I am still on a roll with Christmas Cards, this one was made using the Christmas Lodge stamp set from your Holiday Mini.             If you look closely I stamped the large tree in Old Olive and then with my markers dabbing here and there with Always Artichoke trying to give it a little more depth.  I think it worked.  The lodge was stamped using Early Espresso and the addition of Dazzling

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  Happy Monday to ALL!  Soooo hard to believe that it has been 10 days since I last posted, and I can’t tell you where the time was spent.  I hope I manage my money better than that!  LOL  Seriously, either I am moving SLOWER (that’s a definite) or things just get busier.  I have had a few cards already completed but couldn’t find the right combination of time and sun to get the pictures taken. 

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Here’s the Christmas Tree card I promised yesterday.  I like it andhope you do too!       Look closely, I began by stamping an image from the set ‘Lovely As A Tree’.  That gave me my tree trunk, a shape to go by and a bit of pine filler in the background.  It’s much better by heat embossing it with clear EP, the image was originally stamped in Always Artichoke.  Awe man….how’d I do that, the

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I thought I would share with you what I will be handing out to all the little trick or treaters this year.  It’s so simple and easy to make.                 It’s one of those things where I didn’t want to go overboard, but at the same time give it a personal touch.  I know that sooner than later they will be thrown away. I think I should have taken the time to round off all my corners.  *smile*

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Hi everyone and a wonderful happy Monday to you!  Our weekend was superb, I hope yours was too!! I was asked to make a Wedding Card for a young couple and the colors were easy…..black and white.         Do You recognize the banner?  It’s the single stamp ‘Be My Valentine’.I stamped it in black, snipped out the banner and the Mr. & Mrs. is from the Tiny Tags stamp set.  It fits perfectly with the

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I love the Autumn Days stamp set…..can you tell?  There is so much that you can do with it and it works great with the stamp set Gently Falling. There’s several things going on here: Used a little rock-n-roll on the large golden leaf with the help of More Mustard and Cherry Cobbler Ink. Not real visible, but the center leaf was colored with my Stampin’ Up Markers and then snipped out and

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I had some requests on how to reverse an image.  Enough that I decided it might be a good idea to do a quick little tutorial on how it was done on yesterday’s card. You first must have a Mirror Image Stamp or something comparable.  Here is a picture of the stamp that I used.  Note the directions printed  on top of the stamp.         And this is what the other side of this stamp looks like:

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Yes I know, I missed a post yesterday!  Extreme Home Makeover is in town and I have been obsessed with all the hullaballoo.  Look for pictures of who I met, the house and the family in tomorrow’s post!  I even spent time in the VIP tent! BUT for now, take a look at today’s card, it has a little bit of a different flare than what I normally do…….hope you like it!       The twig is from the Autumn

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I needed a Thank You card and of course it had to be a fall one. *smiles*  Which meant another pumpkin….    On this card you will find the use of Copics on two of the pumpkins, a punched pumpkin using the 1/2” circle punch and more Flower Soft.  I punched two holes, one on each side of the fence post in order to run hemp through to make a bow.  All was heat embossed with clear EP.       A

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Hello and a happy Wednesday to all.    I trust your week is going well. Breaking away from the fall for the day I wanted to try something a little different.  Like soft, pretty and maybe a little elegant ~ here’s what I came up with, hope you like it.       It’s a little Pool Party, Early Espresso and Whisper White with just a dash of Dazzling Diamonds to give you this soft delicate look.

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And how was everybody’s weekend?  My was good, as always there too short!  I hope you found the time to stamp. *smiles* I wanted to share with you one of my favorite cards.  I had the most fun doing it and am now thinking I need to do one with pumpkins!!  I’m almost sure you can count on one coming your way!! Here is my kind of wheelbarrow!     I bought this stamp for the wheelbarrow.  It

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Happy Hump Day to ALL!  We have made it through the first half, now if you can just get through the second half – another weekend will be upon us!  Here is Jarrett’s Halloween card.  I love putting Night of Navy and Elegant Eggplant together – please take a look ~       I had to get out the trusty owl punch for the ghost, just turned it upside down, I only wished now that I had made those eyes

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I have got to begin this post with a HUGE thank you to all those who took the time to visit and leave the kindest comments and emails to my blog for the Mantle card posted on Sunday.  Each and every one was greatly appreciated!  THANK YOU! This will be my last card with a pumpkin….I promise!  I can get carried away with them, it’s just that I love this time of the year and Pumpkins are the THING

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Happy Sunday to all my stamping friends!  FINALLY cooler weather has found it’s way to Maryland! *smiles* My sincere appreciation to the very talented Mary Fish for giving me this opportunity to share a card with you.  Thank you Mary! Sometimes it’s funny where you pull your inspirations from when making a card.  The other day I was redoing our mantle for the fall…..left in the middle of what I

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It’s another hot muggy day here in Maryland!  I keep on making fall cards looking forward to things to come!  I hate to complain because in January/February I’ll want those warm summer days. *smile*       Pumpkins and mums are the BIG thing here this time of the year.  With that in mind I decided to showcase the pumpkin.  Hummm I still have ferns on my front door steps!  I’ll have to work on that

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Welcome! This month, we're featuring Fall and Halloween inspired projects! Enjoy the hop and the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with for your enjoyment. You have likely hopped over  from the very talented Barb Furlong at http://www.theloveofstamping.com I'm stop number 9 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great

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Happy Monday Everybody!  How was your weekend?  After having another 5 inches of rain on Thursday and a very dreary Friday our Saturday and Sunday was very pretty!  We went June, July and August with a very LITTLE amount of rain and now I guess it’s trying to make up for all the lost we had during our drought. Today’s card reflects on a bowl of cherries from the Cherish Friendship stamp set.

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I have been on a roll with Halloween and Fall cards so far, a couple more planned for next week ~ I have no idea what I’ll be making when October rolls around, I hope one day to get a move on Christmas cards. The Pals Paper Arts Challenge this week is all about Halloween, they can be found by clicking HERE.  And this is my entry. The candelabra and spiders are from the stamp set Dark and Dreary.

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Hi everyone and a very happy Wednesday to all!  Well it finally happened – always wondered what I would do – and I did… go absolutely crazy without the internet for the last 4 days! And on a Holiday weekend at that!  As a result I am behind in emails, postings and paying my BILLS!! LOL  The thing is….I’m an early riser and without the internet, I was definitely a lost ball in tall grass.

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I thought I would start September off with a little Halloween card.  The way time is flying by it’ll be here before you know it.  I was thinking I would give this card to my Grandson, Jarrett, he’ll be turning 9 soon.  *smile*  I hope he will find some humor in this card.         The ‘RIP’ is a CB embossing folder I have had for quite a while.  I sponged the inside of the folder with Basic Black

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Happy Tuesday to ALL!  I guess it is Tuesday, correct?  Time flies when your having fun!  I was in our local craft store last week and came across these Tag Pads:  they were 12 designs, 2 sheets per design for $1.25 (I did have a coupon).  I stopped to check them out and was impressed with the designed paper inside each pad.  It’s one of those pads that was full of tags that you would attached

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Here’s another card that I was able to get done during the tyrants of ‘Irene’.  No embellishments, No ribbon and No fussy cutting, I just colored and colored.  I was in a copic mode, please keep in mind I am just learning and I have a long way to go, BUT it’s NOT SO BAD! *smile*         He looked a little out of sorts with NOTHING extra, so I decided to punch a couple little leaves and throw in

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OMGosh – we made it!  Whew!  We were all sweating bullets but, for the most part, it was rain, rain, rain and more rain….24 hours of it!  Any rain gauge that we had overflowed,  the local news stations reported 11”.  We did not even loose our power!  Irene came pretty much right over us, but I guess we just happened to stay on her weaker side.  We were glued to the weather channel all day

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Hi everyone!  It’s that time again when the PPA hosts yet another great challenge- PPA 108 CAS-Element of Style, their link can be found HERE.  This week they suggest to soften the edges of your design…..Think soft and comfy!  Well when I saw the words soft and comfy that was enough for me – CAKE, and make mine chocolate please! The slice of cake was made with the Petite Pennants Builder Punch,

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Today has to be one of the prettiest days we have had in a long time, so nice that you can keep your doors and windows open and just let the breeze blow.  *smiles*  I get to thinking fall might be around the corner after all.  And here’s a card looking towards the future…        I had some Autumn flower soft that I had been wanting to use and decided one way it might look it’s best was with the

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I was in a coloring mode when I made this card and wanted the goose to take center stage.  I had taken a copic class a while back and wanted to see what I could come up with.  Here’s the result…..not too shabby, do you think?      Although you really can’t tell from this angle I did a little fussy cutting and snipped out the goose and popped it up with dimensionals after I had tie a bow out of

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I made this card with my Mom in mind.  Yesterday would have been her 88th birthday.  She loved the oncoming of fall every year.    I loved the way the sun was shining through the window, I placed the card on the table and for some reason it just seemed to have her name all over it.  She would have been pleased. By the way, did you notice the new ‘With Love’ stamp? It’s a taste of what's to come

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No, not the Pretty In Pink as we know it from SU! but still breaking out of those earth tone colors I went with pink in todays card.  Take a look -      I used the new EMF - Flower Garden, placing flowers from the Fabulous Floret Stamp Set on top.  Each flower was stamped with VersaMark then heat embossed with White EMP.  I used my VersaMark PEN and followed the stem lines from the embossing

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Aren’t these just the best colors!  I absolutely love them, I have been in an earth tone mode lately and needed to take a break. Take a look . . .         I put the new stamp set ‘Posey Punch’ to work.  I combined the stamps with the In Color DSP and Whisper White - accented with several silver flatbacks and Whisper White satin ribbon.  I also remembered I had an EMF that matched the bottom

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Happy Monday to all my stamping friends!  All the kids were home this past weekend we certainly had a grand time visiting.  As most of you know our oldest son is expecting their first child and they just found out the sex…….MALE!  It’s a boy for sure!  His name will be Jacob William and we’ll call him Jake.  His nursery will be done in a monkey theme, they even went shopping and bought the

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Welcome to the August Pals Hop! This month, we're featuring fun and creative 3-dimensional projects! Enjoy the hop and the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with. You've likely hopped over from the very talented  Pam Giudici at http://www.pamshobby.blogspot.com/, I'm stop number 15 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll

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And happy Monday to everyone!  I hope a great weekend was enjoyed by all.  Ours certainly was great, but it’s here and gone before you know it! I know this stamp set is retired, I didn’t have it and when it hit the ‘last chance’ list I just had to scoop it up.  This is what I did with it ~         I really challenged myself with this card, BECAUSE….I have never done a card with all squares.  I

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Howdy Everybody!!  Hope you day is being good to you so far.  Mine is okay…… if you don’t mind being reminded how old you are!! Our oldest Granddaughter is going to be turning “thirteen” next month.  OMGosh a teenager!  She is coming up this weekend and one thing on the agenda is to address party invitations.  I put this one together as a suggestion. I love these colors – Tempting Turquoise and

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If you happen to be a morning person and visiting me, here’s a little something to crow about at the crack of dawn ~         It’s the DSP, Beau Chateau…with some additional stamping, punching and distressing.  I used a picked fence punch for the border on the left.  The crimper for the ruffled look on the same border.  Ol’e man rooster was punched out using circles punches.  The Medallion stamp

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Good Morning and Happy Monday….August 1st!!!  Can you believe it,  this will be the last full month of summer – school is not too far off. On that note, today’s card reflects a little sadness or maybe some drought that’s going on around here these days….we sure could use a little rain!     For whatever reason….this daisy is loosing it’s petals, one at a time.I used the Daisies #2 die, pulling

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In part that’s what today’s card is all about.  The other part is I noticed it would qualify for the CHALLENGE over at The Paper Players                         This is their sketch… ...This is my card         I think ‘Thank You’ are one of my most needed cards.  I thought using the Happy Greeting set would say it all.  I began with the beautiful Paisley Petals DSP, snipping out two flowers

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Larry and I have a close friend that is undergoing some health issues presently and I wanted to send him a card.  It was a bit of a challenge for me, I think I have only made one other masculine card…ever! So Phil this is what I made with you in mind, you should be getting it in a couple of days.            I was a little skeptical using the Scallop Circle Die for a guy’s card, I tend to think

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Last week I posted a card that I had used a small 2x2 CB EF on and it brought about several emails asking how I got that crisp clean look.  Here is a reminder of that card ~                    I guess next I’ll be looking into video tutorials *smile*  I think it would have been easier.  I can’t say this tutorial is the BEST but I did my best! Using the Cuttlebug this is what I did:

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The Pals Paper Arts are hosting a Sketch Challenge this week and invite you to play along with the sketch they provide that looks like this  ~                           I entered a card that looks like this ~         I Choose the colors Early Espresso, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake and Whisper White with a splash of Always Artichoke.  Most edges were sponged with Early Espresso Ink.  How do you like

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How in this world these stampers come up with the niftiest ideas I will never know, I can’t imagine the brain power it must take to come up with this stuff……DO THEY EVER SLEEP?  I was doing a little blog surfing the other day and came across this CUTE little teapot on Ellen Kemper’s blog.  I immediately thought of this stamp set I had that would have the perfect sentiment for a friend. Have a

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It’s that time of year again for the invasion of sunflowers in this area.  They also are one of my favorites.  Have you ever notice when these flowers are in full bloom, the flower heads all face in the same direction, never one this way and one that way.  Everyone of them….like soldiers in attention ready to march.  This card represents one of those ready to march ~         I purchased this

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I would like to thank the phenomenal Mary Fish for offering me this opportunity to be a Sunday Guest Stamper on her blog.  I sincerely appreciate her kindness and generosity.  For today’s card I wanted to portray clean and simple with a dash of elegance, quick and easy and only one layer…hmmmm, a tall order!  But I think I did it……hope you agree.        I began with the Fabulous Florets stamp

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That’s the PPA 102 - Challenge this week at the Pals Paper Arts.  With that thought in mind I would automatically think of a hammock and a tall glass of lemonade.  BUT, some would automatically think ‘GOLF’.  I have a couple of dear friends who would live on a golf course if they could! *smiling*  They are adamant golfers and from what I hear, their very good.  I made this entry card with them in

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WELCOME EVERYONE!This month’s Hop is featuring “new goodies” from the new Idea Book and Catalog.  We are so glad that you could visit us, there are 18 hoppers just waiting for you with jam packed ideas and cards galore.  Being I am the first one out of the box, please note at the end of this post two things ~a list of all the Designers with their links in case you HOP off track and something

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A Happy Monday to All!!  I trust all is well and that everyone was able to squeeze a little time to stamp into their weekend.  I sure did and happened to come across a neat little contest that Gretchen Barron is holding on her blog – found here –The idea is to pick a card/project out of the current IB&C and case it.  You can change whatever you like….BUT make sure it still bears SOME resemblance

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The good folks at the Pals Paper Arts are calling for a Color Challenge this week.                        Yesterday’s post was the first in three weeks and I am still feeling a little like a fish out of water…so to speak.  But this is the card that I will be entering today. I really like the small angel in the center of the floral frame – simple and sweet.  The frame stamp and angle were first

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Hi Everybody!!!  Have you been saying “where’s Linda”?  A few of you have…..I got the emails *BIG smile* and thank you for thinking of me I sincerely appreciate it!  We had the Grandchildren for a while and enjoyed them so much, there just wasn’t time for much of anything else.  We enjoyed a couple trips to Washington D.C. – had to have some D.C. Cupcakes ( have you heard of them?  They have

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  The Simple Flower Embosslits Die is another goodie that will be leaving us at the end of the month.  So sad to see these items leave us but it also paves the way for all the new goodies head our way!           I sponged Daffodil Delight in the center of each flower, cut around one side of one petal of each flower added a Old Olive brad to each center.  By cutting one slice of one petal on each

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Here’s a card I made for Mary, our favorite Daughter-In-Law (shhh…she’s the only one) *lots of smiles*  Mary is our Mommy-To-Be due in December.  Happy Birthday Mary!         Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze and Bashful Blue take the stage on this card.  The borders on the bottom of the card are by T. Holtz.  MS provides the butterfly and doilies.  The letter ‘M’ was Provo Crafts, flowers were from

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How about a little fruit anyone -  Blueberries, Apples or Cherries??        Looks yummy to me.  Most of these fruits are from the Tart and Tangy Stamp set to be retired this month.  Starting at the top, the apple is a MS apple punch, I made the blueberries, even adding a little wire to make their stems.  Second, the cherries were stamped from the set.  I just made the cherry with a small circle

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Hi everybody hope all is well with each of you!  I am excited today as I’m the Featured Artist over at the PPA for their Sketch Challenge this week.  By CLICKING HERE you can see all the amazing talent from each designer of the PPA Design Team.          Along time ago, somewhere on my travels through blog land I came across this clown face.  I remember some was punched and some was stamped. 

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Hello everybody and welcome to the June Pals Hop!  This month we are featuring Retiring Stamp Sets and Accessories that will no longer be available after June 30th.  Won’t you join me walking down memory lane with the other pals for one more look before their gone. At the end of this post, I’ll help you “Hop Along” from blog to blog with a list of all the hoppers and their links.  As you will

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Happy Monday to all!  I’m going to start your week out with something a little different – again!  To tell you the truth I don’t even know where to begin with this card.  It is almost anything but Stampin’ Up.  Let’s take a look -        I absolutely LOVE Stampin’ Up products BUT sometimes I get involved in ANYTHING BUT….  It all began when I bought one of those Scalloped Grand Spellbinder sized

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We finally made it….one more day and another weekend is upon us, YEAH! Today is also the start of another PPA Challenge.  Their theme is – ‘What’s Your Signature Style-anything goes’, I got tickled, do you think mushrooms will qualify? Andrea Walford had showcased a 3D project that she had made not so long ago.  It was NOT the project that caught my eye; but, it was these cute little mushrooms

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Baja Breeze, Pretty in Pink and Apricot Appeal make the way for these three flowers today.  But, would you recognize the Lattice die that holds them all together?      The flowers are a product of the Blossom Petal Punch each sponged with their corresponding inks.  I took a stylus to each flower drawing a short line to define the scallop edges.  The calyx were made from the lattice die.  I also

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What started this card was circles and color.  I chose the ‘With All My Heart’ stamp set, but wanted to stay away from flowers.  Although I believe this is a flower stamp, I tried to put a little different twist on it.             I knew that I would use ribbon on this card and being most of my ribbon is of the solid nature, I went with the Ice Cream Parlor Ribbon because of its colors.  Thus,

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Hello and a happy Monday to everybody.  I trust your weekend was a good one.  I’m sure the kids are getting excited about now…..not a lot of school left! Stampin’ Up! retired this set last year and I am so glad that I had the opportunity to purchase it before it was gone.  It’s among one of my favorites and the only way I’ll part with it is to wear it out.          I stamped this image twice but

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It Totally Got By Me – I knew it was coming and was waiting for it – It just did not dawn on me that yesterday was June 1st the release of the upcoming stamps and accessories that are going to be retired.  In case any of you did not catch it please visit “Pretty Provisions” by clicking HERE.  Sandie was on top of her game and has ALL the information and complete lists.  Thank You Sandie! I’ve

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Happy Wednesday to everyone!  The week seems like it just got started and here we are at hump day. Nice having those Mondays off, huh? Our oldest son and his wife was home over the weekend.  They are expecting their first child, I just had to make a little something for the Mommy To Be.             I used Baja Breeze only because it went so well with the Barely Banana and Certainly Celery,

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Those are the requirements for entering the following challenges: The Paper Players – Anything Goes Just Add Ink – Fussy Cutting Whoopsi Daisy Challenge – Lace and Ribbon Here’s the result …      Looking a little closer …      And inside look …                With the sunflower taking center stage I decided to use my copics for the coloring while crystal effects and a white gel pen was used

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At the Pals Paper Arts this week they challenge you to make your card with the use of brads…I got a little bubbly. I know this fish was popular last summer but for me it’s one of those things that will never die.  I will probably use it every summer for one reason or another and just update it with new SU! products.  For instance:         Using the Glimmer Brads which had that beautiful ocean

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