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Archives for 2014

Weekly Dinner Recap #7

4 Nov

We were out of town this week so I'm a bit behind... Sunday - Buttermilk Waffles So we're a little addicted to Alton Brown's waffle recipe...Steve likes his plain but I like to add chopped apple, cinnamon, toasted walnuts, and a little chopped sausage to the batter.  After it's cooked I pour a ... View Post

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cooking, recipes, weekly dinner recap

Online Card Classes: Holiday Card Workshop 2014, day 1 and 2

4 Nov

As usual, I'm having a fabulous time in the newest Online Card Class: Holiday Card Workshop 2014.  Over the summer I actually made about 30 Christmas cards but there's so many wonderful ideas in class that I'm making more!  I HIGHLY recommend checking them out!  Here are my day one cards: ... View Post

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lawn fawn, rubbernecker stamps, silhouette cameo

Happy Halloween!

31 Oct

Hope everyone has a safe and Happy Halloween!  We're looking forward to celebrating Halloween (and last year's Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.) with Heather and Richard this weekend!  But first I wanted to share our pets' costume for this year.  I couldn't resist buying these Yoda ears for ... View Post

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Memory Box Lighted Branch Card

30 Oct

Just a quick card share today...I created this card while experimenting with several new stamps, dies, and inks!  I wish I had added one more branch but it was a fun card to put together.  I added the clear wink of stella glitter pen and glossy accents to the lightbulbs; while it doesn't really show ... View Post

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memory box, rubbernecker stamps

Watercolor Birthday Cards with Mama Elephant

29 Oct

I've recently discovered the company, Mama Elephant, and I'm in love with their products.  Their pigment inks are gorgeous and the stamp sets are amazing!  I've been wanting to play around with this Make a Wish stamp set and I thought watercolors would be a perfect medium for the stamp.  I tried the ... View Post

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Kraft

28 Oct

This week's challenge was a fun one because I don't tend to choose kraft paper when thinking about a card base; however, I recently got ahold of the Mama Elephant pigment inks and I was super excited to try them out!  Previously my pigment inks were just the cheap Colorbox ones I found at Michael's ... View Post

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Jessica Lynn Original

28 Oct

I spent some time today making two very different Christmas cards using two different Jessica Lynn Original stamps!  The first card uses her digital poinsettia stamp.  I actually enlarged the image before printing (one of the joys of digital stamps) and then placed a sheet of vellum over the printed ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team
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distress ink, jessica lynn original, simon says stamp

Fox-y cards, take two!

27 Oct

I'm still in love with the Avery Elle More Stories stamp set.  The fox is so adorable (and very versatile)!  After taking the Online Card Class for Copic Markers I'm feeling a little more comfortable with my coloring abilities so I colored both foxes with copics and then fussy cut them for each ... View Post

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