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Weekly Dinner Recap #2

29 Sep

A little behind (and totally out of order), but here's my dinner recap from last week.  Again due to illness, we changed things around a little but here was the original plan... Saturday - Chicken Stir Fry This was a pretty basic and straightforward stir fry.  In our attempts to clear out the ... View Post

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cooking, recipes, weekly dinner recap

Papertrey Ink Make it Monday Challenge #181

28 Sep

Whew...this has been quite the unexpected week.  I'm a little behind but I did get some card-making done this weekend.  My main project was creating baby shower invitations for my best friend's upcoming shower but I also had time to sneak in a few cards for the Papertrey Ink Make it Monday ... View Post

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avery elle, distress ink, papertrey ink, pretty pink posh, ranger

Come on in!

21 Sep

It's been awhile but here's the next step on our house tour!  When we decided to build a split-foyer, despite them being very common around this area, I received a ton of negative feedback from various house forums.  But among the naysayers there were a few who were very encouraging and provided ... View Post

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home, new house
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Weekly Dinner Recap #1

21 Sep

Over the last few years I've realized that there are several recipes that Steve and I love to make but we forget about them for months or even years at a time.  So I figured, if I'm trying to get better about blogging in general it'll be an easy blog post to recap our weekly dinners and an even ... View Post

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More cards for the PTI Make it Monday Challenge #180

17 Sep

So I thought I was finished with that challenge...but I was clearing out some stuff in my craft room today and found my huge stash of paint swatches from our house-building time and thought they would look neat woven together. They're pretty similar so I won't spend too much time describing them ... View Post

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papertrey ink, pretty pink posh

Papertrey Ink Make it Monday Challenge #180

16 Sep

To continue my goal of participating in more challenges I put together this card for Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday Challenge.  The challenge required the use of a Papertrey Ink product and paper weaving! I started off by stamping the lines from the Ombre Builders set onto three different pieces ... View Post

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Papertrey Ink Make it Monday Challenge #179

14 Sep

Well, I'm cutting it a little close on the deadline but I've decided to start trying out some of the various stamp company challenges and here's my entry for Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday Challenge! This week's challenge was using die cuts to aid in an embossed resist technique!  I used the ... View Post

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A new look!

14 Sep

Please bear with me as I work through a new blog layout...hopefully it will all be up and running by Sunday evening! ... View Post

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