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Archives for May 2015

Christmas Card Challenges #26: Anything Goes

31 May
www.allthesparkle.com Christmas Card Challenges Clearly Besotted Winter Blooms

Good afternoon!  Thanks for stopping by for another Anything Goes week at Christmas Card Challenges!  There are no rules this week except to create a holiday card so dust off those stamps and join the fun!  I decided to break out a stamp set I've owned for awhile but never used.  I wasn't quite sure ... View Post

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clearly besotted, distress ink, wink of stella

Create a Smile Guest Designer Call!

28 May

I missed the guest designer call for Create a Smile Stamps the last go around but I was determined not to miss it this time!  I discovered their stamps during A Blog Named Hero's collaboration with them earlier this year and I LOVE them! Anyway, this is my first entry into their guest designer ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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create a smile stamps

Butterfly Reflections Ink: Woof or Meow?

27 May

Good morning!  I'm over at Butterfly Reflections Ink today with four cards specifically created for dog and cat lovers!  I'd love to hear what you think so head on over and check them out! Here's a sneak of one of the cat cards! ... View Post

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butterfly reflections ink, card-making, crafting, design team
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avery elle, distress ink, mft stamps, shaker, studio calico

From Places Abroad – Tunisia (Altenew Challenge)

26 May
www.allthesparkle.com Altenew Painted Butterflies

Good morning!  I totally fell in love with the Altenew Challenge inspiration photo this month and was happy to find a little more time to play along!  This was the first card I posted earlier this month: And here are today's cards: As I mentioned in my post for A Blog Named Hero yesterday ... View Post

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altenew, embossing paste, hero arts, stencil

A Blog Named Hero: Sparkly Texture Paste

25 May

Good evening and Happy Monday!  I am over at A Blog Named Hero sharing a card collaborating Hero Arts and WPlus9 products!  Here's a sneak peek: Head on over and check it out! :) ... View Post

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ABNH, card-making, crafting, design team
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Christmas Card Challenges #25: Anything Goes

24 May
www.allthesparkle.com Christmas Card Challenges

Good afternoon and welcome to another Anything Goes week at Christmas Card Challenges! A few weeks ago my good friend Ruby shared this gorgeous card using sequins in a unique and unconventional way and I decided to borrow her idea for today's card! I started off by die-cutting a circle of gold ... View Post

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card-making, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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papertrey ink, rubbernecker stamps

Shaker Saturday #13

23 May

Good morning and welcome to another Shaker Saturday!  Today's card is a nontraditional shaker in that it doesn't use sequins or seed beads!  I know I know...it was hard to put the sequins down...but I did it! ;) I LOVE these cute pups from Mama Elephant's new release, Playful Pups!!  I couldn't ... View Post

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lawn fawn, mama elephant, shaker, simon says stamp

Have a Rockin’ Birthday!

20 May

Good morning!  I've got a masculine card up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog today!  Head over and let me know what you think! :) ... View Post

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