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Archives for September 2015

Giveaway winners!

30 Sep

Good morning!  No cards to share today but I did want to stop in to announce the winners for my Add a Little Sparkle" series giveaway!  I originally intended to pick one winner but I was so touched by the sweet comments that I decided to add a second winner!  I also wanted to say that I really ... View Post

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crafting

Christmas Card Challenges #43: Anything Goes

27 Sep

Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by for another Anything Goes week at Christmas Card Challenges!  It's been awhile since I've made a shaker card so I thought I'd break out the beads and sequins this week! To create my card I die-cut the Memory Box Retro Ornaments from a piece of white ... View Post

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12 Comments
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card-making, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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lawn fawn, memory box, papertrey ink

A Blog Named Hero: Sometimes the smallest things…

25 Sep

This is my second post for today!  If you're looking for the Lawnscaping FIT Blog Hop please scroll down or click here!  Also, my series on adding sparkle to cards can be found here: Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and there's a giveaway, so make sure to check it out! Good evening!  Today I'm sharing a card over ... View Post

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7 Comments
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ABNH, card-making, crafting, design team
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hero arts

Lawnscaping FIT September Hop

25 Sep

Good morning!  My series on adding sparkle to cards can be found here: Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and there's a sparkly giveaway, so make sure to check it out! Today is the last Friday of the month so it's time for the Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Team Blog Hop, sponsored by The Ink Road!  This is my ... View Post

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bloghop, card-making, crafting, design team, lawnscaping fit
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lawn fawn, lawnscaping

Add a little sparkle…(part 4) with a sparkly giveaway!

24 Sep

Good morning!  Whew, this is my final post in my sparkle series!  You can find the first three posts here, here, and here!  Today I'm using two more conventional methods of adding sparkle to cards and one old but not so well-known technique using an everyday household item! For my first card I ... View Post

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18 Comments
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card-making, crafting
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altenew, glitter ritz, hero arts, simon says stamp

Add a little sparkle…(part 3) with a sparkly giveaway!

23 Sep

Good morning!  If you missed the first two parts of this series you can find them here and here!  I originally thought that I could wrap up this series with a third post but I think I might need to share one or two cards tomorrow.  This ended up being a little longer than I expected... ;) I ... View Post

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26 Comments
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card-making, crafting
Tags:
kuretake gansai tambi, mama elephant, memory box

Just a quick share…

22 Sep

Good morning!  There are lots of fun things coming later this week but I did have a quick card to share today!  I own all of the WPlus9 Fresh Cut series but haven't had much time to play with them.  I was trying to decide what to use so I asked Ruby for a company suggestion and she said WPlus9. ... View Post

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card-making, crafting

Lawnscaping Challenge #114 – One Layer Card

21 Sep

Good morning!  This is my second post for today!  If you're looking for my post for The Ton Stamps please scroll down or click here! Today is the third Monday of the month which means it's time for another Lawnscaping Challenge!  Challenge #114, sponsored by Lawn Fawn, is One Layer!  Keep it ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting, design team, lawnscaping fit
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cas, lawn fawn

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