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Archives for April 2016

Twinkling Stars LED Card with Chibitronics

28 Apr

Good morning!  Today I'm sharing a video tutorial showing how to use Chibitronics LED stickers and effects stickers to create a twinkling starry night sky! (Watch in HD) Before I forget...there's one step that I left out of my video (that, to be honest, I kinda wish I hadn't done).  After I ... View Post

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card-making, chibitronics, crafting, design team, video tutorial
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chibitronics, distress ink, lawn fawn, wplus9

Christmas Card Challenges #21: Anything Goes

24 Apr

Good afternoon!  It’s an Anything Goes week at Christmas Card Challenges and I'm excited to share my shaker card with you today!  I recently picked up a few sets from Ellen Hutson and I love this Christmas Scribbles set! I've been playing with my distress inks a lot recently so I started by ... View Post

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card-making, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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christmas, distress ink, ellen hutson, essentials by ellen, shaker

A Blog Named Hero: You Are Absolutely Awesome!

23 Apr

No seriously, you are!! ;) Anyway, I'm over at A Blog Named Hero and I hope you'll head over and check it out!  I'm featuring a stamp that I've been hunting for almost a year!!  Here's a sneak peek: Have a wonderful day! ... View Post

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ABNH, card-making, crafting, design team
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distress ink, hero arts

Distress Ink Stamping with Penny Black Florals (+VIDEO)

20 Apr

Good morning!  I've got a set of cards to share today, a video, and a quick opinion poll! ;) I am really loving my new Penny Black floral stamps!  I used another one a few weeks ago with zig markers and decided to try them out with distress inks today! (Watch in HD) I inked the ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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penny black, video tutorial

MFT Challenge Cards (AKA conquering my fear of sketch challenges)

18 Apr

Good morning!  After my struggle to create a card based on a sketch for the most recent Lawnscaping Challenge I decided it was time to face my fear head-on!  I had some free time to get crafty so I searched around for a sketch challenge and chose the MFT Sketch Challenge.  Many of my crafty friends ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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lawn fawn, shaker

Lawnscaping Challenge #128: Sketch Challenge

18 Apr

This is my second post for today!  For my final guest-designer post for So Suzy Stamps please scroll down or click here! Good morning!  It’s time for a new Lawnscaping Challenge and we’re challenging you to use our sketch for your inspiration!  You can use it as is, flip it sideways, change ... View Post

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

Guest-Designing for So Suzy Stamps

18 Apr
So Suzy Stamps Guest Designer - Jessica Frost-Ballas www.allthesparkle.com

Good morning!  I'm back with my final guest designer post for So Suzy Stamps!  You can find my first two posts here and here!  For my last card I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone.  No-line watercoloring is a technique that always intrigues me...However I struggle with it because I am a ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, guest-designer
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daniel smith, no line watercoloring, so suzy stamps

Christmas Card Challenges #20: Color Inspiration

17 Apr

This is my second post for today!  For my Butterfly Reflections Ink post please scroll down or click here! Good afternoon!  We have a fun color palette to inspire you this week! And here's what I created: I decided to use the inspiration palette to create a wintery scene.  I ... View Post

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card-making, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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christmas, embossing paste, impression obsession, lawn fawn, memory box, penny black, stencil, texture paste

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