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Archives for January 2017

All is Calm, All is Bright

31 Jan
All is Calm All is Bright by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

Good morning!  I spent the weekend organizing and sorting my stamps and set aside a few sets that I've owned for awhile but never got around to using!  My goal is to use all of the stamp sets in that pile at least once this year!  So the set at the top of the stack was Neat and Tangled ... View Post

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kuretake gansai tambi, neat and tangled

Hero Arts: Mini Mailer Fancy Die

31 Jan

Good morning!  I'm over at Hero Arts showing you how to customize gift card holders to match a gift card! ;) I hope you'll head over and check it out! ... View Post

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Another Year Older and Another Year Wiser

29 Jan
Fuchsia Birthday card by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

Don’t forget to check out my new series Crafty Christmas Collaboration and comment or link up for a chance to win one of two giveaways! 🙂 Good morning!  Jess here with a card using some new products from the 2017 Hero Arts Catalog!  All of the products will be available to purchase at the Hero ... View Post

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Lil’ Inker Designs: Flashback Friday!

27 Jan

Good morning!  It's time for another Flashback Friday over at Lil' Inker Designs and today I'm sharing some of my favorite floral dies: Spring Flowers and Perky Posies; and a stamp set, Sending You Sentiments!  As you'll see my cards use very little stamping or none at all!  To celebrate Flashback ... View Post

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Peace on Earth

26 Jan
Peace on Earth by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

Don't forget to check out my new series Crafty Christmas Collaboration and comment or link up for a chance to win one of two giveaways! :) Good afternoon!  I'm determined to keep building my Christmas card stash all year long and I've been wanting to play with this pretty Hero Arts background ... View Post

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Crafty Christmas Collaboration #1: Emily Midgett (+GIVEAWAYS!)

25 Jan
Crafty Christmas Collaboration with Jessica Frost-Ballas

Good morning!  I'm excited to announce a new holiday card series on my blog!  Last December, for the first time ever, I sent out every single Christmas card I had in my stash and actually had to make a few last-minute cards.  Seriously not a fan of the last-minute Christmas card hustle.  So this ... View Post

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christmas card, crafty christmas collaboration, distress ink, ink blending, papertrey ink, winnie and walter

Watercolored Hello

24 Jan

Good morning!  As soon as I saw this gorgeous Botanic Hello set from Mama Elephant I couldn't wait to get my hands on it!  And it was just as much fun to watercolor as I had hoped! I started by stamping the image with versamark and heat-embossing it with gold tinsel embossing powder.  Next I ... View Post

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Where Creativity Meets C9: Pineapple Welcome

24 Jan

Good morning!  I'm over at Where Creativity Meets C9 with a CAS card using the fun Pop Art Pineapple set from Concord & 9th.  I received the set for Christmas and I've been looking forward to using it!  I hope you'll stop by and check it out.  Here's a sneak peek:   ... View Post

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