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Ken Oliver Crafts: Stenciled Bursts!

5 Feb

If you're looking for my post for The Ton please scroll down or click here! So I don't know about you but I obsessively watched all the videos that people posted from CHA last month (someday I'll get to go!) and drooled over new products and techniques!  One video that caught my attention was ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team, ken oliver crafts creative team
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altenew, colorburst powder, hello, hero arts, ken oliver crafts

Lawnscaping Challenge #123: Sending Love

1 Feb

Challenge #123, sponsored by Ellen Hutson, is to create a project using love sentiments or hearts (perfect for Valentine's Day!)!  One lucky winner will win a $25 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson! I was looking through my stamps and realized that I hadn't used the adorable Let's Roll stamp ... View Post

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

Online Card Classes: Watercolors for CardMakers – Intermediate Techniques Days 2 and 3

28 Jan

I am having SO. MUCH. FUN. in this Online Card Class...seriously, I cannot recommend it highly enough!  While I'm certainly not mastering all of the techniques that are being taught I'm getting wonderful ideas that will definitely be used for future cards and lots of helpful tips for improving my ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, online card classes
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altenew, hero arts, memory box, shaker, simon says stamp, winsor and newton watercolors, wplus9

Online Card Classes: Watercolors for CardMakers – Intermediate Techniques Day 1

25 Jan

OH. MY. STARS....the new Online Card Class is fantastic!!  Hands-down this is my new favorite class in the Online Card Classes series!  It is taught by the amazing Dawn Woleslagle of WPlus9 and I cannot recommend it enough!  I don't want to give too much away but here are my creations for the first ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, online card classes
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altenew, gold gouache, memory box, mft stamps, winsor and newton watercolors

Christmas Card Challenges #8: Color Challenge

24 Jan

Good afternoon!  We're on day 3 of a huge snowstorm and for the first time this entire overly-warm winter it felt like I should be creating Christmas cards!  I was definitely in a holiday mood yesterday!  Anyway, we have a fun color challenge at Christmas Card Challenges this week and here's what ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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distress ink, hero arts, kuretake gansai tambi, technique tuesday

A Blog Named Hero: You’re My Very Favorite

23 Jan

Good evening!  I'm over at A Blog Named Hero today sharing a fun ombre card using lots of my favorite Hero Arts products!  I hope you'll stop by and check it out!  Here's a sneak peek: Have a great weekend and thanks so much for visiting! ... View Post

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ABNH, card-making, crafting, design team
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hero arts, ombre

Lawnscaping Challenge #122: Watercoloring

18 Jan

Good morning!  It's time for a new Lawnscaping Challenge and we're challenging you to use watercoloring in your project!  You can use traditional watercolor paints, distress ink, zig markers, or simply smoosh ink onto an acrylic block and use a waterbrush! Our fabulous friends at Lawn Fawn ... View Post

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

Christmas Card Challenges #7: Photo Challenge

17 Jan

Don't forget to leave comments on the Anniversary Release Week posts for The Ton Stamps to enter one of 9 giveaways!!  Previous posts can be found by scrolling down! Good afternoon!!  I'm back with a fun photo challenge for Christmas Card Challenges! I loved all of the various shades ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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hero arts, mama elephant, wow embossing powder

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