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A new (to me) technique: paper-piecing…

6 Jan

I was intrigued by this month's AEIHeartUChallenge: Paper Piecing.  It's not something I'd ever tried but it looked interesting.  By far, my favorite Avery Elle stamp sets are Storybook and More Stories and I knew I wanted to use them in some way.  I decided to try and give some of the animals the ... View Post

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New adventures in crafting!

5 Jan
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Today's the day!!  It's been hard keeping this a secret but I'm super excited *insert Snoopy-like happy dance* to announce that I've joined the design team for A Blog Named Hero and the contributor's team for Craft Storage Ideas!  I look forward to sharing cards and crafts using the awesome products ... View Post

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Christmas Card Challenges #5 – Winter Wool

4 Jan

We have a fun color challenge for you this week at Christmas Card Challenges!   It's definitely a non-traditional holiday color scheme but one that lends itself nicely to warm and elegant cards! Aren't those sheep cute?!  Anyway, here's my card!  My camera went a little wonky so the colors appear ... View Post

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Christmas Card Challenges #4: Anything Goes

28 Dec

Well I'm back after a technical hiatus...I didn't get to post my card last week but I really enjoyed seeing all of your cards!  This week the Christmas Card Challenge was "Anything Goes" and I'm sharing the Christmas card I created for our local veterinarian.  We (and our pets) love the staff at ... View Post

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Christmas 2014 Recap!

28 Dec

Well, Christmas is technically over (although we do have a few more family and friends Christmas celebrations in the works this week) but I thought I'd share a little of our holiday home.  Better late than never, right? Anyway, this is our first year decorating in the new house.  Last year we ... View Post

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Christmas Card Challenges #2: CAS

14 Dec

I had a lot of fun with this week's Christmas Card Challenge.  CAS cards don't always come easily to me but this one just worked.  I tend to want to add more and more to a card...which sometimes works but sometimes (REALLY) doesn't.  Anyway, I love this card.  It was super easy to put together and ... View Post

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Christmas Card Challenges #1: Color Challenge

7 Dec

I'm excited to share my first card as a member of the Christmas Card Challenges design team!  We're starting a new year and here's the inspiration photo for the first challenge: For my card I used the new stamp set from Ellen Hutson, Bokeh Dots.  I love the versatility of this set!  I stamped the ... View Post

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Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge #6

22 Nov
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I decided to take a break from Christmas cards and restock some of my general cards. This is an easy card to mass-produce with endless color combination possibilities.  I used the Simon Says Stamp Butterfly Drift die cut with double-sided sticky paper and  Glitter Ritz glitters.  The sentiment is ... View Post

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