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Wishing You Both the Best!

11 May

Good morning!  I finally had a little free time to do some 'just for fun' crafting and I was able to play with this pretty Sketch Ranunculus stamp set from Simon Says Stamp that was designed by Yoonsun Hur!  I am a huge fan of Yoonsun's work and was excited to get my hands on this set after seeing ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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distress ink, simon says stamp

Christmas Card Challenges #23: Color Inspiration

8 May

Good afternoon!  We have a fun color palette to inspire you this week! And here’s what I created: I really loved the mix of greens and grays in the inspiration palette and thought the Holiday Pine Branches stamp set from Hero Arts would be perfect for my card!  I started by stamping the ... View Post

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card-making, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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christmas, hero arts

Have a Beautiful Day!

7 May

Good morning!  I'm here with a quick card to share featuring one of my all-time favorite floral stamps, Mondo Hydrangea from Ellen Hutson!  I decided to share this card today because Ellen is having a 20% sale on all in-stock products for Mother's Day and this stamp is still in stock (as of the ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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distress ink, essentials by ellen

A Blog Named Hero: Sending You Prayers

6 May

Hello!  I'm over at A Blog Named Hero with a tone on tone look featuring our May collaboration partner, Gina K Designs, and Hero Arts!  I hope you'll head over and check it out!   ... View Post

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ABNH, card-making, crafting, design team
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gina k designs, hero arts, sympathy, tone on tone

May the 4th Be With You! (+VIDEO)

4 May

Good morning!!  I'm here with a Star-Wars themed galaxy card to celebrate May the 4th!  May the 4th is a play on words of the “May the Force be with you” greeting from Star Wars and is an unofficial holiday celebrating all things Star Wars. A crafty friend of mine, Marcie Sharp, suggested a ... View Post

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bloghop, card-making, crafting, video tutorial
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distress ink, galaxy, lawn fawn, neat and tangled, video tutorial

Lawnscaping Challenge #129: Calling All Critters

2 May

Challenge #129, sponsored by Ellen Hutson, is to add some critters to your creations!  One lucky winner will win a $25 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson! I created an interactive sliding birthday card using the adorable otters from Lawn Fawn's Year Five stamp set: You can watch the ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team, lawnscaping, video tutorial
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interactive, lawn fawn, mama elephant, video tutorial

Christmas Card Challenges #22: Photo Inspiration

1 May

Good afternoon!  We have a fun color palette to inspire you this week! And here’s what I created: It's subtle but I really liked the tone on tone pattern in the inspiration photo and decided to use that as the inspiration for my shaker tag!  I stamped the tree with versamark and then ... View Post

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card-making, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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christmas, hero arts, lawn fawn, mama elephant, microbeads

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

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