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Masculine Birthday Card

3 Apr

It's not too late to enter to win some of the prizes in the Light It Up Blue for Autism Awareness Blog Hop!  Click here for more information! I have been dying to try the galaxy technique that Kristina Werner demonstrated last year and I finally got the opportunity when I needed to make a ... View Post

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distress ink, neat and tangled

5 for 5 Easter: Day 3 and a giveaway!

18 Mar

Welcome back to the 5 for 5 Easter Blog Hop!  Each day our five designers will post an Easter project based on that day’s theme.  Today’s theme is one of my favorites, watercolor!  Some of us are offering prizes (including me!), so make sure to hop to each designer and leave comments! Here are ... View Post

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bloghop, card-making, crafting
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distress ink, easter, papertrey ink

5 for 5 Easter: Day 2 and a giveaway!

17 Mar
5 for 5 Easter Blog Hop

Welcome back to the 5 for 5 Easter Blog Hop!  Each day our five designers will post an Easter project based on that day’s theme.  Today’s theme is pink and lavender!  Some of us are offering prizes (including me!), so make sure to hop to each designer and leave comments! Here are the links for ... View Post

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bloghop, card-making, crafting
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distress ink, lawn fawn, simon says stamp

Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop (day 5) and a GIVEAWAY!

3 Mar
spring coffee lovers blog hop www.allthesparkle.com

Today I was browsing through the collection and saw this gorgeous card by Lydia Evans and knew that I wanted to CASE it!  I loved the idea of using a coffee mug as a vase for cheery spring flowers and it perfectly fits the theme of the hop!  So here's my interpretation! :) I love the new ... View Post

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coffee lovers blog hop, distress ink, lawn fawn, mama elephant, mft stamps, simon says stamp

Abandoned Coral distress ink!

3 Mar
abandoned coral distress ink www.allthesparkle.com

Last month I made a card focusing on the Cracked Pistachio distress ink and when the newest color, Abandoned Coral, arrived last week I decided it would be fun to make the same card just in a different color.  I anticipate getting all of the new releases each month and I think this would make a ... View Post

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distress ink, hero arts, wplus9

Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop (day 4) and a GIVEAWAY!

2 Mar
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Okay, now I'm determined...I will get a card done each day for the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! ;) Today I decided to go more for the spring side of the theme with some pretty pastel watercoloring!  I used a great new background stamp from Hero Arts and heat-embossed it with clear powder. ... View Post

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coffee lovers blog hop, distress ink, hero arts

Mini Watercolored Cards

26 Feb
Mama Elephant Freestyle Florals www.allthesparkle.com

During Mama Elephant's most recent release week I saw this gorgeous Freestyle Floral stamp set and had to have it!  I didn't have a lot of time to craft this morning but I wanted to do a little watercoloring so I put together these little cards!  I like to keep a few cards in the back of my planner ... View Post

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distress ink, hero arts, mama elephant

A few more cards from Technique Toolbox

23 Feb
Neat and Tangled www.allthesparkle.com

Thanks to the snowstorm on Saturday I had, yet another, snow day on Sunday and was able to go over a few more videos from Technique Toolbox: Dye Ink!  I highly recommend the class...there are great cards and tutorials!  I learned a ton of new tricks and tips even with the techniques I already ... View Post

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