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Ken Oliver Crafts Creative Team: Hello Friend

30 Dec

Good morning and Happy New Year's Eve eve! ;)  Today I'm sharing a card featuring stand-alone dies with Colorburst powders and Stick-It adhesive! I started by spraying a large piece of watercolor paper with water.  While it was still wet I sprinkled Merlot, Alizarin Crimson, and Pthalo Green ... View Post

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ellen hutson, papertrey ink

Ellen Hutson Mix It Up Challenge

17 Nov

This is my second post for today!  If you're looking for my Fawny Holiday Week post please click here! Don't forget to comment on the Hero Arts+A Blog Named Hero Holiday Blog Hop for a chance to win one of three November 2015 My Monthly Hero Kits!  Click here for the post! It's been awhile ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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ellen hutson, mama elephant

Shaker Week: Day 3 (and a giveaway to celebrate!!)

15 Jul

Good morning!  I'm having a fabulous time devoting my week to shaker cards and I hope you're enjoying them, too!  And to help one lucky person celebrate with me, I'll be giving away a $10 gift certificate to The Ton to let someone pick out some of the stunning gems and beads from our new gilding ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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ellen hutson, paper smooches, shaker

Christmas Card Challenges #30: Anything Goes

28 Jun

Good afternoon and welcome to another Anything Goes Challenge at Christmas Card Challenges!  There are no rules this week except to create a holiday card!  So break out those stamps and get crafty!  Here's my card: I love the Mondo Magnolia stamp set and matching dies from Ellen Hutson and wanted ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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ellen hutson, papertrey ink, simon says stamp

Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop (day 7) and a GIVEAWAY!

5 Mar
Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop www.allthesparkle.com

We're in the home stretch now! :)  Many thanks to everyone who has been commenting this week!  I read all of them and greatly appreciate your kind words!  I mentioned a giveaway yesterday of a $10 Starbucks card to help get through the Wednesday slump and the winner is Sylvia! "I think this card, ... View Post

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bloghop, card-making, crafting
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coffee lovers blog hop, create a smile stamps, ellen hutson, simon says stamp, washi

…that’s better…

14 Feb
Valentine's Day shaker card www.allthesparkle.com

Whew...okay, here's a better Valentine's Day card for my husband!  Still had to add a little pink in there for the holiday but it's considerably more masculine than my first try! I used the fun Love 'N Breakfast set from Lawn Fawn to stamp the sentiment and shakers in Versafine Onyx Black and ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, holiday, love
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avery elle, ellen hutson, lawn fawn, pretty pink posh, simon says stamp

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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