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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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card-making, crafting
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distress ink, hero arts, mama elephant

Runway-Inspired Challenge #78: DKNY

18 Feb
Runway-Inspired Challenge #78 www.allthesparkle.com

I love the inspiration photo for this week's Runway-Inspired Challenge so I decided to play along! It's so bright and cheerful...and as we're preparing for a few more days in the single digits I really wanted to create something that reminded me of summer! Here's my card: I decided to ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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altenew, hero arts, mama elephant, runway-inspired challenge, simon says stamp, wplus9

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

14 Feb
valentine's shaker card www.allthesparkle.com

Well our Valentine's Day is going to be a little different this year...tonight I'll be playing harp for the McLean Orchestra's "Spark of Love" concert!  We're performing Liszt's "Les Preludes," Korngold's "Concerto for Violin," Dvorak's "The Wood Dove," and Berlioz's "Beatrice and Benedict ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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lawn fawn, mama elephant, neat and tangled, pretty pink posh, simon says stamp

Catching up on OCC: Clean and Simple 4

29 Jan
Online Card Class Clean and Simple 4 Faux ceramic tile www.allthesparkle.com

So I apologize for disappearing...I've been fighting a nasty case of strep throat.  Last year when I had strep I ended up having an allergic reaction to amoxicillin so this year they gave me a z-pack instead.  Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be nearly as effective as the amoxicillin ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, online card classes
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clearly besotted, mama elephant

Christmas Card Challenges #8: Anything Goes

25 Jan
Christmas Card Challenges #8 Curtain Call Challenge www.allthesparkle.com

This is my first of two posts today...if you're looking for my post for A Blog Named Hero, please click here! This week the Christmas Card Challenge is Anything Goes!  My card was created with the intent of also sharing it on the most recent Curtain Call challenge.  I loved the color palette ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, christmas card challenges, crafting
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mama elephant, simon says stamp, wplus9

Christmas Card Challenges #7: Santa Hats and our new Facebook group!

18 Jan
Penny Black Winter Wonderland www.allthesparkle.com

Hi again, I'm back with the newest Christmas Card Challenge!  I also wanted to share our new Facebook page for Christmas Card Challenges.  I hope you'll come visit us over there!  We'll be sharing the winning cards as well as highlighting a few noteworthy cards each week!  And many congratulations ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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lawn fawn, mama elephant, momenta, penny black, simon says stamp

PTI Make it Monday #196 and Virginia’s View Challenge #11

7 Jan

This week the Papertrey Ink: Make it Monday Challenge is to use a corner of the card instead of the middle as a focal point and January's Virginia's View Challenge is a Clean Slate.  Virginia gives several examples of what constitutes a clean slate card and I chose to create a card with a lot of ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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mama elephant, papertrey ink

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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card-making, challenge, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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