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Shaker Saturday #12

16 May

Hi and welcome to another Shaker Saturday!  I'll admit that this week's card really gave me a hard time.  I knew what I wanted to do but the execution eluded me for quite awhile.  I did end up finding an adequate solution but I think I'm going to have to break down and figure out how to use my ... View Post

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mama elephant, simon says stamp

Shaker Saturday #10

2 May

Good morning and welcome to Shaker Saturday!  Today's card is another Apple Blossom commission and I used a previous Shaker Saturday card as inspiration for this one!  This was an especially nerve-wracking card to make because I knew it was being given to the Apple Blossom Queen who just happens to ... View Post

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papertrey ink, simon says stamp

Christmas Card Challenges #19: Travel

12 Apr

Good afternoon and welcome to this week's Christmas Card Challenge!  We are challenging you to create a card with a travel theme...think sleighs, cars, boats, trains...and here's my interpretation: I had a lot of fun with this card...I knew I wanted to create a scene with reindeer and I ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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distress ink, lawn fawn, simon says stamp, wplus9

A Blog Named Hero Challenge: Embossing

10 Apr

This week A Blog Named Hero is challenging you to create something using embossing!  You can use dry or heat-embossing...there are so many different ways you could interpret this challenge! Here's my card! I started off by stamping the large background Hero Arts stamp with versamark and ... View Post

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hero arts, kuretake gansai tambi, simon says stamp

Shaker Saturday #6

4 Apr
www.allthesparkle.com Shaker Saturday

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! Good morning!  I'm having way too much fun with these little stars from Butterfly Reflections Ink!  I mixed several fun stamp sets from My Favorite Things ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, shaker saturday
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mft stamps, simon says stamp

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 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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coffee lovers blog hop, create a smile stamps, ellen hutson, simon says stamp, washi

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

3 Mar
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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

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