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A shaker shaker card?!?

16 Feb
Butterfly Shaker Card www.allthesparkle.com

Okay, I think I've finally hit my limit of shaker cards this month...my sequin supply is quite low and my craft room carpet is glitter-filled...but I think this was a good way to go out! I think this card was more difficult to photograph than it was to make!  I could not seem to get the glare off ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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clearly besotted, pretty pink posh, simon says stamp

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Donut Delight

15 Feb
Curtain Call Challenge guest designer www.allthesparkle.com

This is my second post today...if you're looking for Christmas Card Challenges please scroll down or click HERE! It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge and I'm super excited to be their guest designer for this challenge!! The LEAD of Donut Delight will be invited as a Guest ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting, photography
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curtain call challenge, lawn fawn, pretty pink posh, shaker, silhouette cameo, simon says stamp

…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

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

A Blog Named Hero Challenge – Small Scale

10 Feb
ABNH Challenge Small Scale www.allthesparkle.com

This week's challenge at A Blog Named Hero is Small Scale!  The idea is that you work in a small area.  You could stamp on an ATC-sized piece (2.5"x3.5") and add it to a larger card or make a tag or just confine your workspace to a corner of a card.  Be creative!  We look forward to seeing how you ... View Post

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ABNH, card-making, challenge, crafting, design team
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hero arts, simon says stamp

Christmas Card Challenges #10: White on White

8 Feb
Christmas Card Challenges www.allthesparkle.com

Hey!  I'm back with a new challenge from Christmas Card Challenges and I'm really looking forward to seeing what you come up with this week!  The challenge is White on White and as you'll see, the design team took that inspiration in all sorts of different directions! Here's what I created! I ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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lawn fawn, pretty pink posh, simon says stamp, wplus9

Virginia’s View Challenge #12

1 Feb
Virginia's View Challenge #12 www.allthesparkle.com Rainbow shaker card

I was really excited to see that Virginia's View Challenge for February is shaker cards!  I've been tossing around an idea for a shaker card in my head for the last few weeks and this finally gave me the incentive to figure it out!  This was definitely not a fast or easy card but I'm glad I spent ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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avery elle, distress ink, hero arts, simon says stamp

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

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