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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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card-making, crafting
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distress ink, hero arts, neat and tangled, wplus9

Trying Something New: Technique Toolbox!

19 Feb
stampnation technique toolbox www.allthesparkle.com

I recently became a member of StampNation and decided to sign up for the most recent class, Technique Toolbox: Dye Inks.  I am SO glad I did!  I was familiar with some of the techniques but there were definitely some new ones and some fun twists to familiar ones!  I'll share more tomorrow but I was ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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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

Cracked Pistachio distress ink!

13 Feb
cracked pistachio distress ink www.allthesparkle.com

Yay!!  I finally had time to break out the newest distress ink, Cracked Pistachio, and I LOVE it!  Tim Holtz is releasing a surprise new color each month...I'm sure I'll be collecting them all!  Normally, I love mixing distress inks but today I decided to just focus on the one color! While I do ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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distress ink, hero arts, pretty pink posh, wplus9

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

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 #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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mama elephant, wplus9

A new design team and a colorful holiday card!

16 Nov

Recently I decided to apply to a call for design team members for a weekly Christmas Card challenge blog and over the weekend I received the news that I've been invited to join the team!   So, as my official 'hello' to the blog,  I thought I'd participate in this week's Color Challenge!  Plus it ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting, design team
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