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Recognized: Penny Black Challenge Winner

August 17, 2011
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Penny Black Challenge Winners at Two Peas – my ATC is the top left Hi there! Just wanted to share some good news! Back on August 2nd, Two Peas in a Bucket selected my Dreams Come True ATC (56th) as one of the five winners in the Penny Black Challenge, sponsored by Penny Black Inc. [...]

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Crayon Resist Birthday Card

June 10, 2011
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Hello! Today I’d like to share a birthday card that I made, using the crayon resist method. Made this card for a friend who just moved back to the beach. Wanted it to be cheerful and have the colors of the water. Stamped Hero Arts S5032 DesignBlock Stencil using a Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop in [...]

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Copper Trees Embossed Resist

May 16, 2011
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Hello! Today I’d like to share a card that I made using an embossed resist, that is suitable for either a masculine or feminine recipient. To make the focal piece with the trees, I started with a dark, chocolate brown cardstock. I stamped the Rubber Soul Tree Tile using VersaMark watermark ink and then heat [...]

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Patent Leather Technique

May 9, 2011
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Hi there! Today I’d like to share a tutorial on the black patent leather technique for embossing. I was inspired to make this card by my friend Daria’s Winterfest challenge. She referred us to this video by Judi Watanabe, to see the patent leather technique. It is the second project in the video. I have [...]

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Wishing You Love & Laughter

April 29, 2011
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Hi there! Today I’d like to share a card that I made, that is suitable for a birthday, anniversary, or other occasions where you want to shower the recipient with happy thoughts. The angel stamp that I used for this card is one of my all-time favorites. I love the little stars and hearts on [...]

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Thinking of You Embossed Resist Card

April 25, 2011
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Hello! Today I’d like to share how to make a pretty Thinking of You card using an embossed resist technique. I was inspired to make this card by my friend Daria’s Winterfest challenge. She suggested using black cardstock, but at the time I was temporarily out. So, I used a dark brown-black instead for the [...]

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Butterfly Birthday Card

April 22, 2011
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Hi there! Today I’d like to share a birthday card that I made for a friend. For the background, I stamped a few butterflies from Hero Arts CL383 Antique Engravings using VersaFine Vintage Sepia pigment ink. Once the ink was dry, I distressed the edges with a Tim Holtz/Tonic paper distresser and inked the edges [...]

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Welcome Spring!

April 1, 2011
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(Click here to view it larger.) Hi there! Since it is now officially Spring, I thought I would share a pretty, cheerful card that I made recently. I was inspired to make this card after seeing a card made by my friend Lin (quilterlin). I just love how she used the Simple Frame and Cloud [...]

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Big Huge Hugs Cards

December 29, 2010
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Hi there! I decided to make some cheerful cards with a slight winter theme. The background is made from plain white cardstock. First, I stamped Impression Obsession Cover-a-Card CC041 Distressed Lines using VersaMark ink. Then I heat embossed it with Ranger Polysparkle embossing powder. This is like clear embossing powder with glitter added to it. [...]

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You’re So Special Card

December 27, 2010
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Hi there! The background of this card is made from watercolor paper. To make it, I applied several colors of Distress Ink (Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, and Peeled Paint) directly to my non-stick craft sheet. Then I dipped my Hero Arts S5317 Starburst Lace stamp into the Distress Inks on the craft sheet, so that [...]

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