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3 quick steps to rainbow alcohol ink tags

September 6, 2010
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(Click here to view the image larger.) Hi there! Today I’d like to share how I made this pair of rainbow colored alcohol ink tags. I used one of the techniques that Jennifer showed in her videos about using alcohol inks. How I made my tags To start, I got out my non-stick craft sheet [...]

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Acetate Butterflies Mother’s Day Card

May 14, 2010
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(Click here to view the image larger.) Hi there! By now, mothers have received their cards and gifts, so I can share the Mother’s Day cards with you. To make this card, I started with an acetate card base. I stamped Hero Arts CG153 Dandelion Frame onto the acetate using Staz-on Opaque Cotton White permanent [...]

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Myrtle Beach Traditional Scrapbook Layout

March 17, 2010
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(Click to see a larger version.) A friend of mine, Suzanne (Fruitysuet), recently sponsored a challenge at Two Peas in a Bucket during Winterfest 2010 to use stamps in a scrapbooking layout. Her challenge inspired me to finally finish a traditional two-page scrapbooking layout that I’ve had in progress for FOREVER. The layout features photographs [...]

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Sketchbook Project & Challege on Monday

January 29, 2010

Hello! Today I’d like to share a still photo of the outside cover of my Sketchbook Project journal. My Sketchbook Project Journal cover: (Click the image to view it larger.) I wanted to show it to you, because I love the shaker feature on it. I used a plastic shaker stick-on square from Impression Obsession [...]

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Butterfly Friendship Card

January 27, 2010

Hello! Today I’d like to share a card I made for a dear friend of mine. Butterfly Friendship Card: (Click the image to view it larger.) I tried to use vintage colors like jade and pink to honor my friend who likes the vintage look. The colors are a bit brighter here in this photo [...]

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Sparkle Butterfly Thank You

January 18, 2010

Hi there! Today I’d like to share a recent Thank You card that I made. All year long, I try to make a few extra thank you cards and set them aside for the holiday season, but I still don’t ever seem to have enough! Sparkle Butterfly Thank You: (Click any image to view it [...]

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Inspired by Friends

January 8, 2010

Hi there! Today I’d like to share a card I just made that was inspired by two of my friends. It is also my sample card for the Hoarder’s Challenge I am sponsoring through January 20th. First, I was inspired by Susan “Sue” McRae, who posted a lovely card for the Hero Arts Giving Card [...]

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Wrap Around Acetate Thank You Card

July 25, 2008

This week’s challenge on the Hero Arts Blog is to make a “wrap around” card, where the design and sentiment are carried through from the front, to the inside, to the back. I used this challenge as inspiration for a Thank You card on a see-through, acetate base. Let me start off by saying that [...]

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