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Happy Sunshine Card

July 7, 2010
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Hi there! Today I’d like to share a cheerful, fun, summer-sunshine card I recently made for my brother, to celebrate a promotion he got at his new job! Yay! The background patterened paper is from Basic Grey’s Marrakech line and is called Mar-1566 Mandarin Slice. I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four to cut and emboss [...]

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Thinking of You Butterflies

May 28, 2010
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Hello! Today I’d like to share a pretty card with butterflies! To make this card, I started with a piece of Fadeless Art Board, which is like posterboard. It has a coated surface on one side, like a manilla shipping tag or like glossy cardstock, that accepts dye inks well. Distress Inks are a type [...]

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Best Wishes Card

February 15, 2010

Hi there! Today I’d like to share a card with a watercolory background made using Distress Inks. Best Wishes Card: (Click the image to view it larger.) To make the focal piece, I started by spreading Worn Lipstick (pink), Spiced Marmalade (orange), and Broken China (blue) Distress Inks onto a non-stick craft sheet. Then I [...]

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Fab Five: Butterfly Thinking of You Card

February 4, 2010

Hello! Today I’d like to share a fun card I recently made featuring a butterfly and Hero Arts’ new Dandelion Frame cling stamp. It was selected as one of the Fab Five for the second part of January on the Hero Arts blog today. This is my favorite stamp from their 2010 catalog. Butterfly Thinking [...]

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February’s Challenge: Butterflies and Spring!

February 1, 2010

Hi there! Today I’m announcing my challenge for February! We’ve had lots of wintry weather here this past weekend and I’m ready to start thinking about Springtime! So … February’s Theme is Butterflies and Spring! (Click on any image to view it larger.) February’s challenge rules: Create a new project (card, scrapbook page, ATC, felting, [...]

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Hoarder’s Challenge Winner

January 22, 2010

Hi there! Today I’d like to announce the winner of my Hoarder’s Challenge. The winner of the Hoarder’s Challenge is going to receive a handmade ATC from me. And, I will be donating $25 in the winner’s name (or the name of their choice, like a daughter or father) to the charity of their choice [...]

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