Sweet Stems and Raspberry Tart DSP

Since I had the Raspberry Tart DSP out I decided to keep using it for these next few cards. I am really loving the pink and green combos in this paper pack, and I’ve let it lead me on my card making adventures!
Up first, a card with no sentiment, sometimes I send “just because” [...]

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Classy & Fabulous Stamp

On the top of my list was the Classy and Fabulous set and the Friendly Words wheel from SU!’s new catalog. Yesterday I finally got them inked up!
First up features the main image of the Classy and Fabulous set and the Friendly Words wheel as the background. I stamped the main image w/versa mark and [...]

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A little something stamp set and Raspberry Tart DSP

Before the new Stampin Up! catalog came out I bought one of the new hostess sets, A little Something and designer series paper, Raspberry Tart. This new paper is beautiful! I already wrote about this card

From 2009 cards

in this post.
And here a thank you card using the new hostess set.

From 2009 cards

The card is 4×4 [...]

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Felt Flower Barrettes Tutorial

One of the plastic butterflies fell off of my little girl’s barrette so I thought I’d use my felt flowers and a button to fix it. This is probably not a new idea, but it was fun and my little girl thought I was a hero for fixing her barrette!

From 2009 cards

I layered the flowers [...]

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Color Inspiration #37

This week’s Color Inspiration from Kristina Werner was a fun mix of colors. Love the Baja Breeze w/Pumpkin Pie. And Chocolate Chip, like in food, goes with everything!

From color challenges

Here’s my take on the challenge, trying to use up my rub-ons from last year SU, salabration! Wasn’t sure I could make these colors [...]

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Note cards in a mini pizza box

I’ve been in a card making mood lately, playing with all of sorts of stamps, inks, ideas, paper. Really I’m trying to use up some of the DSP from the current catalog and holiday mini along with a few pre-cut cards. After reading this post by Mary I was inspired to make my own little [...]

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Handmade Christmas update

So, got my 8 calendars done. I always end by saying never again, but in October of the next year it will seem like a good idea. Plus it’s such a hit with the family that I have to do it. Tried to keep the layouts simple and use what I had on hand!
Here’s a [...]

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Using Pacific Point

As soon as I saw all of the new in-colors from Stampin Up I knew I would be using them in a lot of projects so I bought all of the ink pads and cardstock last summer. And then for some reason I also bought the Pacific Point double stripped ribbon. So far I’ve used [...]

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Inspired by….

In my last post I mentioned a few of the blogs that I regularly check and always enjoy. One in particular is always inspiring, Mary Fish and I’m always amazed at how prolific she is in her card making. Not only that she posts regularly so there is rarely a day that I can’t stop [...]

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My favorite Blogs

Here is a list of some of my favorite blogs. These are the ones that are in my google reader, which is one of the coolest things ever. If you don’t know about this yet, you should. It’s like an RSS reader where you set up a free google acct and subscribe to different websites. [...]

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