14 days of love

I am creating a little valentine for each day until Valentines Day. This last year was the year that my husband and I were able to mend some of the broken fences in our relationship. Some of these were just the overwhelming reality of being married for 11 years and then BAM! we were the [...]

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weekend creating and a wish for spring.

This was my last weekend before my next graduate class starts up: Research Statistics. And yes, it’s probably going to be as bad as it sounds. But I ignored it (helps that I still don’t have my book) and did some last little creating before the pain, I mean class starts. And I really would [...]

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Quick-Card Making

Lately I’ve needed cards for various reasons and have found myself scrambling to make something. This is a little ridiculous when you look at the amount of card making stuff I have, enough stuff that if I were to never buy anything but adhesive for the next 3 years I would not run out of [...]

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Playing with “elements of style”

Last week I needed to make a birthday card for my aunt’s 60th birthday so I borrowed a brand new stamp set from my stamper friend Lori. It’s called Elements of Style and it’s going to be in Stampin Up! summer mini coming out in May. It is so beautiful! Classic florals, a bird, funky [...]

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Abundant Hope- in stamps and in life

That’s the name of the stamp set for this card. Supplies orchid opulence, so saffron, certainly celery, eyelet border punch, swirly embossing plate ribbon originals, vintage button This past month has been a month of waiting and worrying. Went to my general dr. for a check up and asked her to look at my ear [...]

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playing with the new butterfly embossilit

Finally getting back into making things. I’ve finished my yearly calendar Christmas gifts for my family. I know that January is nearly over but they are done and in the mail. Better late than never or as the postman said yesterday, “at least you’re early for next Christmas”. A nice way to look at things. [...]

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trying new ideas out

I signed up to be in a 100 card swap for the new SU! catalog. I really liked the new leaf stamp set and wheel and thought it would be great for this swap. But I’m just not feeling it and it’s not coming to me. Now I wonder what idea I had in mind [...]

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Bright fun cards

Wednesday night was my monthly card club and the first orders with the new catalog. It’s a fun group of ladies who enjoy stamping and chatting. They made two cards. The first uses the Animal Stories and Woodgrain background sets. I love this giraffe, I think this card would be a great birthday or new [...]

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Autumn Wishes and Sympathy

I’m participating in a small swap using the sneak peak sets and the new SU in colors. My first card could work as a masculine birthday card or sympathy. Specs: (all supplies Stampin Up!) -card stock: crushed curry, very vanilla, soft suede -ink crushed curry, soft suede -stamps: Autumn Wishes, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Sanded Background [...]

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More club cards (cupcakes, butterflies, and birdies)

Along with the super cute cherry dress card I came up with 3 other cards. Here they are. Sweet cupcake card, made with the SU Big Bold Cupcake die that I borrowed from a friend and now must have for my very own. I’m thinking I will try cutting some lightweight fabric with this die, [...]

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