Did you catch my Video Tutorial on the Apothecary Art stamp set and the Labels Collection Framelits last week? (check it out now) Well here's a Quick Card that still uses the Apothecary Art stamp set (see it online), and the Framelits (see them online), but on an even simpler card background.
Isn't the background color pretty on this
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Patchwork Paper Quilts: Everyday Enchantment
Are you hoarding the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper yet? There are only 2 weeks left to add this paper to your collection before Sale-A-Bration runs out! When you have only a few 1/2" strips left for this paper (or any other paper you love), here is a great project for making the most of them -- Patchwork Paper Quilts with
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Packed for Baby Shower Invitations
A friend of mine recently asked for help in designing baby shower invitations for two of her friends. We came up with a couple of designs, and she took them to the new-moms-to-be so they could pick their favorite.
Here's one of the designs featuring the Packed for Baby stamp (see it online).
The card base was cut with the Scallop
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Everyday Enchantment: Sweet Memories
Do you have favorite photos that are just screaming to be featured on a scrapbook page? While I applaud scrappers who can 'keep up' with their family photos, that's just not going to be me. Instead, my scrapbook strategy is to enjoy the time I have to scrapbook by picking and choosing my favorite photos. I don't worry about whether
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Mixing Up with Mixed Bunch & Blossom Punch
You might have noticed a few favorites if you scan the projects from my blog in the past couple of weeks. One of my favs is definitely the Mixed Bunch stamp set (from the Occasions Mini Catalog) and its coordinating Blossom Punch (see it online).
Another fav? The Simply Scored Scoring Tool (see it online) -- you can see the lines I
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Mask Technique for Punches
Ever try to punch in a specific part of a card, only to find that the punch has moved or you didn’t center the punch as you expected? Here is a GREAT punching trick that will help you line up your punches every time. It's a great technique for projects like this, where you need your Blossom Punch shape right in the center of each note
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Mixed Bunch: Clean & Simple (keep it simple!)
Sometimes it's not 4 layers, 3 stamp sets and a handful of rhinestones that make a card. Sometimes it's simplicity that makes the difference. Here's a clean and simple card that uses the Mixed Bunch stamp set (from the Occasions Mini Catalog, also part of my February Stamps in the Mail Club Kit).
The colors remind me of a bandanna...
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Apothecary Art: Easy Elegant Greetings
My new favorite stamp set? Hands down, it's Apothecary Art (see it online) from the Occasions Mini Catalog. I can't seem to put it down! Funny, especially because I didn't even pre-order it on my first demonstrator pre-order... I reluctantly added it later. Just goes to show, sometimes it's the play-time that makes a set our
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A Purple Christmas Card? Sure… it’s a Contempo Christmas
I know, purple doesn't usually jump out as a Christmas Card, but this was one of the FAVS of all 4 cards from my first Christmas Card Stamp A Stack session in October. Did you miss it? Good news-- you can still come to the November session! (details and sign ups online -- class meets here in Mahomet, Illinois) Sorry I don't have a 'to
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Sweet & Simple: Brighten a Friday
I've told you before how my friend Margo always puts a sweet enclosure in any envelopes she sends to me. So when I send a quick note or a check for a PTO/school activity, I try to follow Margo's lead and tuck a quick stamped tidbit into my envelope.
Here's a little note (finished size 1-1/2" x 3") that I CASE'd from my fellow
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Watercolor Wonder Crayons: A Three-In-One Video Tutorial
Do you love your Watercolor Wonder Crayons as much as I do? Or did you order them and forget how to use them? Either way, you will find this Three-In-One Video Tutorial helpful.
Using the Simply Soft stamp set (available as a hostess-exclusive set, or as a 'stampin rewards' bonus for orders over $150 -- see it online), I'll show you how
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Flower Garden Tour: An Impressions Folder Garden Walk
Are there Garden Tour signs up in your town? Around here, signs are springing up for the annual "Garden Walks" to show off the fantastic yards around the area. If you've been stamping lately, you can create your own Garden Walk, starting with the Flower Garden Impressions Folder for the Big Shot (see it online).
This card is one of
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