Vintage Christmas

reminds me of yester-year I originally created this card for a workshop back in October. I wanted to include a Christmas card that was easy to create, but didn't look simple. I grabbed my Bells & Boughs stamps to create this card - I love it when I can create...

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Pretty Poinsettias

but the greeting is the focal point This is a card that I created for the Holiday Card Buffet event that I held last month. This uses a technique called "In the Middle" which features a larger sentiment as the focal image for the card. Stampin' Up! has...

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The snow is gone

but not on cards We had some snow last week here in Vermont, but a warm and rainy weekend has washed it all away. So, I thought that I would share this paper version with snow that will never melt. I created this card as the swap that I gave to the club gals at our...

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A special thanks to you

to get you inspired As a special thank you to all of my newsletter subscribers, I'm sending 12 days of special Holiday ideas for some crafty fun.  If you're already a newsletter subscriber, you don't need to do a thing except watch your mail box for...

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It’s Snowing!

I just can't believe it After going all winter last year with no snow, I was a little shocked this morning to get up, look out the window and see it snowing outside. Now, I don't know if it will amount to anything today, but it is kinda nice to see a little...

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Happy Thanksgiving 2012

a special day to share I hope everyone has a very wonderful Thanksgiving today with special family and friends surrounding you. I'm really looking forward to enjoying some lovely turkey and fixin's with my family today. We are a small group, but we enjoy...

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Cyber Monday 2012

a week early Stampin' Up! is doing it again this year; they are having an On-line Extravaganza sale with an added twist.  There are items on sale for 20-50% off their retail price for the duration of the sale. But there are two "special" days that...

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Being Thankful

Send your appreciation This was one of the projects at our October stamp club gathering. It's definitely time to be thinking about getting those Thanksgiving cards out, if you do that.  Thanksgiving is happening on the earliest possible date this year, and...

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Thinking of Dr. Oz

He helps so many people Doesn't he deserve a card to let him know that he's appreciated?  This card features so many things: stamp, die cut and embossing folder from the Holiday Mini catalog, patterned paper from the main catalog and a color combination...

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Campaigning is over

Time to return to normal I am so glad that the campaigning is now over; the partisan bickering and down-right mean-ness of so many campaigns was wearing on me. I'm not going to voice an opinion on the outcomes, but I'll just say that I'm relieved that it...

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