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Today’s card is for one of my staff members, Mark. Mark is a very intelligent, quiet and unassuming person. I wanted to make a card for him that reflected some of these qualities. Nothing loud or boisterous would be appropriate. About the card 1. I used a whitewash technique on…
I have a workshop coming up and one of my guests asked if we could make tags for thanksgiving. She is making some yummy goodies for her guests and wanted a pretty way to tag them for the holiday. I have to say, I’m not experienced, or very good really,…
A couple of posts back I mentioned that my granddaughter, Avery, was turning 4. This week I worked on two other items for her birthday, a banner and her cake. The banner I’m very happy with, more on that later, the cake…well I’ll let you be the judge. And as…
My daughter and her husband have a wedding anniversary this month. She and I both have a hard time remembering the date. I know that sounds funny but it’s because her daughter, Avery, was born two days before their anniversary and we always have to stop and think which comes…
Today’s card is for my Son-in-Law, Tony. Tony has been an official member of our family for 2+ years now but an unofficial member for many many more. He and my daughter met on the marching band field in high school, he was the reason she switched from playing trumpet…
First let me aplogize for my long abscense in my posting. My husband and I celebrated his daughter’s wedding this past weekend and we are just now recovered from all the events, celebrating and travel. It was a beautiful wedding and really fun reception. Here’s to many many years together…
I just really like Pool Party, White and Silver together. I think it speaks of crisp January days and a great alternative color scheme for Christmas. Today’s offering has all of that with just a bitty bit of bling-ness added right in. This card was also based on a sketch…
Today I made a CAS kids card for the The Paper Player Challenge #163. I thought I would try my hand at the chalkboard look using Always Artichoke as the background and some of the so so cute Zoo Babies. And here is the challenge About the Card 1.…
Today’s card really is a Just Because card. Not for any particular purpose really. Just what came out of my application of the Pals Paper Arts color challenge this week using Baked Brown Sugar, Calypso Coral and Very Vanilla. About the card 1. Since it was all about the…
