A Tropical Christmas

It is August and about time I made some Christmas cards for the upcoming season.  You’d think I had this all planned but, nope, not really.  The only thing I had planned was to use the Tropical thinlits in a card today.  I’ve had them on my desk to use…

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What’s Up at Stampin’ UP!

WHAT’S UP AT STAMPIN’ UP! Lots of fantastic programs are going on this month that you don’t want to miss out on. Also this month, if you place an order through me of $75 or more I’ll send you Metallic Pearls (121 each of Gold and silver adhesive backed pearls)…

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A Little Elephant Love

Whenever I am asked my favorite animal I always say Elephant.  I love dogs.  I have the best dog ever, his name is Hank.  I adore cats, we have one, his name is Gus.  But my favorite animal of all time are Elephants.  They are social, they form communities, they…

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Healing Hugs

Healing Hugs is a beautiful new stamp set in the annual catalog.  It is a new style of rubber stamp called DistINKtive and features very very detailed images.  With just one stamp and one color ink, the flower image comes out beautifully with lots of detail and shading. THE TECHNIQUE…

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Perennial Birthday

You can never have enough birthday cards.  Everyone you know has a birthday and would appreciate a card from you.  This is an easy one to make with just one stamp set and some bright bright colors. THE TECHNIQUE I first pulled out the brightest colors of all to make…

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Beautiful Promenade

I had fun this past weekend working in my studio, creating lots of new projects to share.  This first set is using the Beautiful Promenade stamp set and the coordinating Beautiful Layers dies. A BRIAN KING CASE This first card I cased from a recent post by Brian King.  I…

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