A Holiday Home Birthday

Every since I have known him, my son-in-law Tony has loved Halloween.  All things zombie, jack-o-lanterns and creepy.  His favorite Disney movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas, a very Halloween-ish movie, despite it’s name.  I thought this year for his birthday today I would make him a Halloween Birthday card.  I…

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Atlanta here I come

This weekend I have had the pleasure of traveling to Atlanta for a fun filled stamping packed weekend with lots of other Stampin Up Demos.  My Stampin Up upline, Brian King and his upline Pam Morris hosted the event in their home town.  I’ll post more about the weekend and…

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Goodbye beloved Jesse

My friend and co-worker had to say goodbye to her 16 year old German Shepard, Jesse, this week.  Those of you who have lost pets of your own know how hard this can be.  Jesse lived a very long and happy life and was well loved.  She will be missed.…

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Mr and Mrs in Golden elegance

I love an elegant card and I think a wedding or anniversary certainly call for that style. We had 2 wedding anniversaries as well as a wedding to attend at the of September.  I made this card for those three occasions. Tips and Techniques:  Who doesn’t love embossing.  How about gold…

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Hello Fall, Again

Let’s try this again.  Not sure what happened, but my post from yesterday didn’t process properly.  Hope it is ok today for everyone. Every two months, Stampin’ Up! demonstrators are treated to a magazine called Stampin Success.  This publication has great tips, techniques, and even projects to try.  My card…

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Happy New Home

One of my coworkers moved into his new home this past week.  It was a long time in coming, living in an apartment while it was being built out on 3 acres in the country. This card was for Sean and his new home. Tips and Techniques:  What better way…

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Scattered Thanks

This week I’m back to fall colors fall cards and fall themes.  The colors of fall are so beautiful and so easy to create.  Today’s card uses only one stamp, with lots of layers Seasonally Scattered is the stamp set.  It contains this Thanks, as well as Love with little…

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A cardinal for a birthday

My dad’s 78th birthday was on September 11.  It was tough for him the first few years after 9/11 feeling like it was ok to celebrate his birthday on a day so fraught with sorrow. I reminded him though that his birthday came first and had for many years.  I…

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