Blossoms Abound

I haven’t been able to participate in any of Splitcoast’s challenges for weeks and weeks until today–I have really missed them!  The Color Challenge today called for us to use Barely Banana, Creamy Caramel and Real Red.  I purchased this set, Blossoms Abound, several weeks ago because of this stunning card created by Splitcoast user flowerbugnd1.  If [...]

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In Full Bloom

It’s been weeks and weeks since I’ve stamped just for fun!  The idea for this card has been floating around in my head for the last several days and I finally had time to put it together today.
The flowers were stamped in Black StazOn ink on watercolor paper and watercolored with an Aqua Painter and [...]

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Once Upon a Time…

I’ve been meaning to participate in last week’s Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast and finally had the time to put this card together this morning.  We were limited to one flower stamp (or a stamp that had a flower in it), one sentiment, one small background and accessories could include ribbons, brads or flower punches.  [...]

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Happy Birthday Kaylee!

I finally made a birthday card for my niece who turned 5 on Monday — I’m just a little bit late!  Over the last three years, I’ve made her birthday cards using kid-friendly sets like Pretty Princess, Unfrogettable and Fishy Friends.  I was pondering what set I could use for her card this year, and [...]

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For Shane

The Color Challenge on Splitcoast this week called for Taken With Teal, Cool Caribbean and Marigold Morning.  There was also a special request with the challenge–make and send your card to Shane, a little boy with leukemia whose only wish is to receive 350,000 birthday cards by his birthday on May 30th.  I thought the [...]

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Tiers of Treats

I was finally able to participate in today’s Limited Supply Challenge over on Splitcoast.  We had a pretty detailed list to follow this week.  I ended up having to cheat on one thing–the red grosgrain ribbon.  The supply list called for hemp or fibers and I had red hemp, but it wasn’t the right shade [...]

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Bye Bye Balmy Breezes

I will definitely miss this wonderful stamp set!  It has been a great set for making masculine cards, which for me can be difficult to create.  I used the layout from this week’s Sketch Challenge over on Splitcoast.  The original layout is from a fabulous card done by Trudee.  To see more of her awe-inspiring [...]

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Butterfly Kisses

Right before I got sick, I had ordered the Butterfly Kisses set from PAPERTREYink.  It has been sitting on my kitchen counter for almost two weeks now gathering dust.  Today is the first day I actually got to play with it!  This is also the very first time I have used acrylic stamps so it [...]

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My First Blogger RAK!

Look what came in my mail today!  My very first blogger RAK!  How beautiful is this?!  Rose Ann Reynolds, whose blog is Paper Delightz , sent this to me!  I love the colors and the trio of flowers tied together with the linen thread.  Thank you so much, Rose Ann!  I love it!
ETA:  I forgot to put [...]

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Hugs and Fishes for Grandma

Last Friday I created a card for the Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast–create a card for Grandma from our kids using kid-themed stamps and NO flowers.  I didn’t have the time to create one for my daughter until today.  This card is a complete CASE of a card I did last summer.  I switched the [...]

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