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Hi all, and sorry I've been gone so long. Sometimes life gets in the way. Just wanted to let you all know that Sale A Bration begins today! If you don't have your Sale A Bration catalog, look in my left sidebar to check it out. While you are there, check out the Occasions Mini, too. Stampin' Up! has pulled out all stops this year with both of these minis. Soooo many beautiful stamp sets, dies,

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Hi Everyone, just dropped in today to let you know that the Holiday Mini is LIVE! you can click on it in my left side bar, or you can click on Shop Now, and go to my website and shop. You may also click here to check it out. I will be back soon with some new projects using some of the goodies from the Holiday Mini, sostay tuned. While you are drooling over the new Mini, check out the fabulous

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Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Today I am sharing another picture I took last weekend. This dapper guy was just having his supper while I was sitting near the lake and I got a chance to snap several pictures of him. I loved this close up, so I had to share. He was only about 10 feet away, so I had a blast taking picture after picture of him. Thank goodness for digital cameras.

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Hi, and happy Thursday! Hope you have had a great week so far. Wanted to share a picture I took over the weekend. Isn't he just the cutest?NOT!!! He was just lurking there, quietly. Gave me the creeps, I tell ya. I do love to take pictures of wildlife, all types, scenery, flowers, etc. so I will continue to share from time to time. I hope you don't mind. Now, I know pictures of gators

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Hi, and Happy Tuesday!! I'm back, again, lol. Today I have a real quick post for you. It isa gift I made for my VC Rocks! roomie, Karen. Made from an old CD. The sentiment says: A best friend is someonewho brings out the best in you. and is from theFull of Life stamp set.I used the Blossom Petal Builder Punch for the flower, adding a flower brad to the center, theTasteful Trim Die and my Big

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Hi everyone, and welcome to the final BlogHop for the 2011 VC Rocks! season. This has been another fantastic VC Rocks! year and it will be sad to see it go away, but it will be back next spring for more fun and Stampin' Up! style celebration. Keep an eye here, VC Rocks Blog Home for next years dates and when you can join us for the fun, friendship and games. This is also the beginning of our

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Good morning, everyone, and so sorry to have been away so long. Just can't seem to get myselftogether these days. Some things have suffered and one of them is my blog. I will, however, try to get better. Just bear with me, if you will. today's share is the birthday card I made for my wonderful husband. I used the Open Sea set from the Summer Mini catalog, and the colors are Not Quite Navy,

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Hi all, your absent blogger here, welcoming you to this months VC Rocks! Blog Hop. This month's theme is ABC. Anything But A Card. You are sure to find some great gifts along the hop this month, so let's get started, shall we?So, If you are following the hop, you should have hopped here by way Mary Jo Price's blog, Techno StamperWasn't her project awesome? If you are just popping in and want to

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Welcome to this months VC Rocks! blog hop! Our theme this month is Creating with the Big Shot. So glad you could join us!VC Rocks! is in full swing this summer with our own version of Stampin' Up! convention. we have swaps, classes, challenges, even a virtual hotel with real roomies, and loads of laughter, friendship and fun. Membership is closed for this summer, but keep an eye out next springto

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Today I want to show you the second bit of blog candy I received from Sassy Shirley. Isn't this gorgeous? I believe that technique is one of the prettiest I have ever seen. Even though you can see some of it, you just cannot imagine how glittery this is.The lovely note I received with these two cards from Sassy Shirley said, "Thanks for visiting my blog for the Blog Hop- and adding a comment.

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I know I talk about VC Rocks! alot, but let me just say that these ladies are the nicest people you will ever meet. I have met so many new friend who are now old friends, lol, and the new ones keep coming to join us every year. It is a great way to spend the summer months, stamping, sharing ideas, classes, swaps, challenges, among other activities, and our virtual Grand Hotel is a dream, with

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Sometimes a stamp set is so beautiful that it really doesn't need much embellishing. This set, Happiness Shared, from Stampin' Up! is one of those sets. The layout of the card is a very simple layered look. I used Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, and Very Vanilla on this card. I also used a square brad and some Vanilla Ribbon. Texture on the Daffodil layer was provided by my Big Shot and the

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Well, it's that time of the year again. Time to say goodbye to lots of our wonderful stamps, paper and accessories from the 2010-2011 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog.Just click the link on the left to be taken to my online store, or contact me to order anything you MUST have before it is gone for good.Remember, accessories are on while supplies last, and they usually go pretty quick.Will be

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Happy Holiday Weekend! Just a quick post today to share the matching card for the post it note holder I shared on Tuesday.Same idea, except I just made it into a card. You can see the sponging better on the card, but the card pretty much mirrors the gift. Wouldn't these two make a great gift for someone special in your life?Enjoy your Weekend, and come back and visit soon.Hugs,

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WhooHoo, the weekend is almost here! So is Father's Day, and Graduation, etc. So today, In honor of both of those occasions, I have a masculine card, good for Father's Day, or for graduation for a young man.This set is from the Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalog, and is called The Open Sea. It is such a fantastic set for Masculine cards. The sentiment are from, I believe, Word Play, although I am

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Good Morning! Sorry for letting so many days go by without posting, time got away from me and here I amslacking again. Hopefully today's project will make up for it.This is an acrylic post it note holder. I really loved how it turned out. I love making gifts like this one, and except for the bow, it is absolutely stunning. I did have a nicer bow on it, after several tries, but had forgotten to

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Well, it is a beautiful day here in the Sunshine State, springlike weather, unlike the summer weather we have been having. Just let me say, the 80's is so much nicer than the 90's. Not sure what to attribute it to, but I'm lovin' it just the same.Today's card is one I made with the new Stampin' Up! set Fabulous Florets, and the new Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo and Tangerine Tango Embossing Powders.

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I know this set (Easter Blossoms) retired last month, but this is sucha beautiful set for springtime, isn't it? I really love this set and have used it many times. This cardwe made at my hostess club last month. We used Baha Breeze, Melon Mambo, Basic Black and Whisper White. Stamped the blossoms with Stazon and colored them in with Stampin' Write Markers.The Tulip Border was used on this card

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Good Morning, and Happy Monday to you! I hope you enjoyed the VC Rocks! Blog Hop this past weekend, there were so many beautiful projects. These Rockers are awesome artists!Today I want to share a punch art card that is so simple but would make a great card for a teen birthday.I used Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White for this one. The Scallop Circle Die was used for the skirt,

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Hi, and thanks for hopping with us today on VC Rocks! first blog hop for 2011. Today's hop theme is Color My World, and we have to use coloring of some kind on our projects.You may have come here from Jane Hignite's awesome blog, Stamp With Jane, but if you get lost along the way you can go back to the VC Rocks! blog and find your way again, plus while you are there, check out what gorgeous

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Hiyah! Hope you are having a great Friday. The beautiful card you see above is the second card we made in the advanced class with Michelle. I am thrilled that I was able to attend her classes.Hope you are enjoying these cards as much as I am. Have a great day!

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Hi, ladies. Welcome. Today's share is a 6x6 scrapbook page that we made at our last months hostess club. It uses the Four Frames Stamp set, and the new Paisley Prints DSP that will be available in the 2011-2012 IdeaBook and Catalog, available in July. Get ready, this catalog is gonna be awesome!Have a great day! Thanks for coming by.

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Good Morning, Hope your Mother's Day was great, I know mine was.Today I would like to share the card above, which is the first card we made in the advancedbrayering class with Michelle Z. I think it is absolutely gorgeous! We used Nature Walk for thisbeautiful card.I will say it again, Michelle is awesome! I thoroughly enjoyed her classes, and would actually consider taking the advanced class

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Hi All, thanks for dropping by. Today I would love to share a card we made at my last Hostess Club. This is a very simple card, and the colors are bright, not my usual style but it's summer and I felt the brighter the better.Colors used are Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White. I also used the Build a Blossom, Word Window, Scallop Oval punches, and the Tulip Frame Embossing Folder

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Hi, and happy Friday!!!!! today is the final installment of my cards from Michelle Zindorf'sawesome beginning brayering class. It is also my favorite card we made in the beginning class. I absolutely love sunsets, and palm trees. Isn't is just beautiful? The stamp set used on these three cards is Plant Hope by Stampin' Up! of course.As I mentioned before, if you ever get the chance to take one of

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Happy Mother's Day! Hope you have had a great day!

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Hi, and welcome once again to my blog. Today's share is part 2 in a series of 6 cards I made atMichelle Zindorf's awesome workshops last weekend.Without further ado, feast your eyes on the second card we made on Saturday afternoon:I know my pictures aren't the best, but this is another absolutely beautiful card. .And this was the beginning brayer class!thanks again for stopping by. See you soon.

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Need I say more? Well, ok. I attended workshops by the amazing Michelle Zindorf this weekend and had an absolute BLAST!!!!! The woman is a genius, plus she is so genuine anddown to earth and I just loved her. Not to mention, we made some gorgeous cards!Here is a picture from Saturday afternoon, from left to right, Amy, me and Michelle.Now, I suppose you are interested in seeing some of the cards

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This was the first card we made on Saturday. Isn't it gorgeous? If you haven't been to one of Michelle's classes, what are you waiting for?Check out her class list on her blog HEREthanks for coming by today, hope to see you again soon. hugs,

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Hi, thanks for coming by today. I am sharing with you today a coaster I made with my hostess club. It uses the Just Believe stamp set. This is such a pretty set, and I just love how this turned out.Colors used are Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, and Daffodil delight. I stamped the images and sentiment with Black Stazon. The butterfly image came from another set, and I am drawing a blank on which one,

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Ahhh, yes, it's another bird card. This set was my favorite of all the sets in the Occasions Mini, which is only good through today, so if you want this set, hop on over to my DBWS in my left side bar where it says "SHOP NOW" and order it before it's gone.I stamped the Bird and Flowers in Early Espresso, then colored the blooms in with my Marina Mist marker. I used the Button Embosslit for the

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Hi and Happy Friday! Today I would love to share a card I made while I was MIA from my blog. It uses the set Valentine Defined in the Occasions Mini Catalog. This set isonly available through April 30, so if you love it, get it while you still can.You all know how much I love birds, so needless to say, this was one of my first must have sets from the Occasions Mini catalog.Colors are Pretty in

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This very pretty card was made by my friend Amy for theOrlando Regionals last month. I loved the colors and the simplicity of it. The little library clip is just adorable, isn't it? I have some and have been hoarding them, guess I'm gonna have to break them out and use them soon.Thanks for stopping in today. See u soon.

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Happy Wednesday! Here we are again! I am slowly gettingback to posting. So glad you have all been patient with me.This is yet another one of my Orlando Regionals swaps. It has a removable magnetic bookmark, however the card isn'tnaked underneath, when you remove your little gift. I decorated the card exactly the same. Something about naked cards that bothers me, lol.Hope you have enjoyed today's

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Well, the sewing rage is here, and even though I can sew worth a darn, pun intended, lol, I love this trend in papercrafting. Stampin' Up has stepped up to the plate, as they always do, with some very nice stamp sets, Designer Series Paper, Punches, and even Fabric.This little sewing kit was one my friends and I made at a workshop recently. I thought it turnedout really adorable.what do you think

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Just wanted to wish everyone a Blessed and Happy Easter!I also have a card to share today. It was one of my swaps at the Orlando Regional last month.Hope you like it.See you again soon.

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VC Rocks! is open! Welcome Back, Rockers! I am back, also. So sorry about the long hiatus, but so many things were happening, I had to give something up and it was, unfortunately, my blog. Hopefully I will be able to keep it up again. I will try to post at least 4 times a week, so bear with me as I restart on this blogging journey. So, for today I will share a card I made for my swaps at the

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Hello! Hope you are having a great Friday. Today's share is a masculine card made with the Faux Leather technique. This is an awesome technique, and makes a great embellishment for any card or scrapbook page. Lookie:The stamp set is In Wilderness by Stampin' Up! and the colors are Early Espresso and Very Vanilla. Isn't it great? If you want to know how to make this, let me know and I can

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Hi, stamping friends! Thanks for stopping by. Today's post is another card made withthe stamp set Timeless Treasures. This will be short and sweet today, so without further ado, here is my share for today:Colors used are Basic Gray, Very Vanilla and Blushing Bride. Love these colors together.See ya tomorrow! Have a great day!

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Well, Here I go again. Birds....three days in a row. I promise to make a card with a different theme soon, lol. I just love this Aviary set, it is absolutely adorable. Here is today's share.Colors used are Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, and Certainly Celery. The Scallop Square and 3/4" Circle punches were also used. This is a simple one layer card, but oh, so cute.Thanks for dropping in. Have

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Good Morning! How is everyone today? Is your 2011 off to a great start?WhooHoo! Posting two days in a row. Let's see how long I can keep it up. Except forSundays, of course.I have a card today that I really like, however, I would change the Chocolate Chip to Early Espresso if I make another one, but see what you think.This is a gate fold card and you can see that better in this picture:

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Sorry I have been so spotty in posting this past few weeks, the holidays kicked my butt, lol. I will promise to do better.Today's post is wonderful winter card using the Awesome Stampin' Up! Owl punch. Lookie:Isn't that little penguin just the cutest? Several demos have made this little guy, so I'm not sure who was the first. Thanks to whatever demo came up with it. Have a great Monday!

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Hi, Ladies. Are you having a great day? I have been very busy, and that's good, cuz it keeps me out of trouble, lol.So here is today's share. It is a card made with Morning Cup. I am not sure I really like this one, either. Especially since I messed up where the cups are sitting, butonce you put on the ink, you are kinda committed, lol.I do love this set, and have made several other cards

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Ahhh, today I have a sneak peek for you. The 2011 Occasions Mini Catalog will go live on 1/5/11, and it is awesome. If you are one of my regular customers, you should have already received your copy. If not, contact me to get you own, PLUS a copy of the 2011 Sale A Bration catty. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year at Stampin' Up!Today's card is using a new set and punch that you

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Well, Christmas is over for another year. May you enjoy happiness, love and joy, long after the season has passed.Today's post is a card I made using one of Stampin' Up!s hostess sets called Punch Potpourri. It is a Level 1 Hostess Set, meaning you can earn this set with only a $150 workshop, or by placing an order for $150. Plus, with Sale A Bration coming up in January, you could earn 3 extra

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Just wanted to say Merry Christmas to you and wish you a joyous time with your family. I will be back soon with more cards to share. I am taking a few days with my family.Hugs

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Hi All. I want to apologize for not posting the last couple of days. Time has definitely been flying past. I just cannot seem to catch up.Today I want to share one of the Christmas Cards I have received recently. This one is from one of my VC Rocks friends, Debbie Peterson. I think it is just lovely. I know you will, too.Thanks so much, Debbie, for thinking of me in this busy time of the

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Only 6 more shopping days to go. Ready or not, here it comes. Merry Christmas!Today is yet another punch art card. This idea I got from Valita at Valita's Fresh Folds. I just love this card. too cute.I used Print Pattern DSP in Poppy Parade and Pear Pizazz, along with cardstock in the same colors. Sentiment is from the Tags Til Christmas Stampin' Up! set. The Punch Trio Scallop Circle punch

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Hello! It is COLD here in Florida. We are not equipped for this kind of cold. I am dragging out clothing that is 10 sizes too big, just cuz they have long sleeves and wearing them layered over other warm weather clothes. Not sure how you Northerners do it. I hate the heat, but I just don't have enough meat on my bones anymore to stand the cold. I know many of you are experiencing much

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The days are very quickly counting down. 9 days 'til Christmas. Hope you are ready. Time for a little punch art. I got this idea from another demo, and just changed the colors to non traditional to make it more me. Thanks to whom ever it was, as per usual, I didn't write down her name. Lookie:Sorry for the blur. I took this picture 3 times and all were blurry. I think it may be the user,

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Hello, and happy Wednesday! Only 10 more days 'til Christmas! Can you believe it? The time is just flying by. Hope you have all your shopping done and are starting to really enjoy the season.Today's post is a card I threw together last night. I was working on a to share, but didn't have the star punch I need to finish it, so I will have to save it for another day....probably tomorrow,

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No road trip is ever complete without some stamping time. Amy and I carried along some stamping supplies just in case we got bored, or had some extra time to play, and of course, wefound one night when we just couldn't turn in, after playing games all night with her family. So we worked on some calendars for gifts and Amy got the chance to make a birthday card for her Mom.Now, isn't that a

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Happy Monday, everyone! Hope all is well and you had an awesome weekend. I LOVE weekends!Lots of extra time to enjoy the family.I saw a card on Stampin' Connection that was a Z Fold. I love different folds on cards, so I just had to make one. I used the Merry Crittermas stamp set for this fancy fold card.This is another look at it and how it folds:Colors used are Bashful Blue, Real Red, Pear

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Today's post is the first Christmas card I received this year. It is by my BFF, Amy, and is absolutely beautiful. Lookie:I love the colors she used. Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, and Whisper White. Stamp set is Snow Swirled. It is almost just like the birthday card she made me that I posted a week or so ago HERE.It is amazing how different a card can look using the same layout and

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Hello all, and thanks for coming by today. I have another short post today, but sometimes short and sweet is the best way to go.Colors used are Real Red, Garden Green and Whisper White. Stamp set is by Stampin' Up!, of course, and is called Paisley Prints.Have a great Friday! Comments are appreciated.

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Hi. I hope you have had a great week so far. I got back from my short road trip on Tuesday evening and I had a great time. It was cold and snowy, and I almost froze to death, lol.Today's project is a Christmas card with a poinsetta made with the wing from the Bird punch byStampin' Up! It isn't my favorite, but it isn't bad. Maybe my mojo stayed in Kentucky. So without further excuses, lol,

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Today's share is a swing card. My first attempt at making one, and I just love the way it turned out. I found the instructions from another Demo on Stampin' Connection. I know I say that a lotbut it is such a great site, and Stampin' Up! Demonstrators are awesome! They are always willing to share what they love.Here is my first, but definitely not last, swing card:this is how the swing part

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Well, I am posting this early AM on Friday morning, so that it will be ready to go live while I amon my little mini vacation. I was so worried about freezing in Kentucky, and here it is in the 30's here in Florida. At the rate it's going, it will be warmer there, lol. Either way, I will let you know when I return.Today's post is the birthday card I made for Amy's Mom, the reason for the road

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Well, it was bound to happen. Leave me along long enough with my stamps and you know that I will make a card with a bird on it, lol. So here, without further ado, is today's card:Looks like owl swooped down and stole Santa's hat. I just love the set Fox and Friends, as you know, and will probably be putting Santa hats on some of the other friends, soon. Hat is made from the wing of the Bird

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Hello again, Well, I should be in Kentucky when this posts, so hopefully I won't be freezing to death, lol. You know this Florida girl will have a hard time staying warm up there in the mountains. I'm not even sure I own enough clothes to keep me warm enough. Oh well, gonna make the best of it and have an awesome time doing it. Today's post is an altered file folder. And for once, this one

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Happy Friday! As I mentioned earlier in the week, Amy and I are headed to Kentucky to visit family, and we made some gifts to take along. These bookmarks are for her nephews, both of whom love to read.The owls are made with the Stampin' Up! Owl Punch, and they are sporting glasses (cuz they are wise) and some rhinestones, cuz every wise owl needs some bling. The other ones are made with a

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Good morning. Hope your Thursday is going great.I have a card today that I cased from another demo, cuz it was just too pretty. I did use different colors and Designer Series Paper on it to make it mine, but the layout was all her, lol.Using DSP on a card is something I don't do well, I just hate cutting up that gorgeous paper, so this was a hard one for me. This is the Deck the Halls paper in

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Can you believe it's December, already? Absolutely amazing! Not sure where the time went and why it went there so fast. Whew!Today's share is another Contempo Christmas card in non traditional colors. I love how this turned out. I used a retired Stampin' Up! Stockings wheel, Soft Suede, Whisper White and Pink Pirouette card stocks and Inks, and our retired gold cording. The sentiment is from

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Todays Card is a Christmas card in a slightly different color scheme. Melon Mambo and Silver. I wanted to go non traditional, and this is what I decided on. I got the layout from another Demo on Stampin' Connection, the awesome Stampin' Up! Demo only website. I just love how this turned out.I embossed the smaller ornaments in Silver embossing powder and the scalloped piece is Brushed Silver

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Whoohoo! I had a wonderful birthday on Saturday! Today I want to share the birthday card my BFF, Amy, made me. It is absolutely gorgeous! Isn't it?I was spoiled rotten for my birthday and this card was the icing on the cake, so to speak, lol.Thanks, Amy, for being who you are, and thanks to all of you for the well wishes.Have a great Monday! The Christmas card I promised you will be here

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Sorry, but I am playing hookie today. It's my birthday and I was gonna make a birthday card last night to share today, but got terribly lazy, and didn't. I thought I would share a picture of my cactus blooming in my front yard a few days ago. Isn't it just beautiful? I will be back on Monday with a really pretty Christmas card, but until then, have a great weekend! I am gonna do all the things

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Happy Black Friday! If you have stopped in today, I do appreciate you, I know many of you were up at the crack of dawn or even earlier shopping, so thank you for taking time out of your day to visit my blog.Today's card is a very simple Christmas card using Stampin' Up!'s Come to Bethlehem stamp set. I love this set, but do not own it. Unfortunately, you cannot have them all :o(. I went to my

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Today's share is a 6x6 Scrapbook page. It doesn't use traditional Thanksgiving colors, but I liked the card I shared a few days ago so much, I wanted to make it my scrapbook page this Thanksgiving. Not sure what the smudge is, but it must have been on my camera, cuz it isn'ton the page. The colors I used for this are More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Rich Razzleberry, and Very Vanilla. I added

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Hi. Today's post is the matching card for the frame in yesterday's post. I was going to put the two in one post, but couldn't quite figure out how to do it, lol. So you get it today.Same colors, same cute little girl, same sentiment, and just as darn cute as the frame.I absolutely love them both. Amy made this card, while I was cutting out and sponging the alphabet in the background of the

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Today's share is a direct case from Stampin' Up!'s 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog. Lots of ladies will tell me that they are not creative, and that is why they can't take up stamping. Well, Ijust show them the catalog and tell them that all they have to do is look in the catalog for inspiration. That is why all the gorgeous samples are in there. This frame is the perfect example.We (as in

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Welcome to this months SUStars Blog Hop! SUStars is a group of Demonstrators who personify the Stampin' Up! Statement of the Heart. We LOVE what we do and SHARE what we love. There are so many talented ladies on this months hop, so sit back and enjoy.You have probably hopped here from Denise Foor's blog. She has some amazing projects for this months hop.I love to use sets for Christmas that

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As you all know, I live in Florida, so snowflakes are not really something we see, although we didsee some here in Central Florida in 1978, I believe. So, we make ours out of other things, like Whisper White card stock.This card is very simple using the Snowflake Embossing Folder and Northern Frost Die for the Big Shot. I'm sorry, but not sure those are the correct names. I have everything

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Hello, and happy Thursday! Today's card is yet another card made with Paisley Prints. I originally bought this set because I like paisley, and saw it used as the breast piece on my favorite owl punch. Crazy, but true. I have since found that I love this set and have used it a lot. If you visit here often, you already know that. LOL.This layout and color combo I saw on Stampin' Connection, a

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What would Christmas be without at least one card made with the Lovely As A Tree stamp set by Stampin' Up!? I just love the images in this stamp set. They lend themselves to so many occasions, and Christmas is noexcepti0n. colors used are Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, and Whisper white. I used some Bravo Burgundy grosgrain ribbon, and the Top Note die for the Big Shot, and of

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Good Morning. Today's post is another fabulous card by my BFF, Amy. We had anothermega stamp a thon last night, and this is one of the cards she came up with. I really like it.Stamp is Dasher, by Stampin' Up! of course, and the colors are Old Olive, Early Espresso, and Very Vanilla. Yes, she used my favorite embossing folder again on this one, the Square Lattice.Hope you enjoyed today's card,

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Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It is all about family, friends, and giving thanks, and Ihave so much to be thankful for, so today I am sharing yet another Thanksgiving card made with Paisley Prints. This set is just so pretty and this card uses some gorgeous fall colors. Cajun Craze, More Mustard, and Old Olive. I also used my favorite embossing folder, Square Lattice.Thanks so

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Today's card was made by my friend, Amy. It is absolutely adorable. I love Fox and Friends and we were talking about it and decided that the Santa hat from the retired Crab & Company would look cute on these little guys, so she decided to try it out and this was the result. Lookie:Isn't he just too cute? I really like the way this turned out.Leave Amy a comment and let her know what you think

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Well, today I am going to use one of my very favorite stamps sets. Christmas Cardinal. I love thisvery realistic bird. So pretty, I just can't stop using it. Today's card is a simple one, using Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Old Olive. Take a look.I adhered the stamped and colored oval onto the Cherry Cobbler then sent them through the BigShot with the Square Lattice Embossing

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Veteran's Day Poster. Honoring All Who Served This poster was created by j. Luke Borland of the Air Force News Agency. Air Force LinkTHE HISTORY OF VETERANS DAY 1918, World War I, then normally referred to simply as The Great War (no one could imagine any war being greater!), ended with the implementation of an armistice [temporary cessation of hostilities—in this case until the final peace

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Today's post is a Christmas Card I made using the Level 2 Hostess set in the Stampin' Up! HolidayMini Catalog called Peaceful Season. This is an absolutely beautiful stamp set. Look at this beautiful card.This is a very simple yet WOW card IMHO. I used Whisper White and Marina Mist card stock. The Northern Flurry Embossing Folder for the Big Shot and I know you can't see it in the picture, but

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Ok, today I am cheating. It's as simple as that. I wanted to share the card I made at my lastworkshop with the guests at Sunday's workshop, but ran out of the ribbon I used for that card, so I changed it up, but only in the colors and came up with this card:Everyone knows how much I love Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink together, or Chocolate Chip and almost ANY other color, cuz as my friend

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Hello Ladies, and Gentlemen, if there are any out there visiting. Today's post is a Thanksgivingcard made with the Stampin' Up! Sets Paisley Prints, Day of Gratitude and Woodgrain. I justlove these sets and fall cards in general, the colors are so warm and inviting, just like homesduring the holidays. I got this layout and idea from Stampin' Connection, a Stampin' Up! website where

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Hello there, it's FRIDAY!!!!! WhooHoo!! Today's post is going to be short and sweet, cuz I have a lot to do today. I am sharing a card today that I made a while back with a really cool technique, which for the life of me, I cannot remember the name of. Another reason for the short post, lol. This a fantastic masculine card.I used all Stampin' Up! products on this card, In Basic Black and

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Today I have a gorgeous Christmas Card made with the City of David set from Stampin' Up! This set is retired, but you could use the Come to Bethlehem set and it wouldlook really pretty with this layout, too.This card was made by my friend Amy, it was her Christmas Card last year and I justlove it.Isn't it pretty? Be sure to leave a comment to let her know how you liked her card, and thanks for

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Today's post is by a dear friend of mine who is going through some tough things right now. She has been on my mind lately, and I ran across this card she sent me last year and thought I would share it with all of you.Isn't it just adorable? This set is called The Jolliest Time of the Year and is in the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog.Ellen, thanks for this very adorable card, and just so you

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I have been really good lately about not throwing critters at you every single day. Well, you knew it had to happen, and today's the day. Merry Crittermas, people.Don't you just love this stamp set? It is called Merry Crittermas. The snowflakes are from the set Northern Hearts, which is a Hostess only set. You can get your very own right now, check them out in the Holiday Mini Catalog, then

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Ahhh, here it is, November. Can you believe it? Another year almost gone. Unbelievable. and if that isn't enough, my share today is yet another Christmas card. Nothing like speeding through the rest of the year, lol. Nevertheless, it istime to start making your Christmas cards and this one is a beauty. It is a partial case from another Demonstrators website, sorry can't remember who, but if

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WhooHoo! I am jumping all over the calendar this week. Yesterday we were on Thanksgiving, today we are on to Christmas. I found this idea on another Demonstrators blog. It is a gift card holder made with the Two Tags Die. Very simple, cute and easy. Take a look:We made these at a workshop last week and they were a big hit. We used the Delightful Decorations Stamp Set, punched it out with

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Today's post is a Thanksgiving card that I absolutely love. First, the Stampin' Up!set, Autumn Splendor, is a gorgeous fall set. I love the beautiful leaves in it. Second, I used the Day of Gratitude set for the sentiment, and the new Decorative Label punch to add interest. Third, the background is the amazing Presto Patterns DSP, which when you add color, you get a gorgeous emboss resist look.

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Ah, today I have another sweet treat to share with you. When I got this, I thought it had some of those little marshmellow hamburgers in them, and I thought, what a cute idea. However, that wasn't what was in the box. Take a look and see if you can figure it out. Isn't this cute? Now, can you tell me what is in the box?It is buttons! I wouldn't have thought to use them, and what papercrafter

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I needed a card for a friends grandson, who is into football and likes the color green. I decided to completely case a card made by my friend and Stampin' Up! sister, Gail Trask. I received this cute card in a VC Rocks! swap. It was the perfectcard for him. He loved it.What do you think? Great masculine or kid card. Perfect for this time of year.Hope you enjoyed today's card, and thanks to

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Hello all, thanks for stopping in today. I was not able to attend the Stampin' Up! convention this year. My upline, Amanda Coughlin, missed it this year, too. However, she has been giving us a taste of what it was like by sharing some sweet treats with us, kinda like they did at convention. Lookie:This is a container she made filled with sugar free candies, lol. The reason they are sugar free

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I had a chance to play with this beautiful Stampin' Up! set called Come to Bethlehem. This image has such a serene look about it, and it just makes you feel good to look at it. Here is my card:Isn't it pretty? I used Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy and Basic Gray to sponge the background after embossing the image. Then cut and layered it onto Basic Black followed by a layer of Not Quite Navy,

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I'm taking another little break today from the Thanksgiving theme and giving you anAnniversary card made with the Stampin' Up! set, Fifth Avenue Floral. I just love thisset. One of my favorites, especially using the Floating Reinker technique. Here is today's share:I made several of these roses a few months ago, and luckily came across them the other night when I needed to make this card.

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Today's project was a blast to make. I got to play with the tinsel in the Holiday Mini...SQUEEEAAAAALLLL!!!! I actually thought I didn't want any of this, but it is absolutelyawesome, and sooooo cute. Lookie:I used Baja Breeze, Real Red, Whisper White and Wild Wasabi on this cute card. Stamp sets used (all Stampin' Up!, of course) are Tags Til Christmas and Jolly Ole St. Nick, but from the

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Don't you just love Stampin' Up!'s Build A Bear Workshop stamps and dies? They are the most fun, and kids young and old alike, love them. Today's post is a bookmark card, of course, (cuz anytime I can promote reading with children, I do) for a littlegirl who is a cheerleader and their colors are Black and Red, so I made our little BAB into a cheerleader complete with pom poms. Isn't she a cutie

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Today's post is yet another Fall card, although it is missing something, not sure what, maybe a sentiment or something, lol. I will finish it soon, but just in case, I don't get around to it, I wanted to show it to you. It was another reject from the Curves, what should we make dilemma. same colors as the other three, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive, you just can't go wrong.Sorry for the short post

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I had a friend ask for a party invitation using the retired set, Pretty Princess and this is what I came up with, I sure hope she likes it.It is a pocket card, with the party information on the pull out tag. Not sure if thisis what she is looking for, but she wanted pink, so I certainly gave her that, lol. Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, and Regal Rose fit the bill quite nicely.

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Playing with Totally Tess a few days ago, and wanting to make a birthday card, I came up with this card. It is pretty much a case of one I made months ago, but I changed up the colors and made a gift to go in her hand.This stamp set is so much fun to play with, cuz she can be a demo, or just a lady delivering or receiving a gift, or maybe someone who loves to stamp or scrapbook.Colors used are

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Hello and welcome to the SUStars blog hop! So glad you could join us today! SUStars is a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators who love to stamp and share whatwe love with you. So on to our hop. This months theme is Thanksgiving or Thank You.You may have hopped here from the fabulous Monica Weaver at Add A Little Dazzle. I'm sure you lovedwhat Monica had to share with you. Remember, if you get

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