Sending Some Hugs Your Way
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Hi Crafty Friends,
Today I have a shaped card to share with you.
For my card I used the Sizzix Panda Fold-A-Long card ... isn't it so cute.
I think thi...
Birthday Wishes & Dreams – by Deb Felts
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Deb created a fun birthday card for us today. A belly band is always a fun
feature, requiring the recipient to truly “open” the card to see the
inside. Deb...
Black & White - 398
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The Spanish Background stamp on this *black & white* tag was stamped with
black Archival ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The
large fl...
Color Throwdown Countdown #531
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The countdown is on for the current challenge *CTD#531!* and this is a
friendly reminder that you still have time to join us. The linky will close
on ...
Birch Forest
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We have a really wonderful site for the Inspiration Challenge this
week..Fine Art America. I had a really hard time choosing, but finally went
w/ THIS pict...
ARRRRGGGG! Happy Birthday!
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Hi Friends! I have a fun little card today using Whimsy Stamp's new set
called, Arrgg Pirates!
I used Prisma Colored pencils and a white gel pen for his hig...
Western Doily – Stampin’ Up! Card
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Hello Stampers! Happy FRIYAY! Just check out the card I made today
combining two new Stampin’ Up! Stamp Sets from the Occassion Catalog, Let
it Ride and D...
Distress Oxide Ink Blending Color Combinations 5
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Hi all! I’m back with more Distress Oxide ink blending color sets! This
week I’m focusing on shades of blue. Also, I’ve been keeping track of what
colors I...
Time to Meet the Rest of the MFT Warehouse Team!
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Yesterday we introduced some of the team that we rely on to make your MFT
order experience extra special. Today, join us as we learn more about the
remaini...
Thank You for Being You (stamping bella)
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Hello everyone! It’s Friday and that means it’s time for another challenge
with Stamping Bella. This week we are revisiting the latest release. I love
so m...
I Did a Thing
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Hi friends! Guess what? I did a thing! I actually created a very quick
video of my card process today.
One of my absolute favorite techniques for backgrou...
Cottage Bouquet Shaker Card
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I joined a 30 Day Marker Challenge on Instagram and these flowers were one
of my coloring days challenge, so I turned them into a card. I'm trying to
lear...
Day In The Life™ 2019 | Reasons Why
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Hey Friends! Next week is the first documenting day for Day In The Life™
2019 on Tuesday, March 26th.
The story I want to tell on Tuesday will focus on...
April's Million Milestone Visit
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April and Angel Lopez were in Utah this week to celebrate April’s
million-milestone achievement. Although April lives in Texas now, she’s
originally from U...
Day 2: To the Moon and Back and Wonderful World
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Welcome back to another Gina K. hop! I hope you enjoyed yesterday's ideas
and got all the stuff on your wish list! There's more in store, today we
are fe...
Inspired By...Time to Write!
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It's time for this week's Inspired By Challenge and it is a fabulous one! I
sure hope you get a chance to play along! One of the reasons why I am so
excit...
February Birthday Project Challenge!
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Hi everyone! Happy Thursday!
It's time for the February MFT Birthday Project Challenge! This month, the
challenge is to use numbers in your design! SO fun!...
Blue roses, and a touch of teal and grey too!
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I've been having a clear out of my craft room .... again and stumbled upon
some old Tombow markers that I have had lying in a drawer for YEARS! I
didn't e...
3D Shadow Box Card
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*Mark your calendars for February 21st*
*and visit The Cutting Cafe blog that day *
*(usually in the afternoon)*
*to see all the pretty cards the Design Team...
{JOY} ~ One Little Word January & February Prompts
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Today I wanted to share my One Little Word pages with you for the last few
months. I managed to finish up the January pages in the morning of the day
that...
Wishing You Well
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Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge over at The Card Concept
challenge blog. Our challenge is based on this festive photo...
My clean and...
Freshly Made Sketches #376
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It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch at FreshlyMade Sketches! Karren is
our hostess today, and she has a wonderful sketch for you to try out! The
team...
Color Throwdown #531
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Welcome to this week's Color Throwdown Challenge, so glad you're here.
This week's color were a bit of a challenge for me - purple, grey and rust.
I do l...
Hello Friend - CTD531
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Hello there! It’s time for this week’s *Color Throwdown Challenge*. We have
the colors rust, purple, gray and white to create with and we hope you’ll
play...
Creating Background & Foreground With Coloring Style
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When I attended the Artisan Expo in Santa Fe last year, I found another
non-toxic pencil solvent that I was THRILLED with.
My sister (who is an oil painter...
Cupcake Critters Happy Birthday
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Thanks for stopping by today! I have another birthday card to share using
the Cupcake Critters Stamp Set and the Cupcake Critters Coordinating Dies from
Pr...
smile!...
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It's another new week and that means that I'm here with another card,
created just for you. I've had yellow and flowers on my mind all throughout
our storm...
HMFMC 285-ATG or All About the Weather
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*House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge*
*#285*
*We have a NEW challenge of *
*'ANYTHING GOES'*
*or you can go for the theme *
*'All about t...
spellbinders - amazing paper grace die of the month
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Hi, everyone! I had an opportunity to try out a new die collection from
Spellbinders and have a project to share with you today created with it.
This card ...
Color Blocked Sunset Sway ~ Power Poppy
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Happy, Happy Friday!!! I am so excited to share this card with you today.
Most of the time...seriously, almost every time...I have an idea, start to
i...
PTI - BIRTHDAY CARD
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Happy Wednesday!
I was in need of a birthday card...
My card is featuring the *PTI - Birthday Balloons Set* and the matching *PTI
- Birthday Strings M...
Smile
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Happy Wednesday!
It is a sloppy mess here in the PNW as we have rain on top of snow.
Puddles of slush. I personally would have preferred the snow and a s...
Ellen Hutson February Release Guide!
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Hey hey! It’s release day at Ellen Hutson, and the team and I are sharing
our cards! Be sure to check out the release page to see behind the scenes
videos ...
Stamp Camp North - February 9, 2019
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Tomorrow is our Stamp Camp North event. Here is the card the gals will be
making at my table:
I am really behind in getting photos from some of my recent ...
Reverse Confetti February Blog Hop
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Hello, it's the 8th of the month, which means it's time for Reverse
Confetti's monthly blog hop. No theme this month, so be prepared for a
variety show to...
Portuguese Baking Class with Jeremiah Bakes
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Once upon a time, I was watching The Great American Baking Show and I
noticed that there was a lovely baker from Sacramento on the show. What's
one to do ...
Spellbinders: New Collections Inspirations Blog Hop
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Hey, friends!! If you're visiting me for the first time today, then
welcome, welcome! I'm so glad each of you are here!! Whether you're new or
you've been ...
CHAIR CANE TOTE
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I’m testing out my old blog. Let’s see if it still works. This Chair Cane
Tote was taught by Pamela Wilson at Guilder’s Weave 2019 in Newport News,
VA. Def...
Still for Sale....
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Still some great deals on stamp sets and dies over on my Facebook page!
All dies are priced at $2 and $4 each, all stamp sets between $2 and $8.
Check ...
Warm Thoughts on a Cold Day
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Hello everyone,
The weather has been unseasonably warm here, yet still on the chillier
side. And my family north of me is being buried in copious amounts o...
color inspiration
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hello! it's the seventh of the month, which means it's time for a new
papertrey ink color ambassador post. today, i thought i'd share some of my
favorite w...
Mojo Monday Anyone?
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Hi Mojo fans! I just realized I never posted the news here, so I'm letting
you know I have brought back Mojo Monday sketches on a little more relaxed
sched...
Kraftin Kimme Special Release
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Goooood morning and welcome to our November Release Krafty Peeks at
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!
We are doing something a little special today!
I have a f...
Zentangle Tile
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Most of my friends know that I have been dabbling with Zentangle for quite
some time. Up until this point, I haven't shared any of my tiles. The
process o...
Muse Christmas Visions
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Deck the Halls!
The time is approaching faster than you think...have you made some
Christmas cards?
My latest and very simple card for the MCV card C...
Taylored Expressions Celebrates 10 Years!!!
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Dear Everyone,
Today is a super special day! It has been 10 years that Taylored
Expressions has been creating amazing stamps and products for all of your
...
Taylored Expressions 10th Birthday Mega Party!!
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I am so excited to be participating in this blog hop today! I was a member
of the TE team for quite a while, so it's crazy to think this all started
10 ...
Happy 10th Birthday to Taylored Expressions!
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Hi, friends! It's been a minute or two since we've last been in touch,
hasn't it? I'm kind of bad that way. It's not so much
"out-of-sight-out-of-mind," it...
Stamps and Supplies Sale
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Hello friends! It's been awhile....
So long that I thought I would unload some of my unused stamp supplies.
Although I will continue to create things here...
It’s DTGD Time!
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It’s “Dare to Get Dirty” time over at Splitcoaststampers! I’m hosting a
challenge and this is the card that I made for it. If you are a Fan Club
member t...
We Have Moved
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We are not gone - we are still creating amazing content! Please visit us at
https://blog.ellenhutson.com/. You can also subscribe to our YouTube
channel wh...
Concepts in Coloring Classes On the Road!
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Hello, all you beautiful coloring enthusiasts! Debbie & I are coming to
Dallas to teach our Concepts in Coloring workshops on September 14th &
15th. It's b...
TCP July Release Hop!
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Hello lovelies, and welcome back!! We have finally made it to the end of our* Sneaky
Peeks*, and now it's time for the release and hop!! If you are just get...
Happy Birthday, Kim!
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Today I am celebrating a very special person in my life — Kim van der
Sanden, THE MFT Lady herself. :) She is turning the big 5-0 this year and
the design ...
Thank You and Goodbye
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Thanks for one month shy of 11 amazing years! Our shop is now closed.
You can still keep up with Julee over on her blog Poetic ARTistry or on
Instagram a...
May New Release Blog Hop from Reverse Confetti
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Well, it's the *8th of the month* and that means it's time for a little
inspiration with our monthly blog hop from *REVERSE CONFETTI!* This has
been a r...
Classes in Oregon
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It's been a while since I posted on here, but that isn't because I've
simply been hiding out.
This Saturday, April 28th I will be teaching two Coloring Flo...
Our Blog is Moving!
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Hi friends!
Our blog is moving. We have some exciting and new events coming up. Be sure
to visit us HERE.
Not only that, we revamped our whole website for...
Farmhouse Wreath
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For my Whimsy card this week, I pulled out the just-released Farmhouse
Wreaths again.
I made a striped background using green and yellow alcohol inks, and...
New Blog Update
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Just a quick update for you. The new blog is still coming! We are working
on getting it up and running as soon as possible. This blog will
automatically li...
Deer Friend....
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You are my Deer Friend....
Thanks for stopping by, keep coming back for more Whimsie Doodles Greatness!
Be sure to check out all the images at the Whimsie...
How to use a mini oil paint palette...
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If you haven't visited in a while, I have taken up oil painting. You all
know I love repurposing vintage items for my art so it was only a matter of
time ...
Seasons of Change
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This is undoubtedly one of the most difficult posts I've written in the
history of my paper crafting career. Seasons of change surround us in all
aspects o...
Design Team Tuesday
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Hello Unity friends! Shemaine here for today's Design Team Tuesday.
Did you snag some of the Cyber Monday deals at Unity?
I loved the new releases. Espe...
SDC283: Anything but a card
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Ohhh, this week over at Stampotique Designer's Challenge we were given a
difficult challenge for me-Anything BUT a card. I don't know why I always
find ...
Painters...and a GIVEAWAY!
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Hey, y'all! There's not a whole lot of time for blogging these days since I
have a Senior, a Freshman, and a three year old. But I partnered with a
local b...
We are ALIVE and KICKING!
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After years spent curiously exploring the world, we have landed safely back
in our home town of Atlanta with our family. But don’t worry! We are
hardly...
Delightful
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Happy Wednesday!
It's a gloomy rainy morning here but the sun should be coming out a little
later. A little rain is good for all my flowers and garden!
I ...
Card Metaphors for Life.
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When I look back and read posts from this blog, so many years ago, I think
about the passion and excitement I had tapping into my inner craftiness and
burn...
Daily Painting I95 North
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I was unable to upload images to my blog. Not sure why. But I think I may
have fixed it, if only temporally. And with Thanksgiving and Christmas I
found my...
Another Christmas Card
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Hello everyone!! I have an easy Christmas card for you today....just some
awesome TE dies, a piece of acetate, and some beautiful Christmas designer
pape...
Top Talent For Gypsy Fayre
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Hi everyone!
Laura here to bring you the spotlight on the winner of the Gypsy Fayre
Challenge
that was hosted by Candice!
Candice selected Nate as ...
Verve Stamps March Spotlight Hop - Day 5
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Hello there and thanks for coming back to visit me today! If you came
earlier looking for a card from me, I owe you a huge apology! The past two
days got a...
Technical Difficulties...
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The Taylored Expressions Blog is currently experiencing technical
difficulties. Our tech-savvy grumplings are working hard on correcting the
issues and o...
Free games for the classroom!
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I'm excited to announce the launch of my new educational games website that
will help make subject review more engaging and fun! You can play games on
inte...
Added stamps for Sale/De-stash Sale
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Hello Everyone! Hope you guys all doing well and had a great Holiday
season. I have a quick post today, just to tell that I am still alive. Just
being busy...
Re-do of a few things
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So, I am still trying to understand the whole glazing thing. I used my warm
earth tone paints this time. QOR Venetian Red, Naples Yellow, and Indigo
blue. ...
Sports Wall Decor 2016
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The latest pictures Sports Wall Decor 2016, which we take from our shared
resources for all the pictures and the best Sports Wall Decoration here.
Resep Membuat Soto Kudus
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Soto merupakan kuliner khas yang ada hampir disetiap daerah. Meski begitu
rasa dan kekhasan bumbu serta masakannya tentu juga berbeda. Masing-masing
memili...
Just Another Day!
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Well good morning! I know it’s been weeks and weeks since I’ve been here .
. . life sometimes happens . . . it’s almost three, calls me MomMom and
goes n...
It's Tutorial Time! - Coloring Fabric Folds
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It's been a while since I posted... but today I have something special for
you! Today I've got a coloring tutorial over at Splitcoaststampers that I
am sup...
Time For A Birthday Cutie
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I was playing around with my Photo Shop today and merged one of my Bugaboo
Stamps images with a circle sentiment I created! I have some birthdays
coming ...
Just popping to say Hello ;)
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It seems like ages since I’ve been here, but I wanted to pop in and say
hello. I’ve had absolutely no mojo lately with regard crafting so I thought
I would...
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smARTworks and Angi-B & Company Images, Master Plates and Matrix Molds are
now for sale. For each plate of images purchaser will receive: Quality
Images to...
Back to my roots .. scrapbooking!
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Today, I thought I'd share with you a couple scrapbooking pages which I
completed recently. If you are a scrapbooking rule follower, proceed with
caution....
Moving To Etsy
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Pink Persimmon has moved their online store to Etsy, located at this URL:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/PinkPersimmonStamps You can still find all kinds
of vin...
Christmas Color Challenge
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Today's color challenge on SCS was old olive (one of my all time favorite
colors), Aqua and red. I purchased this Stampin set from My Favorite Things
last...
Project Life 2014 - Weeks 21 & 22
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Moving right along with my blog post catch-up to Weeks 21 & 22...
*Week 21: May 18 - May 21, 2014*
Around here, I started crocheting a baby blanket. Joel ...
My Digital What???
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I know, I know, it's been far too long! My sweet friend Marcy nominated me
to participate in a blog hop and I have to answer four questions and share
with ...
Something different... ;-)
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Hey there... I hope you're all doing ok! I've been working on different
things lately.....and of course I'd like to show you what I've been up to..
Somethi...
Scraptastic Club June Sneaks
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Hey everyone! Scraptastic Club is sharing sneaks of the June kits on the
blog today, so I thought I would share them with you here on my blog too.
Check th...
UPDATE: Moving my creative blog!!
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For all those who may be out there stumbling upon my blog or waiting for me
to post again {since I am so not on a regular schedule}, please update to
this ...
New Stamps
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Hey...long time no post! That's pretty much been the norm here, but I'll
keep posting when I create new stuff.
I have new stamps in the house, and though ...
Wild
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Card I made at my Stenciled class from OCC. I loved taking this class,
was AWESOME!!!
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Thanks for stopping by!!
...
Odds & Ends and tools
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This will be my last post selling items. If I am holding items for you and
you don’t find anything else on this or other lists, please contact me. I
will s...
Another year..........
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Well, Christmas is over again for another year. Everyone is happy and I
was pleased that I found enough time to do my own version of 12 days of
Christmas ...
Baby It's Cold Outside!
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Brrrr! It's freezing here in San Antonio! It was 84 yesterday and now it's
42 (will get into the 30's this evening!) I wish I could just stay inside,
but a...
Flower Soft Winter Scenes
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Our Design Team have had fun making Winter Scenes with our pre printed card
topper and background scene packs. A sprinkle of some Flower Soft Polar
White a...
iPICKS #241
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Welcome to* iPICKS* where I post a selection of my favorite Stampin' Up!
cards and projects by other talented stamping artists. There's no formal
rules or ...
State Your Case
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Today we wrap up our August Release! Gosh it is just so bitter sweet. I am
moving on in other directions, and doing what I need to for my family. It
is lik...
Color Throwdown #248
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Hi there! Today Broni is hosting our *Color Throwdown challenge* and she
picked these awesome colors.....
...oh how I love Cool Caribbean. One of my all-...
Beautiful creations by Ann McLachlan
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Look at how beautifully ornate these creations are from Ann McLachlan at Creative
Options Blog
I honestly think they are a feast for the eyes and I h...
It's Here! The Retired List is Here!
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Another year and come and almost gone and it's time for the old to make way
for the new. Although it's hard to say goodbye to some of our favorites, I
ass...
Anna Catherine is officially a toddler
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Today I realized I have a toddler. Not a baby, not an almost toddler, but a
real little girl. This is the first day in almost 2 weeks when just the 2
of us...
A "she" me!
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This is my second "She" canvas attempt, got a bit more daring and created
a mini Me, including my camera and my lucky number 5! Also added my bestie
wh...
For a fabulous friend who’s fifty
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A bunch of us are celebrating the fantasmagorical Julie Ebersole‘s 50th
birthday with a little blog hop – it started in the CLASSroom – Ellen
Hutson and Li...
Life Insurance Guarantee Protection
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Today you are living in the world that does not guarantee you of your life.
This is a scary thought yet very provoking because it is true. The view of
life...
Try-Folds
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Art Impressions just added the delightful new Try-Folds series to their
line of watercolour stamps:
These, and more new stamps from Art Impression...
NICU sign #2 and #3
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I was so excited to place the sign from my prior post on a itty bitty
babies isolette this past weekend. I was given the task of creating two
more name ta...
Me on Babble: My Top 12 Crafts of All Time
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Recently on a trip to the big apple for BlogHer, I ran into a fellow craft
blogger I met very briefly at CHA Summer in July.
I'm not gonna lie, it was so ni...
Why hello August
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Hey friends! This summer I have been a busy little bee. My days have been
filled with entertaining the kids, all while keeping my nose in the books!
It'...
Graduation
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I know, I know...once again it has been ages since I posted. What can I
say, I am a busy girl. I am currently in need of several graduation cards
and jus...
GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME
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Hi All! I can't tell you enough how much appreciate all the love and
support I have received from all of you as I travel this very bumpy road.
Life has bee...
Thursday, January 26th
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Told you I'd be back sooner this time ;)
It's HIP HOP day with {Unity}!!
I made another birthday card using the {January Kit of the Month}.
Only a few more d...
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge!
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Happy Wednesday! This week's Paper Pretties challenge is to use RING IN
THE NEW YEAR as the inspiration for your project. We'd love for you to
play along...
Here's the list :)
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...of who won each stamp set: Autumn Trees Michele Brown Baby Love Lynette
Wellman Birthday Bash Barbara Bower Congrats Grad Kristen McAloon I Thee
Wed Rut...
CUPCAKE DECORATION CLASSES
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Well I just wanted to let you all know that the cupcake decoration classes
are going really well and the ideas keep flowing. I have now completed two ...
Our apologies
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Scrap and Stamp will not be continuing our challenges at this time. We are
sorry and we hope you continue to use your stamps on your layouts! Thank
you for...
We Moved!!!
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Cake Wrecks has moved! You are being redirected to the new site!
If the redirect doesn't work, please go to either cakewrecks.com or
cakewrecks.squarespac...
EtsyInspired Challenge is now CLOSED
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Hi friends! It's Ashley here to write the post this week. This is a very
bittersweet one for me because I've decided that this will be the LAST
EtsyInspir...
OCL Blog Hop!
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Hello everyone! Welcome to the OCL Sneak Peek Blog Hop! You should have
arrived from Amber Hillman's blog.
If you didn't arrive from Amber's blog, click...
My Poor Blog I Have Missed You!
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I got an Email saying that someone had unsubscribed to my blog and I got to
thinking, wow I didn't know I still had subscribers. I have not posted on ...
Robot Valentines
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I got this idea from Family Fun Magazine and just tweeked it to suit my
needs. For the base, I used a box of candy hearts. I printed out the saying
using t...
Taking a little break......
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Hello Everyone!
Happy New Year - we hope that you rang in the new year with merriment and
joy and that it continues through the 2011! We both enjoyed the h...
A Fond Farewell
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Kazan Clark's Final Sketch & Card
Laura Davis's Final Sketch & Card
*D*ear 2 Sketches 4 You Readers and Sponsors
The time has come for us to bid 2 ...
New blog address - -
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Just a reminder that I've moved my blog to www.michellephilippi.com
Annnnd! I finally figured out how to add all the following mechanisms there
so that you...
Christmas is Coming!
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Can't believe there are only two weeks before Christmas! Robin has some
great stamps in her store for the holidays, so if you are ...
STREAMED TV DOES IT AGAIN
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Are you tired of that monthly Television bill continuously robbing your
bank account? Angry that you can't watch that pay-per-view boxing match
with the b...
Creative Cuts & More Autumn Blog Hop
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Ready for some fun over at Creative Cuts & More! They are having their
Autumn Blog Hop and Guess What??? I was asked to participate. I am so
excited to sh...
Thanks Peeps!
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Hello! Just a super quickie today, both the card and the post. I ran out
of thank you cards for my baby shower gifts and had to whip this one up
right qui...
My New Blog Address
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Hi there! Starting tomorrow, May 1st, my blog will no longer be here! I've
made the move to Blogger! If you're already subscribed to my blog through
email ...
Time for some 2S4Y!!
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Well, my brother left this afternoon after a nice 5 day visit and since we
were at baseball today from 8am until 6:30pm, I was starting to get a
little wor...
BLOG CANDY
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Many of you have switched to my NEW blog, but many of you still have not! I
have a HUGE blog candy giveaway right now, and it can be found at my new
blog: ...
December Dirty Gallery and Updates
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Okay - I realize that it's been FOREVER since I've posted a thing here to
my blog. The reason is just time. Several things have occured since my
last ins...
My Template Pages with MDS
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I had some fun this weekend with MDS. After our Fall Fest was over, we came
home, and just had a relaxing evening. I got on My Digital Studio, and
decided ...
New Stuff....
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Just got back from a week in Chicago - one of my most favorite cities to
visit! So fun and so many great things to do there!
I've got a few projects to shar...
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So I am still warming up with regards to my cards. I feel still a bit like
I am not quite up to snuff. Oh well, it will come. I had this image sitting
aro...
Blog Moving to New Home
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Hello all! I have created a new blog and will no longer be posting to this
blog. To check out my new blog please go to Angie Cortes Designs.
Sample Cards for Iris Folding Class
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Janet Bradshaw and I are scheduled to teach a tea bag folding and iris
folding class in Temple on June 13th. I just finished my samples. The Texas
was ma...
Blog Candy Winner!!!!
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Using Random.ORG comment number #8 wins the goodies!! yaayyyyy to SARAH!!
woooHOO..Sarah, email me texasqtee@satx.rr.com your addy....please, I will
send y...
Ooops! Time to Rock the Vote ...
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Well, better late than never, right!?! I apologize for the delay and all
the confusion. Since we've lost a few days of voting, we'll extend the
voting unti...
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