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April Showers Bring May Flowers

March 14, 2010

Here is another scrapbook layout we’ll be making in Scrap Club this coming Monday.  I haven’t had a chance to put my title on there yet but it will be “April Showers Bring May Flowers”.  Once in a while it’s okay to put boys on floral scrapbook pages! On the left of the page I [...]

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2-page Bayside Scrapbook Layout

March 13, 2010

Sorry to be rather late with my post for today!  I had the scrapbook layout done yesterday but just never got around to typing up this post and making it live at 12:01 A.M. as I usually do. This is one of the layouts we will be making for Scrap Club this coming Monday.  The [...]

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Very Thankful Stampin' Up! Stamp Set

February 23, 2010

I sat down today wanting to use the Very Thankful stamp set.  This is a special set because this is the one Stampin’ up! has picked for the Ronald McDonald house this year.   Each time one of these stamp sets sells Stampin’ Up! gives a $2.00 donation to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. I’ll be [...]

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Snowy Scrapbook Club Layout

February 13, 2010

Whew!  It has been quite a week!  There was the snow, my husband being stuck in Indiana for days due to flight cancellations (coming home today!!!), kids, rescheduling classes and on and on . . .  I think I’m about done in!  I can’t wait to get away from the house for a little bit [...]

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Stampin' Up! Simply Adorned Jewelry

February 12, 2010

Have you taken any notice of the Simply Adorned jewelry in the current Stampin’ Up! mini catalog as well as the previous mini catalog?  It’s easy to overlook but I don’t want you to!  It’s taken me a little while to get a piece of the jewelry but I like it! The part that is [...]

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Build-A-Bear Baby Frames

February 3, 2010

I had some friends over to stamp today and we had a great time!  While we stamped I worked on some framed artwork that I hope to sell. This is one of my first projects with the Stampin’ Up! Build-A-Bear die and the Big Shot.  (You can see the Build-A-Brear dies and stamp sets on [...]

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Fleece Flower from the Big Shot

January 28, 2010

Woo Hoo!  After several days we are almost back to normal around here!  The electricity, phones and internet are back up and going.  Now all we have to do is get the van fixed up from it’s scratches, dings and dents (ie. new front and back windshields etc.)  If you don’t know what I’m talking [...]

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Beautiful Wings for Boxes & Bags II

January 22, 2010

Here’s another box we’re going to making at the Boxes & Bags II class next Tuesday night!  I broke out of my shell and used unusual colors for me, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry.  Aren’t you proud of me?!  Okay, I can’t take all the credit, I saw a picture of someone else’s [...]

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Handmade Boxes & Bags Class

January 21, 2010

I was playing around with the Stampin’ Up! Mini Milk Carton Die (page 23 of the Occasions Mini Catalog) today in preparation for the Boxes & Bags II class next Tuesday.  Have you signed up yet???  This particular carton was decorated with the Totally Tess stamp set which can be found on page 41 of [...]

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Inexpensive Last Minute Handmade Christmas Gift Idea

December 15, 2009

Do you need to come up with a couple last minute Christmas gifts?  What can be easier than this?  This is a cup that opens up to decorate yourself.  I used some DSP, the Stampin’ Up! exclusive Tulipe die.  My initials are on the cup were cut out using the Decor Elements vinyl (that’s on [...]

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