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Cards

Simple Baroque Motifs Handmade Cards

June 27, 2010

I had a couple minutes this evening to make a quick card, which turned into making two quick cards.  I decided to make 6 1/2″ x 3 1/4″ cards for a change using the Baroque motifs stamp set. This is the first card I made.  I used the 1 1/4″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, a Chocolate [...]

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10 Minute Sketch Challenge Card

June 25, 2010

This weeks challenge is to make a card, using this sketch, in just 10 minutes.  I’ve decided to pull out some new things, which I haven’t had time to play with yet, and use those! I’m ready to get some stamping done! I’m afraid this is the only picture I was able to take as [...]

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Handmade Swap Cards Complete!

June 24, 2010

Whoo Hoo!  I’m so happy to report that the wedding invitations were completed and mailed yesterday (well, the 40 that needed to be mailed right away, still 70 more to go later on.)  Today, I was able to complete the 50 swap cards for a fellow demonstrator to swap at the Stampin’ Up! Convention and [...]

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A look at the Past

June 23, 2010

Seeing as I’m busily stamping swap cards and wedding invitations, I thought I’d re-share this card with you.  I made a bunch of these cards last year to send to convention with the same demonstrator that I’m making the swaps for this time.  This is a 4″x4″ card.  On it I used the Cottage Walls [...]

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Lest you think I’m not stamping . . .

June 21, 2010

What do you think of this card?  For some reason it doesn’t feel quite perfect but I think it’s going to have to work.  I have just a couple days to make 50 of these!  Yikes! I made a card with the Vintage Vogue & Three Little Words stamp sets several months back.  When a [...]

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Ten Minute Color Challenge Card

June 19, 2010

I’m running late for this week’s 10 minute challenge.  Oops!  We have out-of-state guests and yesterday we took an all day trip to Washington D.C. so . . . .  These are the colors I have to use to make a card in 10 minutes or less. These aren’t colors I use often (and they’re [...]

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Simple Manhattan Flower Card

June 18, 2010

I had just about 5 minutes to create a card last evening but I wanted to have something to share with you today.  I ran downstairs and threw this card together Our embossing folders make it so easy to bring a card together in quick order!  Here I used the Manhattan Flower embossing folder and [...]

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Nature Silhouettes Birthday Card

June 16, 2010

I wanted to share one of the “guy cards” we made on Monday night using the Nature Silhouettes stamp set.  If you look closely, you may be able to see the texture on the Brocade Blue cardstock. Here’s a close up.  We used the Thoughts & Prayers in the background and Teeny Tiny Wishes for [...]

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