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October at The Sketch File
I hope you'll join us over at The Sketch File. Kathy's current sketch is fabulous and we'd love to see what you create with it. We will use the same sketch all month long so you have plenty of time to...
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Pink ....for the Cure
The ladies at Jingle Belles are thinking PINK this month. It's their way of honoring all the brave men and women who have battled breast cancer. This is the third anniversary of theirPINK challenge and...
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Another one for Pink...for the Cure
This is my second card for the Pink holiday card challenge at Jingle Belles. Why are Lauren and Steph prompting us to use Pink? It's their way of honoring all the brave men and women who have battled...
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October Inspiration
It's Tuesday and that means that Kathy, over at The Sketch File has posted more inspiration from our design team. I hope you'll hop on over and take a peek. If you feel inspired by the current sketch,...
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Santa's Suit
If you follow my blog, you probably noticed that I participating in fewer challenges and am posting less often lately. My NEW job is the culprit. It is so totally different than any job I've ever done...
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Santa Owls
I put this card together for the Creature challenge over at Jingle Belles. I cut the owls with a die and then handcut some Santa hats and a matching vest. The tree is torn paper with puff paint snow...
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Meeting in the Meadow
Here's another card for the Creature challenge at Jingle Belles. This time I used a Tim Holtz die to create two doe, then added detail with colored pencils and markers. Next I stamped and painted a...
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October Sketch File
It's the final week for the October sketch inspiration at The Sketch File. I hope you have been stopping by to take a peek and have been inspired to create a card or two with Kathy's sketch. We would...
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Paper Bead Necklaces
I recently tried my hand at making paper beads. I found it to be a slow process, but also very relaxing.The first photo shows my first attempt at making a necklace from the hand made beads. I chose...
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November Sketch File Challenge
In the little corner of the USA where I live, it is suppose to be AUTUMN. You'd never know that from the weather we've had since the beginning of October. We've had one snow storm after another and we...
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Love these DIES!
I finally found time to put together another card. This one is for the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. I haven't played along with a challenge there for a while, but I just couldn't resist...
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Full of Joy
This is my second card for the current sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. I used a chevron embossed background and added tiny holes with a needle. Next I punched snowflakes and die cut the word...
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"Bits & Pieces" November Sketch
It always surprises me at how many different ways a sketch can be interpreted and I often wonder if you can still see the sketch in my creations. This birthday card is a typical example. I used...
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Stressful Week
This past week was very stressful. I ended up flying across the country to spend some time with my brother who was in ICU for a few days. He's home now, but has some critical care issues that need to...
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Inspired by a Sketch
After an emergency trip across the country last week,I returned home to find the bits and pieces of this card still sitting on my craft table. I had started to put the card together but was called away...
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Lots of Balloons
This is another card based on the November sketch at The Sketch File. It's a very loose interpretation of the sketch but I tend to do that with Kathy's Sketches. Since it's December, there will be a...
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Christmas Thank Yous
The current THANK YOU theme at Jingle Belles has me thinking about one of the fastest ways I know to create a thank you card. I suggest beginning with an old Christmas photo and adding a bit of...
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Another EASY PEASY Thank You
For those of you who follow the Jingle Belles blog, you know that the current theme is Christmas Thank Yous. As I mentioned in my last post, using photos is one way I create simply thank yous. This...
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Many Thanks
Lauren & Steph at Jingle Belles really inspired me with the current Thank You challenge. This thank you card is another quick and easy idea. I used a die cut machine to cut the snowflake, added a...
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TREEmendous Thank You
I love that I am going to have a bunch of Christmas thank yous all ready for my son to use after the holidays. I owe a big thank you to Steph and Lauren at Jingle Belles because they have inspired me...
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