Friday, February 25, 2011

St. Patrick's Day Card

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What a great day for stamping and paper crafting.  I was out of work by noon, and it was snowing like crazy all day.  I had a quick lunch, p...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Technique Tuesday - Coloring With Pastels

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Pitt Pastels for soft coloring Today's technique is coloring with Pitt Pastel pencils.  These pencils are pastel chalks, made by Faber...
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Friday, February 18, 2011

Jennifer McGuire's Smooching Technique on Hero Arts Blog

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Just a short post tonight, as I wanted to direct you to a really inspiring article and YouTube tutorial by Jennifer McGuire over on the Hero...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Coffee Cup Challenge Winner!!

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Well, color me embarrassed!  I forgot to post the winner of the paper cup challenge here on the blog.  I did post it on the Paper Arts Cafe ...
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Technique Tuesday - Simple Card with Marker Outline

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I love the look of simple cards...their clean lines, uncomplicated design, and fresh look.  But, for me, they are a challenge.  I find it d...
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Technique Tuesday - Crinkled Ribbon for Cards and Layouts

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Crinkled, dyed ribbon is very popular now.  The vintage, distressed look enhances your cards and scrapbook pages and paper crafted projects....
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Birthday Card and Challenge Card

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Oh, what a lovely day off I had.  Thank you Mother Nature!! I spent the day reading, writing, and in my craft room.  Much of the time in my...
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Stamped Speckled Background With Soft Sponging

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I'm getting ready for the snow storm we're supposed to get tonight and tomorrow.  Stocked up on some good food, and worked late toda...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Technique Tuesday - Side Stair Step Card

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I just fell in love with this card when I began seeing it on the internet.  I finally got around to trying to make it this past weekend.  A ...
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Technique Tuesday - Paper Cup Challenge

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Last week my friend, Arlene, and I met for our monthly "friend breakfast" at our favorite haunt.  As we sipped our coffee, I casua...
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Technique Tuesday - Metallic Edge

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Some of you asked about the gold metallic edge on the You're special circle on last week's technique: So, I decided to show it on t...
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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Caught My Eye

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I love to surf the net, looking at cardmaking and scrapbooking blogs, and quite often something catches my eye.  I thought I would share som...
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Thursday, January 6, 2011

A quick and easy card

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Just sharing a quick and easy card tonight, and some exciting news.  First, for the card:   I'm showing both front and inside. The i...
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Technique Tuesday - Hand Made Metallic Embellishments

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Happy New Year!  Welcome to the first Technique Tuesday post of the year 2011!  Today's technique is how to create your own hand made me...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Technique Tuesday - Watercolor Backgrounds

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!  This is my last Technique Tuesday of the year for 2010.  I look forward to sharing many, many more ideas with you in 201...
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