Category: BLOG
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Gus & Gertie steal the scene…
I love the Gus & Gertie stamps from Taylored Expressions….they are just so cute! Yesterday, I created a few cards for a non-profit called Tails of Grey. I stamped the images in a Hybrid Black Ink and colored with Copic Markers. Taylor has great masks to create one layer cards and I created the background…
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I’m wandering through fields…
When Lori Craig designed Field Notes for Taylored Expressions in 2020, I wonder if she realized that this kit would sell out quickly. Guess what…it’s 2021, we’re still in quarantine and Lori Craig’s illustrations are coming alive in Field Notes 2. Until my kit arrives, I am playing with the original Field Notes Kit. It’s…
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BOO!
BOO! Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Card & Envelope I love HALLOWEEN! We live on a court and don’t get many trick-or-treaters but when the kids were young…who am I kidding…up until last year I decorated for HALLOWEEN!!! This is our first year as empty nesters with both kiddos now in college…
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i only like three people…
I really like more than three people but somedays it feels like there are only three! I made this card for a challenge over at Split Coast Stampers. To say that the mice are cute is an understatement and they’re from a Mama Elephant stamp set called Zodiac Mouse. It it were truly from the…
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Go with the flow?
Well, I’m sure during the pandemic we are all trying to go with the flow…right? Well, this card should make you laugh out loud!!! YES…lol. I used a 4.25 x 5.5″ piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock, used a repositionable glue dot to keep it in place while I stenciled in the rainbow.…
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Seriously?!
SERIOUSLY….YOUR HAIR!!! Long time–no see! Let me say that many things in my world have changed but what hasn’t is my love of creating and I’m finally posting a project. I have tons of cards to post but it’s one day at a time. During these shelter in place days it has been difficult to…
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Where am I?
I’ve been out of my studio since August 18th and haven’t been creating. Why? Well, we had a flood in our upstairs bathroom while no one was home. It caused extensive damage–my studio and our entire home went into storage so we moved into a short term rental with our daughter and three puppies. Our…
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Swim Mom Hat
Created on my Cricut–first time making a hat!!! Seahorse Mom Hat — just click that link to head over to the project! If that doesn’t get you there…try this one landing page
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The Dog Ate It!!
Our household has two cute Havanese pups named Hazel and Gunny—non shedding and small. Hazel, the smallest rules the house. So back last summer my son was away an equestrian show with his girlfriend in Oklahoma and we get a face time call with this BIG puppy in the picture that he “loves”, his…
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September Calendar Page
Calendar Here’s my September Calendar that we’re doing in class tonight…more to follow!! Use Mango Melody Stampin’ Ink pad and stamp three (3) small daisies on Whisper White Cardstock Use Mango Melody Stampin’ Ink pad and stamp two (2) two large daisies on Whisper White Cardstock Use Mango Melody Stampin’ Ink pad and stamp two…
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Birthday Cheer – Going…Going….Gone on June 3rd.
Birthday Cheer – Retiring June 3rd I love everything about this card and it’s just sooooooo happy! Would you like to get ALL of the things to make it? Well, now is the time because it’s retiring and will be gone…
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Quick and Cute Treat Holder
This is such an easy project that you’ll be able to make so many in short time. I needed a holder to house a triangle Jelly Belly Treat bag that I ordered direct from the Jelly Belly Factory here in California. I took the 6″ x 6″ Gingham Galla Designer Series Paper, cut it in…
iCraft with Carole Anne Patterson 