Hi Everyone: I have a friend who luvs luvs tea and coffee both..I wanted to created something fun to reflect both taste.. Anna Wright has this elegant box tutorial that will fit what I had in mind w/minor changes perfectly.. Using my new Inkadinkado stamping set to create this box will be fun…:) Tutorial on her blog here Have a great day, Maggie Share This Techn......
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Don’t you just love the holidays?  After all, it’s traditional during the holiday season to give gifts, and what better gifts are there than the handmade ones from the heart?  I am having SO much fun with this Holiday Blitz event because it’s giving me the opportunity to get into my stamping studio to create for the simple joy of creating. Once again I have been enjoying readin......
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This month has just been so crazy busy! Sorry for being MIA…but I do have several goodies to share. So I’ll just get right in to the crafty things because I’ve got another busy day….. First up is another card using one of GinaK’s new releases….a cute set with owls! I found this cool paper at an LSS the day after I got her set in the mail. Perfect for it! ......
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Umbrella Girl Originally uploaded by Buckeye It is Tax Day at about 11:00 and I’m not stressing. I had my taxes done yesterday. Very well a new record for me. It was a very stress free day, unlike years past. Also, another deadline was looming, and I got it off in the mail yesterday....I signed up to participate in another Whipper Snapper swap on SCS. This is my creation. It is an......
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MetaFilter Projects | Community Weblog added an interesting post today on Another view… Here’s a small reading I decided to share another photo of this morning’s web…it was a lovely piece of art. Next time you’re outside on a dewy morning, watch for webs! View the rest of this entertaining post here......
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Kuten viime viikolla kirjoittelin olen tosissaan harjoitellut leimasinkuvien värittämistä erilaisilla tekniikoilla. Olen kuvia väritellyt viidellä eri tavalla. 1. Akvarellikynät 2. Distress Ink leimasinväreillä 3. ProMarker tusseilla 4. FaberCastell Polychromos kynillä 5. ProMarker + Polychromos Mitä siis kommentoisin näistä väritystavoista. 1. Akv......
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This is totally not a new product.  Not even new to me.  However - it is the first time I have used it!  So that counts as new, right?  I don’t know about you, but I sometimes read about how great some item is and I have to have it!  And then it sits there…..Well, this is one of those things.  But it really is cool, now that I’ve tried it out! I can’t remember where......
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Stamps: Whipper Snapper Goat, Weathered back round, Simple Sayings 2 Colors: Garden Green; Creamy Caramel; Chocolate Chip Image colored with Prismas and Gamsol My hubby, Patrick, was raised on a farm in Ireland. And even though we live in the suburbs, he still is a farmer......
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It’s a simple card because I had to make 17 of them. I just wanted to share my first project using the Posies For You stamps I won at Leigh O’Br ien’ s blog. The set came just in time for the Valentines that I was planning to send to GIs in Iraq & Afghanistan. They just seemed perfect for this project. Thanks again to Leigh and Anna Wight of Whipper Snapper Designs . Also than......
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Okay I took another challege today this time it was from Sweet Miss Daisy and is another sketch challenge using squares and this is what I came up with Boot stamp is from The Angel Company and Welcome ©Stampin-Up......
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Tonight I completed a name frame I started working on this afternoon...well I totally revamped what I originally started with as it wasn’t working for one of the long name frames. The picture to the left is actually a challenge Anna Wight had, called Fun with Squares. This was the perfect and easy sketch to use for the baby card I needed to make to go with the frame. The frame a ......
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Karrie & Tracy (bless their hearts) have made my day!! They put me on a list over on their blogs for this: THANK YOU LADIES!! Award rules: Give the award to up to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel so happy about blogland! I have listed (in no particular order) some ladies that make my day & inspire me! Feel free to spread the love ladies......
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