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Fun with Avery Elle!
I've been playing with two sets from Avery Elle -- they're cute as can be -- and I wanted to share the cards I came up with.The first two use the Storybook set.I stamped the bird then handcut a mask...
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Hi, guys! I'm going to have some more cards for you soon, but in the meantime I wanted to pop in and share a few upcoming book events I'll be doing this fall. If you're anywhere nearby, I would LOVE...
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Getting to Know Me
You might have seen this "Getting to Know Me" thread that's going around. I was tagged by some of my favorite bloggers -- Debby Hughes, Wida, Tasnim, and Pamela Ho -- to participate, so here goes...1....
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Studio Calico The Underground
This month I had the distinct honor of guest designing for Studio Calico. I used their The Underground card kit to make these cards, along with two of the add-on stamp sets - Forest and Halloween....
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Essentials by Ellen Blog Hop
Happy World Card-making Day, and welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Blog Hop! I'm so excited to be part of this. The amazing Julie Ebersole has designed a brand new line of high quality Clear Stamp...
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Clearly Besotted 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop
Clearly Besotted is celebrating their 2nd anniversary, and I'm thrilled to be here helping them celebrate! I got my hands on two of their beautiful new stamp sets -- Ornamental Style and Joy To The...
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Virginia's View Challenge Guest Designer
Hey, hey! I'm guest designing today over at Virginia Lu's Virginia's View Challenge, where the theme is my all-time favorite: CAS!Here's a little sneak of the card I made. If you want to see the whole...
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Clearly Besotted Blog Hop WINNER
Just here to announce the winner from my blog of the Clearly Besotted Blog Hop. It is.....SmilynStef, who said, "What great graphic designs."Congratulations! You've won a £20 Clearly Besotted gift...
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Goodreads Best Fiction of 2014
Hey, guys! A non-card post just to share some exciting news. My novel, THE BOOK OF UNKNOWN AMERICANS, has been nominated for a Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Fiction of 2014. That is NUTS to me! But...
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My Favorite Things guest designer
Hello! I'm so thrilled to be joining My Favorite Things this month as a guest designer! They have some really cute winter sets this release, and over the next week, I'm going to show you a few of the...
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My Favorite Things - Cool Day
Hello, hello! I'm back with some more cards for the My Favorite Things November release. This time I made two cards using Cool Day. How cute are these little bears all dressed up for winter?I used the...
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25 Days of Christmas Tags
Ho, ho, ho! I was so excited when Tracey McNeely asked me to join in the fun with her 25 days of Christmas Tags.When I need a tag, it's usually at the last minute, so I wanted to keep things super...
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My Favorite Things
I'm been so honored to join My Favorite Things as a guest designer this month. I have two last projects to share today.First up, a card that started with a great sentiment from Cozy Mittens. I stamped...
View ArticleBIG BOX O' STUFF
EDITED: You guys are speedy! The box has been claimed. I'm cleaning out. A bunch o' stuff. I put it all in a big Priority Mail box, and I'm going to ship it to the first person willing to pay $50 for...
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Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine Special Thanks! Blog Hop
You can choose to be sad, or you can choose to be hopeful, to believe that for all the amazing things in the past, there are even more amazing things to come, even if we don't know right now what those...
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Hello, and another box of goodies
HELLOOOOOOOO! Oooh, baby, it's been a long time. I kind of eased into cardmaking retirement, but it seems now that it's fully upon me. I will always love it and I may even stop back in here from time...
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And the box of goodies goes to...
It's been a little over 24 hours, so I'm back to announce who's getting that big box of goodies I posted yesterday. I used random.org to generate a number from all the comments, and it gave me...#50...
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Two cards!
I made a card for a friend for Mother's Day, and just wanted to share.I've pared down my stash considerably in the last few months, but I've held onto the sets I love most. One of those is Fresh Cut...
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Neat & Tangled Birthday Hop - Day 3
I'm alive! (In case you were wondering.) Danielle very kindly invited me to help celebrate Neat & Tangled's 3rd birthday, and even though I wrote her back and said, "Are you sure? Me? I'm so out of...
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Random cards
I know no one stops by here anymore, but I made a slew of cards recently mostly for end-of-the-year teacher stuff. Oh, and Jennifer McGuire reminded me to do a card for our school secretary, too, so I...
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Two Geometric Cards
I made a quick thank you card the other day using Sketched Shapes from PTI. I didn't really have a design plan when I started, just kind of built the pattern as I went, and this is how it turned...
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Neat & Tangled Birthday Blog Hop
Hello! I'm joining Neat & Tangled today to help them celebrate four amazing years in the industry. Happy birthday, Neat & Tangled!So here's the deal: I was supposed to make one card. One. But I...
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PTI September Blog Hop
I was looking through Nichole's blog the other day, and I scrolled past this inspiration image for the September blog hop.I don't make a lot of cards these days, but something about the image grabbed...
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A Simple Halloween Card
This little die-cut spider was sitting on my craft table the other day, so I decided to do something with him.I colored him with Copics, stuck on some googly eyes, and then stamped the word "Halloween"...
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Give Thanks Wreath
Paper Source had this really pretty paper wreath kit that I wanted. I love the idea of everyone in our family writing down things we're thankful for on individual leaves and adding them to the wreath....
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