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Hello! Today, I would like to share with you what I have been working on during the Christmas break. In my spare moments, I have been making bridal shower invitations for my husband's niece.  We do not live close to any of our family, and as a result, we don't get to see them as much as we would like. But, I can contribute my love of stamping to her. :)  The bride to be was popped the big question while vacationing with the groom to be in Paris.  As a result, she is planning a Paris themed wedding with the colors of gray, peach, pink and gold.  How perfect was it for me that Stampin' UP! came out with the Follow My Heart stamp set just in time for me to make her invites? Yippee! Without further delay, here is what I made: I chose Smokey Slate, Blushing Bride, Primrose Petals and Very Vanilla for my card colors.  There is a lot of embossing and sponging going on here!  First, I embossed the tower ...

Hello! Today the boys went ice fishing and my daughter is hanging out with her boyfriend. That means mom had time to stamp (after some Christmas clean up)...yippee!  I bought a few new items from the new Stampin' UP! occasions catty when I was ordering supplies for my nieces Bridal invites that I am making, and today was the day I got to play with them!  I used Mojo Monday's sketch #325 as my card layout. And here's what I made:   I used the new "Cool Kid" stamp set to create this fun card.  I already completed the inside and have it already for my nephew who will turn "5" this year. :)    RECIPE: STAMPS: Cool Kid (available 1/3/14) INK: Basic Black, Smokey Slate, Bermuda Bay and Versmark. PAPER: Basic Black, Smokey Slate, Whisper White and Kaleidoscope DSP (available 1/3/14) ACCESSORIES:   White Embossing powder, White Bakers Twine, Black Rhinestones, Banner punch (FREE item during Sale-a-bra...

As I write this post, I hope you find joy, peace and happiness as you celebrate Christmas with your family and friends.  Many blessing to you!  Here are two accordion cards I made using the Wonderful Blessing single stamp from Stampin' UP with the Winter Frost DSP and the Season of Style DSP. Merry Christmas!!

Hello, and happy Saturday!!! It's time for another fun color challenge at Dynamic Duos! It's Black Tie week and we are looking for crafty creations using Cherry Cobbler and  Black.  And to make it more festive, the dessert option is to add some "sparkle".  Here's the challenge:   And here's what I made. It was such a fun project to make! This gift card holder was inspired by Julie Davidson.  I did change the size of mine to make it a little bit bigger). A close up of jolly Santa....:) And here is what it looks like when you open the gift box.  I also made a matching envelope. :) I cut a Velcro closure in 1/2 and used it to keep it closed. If you haven't made one of these gift card holders....you need to!  Very fun to make! ") RECIPE: STAMPS: Color Me Christmas and Teeny Tiny Wishes INK: Stazon Black and Cherry Cobbler   PAPER: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, White, Silver Glimmer and Season o...

Hello! It's Saturday and you know what that means.....right? Yep, it's time for another challenge at Dynamic Duos! Woot-woot!  This week's challenge we are looking for "Subtly Yours" card creations using Marina Mist and Crumb Cake.  Here's what  I made for this week's challenge: I cut out 5 Whisper White trees using my Holiday Collection Framelits and then sponged Frost White paint onto them.  I free hand cut the "hills" using Crumb Cake card stock and also sponged the edges with Frost White paint (it dries very quickly).  The trees in the front row and the hill in the front row are adhered with dimensionals.   A Silver Foil Star and some Basic Rhinestones finish them off. :)  This card is not a standard size.  I have to make an envelope with my envelope punch board to match it- darn! :)  Inside there is another hill and a tree.  The Hill is a pocket which will hold a gift card or money. RECIPE: STAMPS: Bright Christmas (r...

Good morning fellow stampers!  It's time for another challenge at Dynamic Duos! Yippee-Skippee!  For this weeks challenge we are looking for "Bold and Cheery" card creations using Primrose Petals and Gumball Green.  Are you up for the challenge????  Here's the challenge: And here's what I made:    Sadly,  The Make a Mitten and matching punch retired last year. :(  It's such a cute stamp set that I decided it needed some attention from me! :)  And to make it more "cheery", I added some jingle bells. :) RECIPE: STAMPS: Make a Mitten (retired) and Many Merry Messages (retired) INK: Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, and Whisper White PAPER: Gumball Green, Primrose Petals and Whisper White ACCESSORIES: Snow Festival DSP (retired), Mitten Builder punch (retired), Houndstooth embossing folder, Oval Framelits, non-SU Framelit, Paper Doily, White paint, Scoring Stylus (to add the dots of paint), White Bakers Twine, Jingle Bells and S...