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Hello, and happy Sunday!  Can you believe that summer is almost over?  Where did it go?? With summer winding down and Fall just around the corner, I just had to use new goodies from the upcoming Holiday Catalog with this weeks new challenge at Sunday Stamps! I used the new Country Home stamp set and combined it with a few other current stamp sets and framelits to create a fall arrangement in the adorable milk canister which is one of the fun images in the Country Home stamp set.  No coloring needed- just stamp onto the Wood Textures DSP and it looks darn real! Here's this weeks challenge at Sunday Stamps!   To play along, submit your creation to the Sunday Stamps! challenge blog by Friday, September 7, 2018. Another new must have item in the Holiday Catalog is the Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF).  Here, I used it on a piece of Vellum cardstock because I didn't want to cover up the new Country Lane DSP . Product L...

Hello, crafty friends.  Yesterday, my husband and I attended a funeral for one of our church members who passed away after sustaining injuries from hitting a deer while driving his motorcycle.  He was only 53 years old. We have known him and his family for a very long time and yesterday's service was difficult.  Of course I brought a handmade sympathy card for the family, but after seeing the grief their daughter was in, I decided I needed to make another card to send to her specifically.  I wasn't feeling very creative- but today I actually had time to stamp- so darn it- I was bound and determined to create something!  I went to the first challenge I saw- Just Add Ink and decided I would start there.  Here's their challenge: Next, I opened my annual catalog and started flipping through the pages starting on page 1.  I found the Graceful Garden on page 23 and that is how this card and its colors came about. :)  That's why I love challe...

Hello, crafty friends! I know its a tad bit early to be talking about Christmas- but her I am. :0 Today, I am sharing a Christmas card using the new and upcoming  Joyous Noel Suite . You will find this suite on page 28 and 29 of the Holiday Catalog.  And can I just say how much I love this card?  Super easy to make- yet super fancy!!  yah! So many new and fun things to share with you!  First, the designer series paper:  It is called Joyous Noel Specialty DSP. It has copper embossing on one side of EACH   of the 12" x 12" designs!  It is so festive!  Next is the glimmer paper:  What says Christmas more than sparkle?  I punched out copper glittery leaves using the new Sprig Punch  with the Joyous Noel 6" x 6" Glimmer Paper.    And lets not forget about the new Corrugated Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder found on page 13!  Another favorite item of mine from the Holiday Catalog! :)   ...