Christmas Bliss in July

Stampin' Up's annual convention kicked off yesterday and I am saddened to not be in attendance.  I am living vicariously through my fellow demonstrators sharing all the news and fun festivities.  I saw photos of convention attendees paging through their copies of the upcoming Holiday Catalog that will be released in August.   In the meantime to whet our appetite Stampin Up released a Photopolymer Holiday stamp set called Christmas Bliss.  I love the fonts on…

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Amazing Birthday for PPA #212

Happy Thursday! I hope your week has been Ridiculously Amazing. The stamp set I am featuring this week for the Pals Paper Arts  sketch challenge includes a stamp that says; Make Today Ridiculously Amazing…simply fun. I struggled with the sketch and decided to stay fairly true to the design with the circles.  The base of the card is made from Crisp Cantaloupe and then I layered Whisper White and DSP from Gold Soiree DSP Collection.  This…

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Blooms and Scallops

If you saw my post last Saturday you know how much I love this new Striped Scallop thinlit.  If you missed the post you can check it out here. This is another quick card.  It starts with the Stampin Up Note card and envelope set.  I love the heavy weight of these note cards.  Then I cropped the scallop in Mossy Meadow which is striking against the crisp white card stock. The Bloom for you…

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Hip Hip Hooray for FMS #144

I am not getting a lot of time in my craft room right now as I prepare for a 4 Hour presentation as a Key Note speaker at a conference in less than 2 weeks.  In the meantime here is a quick card I created for this week's Freshly Made Sketch.   With two sons I am always striving to create masculine cards to have in my stash.  Our oldest is taking two (college course)…

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