Fabulous Flowers

This card makes me want to smile.  Is it the colors?  The font of the sentiment?  I am really not sure, I just know that it makes me happy. This card is for a dear friend who is having a birthday today.  We are neighbors yet due to our busy lives we rarely see each other.  When we do, we pick up right where we left off.  She is ALWAYS there when I need her.…

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Pals Paper Arts – Take One

I hope everyone had a fun, relaxing and safe 4th of  July.  The card above was my original card for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge.  While it is a good masculine birthday card it did not wow me.  To check out the card I actually posted for the Pals Challenge you can click here. Sometimes what we envision in our minds just does not materialize.  I did learn several things from creating this card that…

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Cool Water Colors

This week's Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge includes colors that remind me of cool tropical waters…let's check out the colors.   I struggled with this color challenge.  I love the colors together yet I could not get my StampinMojo going.  When that happens I go to my favorite inspiration … nature, catalogs, and Pinterest.  This week my inspiration came from Michele Rey another Stampin Up demonstrator using the Postage Due stamp set on Pinterest. The…

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Oh My Goodies

When I first started paging through the new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog I got very scared.  On the first four pages (pages 6 – 9) I wanted everything I saw and thought "Wow, am I in trouble".  My wish list continued to grow from there.  Thank goodness I am a demo and get a discount!   The stamp set on page 9 called Oh My Goodies was a favorite from the beginning.  I love that…

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