Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge #188

It is Thursday and that means time for a new PPA Challenge!  This week our Design Team has a sketch challenge for you designed by the talented Margaret Moody. Let's see what she created for us… This clean, simple, and fun sketch inspired me to use some new products to create this Valentine. The new Fancy Foil Designer Vellum offers a clean yet sparkling background on the Real Red card base.  The Language of Love…

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January Pals Blog Hop – Celebrate the Everyday!

Welcome to our first blog hop of 2014. This month we are excited to show you the new products available in the Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog as well as a preview of the free products you can earn through Sale-a-bration at the end of January.  You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time,…

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Tennis anyone?

When I make cards I strive to make them personal  Sure sending a handmade card is personal already yet I design with the recipient in mind.  I make a birthday card for every individual in my office and we have over 100 employees now.  So it is fun crafting cards unique to each of them. This card is for an associate that played Tennis in college and continues playing today.  While the card was super…

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Wish Big!

Happy Saturday!  We survived one of the longest work weeks of the year – the first full week after the holiday's is always tough.  It seems to go on, and on, and on.  I am glad for the weekend and a bit of crafting.   I created this birthday card for a colleague at the office.  I started with a standard A2 cardbase in Very Vanilla and rounded the outside corners for a change of…

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