Author: Michelle Gleeson

A Splashy Congratulations to Always Dreaming

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Stampin Up Gorgeous Grunge Simon Says Stamps Painted Congrats Congrats card idea Michelle Gleeson

This weekend I was fortunate enough to attend The Kentucky Derby. A Bucket List event of a lifetime and the experience was everything I had hoped it would be and more. On Friday we toured the Buffalo Trace Distillery a National Historic Landmark that remains is fully functional today. We had an amazing tour guide Freddie Johnson who’s heartfelt stories of his grandfather and father, who both worked at the distillery, made the tour so personal. Then we…

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Tranquil Tide Get Well Greetings

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Stampin Up Eastern Palace DSP Tranquil Tide Get Well Wishes Michelle Gleeson Stampinup

I am using one of the NEW 2017-2018 In-Colors from Stamping’ Up! – Tranquil Tide. I thought it would be the perfect backdrop for a Get Well card. The DSP is the new Eastern Palace Designer Series Paper. Every design is stunning. I used the Stitched Shapes Framelits to create the stitched rectangle as my focal point. The sentiment and the shells are not Stampin’ Up. I sold one of the retired SU stamp sets…

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A Spring Garden for Easter

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Stampin Up Penned & Painted Another Thank You card ideas Michelle Gleeson Stampinup

Happy Easter! I am disappointed that the Penned & Painted Photopolymer Stamp Set is retiring. You can bet it will remain in my stamp collection for years to come. The color palette I used is: Rich Razzleberry Sweet Sugarplum Always Artichoke Old Olive It is rich and earthy. Sweet Sugarplum is my least favorite color in the pink/purple family but I do like it paired with Rich Razzleberry. I used a retired stamp set – Another…

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Sneak Peek – Eastern Beauty Stamp Set

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Stampin Up Eastern Beauty Fresh Fig Note card Michelle Gleeson Stampinup SU

I LOVE this new stamp set. It is called Eastern Beauty. It has coordinating dies called Eastern Medallion Thinlits. You will swoon for these as well. Here is the stamp set: At first you might be underwhelmed but look at how I used the three dots, the spray of dots and the flower to create the unique design for this card. And the fonts are fabulous! I had so much fun playing with the different elements to create…

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