The Bond of Friendship

    Happy Friday! I wanted to send my BFF of 40 years, yes you read that right,  a card to inspire her. She is going through some pretty tough stuff right now. We have been each other's shoulder to lean on throughout our lives. I feel this card really sums up the support we give each other. I used two card challenges as my inspiration. The colors came from The Paper Players; love these…

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Birthday Balloons for PPA 268

This week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge Sketch was a challenge for me. Every idea I had left me wondering if it would work. So I went pretty basic this week. Here is the sketch: My goddaughter has a birthday coming up. She will turn 18 and is a senior in high school. This is a big year for her. Her school colors are red and white so I thought the new red foil sheets as…

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Happy Haunting for TGIF Challenge

I just got the Cheer All Year stamp set this week and I could not wait to ink it up. So when I saw this week's TGIF Challenge I know just want I wanted to create and submit for the challenge. Check out the sketch: The doily I used is the center of the new Spider Web Doilies. You get 24 for only $4.50! The DSP is the new Happy Haunting DSP. Many of the…

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Garden in Bloom for PPA 267

I love how this turned out. I was inspired by a card created by one of the talented Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team members Kaitlyn Zumbach. You can see her card here.  I used the colors for this week's Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge.  I was not certain how I would like the colors together. I think they went together beautifully. I used watercolor paper and stamped the solid images for the flowers and the…

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