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House Shape ATC swap return

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ATC Artists are from top left to bottom right….Julia Ziemann, Kelli BreuklanderJan LarsonPam SparksRosie Radcliffe, Alice Hyde and Linda Freeman 

 Thanks gals!  A  delightful swap to get in before Summer gets busy, busy, busy!!!

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Flowers For You – OCC Challenge

Our Creative Corner Challenge blog – this week is a sketch. I’m playing along, but I had to use a rectangle instead of an oval…hope that’s ok!  Click the link to see the sketch and play along!

Flowers For You
Flowers For You

The little boy stamp that’s stealing your heart is from Penny Black….love coloring w/the copic sketch markers…Eoo, Eo2, R20 for the face/flesh…R 22, R24, R27 for the reds….B91, B93, B97, B99 for the blues…Y21, Y35, Y38 for the yellows…can’t remember what I used for the red hair this time…I keep experimenting w/different markers for the red heads… I have a bunch in our family and they’re all different beautiful reds!  I colored on Beckett Expressions 80# Radiance card-stock for the first time with this image!  OH my,  it is my new favorite for coloring with copics…it is so easy to stay in the lines…and smooth, oh,  it is wonderful! 

The pattern papers I used here are from Carolees Creations…I wanted to keep it simple this time,  so the image would be the focal point for sure.  Again,  those puffy little hearts from K & Co.,  I heart them!

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Happy Mother’s Day

Flowers….the kind I do best…PAPER! lol

May Flowers...enjoy!

May Flowers…enjoy!

I was collecting ideas yesterday online and one thing led to another and I found myself creating flowers!  This was fun…used an old Sizzix die that had never been used….two old Quickutz leaves…the lovely swiss dots embossing folder…the flowers and leaves are all Stampin Up card-stock….the pot is Prism card-stock, stamped w/SU’s sanded background stamp (love that stamp)….twill is from Technique Tuesday…the tag is a QK die also…the word stamp, “enjoy” is from an old Hero set that had several small stamps w/words…love those!!!

Here’s the blog I found the instructions on…. Stephanie Luman ….she makes it so easy!

Go look at this flower pot card… Cindy Van Sluys … I love this one too! Wish I had this stamp set…boo hoo

And this one….oh my,  it’s totally colorful and fun! Anitsirk ….it will make you smile and want to go make one!

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No matter how long the Winter, Spring is sure to follow!

Spring House Shape ATC
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Isn’t she the sweetest little girl?!  Lasting Impressions pattern paper (8.5 x 11).  EK Success scallop dot border punch. Stampendous rubber stamp images in the background. Distress inks for aging and the background color.  Teeny little daisy punch is a $1 punch from Michael’s.  Computer generated words. K&Co. puffy heart sticker.