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poppystamps 2017 Valentines Look Book

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Hi Everyone!  Here’s the poppystamps look book I’ve been working on! Hope you’re inspired to make ‘heart’ cards!

Click HERE to see it!

Starlitstudio has the NEW collection in stock.

Holler if you have any questions and thanks for stopping by today!

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Memory Box 2017 Valentines Look Book…

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Hello!  I can share part of what I’ve been up to at last! YAY!  Click the picture and take a look.  Starlitstudio has the NEW collection in stock.

Holler if you have any questions! Thanks for stopping by today!

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Simon Says Stamp Hey Love release…

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Sharing a card today from the NEW release at Simon Says Stamp.  So many pretty dies and stamps! Love is in the air, along with the snow on my blog and in Iowa. hoho

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My photos don’t do this card justice.  Black and gold can be so dramatic and I assure you they are on this card! (no sunshine for pictures today)

I used the Memory Box Master Oval Frame die to set this card up, then tied on some thin gold thread.

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Two white die cuts glued on behind the gold die cut…

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You can see this die and the rest of the release at SSS, HERE. Have fun looking and shopping!

Thanks for stopping by!

P.S.  Here’s a phone picture I just took this a.m.  Sun is bright today!

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Avery Elle · cards · CAS · Christmas · Distress Ink coloring · Hero Arts · Reverse Confetti · Taylored Expressions · Winter

Two CAS Christmas cards…

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Hi everyone! I have to get some posts in while it’s snowing here on the blog! lol Sharing the two cards I had the gals make at our stamp club Christmas party a couple weeks ago.

I stamped the silhouette image and sentiment from Hero Arts in black multiple times with the MISTI and Versafine Onyx Black ink, then using clear embossing powder I embossed it on a periwinkle color card-stock. The stamp set is, Greatest Gift CL559 if you want to google it.

Then I inked it with Chipped Sapphire Distress ink and an ink blending tool.

The pretty Avery Elle pierced postal frame die cut and mounted with strips of craft foam. I covered both sides of a piece of craft foam with Scor-tape and cut it into strips. Thank you Cindy for that technique! It’s awesome!

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Here I used a snowflake background and word from Taylored Expressions and Crafter’s Companion watercolor paper. It’s really white. The holly and berries from Reverse Confetti.

Very easy A2 size and flat for mailing cards!  I hope you’re enjoying this creative and busy season!  It is going by way too fast for me! The tree is up and decorated and some of the other decorative things are out. yay!

oh presents…well…we’re working on it! lol

Take care! Thanks for stopping by today!

P.S. I have one TE Christmas Card class kit left if anyone is interested! I’d love to sell it!  Photo and price on the ‘For Sale’ page, a tab under my blog title.

Links to products I used…

 

cards · CAS · Christmas · Hero Arts · Memory Box · Techniques

Ombre Hero Arts Scene for Addicted to CAS challenge…

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Hi everyone!  When I saw the challenge at Addicted to CAS…I just knew I needed to use some of my Hero Arts stamps with the Hero Arts Ombre stamp pad!  I had to hurry though cuz we’re down to the last few hours!  eek!  Life on the edge when you have too many things going! lol

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I tried a few different backgrounds but ended up just going around the perimeter of the image with a gold paint pen after I inked and put 4 inch wide double stick tape over the top and covered it with Judikins Micro Clear Beads… I have to use them at least once a year!  hehe

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I die cut a Memory Box Postage square die, Holly die and the sentiment from Cottage Cutz in white glitter card-stock, holly in green. So festive but with a vintage appeal too.

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I’m happy so it’s back to work on the house. The living/dining room is painted and we’re working on moving things back in.  Tim washed some windows and I’ve been cleaning blinds!  oh yuk is right! Double yuk!  That’s why I had to stop and make something! haha

ok – ttul!