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Memory Box – Hello Spring…

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Spring is around the corner!  Yesterday we stopped at my mother-in-law’s and sure enough, her daffodils are coming up!

I started this step card with the Orchard Tree Frame die.  I cut it three times and layered/glued them together.  If you get a little glue where you don’t want it,  I linked below to the adhesive pick up I use… it’s the best one, in my opinion!  The background piece is Memory Box Morroccan Bluebird card-stock,  I ran it through the big shot with the frame die but I didn’t shim it, that way it didn’t cut clear through. The pieces that did cut completely I pieced them back in.  The next layer up was cut in black and the top layer in white.  The white layer I colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

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I used the Summer Border die for the bottom.  I cut it out of Memory Box color card-stock and pieced it together.  I cut two green pieces, cutting the flowers and stems completely off of one.  Then I sanded them, just a touch!

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I LOVE the Parker lower case alphabet!  I die cut it in white and mounted the words ‘hello spring’ with thin mounting squares that I cut into strips.  I used Poppystamps Picket Fence die and Memory Box Puffy Clouds, Set of Swings, Lavish Branch and Vintage Bicycle dies. I cut the swing out of white card-stock and colored it with Copics to look like rope and a tire.

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Step cards are easy to make and so fun to create a scene with!    There’s a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers, HERE.

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Challenges I’m linking to…

Di’s Digi Design Challenges – Easter/Spring
Cute Card Thursday – Anything Goes
ABC Challenge – Just as you like
A Gem of a Challenge – Easter/Spring
Oozak March Challenge – Anything Goes and Spring

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  Happy Spring to you and yours!

Shopping…

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Magnolia…Tilda’s Town Challenges…

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How’d it get to be Friday already anyway?!!!  Happens to me every week ! haha boo!  Time for ‘Anything Seasonal’ @ Tilda’s Town Challenges and we’re thinking Spring!  Welcome!  Although, I do love snow!

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I stamped Tilda as Shepherd on Papertrey Ink card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Sketch Markers.  I masked her with Eclipse tape/paper and then stamped the Butterfly Background stamp.

Some old My Minds Eye double sided paper, some Magnolia DooHickeys dies , Martha Stewart Spring border punch for the word Spring and some teeny brads in the flowers.  Perfect Layers Tools to cut the mats (link in my sidebar) and stitching on the machine with heavy, Dual Duty thread.

Click over to Tilda’s Town Challenges, HERE and enjoy the inspiration from the Design Team and enter the weekly challenge!  We’d love to have you!  Each week there is a random winner, chosen by Inlinkz, for a $10 gift certificate to Tilda’s Town.com!

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Tilda’s Town is a most magical shop specializing in Magnolia Stamps. Over 1,100 stamps in stock at all times. Tilda’s Town offers FREE worldwide shipping on every order, every day. You can also save up to an additional 20% on your purchase by using one of the famous coupon codes. Shop at Tilda’s Town.com and live the magic.

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Challenges I’m linking to….

Midweek Magnolias – Lots of Layers

Stamp and Create With Magnolia – Spring themed image with some pastel on your project

Simply Magnolia – Anything Goes

Inky Chicks – Use a Magnolia image

My Tilda card was in the favorites thread at SCS this week!  Just makes me smile!  Thank you Loll!

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I think it’s supposed to be really nice here today…snow will be melting…Spring is on the way!  Have a nice weekend everybody!   It’s stamp club afternoon…we’re going to play with Twinkling H2O’s!   Thanks for stopping by!  ttul!

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Paper Smooches Congrats…

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I needed a baby shower card and the gal loves purple and monsters!  Just so happened that the Paper Smooches Little Fella set showed up in my mailbox, just in time!  I was inspired by this gal’s card HERE… so creative and fun!

I’m going to link up to the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge… this week, it’s the Picture Perfect challenge… well,  I followed it ‘loosely’!  When you see the picture, you’ll know why!  This is what happens sometimes,  you know!  Consequences! gotta love ’em!   lol

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Then I’m linking to Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog too… Anything Goes!

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I stamped several monsters, cut, layered and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.  ‘Congratulations’ is from the PS Sentiment Sampler.  I used the PS Alphadot set to stamp out the rest of the words on the front.  The stamps on the envelope are from the PS Birthday Sampler and PS Pip Squeaks sets.  On the inside I stamped a sentiment and bear from the PS Pip Squeaks set… it says, “to a super cute family”.  I forgot to take a picture of the inside.  Thought it was an adorable sentiment though! : )

I used my Perfect Layers Tools to cut the mats and a little bit of twine for the bow in her hair.

It was fun to do something unique…hope it was a hit!   Thanks for stopping by!  I’ll be back this week with some more cards for Printworks.  See you then!

Stamps and Supplies I used to make this card…


cards · copics · Doohickey's Dies · LOVE · Magnolia · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Tilda's Town

Magnolia, Tilda’s Town, Valentine…

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This is sweet Tilda Hiding Heart and To My Valentine, both new stamps from the ‘With Love Collection’  from Magnolia!  So many charming images @ Tilda’s Town, HERE.

This is my DT card for this week’s challenge @ Tilda’s Town Challenges… Anything Goes!  Hope you can link up and play with us!  Click over to see what the other DT ladies have created!

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Tilda’s Town is a most magical shop specializing in Magnolia Stamps. Over 1,100 stamps in stock at all times. Tilda’s Town offers FREE worldwide shipping on every order, every day. You can also save up to an additional 20% on your purchase by using one of the famous coupon codes. Shop at Tilda’s Town.com and live the magic.

Card details…

I used some old My Mind’s Eye pattern papers… I think they’re called Wild Asparagus.  Love the weight of them and the texture.  I used to buy two and three pieces of everything I liked… not anymore!  eek!  Too much new coming all the time!  I’m sure you will see these a few more times in the future! lol  Well,  if I’d just get busy and scrapbook, that would use them up faster! lol

Perfect Layering Tools to mat… some Martha Stewart ribbon…super cute Magnolia DooHickeys tag die… hemp and pearls!

I stamped Tilda on Papertrey ink card-stock, with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Sketch markers…

skin – E0000, 000, 00, 21, 11, 13
hair – E30’s and E18
heart – R20’s
dress, hair bow and shoes – BG0000, 000, 10, 11, 23, 32, 70

Challenges I’m linking up to…

Simon Says Stamp – Have a Heart
Cute Card Thursday – Love Struck
Fashionista – Valentines
Bearly Mine – Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly – Anything Goes
Midweek Magnolia – Valentine
Crafty Sentiments – Anything Goes
Magnolia Down Under – Love is in the air
Ribbon Girls – Valentine/Love you
Totally Tilda Challenge – Photo Inspiration
Magnolia Mania – Anything Goes, Option – Hearts
Great Impressions – Have a Heart

Thanks for looking!  Have a good weekend!

Here are the links to the stamps and supplies I used…

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Sweet Pixies January Challenge…

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AND…a fun challenge it is!  Snowflakes… grab your pixie, fairy and sprite-like images and play along with us!   A new prize every month!  Click the badge to see what the other gals on the team created for snowflake inspiration!

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I used the Sylvia Zet/Wee Stamps Angelica stamp.  So sweet!  love her and her wintery scene!  I stamped her on Papertrey Ink Select White card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Sketch markers.

Sentiment from Hampton Arts and the postal cancellation is from Inkadinkado, both of them are old.  Sorry about that.

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Happy Monday to you!  It’s freezin’ season here, but we have sunshine today! yea!

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