Got some new toys

The big brown truck came today and brought me some new goodies. I caved and bought some of the new Specialty Designer Series Paper. I saw so many beautiful cards made with this that I wanted to give it a try. I saw a new color challenge over at The Color Dare blog. You were to use Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, and Soft Suede. These are very pretty colors together. I saw a…

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Simple Black Apricot

Well the weatherman says we will be cloudy today and we will get rain later this afternoon. I am not complaining as we need it. I will be working on some cards for next week as well as preparing for my class that begins in the middle of June. Great way to spend a dreary Saturday! I received an invitation to a new group of stampers. On their page the moderator posted an inspiration challenge.…

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Pretty Pocket Silhouettes

Happy Monday Everyone! This will be a quick post. I am on my way to take my laptop in to get checked out and to take my sister to the doctor. My card is pretty simple but if you have any questions, please let me know. I used a sketch from the Diva Coffee Break Designs blog. I chose several pages from the Welcome Neighbor 6 x 6 designer series pad. I like this card…

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Simple card to share

I have tried to make cards to carry me through the week as it will be busy. Today’s card combines the color challenge of Bashful Blue, Kiwi Kiss, and Ruby Red from the Color Dare blog. These are definitely colors I would not have thought of putting together but they do work. I combined it with the sketch challenge at the Just Add Ink blog. I thought it would be fun to take a sentiment…

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2 cards for you today

This will be a quick post as it is really really really late. I am trying a new photo editing program and after 5 hours I finally got my first photo saved. The next 3 were much faster and I think I have the different options figured out. Now I just need to play with the Brightness and Contrast adjustments to get the colors right. My first card uses Gretchen’s Weekend sketch challenge from her…

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