10 Minute Challenge – Not!

Well I had a busy weekend. On Friday I went to the airport to pick up my daughter’s 2 cats. They have been transferred to Quantico from Hawaii so she has shipped me the cats until they get here in the middle of July. It has been interesting to see how the cats and Bijou interact. Bijou barks and Niko hisses. I am hoping that in a few days things will settle down. I spent…

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Perfect Ink Playing with Paper

Hello Ladies! You all know I love challenges. I found a new challenge blog the other day. Lesley is starting a new challenge blog at Always Playing with Paper. They are looking for a guest designer in June. I would love to have the chance to play with these talented ladies. You should check out the blog and see the talent there. The card I created for the challenge uses a color challenge from Picture…

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Had some fun yesterday!

Happy Friday Ladies! I have 2 cards for you today. The first card is for the Late Night Stampers patriotic challenge. You were to use the colors of you flag to create a card. I was inspired by this card by Chera and by a card that someone made (can’t remember who) that used strips of red, white, and blue at the bottom. I used the small star punch to create a stencil which I…

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I’m leaving on a jet plane!

Happy Thursday! As you read this today I am on a plane heading to Hawaii to spend Christmas with my daughter. I am so looking forward to warm weather for a few weeks! I’ll be sure to bring some back with me if I can get it through security! Today’s card uses the sketch challenge from the Card Positioning Systems blog. I have a lot of designer series paper I want to use before it…

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The color challenge with little contrast

Have you ever had a stamp set and there was one stamp in there that you just didn’t know how to use it? Well my card today fits this situation. I have had this set for quite some time and there was one stamp I had never used nor did I know how to use it. I finally gave it a try and used it on this card. I really wanted to do a Christmas/Winter…

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