Sketch Frenzy Friday – Hello Doily meets Polar Party

It’s Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow only 23 days until Christmas.  I have so much to do not sure when I will get it all done.  So now the rush is on. Since it is Friday that means it is another Sketch Frenzy Friday Sketch Challenge.  Our challenge this week was designed by Kim Innis.  This was a real challenge for me.  I ended up flipping the sketch so I could make it work for me.  Here is…

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A quick and easy Christmas card

Hello Ladies! Well I am on my way home today.  I got in late last night and spent the night with Jess so I am headed home today. My card today is a quick and easy card and could easily be mass produced for Christmas.  I was inspired by a fellow stamper – Julie Davison.  I saw a card on her blog where she use the pennants punch and made a 3D tree and I…

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Hand Stamped Sentiments – ornaments

Happy Tuesday! As you read this I am either getting ready to fly home or on the plane.  I can’t believe I have been in San Jose for 2 weeks.  Wow the time flew by. Our challenge this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments is an anything but cards challenge and we were to make ornaments. I saw on another blog where the lady had taken a die cut for an ornament and made a 3D…

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Late Night Stampers – gift card holder

Happy Monday Everyone! Well we are on the countdown to Christmas.  I can’t believe it will almost be December.  Where has the year gone? With Christmas fast approaching we will be in need of gift ideas.  Our challenge this week at Late Night Stampers is to make a gift card holder.  I wasn’t sure what I was going to do then this idea just popped into my head.  I took a 4 1/4″ x 4…

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The real swap card

Hello Stampers! Yesterday I shared my first card for the swap I am in.  Today I am going to share the final card I used for the swap.  While the card yesterday was nice it just didn’t seem to be good enough to me.  So I played around with colors and ended up using these colors instead.  I like the look of this one better. inside of card As you can see the colors you…

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My Swap Card

Good Morning Stampers! I saw a great technique by Donna at Butternut Sage Designs.  When I saw it I knew it would cool to do for a snow scene.  Since our theme this month was Winter Wonderland – what does it mean to you I knew I would use her idea. It was fun to do.  First I embossed some snowflakes.  Then I added the swirls.  After I had embossed the swirls I added color…

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