Still using the top note die

Well we are half way through the week. I am in panic mode trying to get everything ready for the Royal Blog Tour, finish up my observations and final evaluations, as well as prepare for my upcoming workshop. I will share 2 cards with you the first was for a challenge and the second a card I will use in my May workshop. The first card I have for you is for Mary Jo’s Monday…

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Busy Saturday

Hi Ladies! I do not have a card for you today. Do you see that new picture on my sidebar? I am taking part in the Royal Blog Tour that starts this week. Since I came late, I had to make my projects ASAP ~ no you have to wait until the Tour starts to see them so come back. I did get them finished so I will be able to create some goodies for…

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Easy Peasy Wednesday

I have cute story to tell you so if you don’t want to read it skip down to the card. I was observing in a Pre-Kindergarten the other day and the teacher was doing a unit on dinosaurs. She had done some previous lesson and taught them several concepts. She questioned the students on whether or not they could see a dinosaur in their backyard and the kids responded no. She then asked them why…

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Tried again for a 10 minute card

Good Morning Ladies! I visit Carole’Anne’s blog Stampin Stress Away every day. Each week she and her sister Sandi (who’s blog Sandi MacIver I also check out) have a 10 minute challenge. The rules are to create a card in 10 minutes. Sometimes there is a sketch to follow, colors to use, or a specific product. This week it was a color challenge. I decided to try again. I used the sketch from Mary Jo’s…

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I finally did it!

I have tried several times without success to create a 10 minute card for Carole’Anne and Sandi’s 10 minute Challenge. Each time I was just a few minutes off. Today’s card makes that challenge. I saw the Easy and Demonstratable challenge on Late Night Stampers and decided to give it a try. The challenge is to create a card that could be used in a workshop so it has to be easy and one that…

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Not what I had pictured

Have you ever had an idea for a card and basically had a picture of what it should look like in your head. Well today’s card is one of those. I started out with an idea of what my card should look like when it was completed but the final product is not anything like I pictured. I started with Gretchen’s Weekend Sketch challenge. I had wanted to use the technique where you stamp on…

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