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Artfully Spiked Quick and Easy
April is going to be a great month with fun, bright, and cheery cards. The 2 cards I shared in today's Facebook live feature stampsets that will also be featured in April classes. The full April schedule will be published this weekend; you can expect the Cactus Cuties...
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
I've pulled a sleeper set off the shelf and decided today is the day. These stamps are getting inky! This is a lovely set with some wonderful greetings. The quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson is beautiful. It would be perfect for graduation cards. The only thing wild about...
It’s Rainy and Feels Like Spring
I've got 2 cute cards for Spring, one features Plentiful Plants bundle which is also featured in the March Card Club. And the other features the Hello Ladybug stampset which is featured in the Tuesday Express Class. It's not too late to register for either class. Card...
Fun Foam x 4
I love the way these cards turned out, and I love that I got 4 cards with the prep for 1, basically. It's a single die that cuts the 4 arcs, which means to get 4 different colored arcs I ran the die 4 times through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine. I had 4...
A Lovely Quiet Meadow
I apologize for being so late with this post. The week was quite busy with preparations for our 4th Annual St Patrick's Day Retreat. And then the weatherman called for snow! And it did! The Quiet Meadow Bundle is one of the bundles on sale during March for 20% off....
A Sweet Treat Birthday Card
Today is blog hop Tuesday with the amazing Tech 4 Stampers team. I am very blessed to be part of this talented and creative group. I've learned that anytime I start a sentence with "I'd like to learn" several friends in this group are going to come to my aid very...
Technique-ful Birthday Card
I made up a word, but it fits. This birthday card is full of techniques and checks off all the boxes. Using masksUsing diesBlendingTwo-step stampingGold leafing/gilded leafingBlingAnd a SALE! I love this stampset. It's featured in one of my very first blogs! It makes...
I Cut Up a Stamp
That sounds shocking, and I guess it is. But I had good reasons. I love my sister-in-lawIt's time consuming to mask the stamp to use 2 colorsI can still use them as 1 pieceI got the stamp FREE - that's a low blow Yes, there are lots of ways to use a single stamp like...
hello, little one
Isn't that a sweet phrase? What does it make you think of? In today's video it's all about new babies! My friends, Brian and Donna, welcomed their first grandchild on Friday. He's a beautiful baby boy, and I can't wait to meet him. The timing of his arrival was...
February’s FREE Card Class Replay
Today's class was held on Zoom and recorded. In theory it can also stream to Facebook, but I didn't press my luck. I had technical issues with zoom 2 months ago. And I forgot to record last month. Next month I'll go for the trifecta and zoom, stream, and record. The...
