I had the pleasure of turning 65 last week. My daughter sent me messages throughout the day and one of them was “bring on the discounts and blue hair”. Needless to say, I cracked up. I’m all for the discounts, but I’ll pass on the blue hair for now. My close friend, Doreen, who is also part of my…
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Let it ride
This beautifully simple card uses the Stamparatus, to create the illusion of motion. I saw this card on Pinterest, made by Jane Allmark, in the UK. She also has a video showing the technique. Please note that I’ve included the Stampin’ Trimmer, but it is retiring at the end of this catalogue period. Soft suede card base 8 1/2 x…
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“Love What You Do” Tri-fold Card
This is just the sweetest card, using some of our most elegant Designer Series Paper (DSP). The card base is Rich Razzleberry, cut at 11 x 5 1/2. score at 3 3/8 and 7 5/8. You will also cut 1” x 11” from the remnant for the belly band. I used two different pieces of DSP cut at 3 1/8…
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A Little Note
I love creating my own backgrounds, using a multiple of stamps and colour. Pinterest is a huge inspiration for me. Card Base – Very Vanilla Early Espresso 5 1/4×4 Very Vanilla 5 x 3 3/4 I created the background first, using the accent stamps from Beauty Abounds, then added some butterflies from the Butterfly Gala Stamp set. Larger circles in…
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Birthday card for a friend
This card is lovely in its simplicity and clean lines. Much like my quilts, I often tend to head more in the “tone on tone” colour ways. Card base is Crumb Cake Matte – Blushing Bride – 5 1/4×4 Front – Whisper White – 5 x 3 3/4 I stamped the designs with Crumb Cake and Blushing Bride – keep…
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Beautiful Friend Card
I used this design for our niece’s wedding a couple of weeks ago and put the word LOVE instead of FRIEND. This is one of my favourite cards. I saw this card on Pinterest, by Gail Ellis. I loved it so much, I cased it as is! Powder pink – 4 1/4×5 1/2 … Emboss with “Subtle” folder then die cut…
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