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Winter Wishes Merry & Bright
I had some leftover poinsettias from my two previous card and wanted to use them up. I decided to arrangement in a circle wreath. I had...
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Nov 30, 20232 min read
Gold Mirror Winter Wishes Happy Holidays
For my last card I cut the sentiment from then center of a gold mirror oval that I had in my stash. I thought that I could use it to...
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Nov 30, 20232 min read
Winter Wishes Happy Holidays
I ordered this stamp set from CZDesigns/Simon Says Stamp quite awhile ago and was waiting to my new stamp wheel to arrive, but I had some...
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Nov 30, 20232 min read
Dove of Peace on Earth
I just got in the mail the beautiful Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers Doves dies and immediately wanted to create a card. I knew that I...
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Nov 3, 20232 min read
Merry Christmas Poinsettias
When I was working on some other Christmas Cards I pulled out the Studio Katia Merry Poinsettias stamp set. I had forgotten what a...
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Nov 3, 20231 min read
Peace on Earth Red Swag
I liked the die cut swag in my previous card, but I wondered what it would like like with a red background. I pulled images from four...
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Nov 3, 20232 min read
Peace on Earth White Swag
I liked the look of the swag in my previous card, but I wondered what it would like like with die cut images. I pulled images from four...
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Nov 3, 20232 min read
Christmas Joy and Peace
For this card I went through my Christmas stamps and pulled out some that have leaf images that could be made into a swag. I decided on...
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Nov 3, 20232 min read
Christmas Joy Wreath
I had knee replacement surgery six weeks ago and I'm just getting back to having my leg down for longer periods of time. I'm glad to be...
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Nov 3, 20232 min read
Festive Flower Christmas Wishes
This is the third card I made with Concord & 9th Festive Flower. This time I cut an arch from a quarter sheet of dark green cardstock. ...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
Festive Flower Merry Christmas
This is the second card I made with the Concord & 9th Festive Flower. I like the placement of the thin frame better than the card...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
Festive Flower Christmas Blessings
Around this time of year I begin making Christmas cards. I make a lot of different cards to try and determine what card I will mass...
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Oct 11, 20231 min read
Copic Colored Poinsettia Window with Dark Green Background
This is the third card I've made using the Hero Arts Poinsettia Window Fancy Die. This time I decided to color it with Copic Markers...
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Sep 13, 20231 min read
Magic Iris Holly Wreath Joy to the World
I really like this holly and berry circle die. It comes with little dies for the berries and also dies for the holly leaves. I cut the...
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Sep 7, 20232 min read
Poinsettia Window Merry Christmas
This is the second rendition using then stencil and die. This time I die cut the image first and then colored it with the stencils. I...
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Sep 7, 20232 min read
Poinsettia Window Christmas Wishes
I recently saw Jennifer McGuire make a card using the Hero Arts Poinsettia Window Fancy Die and Stencil. She made a stunning card and I...
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Sep 7, 20232 min read
Lacey Poinsettia Christmas Blessings
This is the second Christmas card I've made this year. While I really like the look of this card, I will not be making it for my...
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Aug 9, 20231 min read
Be Joyful Hot Foil and Poinsettias
Each year I create several different Christmas cards and then pick one that is easy to assemble and looks beautiful. I do this because I...
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Aug 9, 20232 min read
To the Wise One Father's Day Card
My husband and I grew up near the Grand Teton Mountains. When I saw this die from Honey Bee Stamps I decided to get it to create his...
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Jun 4, 20232 min read
May Your Day be Filled with Joy – Happy Mother’s Day
My husband and I have six women that we minister to in our church. I wanted to create Mother's Day cards for each of them, but waited...
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May 15, 20232 min read
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