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Peaceful Thinking of You
My uncle recently lost is beloved wife. They had been married for seventy-three years. Her loss will leave a large whole in his life. ...
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Apr 8, 20221 min read
Wildflower Thinking of You
This is the second card I made using the Sizzix Wildflower dies. I cut some of the flowers and leafy sprigs from white cardstock and...
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Apr 8, 20222 min read
Rose Bowl Thinking of You
My roses are starting to bloom. I hope to have some vases full of pretty flowers soon. The image was stamped onto Strathmore Bristol...
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Mar 18, 20222 min read
Vintage Garden Thinking of You
This is a beautiful image from Altenew and makes a lovely card. It was stamped onto Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Gina K....
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Mar 18, 20221 min read
Delightful Blooms Thinking of You
This is another beautiful bouquet from Gina K. Designs. It has lovely open petals that are easy to color, but makes a pretty card. The...
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Mar 18, 20221 min read
If Friends Were Flowers Thinking of You
This pretty flower design is from LDRS Creative. It is designed so that you add the third flower and leaves yourself where you think...
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Mar 18, 20222 min read
Statement Flowers Thinking of You
I love these flower stamp from Altenew. It's open petals make it really easy to color, but they truly do make a statement on a card. The...
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Mar 18, 20221 min read
Himalayan Poppy Thinking of You
I like the lacy look to these Himalayan Poppies. Poppies come in so many different colors. I decided to watercolor these a light brown...
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Mar 18, 20222 min read
Beautiful Blooms Thinking of You
I really like this big flower from My Favorite Things. It really make a statement on a card. The image was stamped onto some Strathmore...
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Mar 18, 20222 min read
Santa Rosa Thinking of You
The picture does not do this card justice. The colors are much more vibrant than is shown and I love the red tips to the yellow rose....
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Mar 18, 20222 min read
Happy Flowers Thinking of You
I love this stamp from Gina K. Designs. It is really large and takes up most of the front of an A2 card. In fact, you can't quite fit...
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Mar 18, 20222 min read
Daisy Bouquet Thinking of You
Since moving to Texas I am sending out a lot more "Thinking of You" cards to friends back in Washington. I had depleted my stash and...
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Mar 18, 20221 min read
Milly's Bouquet Thinking of You
I have a sweet friend who is ninety-three years old and comes and works out on the recumbent bicycle five days a week. She is amazing. ...
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Aug 2, 20212 min read
Ivory and Salmon Colored Easter Lily
This is the last card I made with my friends Easter Lily die from Honey Bee Stamps. This time I wanted to use ivory cardstock for the...
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
Sunset Ink Blended Background
These are the last two card I made with ink blending. This time red, orange and yellow Distress Oxide inks were used. The first card had...
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
Leaf Frame Ink Blended Background Thinking of You
For this card I used green and blue Distress Oxide Inks to blend a background. I decided to pair it with the Altenew Leaf Frame Die,...
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
Horizontal Strips Ink Blended Background Thinking of You
I liked the color combination of the ink blended background for my last card so much that I decided to create another. This time the...
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
Nested Chevron Blended Background Inlay Thinking of You
Since I still in need of more Thinking of You cards for my local Meals on Wheels and I wanted them to be more masculine in design I...
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Jul 20, 20212 min read
Layered Geo Cover Thinking of You
In creating Thinking of You cards for my local Meals on Wheels I wanted to have some that were more masculine in design. I pulled out...
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
Layered Plaid Thinking of You
In creating Thinking of You cards for my local Meals on Wheels I wanted to have some that were more masculine in design. I decided to...
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
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