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Congrats! You did it!
Another sister I minister to at church recently completed her doctorate. What an accomplishment. We were taking her out for a...
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Jun 3, 20222 min read
Hugs, Kisses, and Birthday Wishes to Fern
One of the sisters I minister to at church has a little girl that turned two this week. I wanted to create a shaker card for her. ...
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Jun 3, 20222 min read
Red, White, and Blue Confetti Happy Birthday Balloons
As I was cleaning up my desk I saw these two glitter confetti panels that were leftover from a couple of graduation cards I had made...
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Jun 3, 20221 min read
With Deepest Sympathy for Gabi
A little over a week ago a family at church was notified that their beautiful daughter Gabriella had died in a car accident. She was...
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Jun 3, 20222 min read
You Are Amazing Teresa
I recently purchased the Honey Bee Stamp Lovely Layers Peony die. I love Honey Bee Stamps layering flowers. They are gorgeous and very...
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Jun 3, 20222 min read
Keep Your Face Toward the Sunshine
When I was searching for words to use for graduation cards I saw this great quote from Walt Whitman. It made me think of the Savior, who...
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Jun 3, 20221 min read
Hip Hip Hooray Estrella
This card uses the same design as the previous graduation card. I made my own striped cardstock using the Simon Says Stamp Strips 1 and...
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Jun 3, 20222 min read
Hip Hip Hooray Matt
I liked the previous graduation card I made so much that I decided to use that design for my grandson's graduation card. Matt's school...
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Jun 3, 20222 min read
Hip Hip Hooray Camie!
There is a young woman at church who is graduating this week. Her school colors are black and silver. I had seen a card that Tina Smith...
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May 30, 20222 min read
Dad - You're a Classic
This is the last Father's Day card I made for my neighbor. She really didn't say what she wanted, so I went through my images that made...
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May 18, 20222 min read
For the Record You're the Best Dad
My neighbor also wanted two Father's Day Cards. I had created the one with the balloon background die, but it wasn't my favorite. So, I...
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May 18, 20222 min read
Have a Purr-Fect Day
My neighbor across the way came over to our house to talk with Michael about their lawn irrigation system. She saw my craft room while...
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May 18, 20222 min read
Happy Birthday to You Perfect Pairings
This is another great die set I recently purchased. The sentiment nestles into the balloon bouquet. I cut the word portion of the die...
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May 18, 20221 min read
Navy and White Balloon Bouquets
I had leftover blue mirror cardstock balloon centers leftover from a previous card. I decided to create a blue and white striped...
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May 18, 20222 min read
Holographic Happy Father's Day
From the previous card I created using the Simon Says Stamp Balloon Bouquet I had leftover holographic balloon centers. Holographic...
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May 18, 20221 min read
Black, Silver, and Gold Balloon Bouquets
As stated in my previous post I had leftover gold mirror balloon centers from a previous card I made and I needed to put them to good use....
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May 18, 20222 min read
Rainbow of Colors Balloon Bouquets
I make a lot of birthday cards, in fact my birthday list has 330 names. I know, that's crazy, but I really like making cards that let...
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May 18, 20222 min read
Wisteria Hello
I recently purchased some items from Honey Bee Stamps and they gave me a free thank you card with their wisteria flower and leaves. I...
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May 15, 20222 min read
You Were My Favorite Hello
Yesterday my daughter called and one of her good friends had to put down her sweet dog. She asked if I could create a sympathy card she...
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May 14, 20222 min read
Time to Celebrate Jenna and Myles
It is wonderful to see some of the young women I worked with years ago finding love and beginning a new life with an eternal companion....
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May 13, 20222 min read
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