Last Chance for Holiday Expressions 2017!

I hope that everyone is enjoying some time off for the holidays.  I know I am!  After what has been a crazy few months in my world, I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight some of the beautiful products we'll be saying goodbye to at the end of the year.  Note that they are only...

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September 2017 Stamp of the Month - Feel So Blessed

The Feel So Blessed Stamp of the Month is a beautiful collection of multi-size and multi-font sentiments.  The addition of the feather and some other images makes for a very versatile set!  The feather in particular seemed to cry for white embossing.  I white embossed the image multiple...

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Stampaganza 2017!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!  No, I'm not talking about Christmas.  I'm talking about Stampaganza!  It doesn't come every year, but when it does, it feels like Christmas.  Because during Stampaganza, you can buy two stamp sets and get one for FREE!   If you've...

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Father's Day 2017

Did you remember Father's Day is this Sunday, June 18?  If you haven't made a card already, I highly recommend the Jack - Cardmaking Stamp Set + Thin Cuts bundle.  The combination of the stamps and Thin Cuts make for such a quick and easy card! I stamped all the elements separately, lined...

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Hello Foxy - June 2017 Stamp of the Month!

I'm just loving the new trend of critters to color!  The June 2017 Stamp of the Month, Hello Foxy, brings some very cute, new fox critters to practice your coloring and experiment with different coloring mediums.  I chose to make a "Thank You" card using this adorable set and combined it with...

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Birthday Bear

My father had a birthday recently, turning the sophisticated age of 87!  In considering a birthday card for him, it wasn't a stretch to immediately think of the Jack - Cardmaking stamp set. I knew I wanted to pair it with the Jack paper pack.  My father lives in plaid flannel, even in the...

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It's a Prickly Pear Birthday!

Although I love the obvious cute stamp images inspired by the Prickly Pear paper pack, my favorite thing is that it uses my absolute favorite color - Emerald!  Pictures do not do this color justice.  If you pull out a sheet of cardstock, it positively glows a beautiful deep emerald green! ...

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Bear Hugs and Flash Sale

I admit it, I have a fondness for bear related things. I used to love the old Yogi Bear cartoons. Remember the people coming to Jellystone Park saying "Look at the bears! Look at the bears! Look at the bears!" when seeing Yogi and Booboo? In fact I have called my son "Bear" ever since he was an infant...

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May 2017 Stamp of the Month - Live, Laugh, Love

I've been doing a lot of embossing lately.  I'm not sure why other than embossing was what pulled me into card making from the beginning.  There is something about science and particularly chemistry that I find enjoyable.  And watching the powder melt by applying heat just lights me up! So...

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National Scrapbooking Month 2017 and Live Beautifully!

Due to unforeseen circumstances with work and a flood in my basement (thanks, hon!), I haven't posted in awhile.  However, now that things are starting to get back to normal, I wanted to post about all the lovely products available now for National Scrapbooking Month. First, I wanted to show this...

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