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Time flies when we’re together
I always hate to see my baby bro go back home after our holiday visits. This photo of me and my baby bro just reminds me of how much fun we had when he came to visit us right after Christmas and into...
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Valentine rose
I really enjoyed making this Valentine's card for my mommy! When it came time to make a Valentine’s Day card for my mommy, I pulled out this big rose stamp and started coloring with my Copic markers....
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Out & about
Building my whole layout around tags was new for me, and I'm really happy with the look. This layout was fun to pull together! I gathered four photos of Matt and me just out doing our thing in Austin...
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Fork in the road
Sometimes it's the quickest decisions that make us the happiest. Like when I met Matt while working in this building and blurted out an invitation for a date! Some jobs in life are just a means to a...
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One is silver, the other is gold
Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, the other is gold. I thought I had just about finished this layout with a photo of me and my baby brother in front of this cool gold artifact wall in...
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Blogtoberfest Day 7
Travel chess/backgammon set Here’s a little different way to use your stamps and cardstock. Just buy a wooden cigar box, wood stain and shellac and make a travel game board! When I made mine I first...
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Blogtoberfest Day 13
Young Crafters Unite challenge #2 and Simon Says Stamp Challenge – Halloween/Goth Young Crafters Unite posted their second challenge, which is to make an envelope that matches your card. I had a lot...
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Blogtoberfest Day 16
National Feral Cat Day Today is National Feral Cat Day! This annual event is coordinated by Alley Cat Allies as a way to raise awareness about feral cats, promote Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), and...
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Rosette pumpkin tutorial
Blogtoberfest Day 18 I was in Archiver’s about a month ago looking at new scrapbook products and saw a pretty 3D pumpkin they had made. The store was out of the printed instructions for it, so I took...
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So grateful for rain
Blogtoberfest Day 19 The layout I’m sharing today is based on a sketch provided at sketch challenge site, Sketchy Thursdays. This challenge is open until Saturday, October 22nd, so you can still play...
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Eat, drink & be scary
Blogtoberfest Day 28 Don’t miss out on my GIVEAWAY (closes 12:00 midnight EST on Sunday, October 30th)! Today, in honor of Halloween, I decided to challenge myself by doing something that I find...
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You send me
Welcome to my stop on the blog hop! If you came from Paulina Nakamura’s site— Pretty Pink Posh—you’re in the right place. Or if you just jumped into the hop you can see the whole list of participants...
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Winter greetings to warm your heart
I’m happy to report that I made good headway on my Christmas cards last night! I fired up the Swinging Christmas tunes on Pandora and got crafty. The plan is to hunker down this evening and finish the...
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Old school
Twisted Sketches has revealed sketch #139, and the twist is “old.” Be sure to head over to the site to grab the sketch and see all the other design team members’ beautiful examples. Then create...
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My Take Twelve February layout
Back in December when Ella Publishing was promoting their Take Twelve project, I decided to participate. I don’t do a Project Life album, so I thought this might be a good alternative. You take photos...
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Sending warm fuzzies
I wanted to let the background on this card get most of the focus, so I kept the other elements understated. I made this Easter card for my mom with two challenges in mind (Young Crafters Unite called...
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Last year at ICS
Are there any layouts in your albums that you would like to do over? Maybe you thought you were done with it, but when you looked at it later you weren’t thrilled. Or you put it aside unfinished...
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I’m lucky to have a friend like you
Happy May Day! The May Sketches With a Twist sketch and design team sample layouts are now live on the blog. I am very proud to have created the sketch and really love all the design team’s samples...
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Flowers mean I love you
Today my mom is flying back from a 10-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land. This is a trip she has always dreamed of taking, so when she found out that one of her favorite priests in town was going to lead...
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23 years later
We had such a lovely time visiting with Jim and his mom after all these years apart. Jim and I became friends right at the start of college and were besties all the way through. I’ve talked about him...
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