Monthly Archives: October 2011

Paper Crafts Holiday Cards and More Giveaway

Hello, stampers. Holiday Cards and More Volume 6 is the recent release from the fab folks at Paper Crafts. A few weeks ago I shared a photo card I created in this issue (find it HERE) and I thought I would share another. Oh, and I ended up with two copies of the issue, so [...]

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Studio Calico Video

Hello! I wanted to share with you a video I created for Studio Calico. It shows using stamps in a not-so-normal-way and covering wood accents. (Each month, I will be doing two videos for them – one using their online kits and one using their products sold in stores.) I adore using these kits. For [...]

Posted in Scrapbooking, Studio Calico, Videos | 30 Comments

Life on hold…

Between being sick and big-time computer problems, I have been MIA. However, I will be back soon. Sorry! In the meantime, be sure to check out two things… First, over on the Hero Arts blog this week, I featured a few artists that I adore. Their work is amazing! And most of the holiday cards [...]

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Shimmery Holiday Card

Hey there. Just popping in for a quick share. Lots of shimmer on this bad boy… The tree is white heat embossed on watercolor paper. Then I put on lots of Faded Jeans and Broken China Distress Ink… and even more water with Perfect Pearl. After it dried, I stamped some snowflakes… Love me some [...]

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New BasicGrey + Hero Arts

I love new stamps. And matching papers and goodies. So I thought I would mention that the newest BasicGrey lines called Little Black Dress and Picadilly are now in stores! You can see them HERE, along with the new Hero Arts stamps that match. For the Hero Arts blog, I took the Picadilly line (which [...]

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Reminder: True Scrap is only days away…

Just a little reminder that The Spawn of True Scrap is coming up in a couple days. My class is Thursday afternoon, but you can go back and watch it anytime. Here is some more info… This will be great a great event – 17 teachers in one weekend – and you can go back [...]

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New Card Drive! Cards That Care

Hello! I am so very excited to announce a new card drive: Cards That Care. For this card drive, we are collecting cards for the elderly in nursing homes… just in time for the holidays. I have teamed up with the sweet Vera Yates. (Thank you, Vera, for getting this going!) And Jana will be [...]

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Studio Calico Giveaway!

Hey, everyone. Welcome to a fun blog hop for Studio Calico… The gals on the Design Team over at Studio Calico are doing a blog hop in celebration of the October Kit – “Field Guide.” And although I am not on the team (I just do technique videos for them each month), they asked if [...]

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Announcing Holiday Card Boot Camp!

I am so excited to announce my next adventure with my friend Kristina Werner… Have you taken a peek at your calendar recently? The holidays are just around the corner! We’re here to help you check hand crafted holiday cards off your to-do list! Join Kristina Werner, myself, and 12 of our most talented friends [...]

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Card share + giveaway…

Hello! Hope you had a good weekend. Just thought I would share a quick card. Lots of shine going on here. Check out the thumbnails below for supplies. Last fall, the sweet folks at Simon Says Stamp sent me two Tim Holtz Halloween dies. However, I already had them so I decided to save them [...]

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