Author Archives: Debra

A summer hat for Mary

Today is my SIL’s birthday.  Usually I send her a card with strawberries on it, since she grows (and shares) them.  But instead I pulled this one from my stash.  Except for the card stock and the Perfect Polka Dots … Continue reading

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The last artichoke

I guess I never showed you the completed card made with the lovely artichoke stamp from Homegrown (may it rest in peace).  Also on this card is 3/8″ Denim Jean Ribbon — but only the Artichoke version is retiring.  It’s … Continue reading

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Behind, before, beside

That’s what my husband says when we are too busy.  (I have no idea where that phrase comes from — do you?)  Anyway, that’s life here because we are catching up with yard work and gardening after having been gone … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tip: Not a magic eraser, but close

We all make mistakes.  Some are stickier than others, and in my world of stamping, I rely on the Stampin’ Up! Adhesive Remover to fix oozing glue and excess SNAIL adhesive.  Stampin’ Up! says that the Adhesive Remover works best … Continue reading

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I will never “frogget”

But then, maybe I will.  I put to the side my favorite retiring stamp sets that I fear I can’t live without.  But rare is the occasion when I bring them out again.  And so “Unfrogettable” lives in someone else’s … Continue reading

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Framed Butterflies

I gave you a sneak peek of this April camp card a few weeks ago, showing off the cool and easy double frame.  Here’s the finished version.  The Baja Breeze panel was stamped using bleach.  The effect is unique and … Continue reading

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My Digital Studio 2 is coming soon!

A few months ago, Stampin’ Up! offered a FREE 30-day trial of My Digital Studio, its papercrafting software.  I thought that was a phenomenal offer — especially since it is an offer that is ongoing! But Monday I heard about … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tip: When you don’t have a good “eye”

I don’t know if I have a good eye or not.  When I just “eyeball” things, they seem to lean.  If my goal is “pleasing to the eye,” I can get things “good enough” without being obsessive about it.  But … Continue reading

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The card that almost killed us

Before another week of May goes by, I need to show the rest of the cards we made in camp last month.  I first saw these little dresses on Fran Sabad’s blog.  Darling!  Her cards had five dresses — I … Continue reading

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Butterfly Box

This is a closer look at one of my projects from last week’s Stampin’ Addicts Retiring Stamps Blog Hop. If there was a silver lining in the cloud of last weeks Retiring Accessories list, it was that the color collection … Continue reading

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