Category Archives: Stampin’ Blends

Berry Harvest: Hello Friend

If you’ve stamped with me or watched this space, you have seen how I love to create my own backgrounds. Not that I never have bought any Designer Series Paper (ha!), but I’m really a stamper, so I enjoy the … Continue reading

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Petal Park: Hello

As I was making the Petal Park birthday card I showed you yesterday, I went ahead and made more flowers. This vintage muffin tin is where I keep pieces as I am working on multiple cards. It keeps things from … Continue reading

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Petal Park: Happy Birthday

Once again I saw a card online I absolutely loved, then (1) did not make note of the originator’s name so I could credit him or her, and (2) took my design in a slightly different direction. I try to … Continue reading

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Party Puffins: Happy Birthday

I hope you loved the ideas from this week’s Stamp Review Crew blog hop that featured Party Puffins. I know I did! As I said, I had such an enjoyable, relaxed stamping time prepping for this hop. It’s not that … Continue reading

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Framed Florets: Blackberry Birthday

It was such a joy to make my friend’s birthday card with the new Framed Florets bundle. Having a little time to color and play with the design made for a lovely morning downstairs. If “pretty” is the way you … Continue reading

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Fond of Autumn: Birthday Wishes

When I bought the Fond of Autumn bundle, I knew I would love using the stamp set (hello coloring!), but I didn’t really grasp the versatility of the Autumn Bouquet dies: When you look at this photo, don’t forget that … Continue reading

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Hello Harvest: Pumpkin

Happy Plaidurday, the first Friday of October! I’ll leave it to others to post flannel shirts, wallpaper, or other plaidelicious salutes to the holiday, but I’ll share the work I do best. This note card starts with a stenciled plaid … Continue reading

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By My Side: Life is Better

It’s very fun for me to think back to the days when I would avoid any stamped image that needed to be colored! When someone asserts, “I hate to _____!” well, I can’t help but think it’s because they haven’t … Continue reading

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Full of Love: Hello There

Yesterday I talked about one of my favorite Sale-A-Bration products, and today I show you another one. The Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam Cards & Envelopes (#159940) are a great choice for a free item with $50 in product … Continue reading

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By My Side: Dutch Door

In the last century, my younger sister had an enviable collection of Liddle Kiddle dolls, and that’s what the characters in this set remind me of. (Doing just the tiniest bit of research on these mini dolls made me laugh … Continue reading

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