Quick & Easy Accented Blooms

Do you love Accented Blooms, but don’t want to do all the coloring? Here’s a pretty idea that requires NO coloring, yet it’s quite stunning nevertheless… I stamped the image with Versamark Ink on a panel of Crumb Cake, then sprinkled it with White Embossing Powder and used my Heat…

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Painted Harvest in Subtles

I made a birthday card using Painted Harvest in colors from the Subtles collection ~ If you’re a Demonstrator with Stampin’ Up! you might think this looks familiar! One of the benefits of being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator is a quarterly publication called Stampin’ Success, in which there are many…

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Garden Impressions

Garden Impressions gives you a “treat” of a card when paired with Treat Time Stamp Set. This is one of the cards my stamping group made yesterday in our monthly class. Every card was slightly different, as I gave each person their own piece of Garden Impressions DSP along with…

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Accented Blooms Birthday Hello

I have the need for many birthday cards during the summer, so I’ve created one using Accented Blooms for you today ~ This simple card goes together very easily, and Stampin’ Blends make it quick and easy to color. Accented Blooms Stamp Set comes in red rubber and you can…

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Friday Fast & Fun Card

Today’s card is fast and fun ~ you can make several in no time and be ready for a relaxing weekend! It’s all about the colors and layering on this card. The Happy Birthday Thinlits in Tranquil Tide really pop against the pale Soft Sea Foam. Both colors, along with…

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Beach Scene For Your Birthday

A summer birthday calls for a beach scene, don’t you think? I mixed up several stamp sets to bring you this summery, beachy scene ~ The chair and sentiment are from Colorful Seasons, the water, birds, and sun are from High Tide, and the sand and sun sparkles are from…

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Impossible!

When I saw this Impossible Card by Linda Heller, I had to try it right away! I’m always intrigued by different folds and this one has an interesting “twist” to it!!! (literally!) It’s made with one piece of cardstock. Doesn’t that seem impossible? It’s actually incredibly easy, and the fact…

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A Relaxing Scene for Rod’s Birthday

Sunday was my husband’s birthday. Does anything say “relaxing” like Adirondack chairs by the water? We have a couple of these by our pool, so this card was a little piece of our backyard, Dogwoods and all! I started with a top fold, thick Whisper White cardstock base. After cutting…

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Simple Saturday ~ Strawberries!

It’s a happy day in Granite Bay! The strawberry stands opened today and I was right there to buy some yummy local berries! I’ll be buying several baskets next week to put up some of my fresh strawberry jam. But for now, I brought them home and reached for the…

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