“Fall”ing for PPA 266

  The Pals Paper Arts challenge this week uses very traditional fall colors, which I love!  Out came my new best friend, Vintage Leaves, again.  I am having so much fun with this set. The color challenge this week is Delightful Dijon,Old Olive and Cajun Craze.  Here is the banner…

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Leaves of a Different Color for PPA 265

  Who says leaves have to be green?  or orange, red, and yellow!  I have used unconventional colors in this card and I love the combination of Island Indigo, Smoky Slate, and Tuxedo Black. My design inspiration came from this week’s Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge.  Here’s the sketch: See…

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Vintage Leaves for Sunday

I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday!  I have a simple yet colorful card for you today.  It features the stamp set called Vintage Leaves, and it is available now on page 88 of the Annual Catalog. Not featured on this card, but so awesome I have to tell…

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Peaceful Wreath, “Final Take”

I’ve been up to Washington State this past week – gorgeous country northeast of Seattle.  Right before I left, my computer crashed!  This post was in the making and it was left hanging!  While I was gone, our computer “doctor” was able to restore and fix our problem.  I came…

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“Take 3”: Silver Bough

Don’t these colors just say “peaceful” to you?  I love this combination of Wisteria Wonder, Smoky Slate, and Silver Foil.  This bough is from the new stamp set called Peaceful Wreath, available on Sept. 1.  I’m doing a little series of cards featuring this stamp set.  Scroll down to see…

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Peaceful Wreath, “Take Two”

  Yesterday I showed you this stamp set, Peaceful Wreath, in embossed gold.  As simple and elegant that one was, this time I’ve given you a much more casual, and yes, busy! use of the same set.  I have several new products from the upcoming Holiday Catalog to talk about…

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Simply Elegant Gold Wreath

Here is a sneak peek at a new stamp set that will be for sale on September 1st from the new Holiday Catalog.  It’s called Peaceful Wreath, and the images are beautiful!  I’m going to try several variations with this set, and I’ve started with a simple gold embossing.  The…

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Thankful Tree for PPA 264

  A new season and a new reason…to use the Sheltering Tree stamp set!   I love this set for its versatility.   For this autumn card I used Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, and Soft Suede. I stamped the image and cut it into 3 panels of 1 1/8″ each,…

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Photo Cards!

  I thought I’d try to design a photo card…and I think it turned out pretty well!  This is a portrait of my daughter (who is now 30 years old!).  She looks so sweet surrounded by these DSP prints in Timeless Elegance.  The little flowers are Blushing Bride and Very…

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English Garden Blooms

  I can’t get enough of this English Garden Designer Series Paper!  I know that in a month from now we will be busy with cards for the Fall and Winter, so I want to get these summer blooms in while I can.  I had not made a card with…

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I’m Back With a Sneak Peek

Whew, it feels like I’ve been gone forever!  I have been getting some R&R (because you know, this retirement thing is exhausting – ha!) in Northern Minnesota.  I stayed at my brother’s cabin and enjoyed catching up with him and his family.  It was completely relaxing, beautiful, and fun.  He…

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Wedding Elegance

  This Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper is just that – beautiful, elegant patterns in grays and vanilla.  Of course I thought of wedding cards when I first saw it, but I know there will be many other occasions to use it as well.  But wedding card it is today…

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Honeycomb Hello 3 x 3’s

Sometimes you just need a little card to tuck into a gift or a lunchbox or with a plate of cookies to give your neighbor…You get the idea!  That’s what this little trio of 3″ x 3″ cards are for – for just that little something!    This one is…

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A Masculine Birthday and Weekly Deals

  It’s so easy to make beautiful, flowery, “floofy” cards for women, isn’t it?  But when I look through my stash for a guy card, I often run short.  I thought I’d show you this very masculine card I’ve made for my brother-in-law.  His birthday is coming up soon.  …

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