Rose Garden for PPA 285

Happy Monday!  I feel like I’ve been off-line forever, even though it’s only been a week!  I am back home for a few days before I fly down to Phoenix for the Gathering For Greatness Retreat, a Stampin’ Up! event put on by Lisa Pretto.  I guess you could call…

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A Bit of Glam

                                  Bear with me as I’m trying to post from my iPad for the first time!  Pictures may not be centered,etc, but at least they are on there!! I am up north in rainy…

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I Heart You for PPA 284

  It doesn’t get much heartier than this!  Today’s card was inspired by the Pals Paper Arts challenge.  Here is the banner that got me started… I didn’t see a valentine in this sketch at first.  Then after I pulled out my Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper Stack, the ideas…

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A Beautiful Blessing

This is quite possibly my favorite paper of all the new DSP papers we have in the new catalog.  It comes in the pack called Birthday Bouquet.  And I got the idea of putting vellum over it from Connie Babbert.  It softens it and makes it even more beautiful! This…

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A Valentine CASE for Sunday

Happy Sunday to you all! I love looking through Pinterest for card ideas and inspiration.  Every once in awhile I find one that says, “me, me, you have to make me!”  This was one of those cards 🙂    The combination of Crumb Cake and Real Red really appeal to me. …

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Small and Sweet

This card looks large in the photo, but actually it is only 3″ x 3″ – a small and sweet little valentine to share! You may not recognize the heart doily…yes, it is in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalog.  I turned it over to use the white back.  The opposite…

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Love Tree

Have you ever carved your initials into a tree?   My friend told me a sweet story about her husband carving their initials into a tree in their front yard when they bought a new house.  She had asked me to create a valentine for her to give him, and I…

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My Heart Smiles

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for January 2016. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our new 2016 Blog Hop monthly themes.  This month we are showcasing projects using Stampin’ Up! products featuring a theme from any of the following: Valentine’s Day; Thinking of You;…

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You Send Me Soaring

Good Monday morning!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend and are ready to take on a new week! On Friday I showed you an ultra “girlie” valentine, with flowers, hearts, and pastel colors.  Today I have a more manly valentine!  Well it still has hearts and even a touch…

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Love Blossoms

Here’s a very feminine and flirty valentine for you today!  It definitely isn’t limited to Valentine’s Day, though.  This would make a pretty wedding or anniversary card as well. It’s a 4 1/4″ square card, so it will fit into a regular envelope – no extra postage required!  I started…

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My Pretty Valentine for PPA 282

Welcome!  I’ve made a valentine card for the Pals Paper Arts challenge this week.  My design was inspired by this sketch by Mary Fish: The Designer Series Paper that I used for the background piece is from the new 6″x6″ paper stack called Love Blossoms.  I love this stack!  The…

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New Catalogs Today! and Flowering Fields Card

It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for!   The launching of the new 2016 Occasions Catalog  and Sale-A-Bration Catalog has happened! Get onboard! This catalog is beautifully designed to give you lots of bundle options and “suites” or groupings of coordinating products to make your crafting easy and fun.  And…

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Happy 2016!

Happy New Year to you! The house is very quiet this morning and I’m having some “me” time – reflecting on this past year and looking forward to the new year and the possibilities ahead… I don’t make resolutions as such.  The pressure to keep them is too much.  But…

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