tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87841511802453709952024-03-24T02:10:35.149-05:00The Honor RollAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646479277549767829noreply@blogger.comBlogger532125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784151180245370995.post-40322242861694288312013-10-05T09:33:00.002-05:002013-10-05T09:33:38.710-05:00I've Moved!Hi there! It has been a long while since I've been around here and I'm so sorry! Life has been crazy and busy but I do hope to start blogging again on a semi-regular basis. I've moved to Wordpress so if you would like to continue to receive updates please come visit me over there.<br />
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I used the Limited Edition USA inkpad (along with some other great products from Clearsnap) to create a tissue paper fringe party banner. It would be fun to top a cake, as the centerpiece on a table, or super size it to hang from a front porch.<br />
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The tissue paper was sprayed with Stephanie Barnards Sprays! Inks in Blueberry and Strawberry along with a couple masks from Crafter's Workshop. I then folded them in half and snipped with a scissors to create the fringe.<br />
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The final step is to add as many or a few layers as you like. These die cut images were inked up with the Made In The USA inkpad and several of our Rollagraph stamp wheels. I also added a fun gold element with a Design Adhesive word topped with Gold Designer Foil.<br />
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Thanks so much for hopping with us today! Be sure to leave a comment below for chance to win. I'm the last stop on the hop but you can visit us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Clearsnap?fref=ts">Facebook</a> for lots more inspiration and fun!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646479277549767829noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784151180245370995.post-21673889533555001912013-06-05T10:00:00.000-05:002013-06-05T10:00:40.346-05:00Congrats on the Little Man<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you heard that <a href="http://www.pinkcricut.com/">Sarah</a>, the owner of Pink by Design brought home a sweet new baby a couple weeks back? The news is <a href="http://www.pinkcricut.com/2013/05/grayson/">here</a> on her blog and his story brought me to tears. So glad he is healthy and finally home!<br />
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Well this is the card I am sending for him (albeit a bit late) and it is also my project for the challenge this week on the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstamps.com/blog#.Ual_WUBQHgs">Pink by Design blog</a> - Boys, Boys, Boys.<br />
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I used the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/mustaches.html">Mustaches</a> stamp set and also the Wired Background - another one of my fav stamps. Since it is Wednesday, we are sharing a technique with you - mixing patterns. This is something I love to do not only with paper but with sewing, home decor and dressing myself too. I love all the patterns and find it hard to limit!! But here is my tip - add all the patterns you like, but keep them relatively the same size. That way they don't compete with one another and you can add in a larger print to be a focal point.<br />
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And because I am usually working from my scrap pile when creating cards, it makes it easy to find fun and unique pattern/color combos from various paper lines and manufacturers that you might not think of when looking at the full sheets of paper. Got to use up every last scrap!<br />
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<a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstamps.com/blog#.Ual_WUBQHgs">Click here</a> to link up your boy themed projects. Challenge open until 6/8 and the winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to the Pink by Design store.<br />
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Enjoy the week!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646479277549767829noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784151180245370995.post-5333798167337112692013-06-03T08:00:00.000-05:002013-06-03T08:00:01.021-05:00All About The Boys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have a new challenge up on the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstamps.com/blog#.Ual7hkBQHgs">Pink by Design blog</a> this week and it's all about the boys. Young, old, fathers or children - we want you to link up your projects celebrating them. The prize this week is a $10 gift certificate to the Pink by Design store.<br />
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I used the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/mustaches.html">Mustaches</a> stamp set on this card (psst...only 3 left in stock). Now I am hearing some talk about people being totally over the mustache trend. Or others that never really understood it to begin with. The ironic mustache, yes I understand - totally over it. But a serious mustache on a man - that will never get old :) Add a beard to that as well. I swear, when my husband shaves his off I can hardly stand to look at him! He just looks like an 18 year old boy. This is a set that will never go out of rotation in my stamp collection. It has some great sentiments as well that are on my projects later this week.<br />
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<a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstamps.com/blog#.Ual7hkBQHgs">Check out the blog here</a> to link up your entries and see more inspiration from my teamie <a href="http://www.217creations.com/">Liz</a>.<br />
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I so excited for our first week of summer break to begin!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646479277549767829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784151180245370995.post-12421185524474730012013-06-01T10:00:00.000-05:002013-06-01T10:00:06.626-05:00PaperHAUS Mixed Media Issue - It's Here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The summer issue of PaperHaus magazine is here and ready to inspire! <a href="http://issuu.com/thepaperhaus/docs/paperhaus_summer_issue_4r">Click here to view!</a><br />
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There is also a week long blog hop going on with the contributors and manufacturer prizes as well. Find all the details on the <a href="http://www.thepaperhaus.com/">PaperHaus blog</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646479277549767829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784151180245370995.post-72840208566518137472013-05-13T23:14:00.001-05:002013-05-13T23:14:30.997-05:00Thank You's <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi there! We are kicking off a new challenge this week on the Pink by Design blog - Thank You's. Since it's the end of the year and you are probably need to make some anyway for school staff, we thought this was a perfect time for this challenge. I created this card using some Dear Lizzy and the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/extra-hot.html">Extra Hot</a> stamp set.<br />
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Such a fun coffee themed set but as you can see, it doesn't necessarily have to be used for coffee projects.<br />
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By the way, did you have a lovely Mother's Day? I love this day for the simple reason that it is the only day of the I can sleep in and wake up to both a hot breakfast and a clean kitchen. Rejoice! But really, it was a great day to spend with my family. The kids picked a lovely bouquet of flowers, made cards and helped tidy the house. Dad whisked them away with the directions for me to go shopping. I picked up lots of flowers for our containers and a few tomato plants too. Crazy shopping spree I know! We planted and then finished up the evening with a little dinner alfresco at the park. It was perfect.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646479277549767829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784151180245370995.post-33462491366434019072013-05-08T10:33:00.000-05:002013-05-08T10:33:04.976-05:00Winner!Just popping in to announce my winner from the National Scrapbooking Day Hop with Clearsnap. And the winner is.........<br />
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Congrats Beatrice - I'm sending you an email now! Thanks so much to everyone for dropping in to love a little comment love!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646479277549767829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784151180245370995.post-65071020209988479082013-05-04T08:00:00.000-05:002013-05-05T21:48:37.668-05:00National Scrapbook Day Hop With Clearsnap!<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; text-align: center;">Join the Clearsnap team all weekend long as we hop and scrap and hop some more! Our designers are bringing you a bundle of fun, inky techniques for your scrapbook pages. Just hop through and leave a comment on each post.</span><br />
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Hello? Anybody still here? It's been forever since I've stopped in or done anything social media related. Shame on me! But I won't pretend it hasn't been a relief - blogging, facebooking, instagraming, etc. I barely have time for creating these days and I certainly don't want to spend those few spare moments online, kwim?<br />
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But I am here today to share the challenge Liz and I prepared for this week on the <a href="http://pinkbydesignstamps.com/2013/04/22/geometric-challenge">Pink by Design blog - Geometric.</a> It's been a big trend for a while now but really the basic shapes never go out of style :) Whether you like circles, triangles, hexagons or squares, link up for a chance at $10 to spend in the PBD store.<br />
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I had fun playing with tangrams for this card and used the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/march-2013-release-bundle.html">Lucky</a> half pint stamp set.<br />
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And this circle one using the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=spectacular">Spectacular</a> set. I went a little inky and embossed the glasses in a masked circle then shaded with the Sweet Sixteen Colorbox Pigment Ink Queue. The glasses die cut was embellished with some Smooch accent ink. I might even be warming up to the color purple :)<br />
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And finally a birthday mini book with the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=you+are">Love With You Is</a> half pint stamp set. I layered lots of scrap paper squares to get a fun mix of prints on the cover piece and then repeated stamped the sentiments from this set on the larger cover paper for a subtle design. Inside are patterned paper sheets, tabbed pages and journaling paper for adding notes. </div>
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Paper Issues is celebrating owner and paper slinger extraordinaire Cassie's birthday all this week! Check us out on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PaperIssues">Facebook</a> - she is giving away over 25 prizes! Woot!! Also stop by the <a href="http://paperissues.blogspot.com/2013/04/its-serendipity.html">PI blog</a> for the new theme sponsored by Elle's Studio.<br />
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Clearsnap just announced their mid season releases in the last weeks - new colors of Smooch Accent Ink as well as the new pigment ink colors in Cat's Eye form. Lots of good stuff! Check them all out <a href="http://clearsnap.blogspot.com/2013/04/new-colorbox-pigment-ink-colors.html">here</a>.<br />
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My baby bunny is now 7 months old. He is working so hard on getting mobile but every time he tries to crawl he goes backwards. It's pretty cute but he gets so frustrated! Starting to pull himself up and working on the 2 front teeth as well. Add in the separation anxiety phase and we have a baby who does not want to nap or sleep at night. That leaves one tired mama!<br />
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The big kids are getting excited for summer and I am too! See you again in a few weeks maybe :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646479277549767829noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784151180245370995.post-63595135308014748812013-04-03T08:00:00.000-05:002013-04-03T08:00:15.260-05:00An Old Fashioned Hello<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Back today with another card to share for the Pink by Design challenge, <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstamps.com/blog">Sparkle and Shin</a>e. Today's card using diy-ed glitter tape. So super easy to make! I have a video below that shows this technique and 2 more also! Hooray for glitter!<br />
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I pulled out the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/stamps/half-pints/call-me.html">Call Me</a> stamp set to play with again (mostly because I love it but partly because all the other news sets I haven't played with yet are buried. Man I need to clean off my desk. But this is a fun set nonetheless :) "An old fashioned hello" is the sentiment. Aren't all stamped and mailed cards old-fashioned really?<br />
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Here's the video. And that's all for me today! Enjoy!<br />
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Hello and Happy April Fools! No joking from me though today - I'm saving that for the family ;) Today and all week on the <a href="http://pinkbydesignstamps.com/2013/04/01/sparkle-and-shine-challenge/#.UVm8LhxQHgs">Pink by Design blog</a>, Liz and I are sharing inspiration for the a new challenge - Sparkle and Shine! Add your projects with <span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; line-height: 18.99305534362793px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">glitter, rhinestones, metallic, and shimmer. Think stars, diamonds, water, jewels and metals. </span></span></div>
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This card has a few of these elements - the rhinestones, a star and some glitter too. I used the You Are My Happy stamp set from Pink by Design - it's a stamp of the month set.<br />
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I am linking up the following challenges"<br />
Simon Says Stamp - <a href="http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/03/simon-says-anything-goes.html">Anything Goes</a><br />
Moxie Fab World - <a href="http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2013/03/card-creations-week-washi-tape-challenge.html">Washi Tape Challenge</a><br />
Studio Calico - <a href="http://studiocalico.typepad.com/studio_calico/2013/04/weekly-challenge.html#comments">Weekly Challenge </a><br />
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Hi and welcome to the Pink by Design and Lovebug Creations spring blog hop! We have lots of spring themed inspiration to share using Rumple Ribbon and of course, PBD stamps! If you came here from <a href="http://scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tanya's</a> blog you are in the right place. Otherwise head back<a href="http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> here</a> to start the hop.<br />
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I put together this sweet goodie bag with the Hunny Bunny mini half-pint stamp set and Rumple Ribbon in Eyes of Blue and Gentleman's Jacket. It holds a book and will be slipped right into an Easter basket - who knew the Easter Bunny was so crafty ;)<br />
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For a quick tag, I printed this bunny image out onto yellow cardstock, stamped with the Gingham Background stamp and colored in with colored pencils. The sentiment was stamped on velllum with 3 shades for an ombre effect. And of course I had to add a little bow tie around his neck here with the pretty shade of blue ribbon! A striped envelope was wrapped with the shade of brown ribbon.<br />
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And inside I placed the bunny book with the bunny tag for my sweetie bunny baby. I'll be working on a little bunny suit for him in the morning. Can't wait!<br />
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Also linking up to the <a href="http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2013/03/cfc96.html">CAS-Fridays CFC96</a> - Funny Bunny.<br />
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Thanks so much for dropping in. The next stop on the hop is <a href="http://www.scrappyzeni.com/">Zeni.</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646479277549767829noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784151180245370995.post-57463616964459372842013-03-15T00:01:00.000-05:002013-03-15T00:01:00.130-05:00Pink by Design New Release Hop!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am sharing this card created with the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/lucky.html" target="_blank">Lucky</a> Half Pint set. There are so many great sentiments on this mini and it has many more uses than just Saint Patty's Day (although there is one for it too!) For this card, I chose the sentiment and let it inspire the rest of the card.<br />
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I started with a die cut heart and layered nested circles underneath for a bit different take on a rainbow. The airplane paper seemed to go well with the grid paper so I added that and then the arrows last. Maybe it's a bit of a hot mess and too literal but I really kinda like it :)<br />
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Here's a couple more from the sneak week on the<a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstamps.com/blog" target="_blank"> Pink by Design Blog</a>:<br />
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A cute boy card using the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/dino-mite.html" target="_blank">Dino-Mite</a> set designed by Lisa Norris.</div>
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And a pretty girly card using the large sized sentiment from <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/dino-mite.html" target="_blank">Say It Boldly.</a></div>
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It takes me so long to write a post these days. This one has been in the works for 2 weeks now. Getting a chance to take photos, editing those photos, jogging my memory for all the new things he's doing that were never written down all in itty bitty increments. Sheesh. But here it is - the 5th month post...<br />
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Little Eli is 5 months old now. It's so hard to believe. All of a sudden he's like a real boy - eating dinner at the table with us each night, sitting up, jabbering, playing with his toys and interacting with everyone. That baby slug phase is what so many people coo about missing the most, but I am truly more excited about an older baby I can play with. He is just as sweet as always and we are both running on a full night's sleep :)<br />
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Milestones, hmmm let's see if I can recall.<br />
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He's rolling over both ways now. Only he doesn't do it very often - normally after bath time when he's all nakey and energized or when he wakes up from a nap. But still only a couple times a week at most. Can sit up on his own also but is still pretty tippy.<br />
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Loves playing with toys and grabs at everything within reach. Whether that's my cup of coffee, bowl of cereal or items on the counter with he's bathing in the sink, he wants to check it out. And he gets mad when he can't reach something. As mush as he's into everything while still pretty much immobile, I have a feeling he will be a handful when he can actually get to things on his own.<br />
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Still teething and drooling like a madman, in case you couldn't tell from his soggy shirt. That pesky little tooth will just not rear it's head.<br />
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Eats a lot of food at dinnertime. Maybe 1/2 a cup? I just have to stop feeding him before he's ready cause it seems like too much for such a tiny tummy. I'm excited about making his baby food - applesauce, carrots and sweet potatoes so far. He loves them all.<br />
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Laughs a lot, especially for the kids and is ticklish all over. You just can't help but give those sides and thighs a squeeze.<br />
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He's started with the da da da da syllables. Dad couldn't be more excited and they can both handle being with the other without mom stepping in after 2 minutes. I will be taking full advantage of that fact soon!<br />
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He also finally takes a bottle (still nursing though) which probably contributed to above fact. Not too interested in the pacifier but found his thumb as a good substitute. It is so so cute!!<br />
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As my 5 year old daughter said "Mom, our baby is the best baby. I'm so glad you picked this one." Me too hunny.</div>
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I am sharing this mini book created with a past Fit Kit from Paper Issues (sold out now, sorry!) in light spring colors. The small section in front is filled with notebook paper for lots of journaling and the larger inside section is filled with mid-weight cardstock for adding in photos, notes, tokens, momentos and other bits. It would be pretty as a journal or maybe even a book to scrap a girly birthday party. Fun!<br />
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Hi again! Back with today's and Wednesday's projects for our In The Garden theme over at the <a href="http://pinkbydesignstamps.com/2013/02/18/in-the-garden-challenge/#comment-13898" target="_blank">Pink by Design blog</a>. Things have been a bit crazy around here with strep throat and snow days so I am a bit behind!</div>
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I stamped the Big Hexagon Background for the under layer and added some jumbo die-cut flowers on top along with a sentiment from the November SOTM - <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/joyful-tags.html" target="_blank">Joyful Tags</a>. This card was actually inspired by fellow team member <a href="http://www.217creations.com/" target="_blank">Liz</a> - she is so amazing at mixing up bold patterns that I wanted to try it out too!</div>
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The large rosette was easily created with a border punch - these often go neglected in my craft arsenal so I was happy to find another use for them.<br />
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1. Cut 12" long by 1.5" wide strip of paper.<br />
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Today's inspiration is anything other than a card - I put together this gift bag for the twins' grandma who is celebrating her birthday today. Since she is named after a bird, I thought this tag with feathers would be perfect for housing a gift the kids picked out for her.<br />
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I used a sentiment from <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/what-s-your-number.html" target="_blank">What's Your Number</a> and the heart is from <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/what-s-your-number-508.html" target="_blank">Pocketful</a> - both are the mini Half Pint stamp sets which are so cute and affordable!<br />
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You have until tomorrow night at midnight CST to link up your take on the garden theme - remember, you don't have to use PBD but we certainly love to see it! Do it here or <a href="http://pinkbydesignstamps.com/2013/02/22/not-a-card-friday-in-the-garden-challenge/#.USfYuaVQHgs" target="_blank">take this link</a> to visit the Pink by Design blog for more inspiration.<br />
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Happy Monday! Dropping in tonight to share a card for the new challenge over at the <a href="http://pinkbydesignstamps.com/2013/02/18/in-the-garden-challenge/#comment-13898" target="_blank">Pink by Design blog</a> - In The Garden. Liz and I are gearing you up for spring by sharing projects all week with birds, bees, butterflies, flowers and the like.</div>
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I made this with Saint Pat's in mind and the Vintage Greeting and Canvas Background stamp sets. The little clover flowers are made with hearts.<br />
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I also wanted to share some 4 month photos of my baby boy!<br />
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Oh he is just so sweet!! Still a very happy boy, even though he's been working on a tooth like crazy. Drool machine. He has taken a serious interest in toys and grabs at everything like comes within a close distant. It's amazing how much more eye hand coordination little boys have.<br />
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At 12 weeks exactly, he started sleeping through the night. Not every night, but most nights and it has been glorious. Up to this point he's slept in our bed but has now transitioned into his crib.<br />
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Not a big fan of dad at this point. He can only hold him for a minute or 2 before the waterworks start. If I am holding him or he can see me, he's okay but otherwise no thanks. A mama's boy for sure.<br />
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Still likes to coo and jabber a lot. Especially to his bro and sisters. He tries his hardest to get their attention if they are not giving it to him.<br />
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Weighs 16 pounds and is 26 inches long. His little chubby legs are so short and his torso is very long (built like his grandpa and great-grandpa) so we have a little trouble with clothes fitting. Still loves to nurse and has tried a few foods as well - oatmeal cereal, watermelon, avocado - which were well received.<br />
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He has rolled both ways but only a handful of times. He can also skootch around a bit on his tummy and rotate 180 degrees. Mostly <strike> I</strike> he prefers to be held and snuggled and that's okay with me :)<br />
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It's all went by so very fast and is so exciting to see him growing and discovering and being happy.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646479277549767829noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784151180245370995.post-40302154565261212172013-02-14T01:01:00.000-06:002013-02-14T08:41:19.697-06:00Valentine's Day Hop with Pink by Design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello and Happy Valentine's! The Pink by Design team is celebrating today with a little blog hop.<br />
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Did you come here from <a href="http://www.craftyteachermom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rebekah</a>'s? If not, you'll want to go back to the <a href="http://www.pinkcricut.com/" target="_blank">beginning of the hop</a> because Sarah is giving away a huge bundle of stamps!! You have to comment on each stop to win -see the list below to make sure you've stop by each one.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">I made this spring-y feeling valentine with some fun colors and the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/stamp-of-the-month/joyful-tags.html" target="_blank">Joyful Tags</a> stamp set and papers from SEI. I just love the way the sentiment pops off the navy paper when embossed in white! What a pretty script font that this set uses as well.</span></div>
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Sabrina: <a href="http://sabrinaalery.blogspot.com/">http://sabrinaalery.blogspot.com/</a> </div>
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Patricia: <a href="http://roebuck-adventures.blogspot.com/">http://roebuck-adventures.blogspot.com/</a> </div>
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Kelly: <a href="http://www.wannabeescrapper.blogspot.com/%C2%A0" target="_blank">http://www.wannabeescrapper.blogspot.com/ </a></div>
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Aimee: <a href="http://aimeesarmoire.typepad.com/">http://aimeesarmoire.typepad.com/</a> </div>
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Whisker Graphics: <a href="http://whiskergraphics.com/blog/">http://whiskergraphics.com/blog/</a></div>
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I put together this sweet little valentine's mini album using some glassine baggies from Whisker Graphics, the You & Me collection from Elle's Studio, Design Adhesives and Foil from Clearsnap ribbon from 3GirlJam and some badges from A Flair for Buttons. And I just love how it turned out!<br />
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Linking to the following challenges:<br />
- <a href="http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2013/02/tuesday-trigger-cross-my-heart.html" target="_blank">Moxie Fab World</a> - Tuesday Trigger<br />
- <a href="http://studiocalico.typepad.com/studio_calico/2013/02/weekly-challenge.html#comments" target="_blank">Studio Calico</a> - Weekly Challenge<br />
- <a href="http://3girljamchallenge.blogspot.com/2013/02/3-girl-jam-challenge-11-3d-valentines.html" target="_blank">3 Girl Jam</a> - Challenge #11<br />
- <a href="http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/02/simon-sayshave-heart.html" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp</a> - Have a Heart<br />
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Just dropping in the evening quickly to share a couple cards created for the Clearsnap blog with the new Colorbox Limited Edition inks. The top card uses the newly released Chalk colors - Fawn, Mint, Butter, Chambray, Plumeria and Black Cherry - see more details on <a href="http://clearsnap.blogspot.com/2013/02/new-month-new-products-february-is-all.html" target="_blank">this post</a>.<br />
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And the second card I kind of really love! It uses the new pigment ink colors - Pool, Iris, Turtle, Cupid, Pepper and Abyss - along with a favorite stamp set from Lawn Fawn. See the <a href="http://clearsnap.blogspot.com/2013/02/believe-in-your-dreamsa-limited-edition.html" target="_blank">full post here.</a><br />
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So glad today is finally Friday and this super busy, snowy week is over with! And so glad the kids are finally old enough to really help with chores - it has been a life saver. Plus they love getting to earn a little money too.<br />
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But anyway, <a href="http://www.217creations.com/" target="_blank">Liz</a> and I are posting our final projects for the "Have A Heart?" challenge on the <a href="http://pinkbydesignstamps.com/" target="_blank">Pink by Design</a> blog this week. It's been a long time since I've made a layout but as soon as these photos came in the mail I'd been aching to put this one down. Such a great memory of my sweeties lying in the grass on a warm fall day. Her waiting for a turn on the rope swing; him experiencing the sights and scents of the outdoors for the very first time.<br />
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I pulled out the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/instantly.html" target="_blank">Instantly</a> stamp set even though I used an honest to goodness real 4x6 photo on this page rather than a fuzzy phone pic. It's still got a few great bits for making journaling cards and of course the arrows!<br />
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This challenge requires that you use a heart on your project. Link up by Saturday for a chance to win a stamp set from Pink by Design! PBD stamps are not required (but we do love to see them).<br />
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<a href="http://scrapbooksteals.stealnetwork.com/wp/2013/01/07/lifestyle-crafts-nesting-dies-monday-craft-madness-8/" target="_blank">Scrapbook Steals.com</a> - Monday Craft Madness #8Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646479277549767829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784151180245370995.post-25875843045854997022013-01-30T11:58:00.000-06:002013-01-30T11:58:39.063-06:00Classroom Valentines Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello! I have another project to share today for the <a href="http://pinkbydesignstamps.com/2013/01/30/wednesday-tips-and-tricks-rhinestones" target="_blank">Pink by Design blog</a> and our "Have A Heart?" theme. These boy valentine's for the classroom were created using the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/rockstar.html" target="_blank">Rockstar</a> stamp set. This set is so perfect for boys - lots of cool sayings (hope your day rocks!, you rock!, you're a superstar!) that are not at all mushy or sappy.<br />
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I left the images blank so he can color them in and on the right side, under the candy, he signed his name.<br />
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The front is pretty simple (between the 3 kids, I'll be making 70 of these!) - just a patterned paper panel, a heart and a rhinestone. They are also pretty quick to make once you get going in assembly line style.</div>
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If you use a lot of bling or have to make a project in multiples, it can be much cheaper to purchase the loose rhinestones in the kiddie craft aisle rather than the pre-adhesived scrapbook specific kind. Had I bought the latter, it would have cost around $15 just for bling, while the loose rhinestones were $5 and there are still lots left over. A pop dot or just some score tape is an easy way to adhere them down. Chances are the kids will peel them off anyway. </div>
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In case you are interested, I'll share the dimensions for creating these:</div>
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1. Cut cardstock panel to 8 1/2" wide by 3 3/4" tall.</div>
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2. Score the width of the cardstock at the following inch marks: 2.75, 3.00, 5.75, 6.00.</div>
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3. Stamp sentiment/photo on lefthand panel of cardstock. Have child color.</div>
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4. Adhere wallet size photo (2.5" x 3.5") to center panel.</div>
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5. Flip cardstock over and adhere patterned paper (2.5" x 3.5") and heart to rightside panel.</div>
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6. Flip cardstock back over and have child sign name on righthand panel. Staple candy to top of panel. </div>
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7. Fold score lines and fold valentine together. The patterned paper should be on the top.</div>
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8. Glue down rhinestone to heart to complete. </div>
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And that's all! Link up your projects that have a heart for the chance to win a stamp set from <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/" target="_blank">Pink by Design!
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Hello there and hope your week is starting off right! Me and <a href="http://www.217creations.com/" target="_blank">Liz</a> are up on the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstamps.com/blog" target="_blank">Pink by Design blog</a> this week with a new theme - Have A Heart? We know you're getting started on your valentine's cards and all we are asking with this challenge is to include a heart on your project.<br />
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Enter your heart projects for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the <a href="http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/" target="_blank">Pink by Design store</a> - maybe you could pick up the cute "Call Me" stamp set that I used on this card. We'd love to see your PBD but it is not required.<br />
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I am also linking this card to the following challenges:<br />
<a href="http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2013/01/75-creative-card-challenges-week.html" target="_blank">Moxie Fab World</a> - Use 10 different embellishments<br />
<a href="http://studiocalico.typepad.com/studio_calico/2013/01/weekly-1.html" target="_blank">Studio Calico</a> - Weekly Challenge<br />
<a href="http://ellesstudio.blogspot.com/2013/01/sketch-thursday.html" target="_blank">Elle's Studio</a> - Sketch Thursday<br />
<a href="http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.com/2013/01/rrr-challenge-64-valentines-daylove.html" target="_blank">Really Reasonable Ribbon</a> - Valentine's Day/Love<br />
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Have a great day!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646479277549767829noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784151180245370995.post-66833090486846716172013-01-27T10:00:00.000-06:002013-01-28T12:32:25.586-06:00I'm Fawning For You<br />
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Welcome to the latest Paper Issues hop - Fawning for You, so generously sponsored by Lawn Fawn!<br />
You should have arrived here from the lovely Nina's blog, <a href="http://waffleflower.com/" target="_blank">Waffleflower</a>, but if this is your first stop, be sure to head over to <a href="http://paperissues.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Paper Issues</a> and start at the beginning!<br />
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I put together this card using the Flutter By stamp set and an amazing chalkboard art technique from Betsy Veldman. Oh my gosh, so excited about this technique and am wanting to try it on every stamp set I own! I won't distract you from the hop with links but seriously, Google it when you're done hopping if you haven't already seen it!<br />
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I used Colorbox Pigment Ink in Frost White - it's the perfect opaque shade of white ink and works great for this technique!<br />
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Anyway, I thought the sentiment from this set would be great for a teacher - with the chalkboard, paper clip, file tab and staples. Lots of bright color and fun little bits. Maybe for an art teacher or just a colorful friend.<br />
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And that's all from me :)<br />
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Since this is the last stop on the hop, click over to the<a href="http://www.facebook.com/PaperIssues" target="_blank"> PI Facebook page</a> and do the following to win a stamp set of your choice from Lawn Fawn.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Thanks for hopping with us today! And if the hop is leaving you so inspired you want to pick up some new product to play with, drop by the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/paperissues/search?search_query=lawn+fawn&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search" target="_blank">Paper Shop</a> and use my code STAMP for 20% off your entire order. :)</span></div>
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Also linking up to the following challenge:<br />
<a href="http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2013/01/75-creative-card-challenges-week.html" target="_blank">Moxie Fab World</a> - 10 EmbellishmentsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646479277549767829noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784151180245370995.post-12406964307833412382013-01-22T08:00:00.000-06:002013-01-22T08:00:14.598-06:00Ombre - Here to Stay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi! My posting here has been so sporadic lately. I've kind of accepted that the old bloggo is going to be neglected for the time being and that's okay. I'll just pop in to let you know what I'm up to on other people's blogs :)<br />
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Like today, I'm up on the <a href="http://clearsnap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Clearsnap blog</a> with a technique video for creating an ombre background. Love this trend and hope it never, ever goes away.<br />
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Okay, see you soon!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09646479277549767829noreply@blogger.com0