tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857031121576778942024-03-13T13:06:18.976-07:00CrafteliciousI love to make cards and learn from others. I created this blog to share my creations.Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585703112157677894.post-69222302606241635972013-01-25T18:43:00.003-08:002013-01-25T18:43:58.306-08:00Sending Love Your Way!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So glad it's the end of the week - TGIF! We are below freezing here with snow falling. It's beautiful as long as you are inside! The roads are slippery - it was a hairy drive home from work. A perfect time to cozy up in my warm fuzzy slippers and craft! If you are enjoying this "balmy" weather where you're at, I hope you have your fuzzy slippers on too. ;)</div>
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I've recently gone a little overboard buying Copics from Oozak.com. I love using them, but have a lot to learn. This month the <a href="http://blog.oozak.com/" target="_blank">Oozak blog</a> is running a pink and bling challenge. The prize is a free Copic class from<a href="http://scrapbitzcopics.ning.com/">Color Me Creative</a>! So I made this super sweet V-day card for one of my teenage nieces to enter in the challenge. The image stamp is from CTMH. I stamped it using Memento Lilac Posies and then colored it with Copics. There is plenty of bling in the form of glitter paper (DCWV Sweet Matstack), 3 colors of Stickles and a little gem! The sentiment is from Hero Arts, embossed with white Stampin' emboss powder from Stamin' UP. I finished it up with pop-dots, pink tulle and some Offray ribbon. Hope you enjoy!</div>
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Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a terrifically warm and crafty weekend. I would love to hear what you think of my pink and bling creation. What about you- will you be entering the Oozak challenge this month?</div>
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I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season with your families. I sure did. It's so difficult to get back into the swing of things. I'm back to work, my son is back to school and the Christmas decorations are all still up! Yikes! Going to tackle that this weekend.<br />
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Today I am sharing a card and box envelope that I made a while back. It's one of the most feminine cards that I've made. I used a lot of <a href="http://www.rangerink.com/pcbfall10.htm" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Distress Ink</a> on all the paper to get the tone just rights. I inked up the front of the paper as well as the edges, to make the paper look antique. Stickles were also involved. . . All the cuts and and paper are from the <a href="http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/php/" target="_blank">Silhouette on-line store</a>. I made the box envelope using my trusty <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Martha-Stewart-Crafts-Scoring-Envelope/dp/B0036FDKZS" target="_blank">Martha Stewart scoreboard and envelope tool</a> - easy peasy just follow the included directions. . .<br />
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My New Year's resolution is to post more often and get more sleep. I am not doing too well on that one. I love to stay up in my craft room 'till the wee hours. . . How about you? Did you make any resolutions? How are you doing with them?<br />
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<br />Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585703112157677894.post-60151204826609332042012-08-07T21:17:00.001-07:002012-08-07T21:17:27.407-07:00Hello<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can't believe that it is well into August already! Where has the summer gone? I hope that you are all having a wonderful summer. The weather here has been great. We have had many wonderful weekends at the beach, or the shore, as we call it here. I love to walk along the shore and collect sea glass. I will share some photos of these precious gems in a post later this week.</div>
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Today I am sharing a masculine sympathy card that I made for a co-worker who lost his father. The paper is all from DCWV stacks. I cut the shapes with my spellbinders and stamped them with <a href="http://kandrewdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=22" target="_blank">K. Andrews Sympathetic Sayings</a> stamps. I thought this sentiment was perfect for this card. The ink is Stampin' up Basic Gray. The ribbon is from my stash and the brads were applied with my Imaginisce heat tool. I always forget about this nifty little tool - it really works well!</div>
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Custom Charm with Cricut and Shrinky Dinks!</div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">So glad to finally get back here and post this for you. These past few weeks have been crazy busy. I haven't had the energy to create or blog at night. I have had just enough energy to enjoy some of my favorite blogs and leave comments on wonderfully inspiring projects. So thanks to all of your for your lovely inspiration!</span></i></div>
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I am linking this to the below blogs - please check them all out for some inspiring projects:<br />
<a href="http://www.jaihart.com/2012/07/sundays-are-lovely-11-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Jaihart - S</a>undays are Lovely<br />
<a href="http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/2012/07/welcome-to-tuesday-throwdown-104.html" target="_blank">Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime</a><br />
<a href="http://tuesdayalchemy.blogspot.com/2012/07/challenge-21-anything-goes.html" target="_blank">Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes</a><br />
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Hope you are having a terrific day! My dad just loves the Red Sox. So, for Father's day I made him this card. <br />
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I downloaded the picture from the internet and edited it in my Silhouette DE software. I inked up the edges with<a href="http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=126981" target="_blank"> Basic Grey Stampin' up ink</a>, added some glossy accents (love this stuff), ribbon from M's, and popped the top layer with <a href="http://www.scotchbrand.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/ScotchBrand/Scotch/Products/ProductCatalog/?PC_7_RJH9U52300LM30I87QR3ES18H7000000_nid=H9ZWZRMVWPgs9JKGGNXP95glPFJ7W6SX4Vbl" target="_blank">Scotch</a> foam tape. It's difficult to see the glossy accents in the picture. It looks great in person and adds a lot of dimension.<br />
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<br />Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585703112157677894.post-67448415288671399002012-06-14T08:00:00.000-07:002012-06-14T20:41:52.343-07:00Little Miss Sunshine!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I hope your week is going great! It's hard to believe that it is almost Friday already. Where did the week go?</div>
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Today I am sharing a little card that I made for my great niece's 5th birthday. Little Miss Sunshine is such an uplifting little character, just like my niece. I print and cut most of the shapes, including the background paper, using my Silhouette Cameo. I added Glossy Accents to her pigtails, glitter here and there and some black lines for motion on the birds, inked up the edges with pink ink and an action wobble for some added fun - and there you have it. I sure hope she likes her card!</div>
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I am entering this in the <a href="http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/06/bright-colors-for-kids-challenge.html" target="_blank">Bright Colors for Kids Challenge</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I hope that you had a super week! Today I am sharing a birthday card that I made for my brother. He loves all things science fiction, Star Trek, Star Wars - you name it. This card is pretty simple to make. I found this terrific picture of the Starship Enterprise on Google images. I imported it into my Silhouette software and added the text. Next, I printed it twice and fussy cut out one starship. I embellished it with Glossy Accents on the light and the top. Then I adhered it with pop dots for dimension. I mounted the picture on a dark gray card.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am really pleased with out it came out. It really looks like the starship is floating through space toward you. It would look great in a frame on his desk. I sure hope he enjoys it!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I also got a new light tent today. I am really excited about this and look forward to improving my blog pictures. I think this one turned out pretty good in the new tent! LOL!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you like what you see, please leave me a little comment - it always makes my day. Thanks for stopping by and have a terrific weekend!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am also entering this in the "My Guy" challenge at <a href="http://cardztv.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">cardztv</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's hard to believe that the end of the school year is here! It seems like just yesterday when we packed all the new supplies in the world's largest backpack and headed off for the first day of school.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I made several different cards for the teachers. This one I made for my son's teacher - who he just loves! I CASED it from Emma at <a href="http://www.creativetimeforme.com/2012/04/mct-april-stamps-sneaky-peek-1-episode.html" target="_blank">My Creative Time</a>. I didn't have the Cricut cartridge that she used. So I used a shape I found on the Silhouette store and cut it with the Cameo. I colored the stamped image (MCT - All Around Everything) with Copics. I had fun picking out different papers to make this with. It looks so cute in person. I need to work on my photography a little more . . . I am thinking of getting some type of light box. It's all fun.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hope you all have a terrific week!</span>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585703112157677894.post-51484908381576983542012-05-17T20:22:00.000-07:002012-05-17T20:22:17.561-07:00Happy Mother's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am a little late with this post. I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's day with your families!<br />
This is the card that I made my mother for Mother's day. I am really happy with the way it turned out. My mother loves flowers and gardening so I really wanted to make something that reflected her personality.<br />
This is my first attempt at making paper flowers. I've put off making them for so long because I thought that it would be difficult. It could not have been easier. The trick is winding the paper strips around something tightly (I used my craft tweezers) and then using strong glue to keep them from unraveling (glossy accents). I glued them all together and let them dry overnight before I assembled the card. One fell on the ground and my dog tried to eat it! It was so funny - thankfully the flower was unharmed and found its way onto the card. This was so much fun, I see many more flower projects in the future!<br />
It's been a little while since I posted. I have some new projects to post soon. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!<br />
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Close to my Heart Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge<br />
Inkadinkado - clear stamps<br />
DCWV The Luxury Stack<br />
Ranger - Glossy Accents<br />
Pearls and Ribbon from my stash<br />
<br />Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585703112157677894.post-40507151253339700362012-04-15T06:15:00.000-07:002012-04-15T06:15:36.971-07:00Greek Easter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNj5iQVpNYisu4zHTQV_WzZDd-boR3u4mulRhRONE9pgMeNjGa0nxvalfJIIvtroNISVJbHWeVKmJE-dV4TPvcGsIFo2LnZZlRbChAIHzzEASaZ_bX1Hb4IhyphenhyphenbFNmacAMX4pz54HQJ23I/s1600/IMG_1612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNj5iQVpNYisu4zHTQV_WzZDd-boR3u4mulRhRONE9pgMeNjGa0nxvalfJIIvtroNISVJbHWeVKmJE-dV4TPvcGsIFo2LnZZlRbChAIHzzEASaZ_bX1Hb4IhyphenhyphenbFNmacAMX4pz54HQJ23I/s320/IMG_1612.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Χριστός ανέστη! <br />
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Today is Greek Easter. Here is a special card I made with a red egg. The Greeks play a game with the red eggs by tapping them together and saying Χριστός ανέστη! Christ has risen!<br />
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Have a great day!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585703112157677894.post-49597884839924526582012-04-11T07:31:00.000-07:002012-04-11T07:31:41.386-07:00Easter Butterfly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjTp9ahiMQfJQYcOWyqeh1Tt82Vytwnlinw45q4BcZomhjHksf2S0oh3dCAz8Zjk63X-PmzP0P_YCKwz3PcXwPfU6L-ycu8z6O_VUpeMA9uTtn09ilikT44HK5DadwaOmQEgjpTM77po/s1600/IMG_1614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjTp9ahiMQfJQYcOWyqeh1Tt82Vytwnlinw45q4BcZomhjHksf2S0oh3dCAz8Zjk63X-PmzP0P_YCKwz3PcXwPfU6L-ycu8z6O_VUpeMA9uTtn09ilikT44HK5DadwaOmQEgjpTM77po/s320/IMG_1614.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><br />
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I hope you are having a terrific week! It is spring break for us here so we are on a little family vacation to see D.C. I am posting from my iPad - I hope this works. <br />
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Today I am sharing another Easter card. I used this beautiful paper as my focal point and my Spellbinders to create a base for the sentiment. The sentiment stamp is from Mypinkstamper. Some light and airy ribbon, a few rhinestones on the butterfly and there you go. <br />
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Enjoy the rest of your week!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585703112157677894.post-15286932484534385962012-04-08T08:26:00.000-07:002012-04-08T08:26:34.430-07:00Blessed Easter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfTfbl6w0hc1QD5zPPdzmdMMuju0llc0edsswgDXuJrCdOquFx2m1d4tBaLyIKqpEgGg0_Vx-fu4gYjHIcpPErOf1Ko7VcIP6b556ejXvv0e5GKTPw-SnAfQVOxijVIiZtlUyyCEashU/s1600/IMG_1546.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfTfbl6w0hc1QD5zPPdzmdMMuju0llc0edsswgDXuJrCdOquFx2m1d4tBaLyIKqpEgGg0_Vx-fu4gYjHIcpPErOf1Ko7VcIP6b556ejXvv0e5GKTPw-SnAfQVOxijVIiZtlUyyCEashU/s320/IMG_1546.JPG" width="280" /></a></div><br />
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Happy Easter! I hope you and you family have a special day today!<br />
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I only have a quick minute to post today. I am sharing a card made with Kate's ABCs Cricut cartridge and the Birds and Swirls Cuttlbug embossing folder.Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585703112157677894.post-88251893006796738572012-04-01T10:00:00.011-07:002012-04-01T10:00:02.341-07:00With Sympathy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY57unkow6GxY_TvsNhybvZXsFaEaRSB0dB_Zhw9gdKStLoqv63LxOPBbx0zTh01BUaT7hkkMBTP_oN7vGIVF_1Q-Hu6VKReUF2Opm4weyUow85jkvV1LmOymsD1OTtmqThFWcIDuM-W8/s1600/IMG_1587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY57unkow6GxY_TvsNhybvZXsFaEaRSB0dB_Zhw9gdKStLoqv63LxOPBbx0zTh01BUaT7hkkMBTP_oN7vGIVF_1Q-Hu6VKReUF2Opm4weyUow85jkvV1LmOymsD1OTtmqThFWcIDuM-W8/s320/IMG_1587.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I hope that you are enjoying your weekend. I've been really busy with work lately, but I wanted to take a moment to share this card with you. This is a sympathy card that I made for a close family friend who recently lost her husband. I hope she finds some comfort in knowing that we are all thinking of her.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The card base is made from kraft card stock, I then layered it with this beautiful paper from DCWV Garden Party Stack, and the lace border was made with my EK Success border bunch. The ribbon is from Michaels. I added two sweet Prima flowers and dressed them up with an antique brad from Stampin-up. I stamped the K. Andrews sentiment in Chocolate Chip ink from Stampin-up. I also used two other sentiments from this K. Andrews sympathy set on the inside. I made the envelope using my Martha Stewart score board, This is the first time I made an envelope with the corner tool. It was easier than I expected. I will definitely use this more often! The dimensions are slightly larger so there is plenty of room for a card with some dimension. I also lined the envelope with some pretty paper from the K&Co Designer paper stack to make it a little more special.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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How are you?! It has been such a long time since I've posted on my poor neglected blog. I've missed all of you my bloggy friends!<br />
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So much has happened, busy with family, busy with work and a new craft room thanks to my wonderful hubby! I have a few decorating touches to finish off my little space and then I may post some photos. I am all moved in to my new space and have begun working on some new projects . . . at long last. <br />
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Today I have a St. Patrick's Day card to share with you. I started with a DCWV pale green card base and added some lovely paper from the DCWV Mango Frost cardstock stack and Bazzill basics. The shapes are from Cricut Caftroom basics and Celebrate with Flourish lite cart. I used my Fiskers corner punch on the card base and added a little bling with Stickles Patina and Firefly. I hope you enjoy!<br />
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I am also entering this card at Cricut Cardz Challenge #104. Check out all the terrific projects posted <a href="http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2012/03/cricut-cardz-challenge-104.html" target="_blank">here</a>, there is a lot of inspiration!<br />
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Have a great St. Paddy's day!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585703112157677894.post-68767983651089864162011-12-05T21:08:00.000-08:002011-12-05T21:08:33.979-08:00Thank You and Winner!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Hi Everyone!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Happy Monday, I hope your week is off to a good start! I would like to thank everyone for joining us in the Sophie blog hop, especially Michele for hosting! It was so much fun!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Today I have a Thank You card to share. I made this with the Teresa Collins Baby Boutique Imagine cart. I love this cart, it is so versatile! All the paper, except the black card stock, is printed with my I. I used Glossy Accents and glitter to highlight some of the detail. I hope you enjoy!</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Welcome to my first ever hop - the Sophie Blog Hop! As Cricut Circle members we are so excited </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">to share projects made using the Cricut Circle Exclusive cartridge <a href="http://main.cricut.com/shopping/detail-department-Cricut-Sophie-Cartridge-0-1420.aspx" target="_blank">Sophie</a>!!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> If you are interested in learning more about the Circle you can check it out <a href="http://www.cricut.com/circle/sign.up.aspx" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Tammy - </span><a href="http://www.scrapcavecreations.com/" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">www.scrapcavecreations.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Jen from Confessions of a Scrapaholic - </span><a href="http://scrapaholicjen.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://scrapaholicjen.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Liz - </span><a href="http://liz-lavendarandroses.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://liz-lavendarandroses.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. Paulette - </span><a href="http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://scrapalette.blogspot.<wbr></wbr>com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6. Megan -</span><a href="http://peacockpaperie.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://peacockpaperie.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7. Maria - </span><a href="http://stampcutcreate.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://stampcutcreate.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8. Brenda - </span><a href="http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://happyscrapper64.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
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Hope you are all having a super week!!!! I cannot believe that it's December already! Where does the time go?<br />
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Today my son had a 8th birthday party to go to so I made this quick card for his buddy. The card is from a set I picked up at Michaels with matching envelopes. I used the Space Party cartridge and DCWV All About Boys stack for the base layer. He just loved this card! I hope his buddy did too. I am testing out the new camera that Santa is bringing me for Christmas - have to do quality control before Santa wraps this up right?! I really love the picture quality. The photo is a little flat so you can't see that the robot is popped up using dimensionals. . . need to learn how to use all the features. I think I'm in love with a Rebel - a Canon Rebel that is! <br />
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I also have some exciting news to share with you. This Saturday I am participating in my first ever blog hop!!!! We are featuring the Sophie cartridge. The line-up is amazing - I hope you will all stop back by and join in the fun. I have a special giveaway for one lucky visitor!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by. Hope your Friday is spectacular!!!!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585703112157677894.post-31889299990372417292011-11-09T21:36:00.000-08:002011-11-09T21:36:59.608-08:00Get Well Soon!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZZw8qm_p7mAXEv_iRa7JFJREl6YUi3SFmCBxaHMmxZA3NdbT1wzDksxs-wvDi1HirVyFS8Q8kJ_OpTjcyg8K6OIuJVMcYdHjkC9BfOzDjUfxOU7xeOdlOgKKyFxMpxDVI2Bk6Z-ubtc/s1600/IMG_1508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZZw8qm_p7mAXEv_iRa7JFJREl6YUi3SFmCBxaHMmxZA3NdbT1wzDksxs-wvDi1HirVyFS8Q8kJ_OpTjcyg8K6OIuJVMcYdHjkC9BfOzDjUfxOU7xeOdlOgKKyFxMpxDVI2Bk6Z-ubtc/s320/IMG_1508.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I hope you are all having a GREAT week! Things here are hectic as usual. I cannot believe that it is Thursday already!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The weather here has been beautiful, just what we needed after that early snow storm last week. This weekend promises to be another beautiful fall weekend and I am so looking forward to it!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Today I am sharing a quick card that I made for a co-worker who was in a car accident. She was all bruised up and broke her nose. I felt so bad and wanted to cheer her up. I am happy to report that she is feeling much better now. It has just taken me a while to post this. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This card was the first time that I tried "<a href="http://www.rangerink.com/products/prod_perfectpearls_kits.htm">Perfect Pearls</a>" and I have to say I really liked them. I had so much fun, I was looking for other things to use the pearls on! LOL!! I used the metallic pearls to stamp my sentiment in place of ink. The card base is 6x6 kraft card stock from my stash. The larger shape is cut with my Cricut Imagine using a lilac paper printed from the <a href="http://main.cricut.com/shopping/detail-department-Cricut-Imaginetrade;-Colors--Patterns-Cartridge-Vintage-Damask-0-1354.aspx">Vintage Damask</a> cartridge. The small shape is cut and embossed with my Cuttlebug and the paper is also printed on the Imagine from Vintage Damask. I inked it up with Cosmic Copper from <a href="http://www.tsukineko.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=4201">Tsukineko</a> and added some copper bling with my <a href="http://www.imaginisce.com/paper-crafting/productdetail.aspx?id=1241">Imaginisce I-Rock</a>. The ribbon is from Michaels. Inside I used Autumn Leaves clear journaling stamp to give me some straight lines for my message, which I desperately need to avoid having the inside look like the leaning tower. . .</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Thanks for looking everyone and have a great day!!</span>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585703112157677894.post-46205995106782350002011-10-11T20:38:00.000-07:002011-10-11T20:38:08.566-07:00Happy Birthday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRNfaJmWgdMbxPs-cQPDCOteWTDF2SamubHXpZhi2JeQGIBgh8R68OZ_Evd2_4NAd0jD_ggxoxYPnnwrDOgtXxY8GF7gFYN_iQbCoplyC2SQHh3tDcFKhKN5DgY2BuqJvnuFqvBDEUC8/s1600/SDC11942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRNfaJmWgdMbxPs-cQPDCOteWTDF2SamubHXpZhi2JeQGIBgh8R68OZ_Evd2_4NAd0jD_ggxoxYPnnwrDOgtXxY8GF7gFYN_iQbCoplyC2SQHh3tDcFKhKN5DgY2BuqJvnuFqvBDEUC8/s200/SDC11942.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">A little birdie to great you. . .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Hope you are all well. It has been so long since I have had a chance to post. My poor craft room sent out a search team. . . </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">It's been utter craziness here with work and the beginning of the new school year, soccer, basketball and all the activities that start in September . . . </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Just a quick post to share a card I made with Pagoda, one of my favorite Cricut carts. The colors are inspired by the beautiful fall colors that are suddenly showing up on all the trees around here. I was going for a zen look (lol!) with just pop of color on the red bird. The photo was taken with my phone so it's not that great, but I think it captured the feeling I was going for. I inked the edges with my Copics, used lots of pop dots, ribbon from Michaels and Glossy Accents on the bird.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you all have a terrific week!</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't believe how long it has been since I've been able to post! We were away on vacation and got evacuated with the hurricane. We got home just in time for the hurricane to hit. Our town was flooded in so many areas we could not drive anywhere. So many stores were closed - including Michaels!! Just when things were getting somewhat back to normal, we got so much rain all the rivers and lakes in our town overflowed again. It's just awful. We've got over 500 people out of their homes! How are all of you? Were any of you affected by the hurricane and flooding? I hope you are all safe and sound!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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I hope you are having a terrrific day!!<br />
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The winner of my new blog design giveaway ($25 Michael's GC) is:<br />
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GiGi said...<br />
I LOVE your blog design and became a new follower!<br />
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Congratulaions GiGi! Please Email me (use the contact me button on my blog) your snail mail address so I can send you your GC. I can't wait to see what you make!<br />
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Thanks everyone for entering my giveaway! You are all wonderful! I love all your kind comments and have enjoyed visiting your blogs! I wish I could send each of you a prize! I will be having a new giveaway very soon so check back. <br />
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Thanks for visiting and have a great day!!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585703112157677894.post-38951915205336626172011-08-10T20:34:00.000-07:002011-08-10T20:34:25.447-07:00Thank You!<span id="goog_446076817"></span><span id="goog_446076818"></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-rjFHaQtvaodIsmNrPRctbVRUPOaOFD8V2HqPWZquzOQluvrqNQeXlHVbEgIiN9j9n57eTp52pAIJJsgUHgOySnZ77MOp95Ht0MW1nMHuUeB_FbYcbFUbBTQZ2y1ec28DDLrhTSry-M/s1600/SDC11923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-rjFHaQtvaodIsmNrPRctbVRUPOaOFD8V2HqPWZquzOQluvrqNQeXlHVbEgIiN9j9n57eTp52pAIJJsgUHgOySnZ77MOp95Ht0MW1nMHuUeB_FbYcbFUbBTQZ2y1ec28DDLrhTSry-M/s320/SDC11923.JPG" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">The colors look great, but the card looks flat!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Hi Everyone!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Today I am sharing a fun card I made using an Action Wobble for the first time. The little puppy is from Create-a-critter. I made this card to give to my in-laws from our sweet little dog Curley to thank them for dog sitting while we were away on vacation. They spoiled him so much he almost didn't want to come home!! lol!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">I am trying different ways to take pictures. I posted two so that you could see the difference. In the first photo you can see the dimension. In the second photo the card looks flat, but the colors look better. . . I see I need to work on this!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Thanks for looking and have a great day!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">PS - If you are looking for my give away click <a href="http://craftelicious.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-blog-design-celebration-and-blog.html">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">I am also entering this in two challenges:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/2011/08/monday-challenge-20-its-hot-out-there.html">Mycraftspot</a> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">It's HOT out there! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">(use hot, bright colors on your project)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://cricutcardzchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/cricut-cardz-challenge-87.html">Cricut Cardz</a> - </i><i>"Straight from the Heart"! Make a thank you card using hearts, and any cartridges or colors you’d like, but NO pink or red - unfortunately I did not read the fine print and used red hearts - it's fun to play along any who. . .</i></span></span></span><br />
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Dog - Create-a-critter.<br />
Bubble & Hearts - Imagine built-in shape<br />
Paper - DCWV - Glitter stack & Pets stack<br />
Punch - EK Success paw border punch<br />
Glossy Accents<br />
Stamp - Hero Arts<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Pop-dots</span><br />
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I hope you are all having a fabulous week! <br />
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Just a quick reminder that today is the last day to enter for the $25 Michael's gift card giveaway. Click <a href="http://craftelicious.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-blog-design-celebration-and-blog.html">here</a> to enter. I will be announcing the winner first thing tomorrow morning!<br />
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I want to thank everyone who has visited my blog and left such wonderful comments!! You are all terrific!<br />
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Have a great day!!!!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585703112157677894.post-57308950479321481162011-08-02T20:38:00.000-07:002011-08-02T20:38:23.706-07:00Birthday Sundaes - Cakes and Cupcakes Birthday Blog Hop!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_lvzyT1DHcLyGKvMuSaunRbgtGmIImHkQ7VG_ZoUz0GzR_U9O8jfPHJZdKEwjl7rdaCiXRxObR_KCyRaEaHDvMQo26C5f2CixuNwAB4rQXExWxRovz7SF5-v9BNrKeZEdIVCdiWUDDk/s1600/SDC11904.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_lvzyT1DHcLyGKvMuSaunRbgtGmIImHkQ7VG_ZoUz0GzR_U9O8jfPHJZdKEwjl7rdaCiXRxObR_KCyRaEaHDvMQo26C5f2CixuNwAB4rQXExWxRovz7SF5-v9BNrKeZEdIVCdiWUDDk/s320/SDC11904.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">A happy little flower to carry birthday wishes. . .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Hi Everyone!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Hope you are all terrific today! I want to thank everyone for visiting my blog! I love reading all your comments!! I will visit your blog soon and check out all your wonderful projects. Also, thank you so much for all the tips on photography. I took these pictures using your tips. I am going to keep working at this until I can find the right formula. . . </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Today I am sharing a card I made for the Birthday Sundaes Cakes and Cupcakes Blog Hop, you can check it out <a href="http://birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com/2011/07/welcome-to-bday-sundaes-cakes-cupcakes.html">here</a>. There are so many inspiring creations from the design team and all the links - not to mention some great giveaways along the way!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">I wanted to try something a little different with a slightly monochromatic look. I started looking through my paper stacks and the DCWV Lemon Flower stack just jumped out at me! I used my Imagine to create the script paper and lots of pop dots for dimension. I also embossed the sentiment using silver embossing powder. What do you think?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Don't forget to enter for my</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Michael's gift card giveaway</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">(see the link to the left above).</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Thanks for visiting and have a GREAT week!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><u>My Recipe</u>:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Flower - Kate's ABCs</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Cupcake - Doodlecharms</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Paper - DCWV - Mango Frost, Lemon Flower, Lori's Garden (Imagine Cart)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Sizzix - dragon fly</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Stickles</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Stamp - Hero Arts</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Silver embossing powder</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Ribbon & flower - my stash</span>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585703112157677894.post-65826883423978461132011-07-29T14:31:00.000-07:002011-07-29T14:33:08.184-07:00BBTB2 Ice Cream Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPujU02CyB3JqEFuLWFjj6j_Zq7ubGmJuJdMF1uOQngYfDk_VbKdmk8VobTgKt7w6eQmdGLyGF_xYxhHGOBH-S8VRgIscVI7cI90ZCnBbDAFDdKCEliAAXL8IjBVVreb2mb3wjU2kDn8/s1600/IMG_1399.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPujU02CyB3JqEFuLWFjj6j_Zq7ubGmJuJdMF1uOQngYfDk_VbKdmk8VobTgKt7w6eQmdGLyGF_xYxhHGOBH-S8VRgIscVI7cI90ZCnBbDAFDdKCEliAAXL8IjBVVreb2mb3wjU2kDn8/s400/IMG_1399.JPG" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Yummy, Yummy old fashioned Sundae!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Happy Friday! Here is a card I made for the ICE CREAM challenge over at <a href="http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/">BBTB2</a>. This was the perfect summer challenge. I had so much fun making this card. For the full scoop :-) - see my recipe below. It really made me crave some ice cream though. . . lol!! My pictures aren't the greatest quality. I am trying new things to improve them, but haven't quite figured it out. I would love to hear what you use to take your pictures. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Don't forget to enter for my <b>Michael's gift card giveaway</b> (see the link to the left above).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">If you haven't been to the BBTB2 blog check it out. There is so much inspiration over there! They are also having a blog hop with with their terrific design team!! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great weekend!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><u>My Recipe:</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Kate's ABC's - sundae 3.5"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Simply Charmed - Ice-cream cone (inside) 1"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">DCWV Papers - Hippie Chick, Mango Frost & Glitter Sweet</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Glossy Accents</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Stickles - Cotton Candy</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Cuttlebug - D'vine swirls</span>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484881367768761068noreply@blogger.com19