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card making :: berry burst
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Continue reading →: card making :: berry burstWith Valentine’s day around the corner, I’ve been pulling out all of our love and heart themed stamps and ink pads to create cards. Here are a couple of examples of designs that were created using a particular Stampin’ Up! ink pad color: berry burst.
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Continue reading →: saving holiday greeting cards
We have a really large chunk of blank wall space in our living room that becomes a canvas for all sorts of decorations and creations depending on the current holiday or season. One thing that we look forward to each winter holiday season is filling up that space with the…
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card making :: ready for christmas
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Continue reading →: card making :: ready for christmasI’m sure that there must be a gazillion Christmas themed stamp sets, so how do you choose one? One aspect that I look for when it comes to buying new products is versatility. Can I use it in more than one way? How can I get the most use out…
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Continue reading →: card making :: home life
Doesn’t it look like I stamped half a million flowers and leaves on this card design? If you’re a crafty stamper too, you may have picked up on this trend of “layered stamping” because I feel like it’s everywhere. When I first began using stamp sets that came in multiple…
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Continue reading →: card making :: stampin’ blends
A while ago, Stampin’ Up! came out with alcohol-based markers to use along with their stamp sets. Unfortunately they were only on the market for a short time as they discovered an issue with the manufacturer. Alas, they’ve come up with a new line of them and I had the…
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card making :: skeleton halloween card
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Continue reading →: card making :: skeleton halloween cardWe’ve become one of those households that loves celebrating Halloween. It has also become a good reason for me to whip out some of my old stamps and embellishments, and I love that our 5-year-old enjoys crafting as much as I do!
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Continue reading →: ripple yarn project
Earlier this summer, I signed up to be one of the 57 artists in the Ripple Yarn Project. The project was created by two local artists, Adria Arch and Cecily Miller, and the installation is along the Minuteman bikeway in Arlington Center. We were assigned specific measurements to knit or…
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diy :: food skewers out of buttons
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Continue reading →: diy :: food skewers out of buttonsI’ve been on the whole lunch box packing thing lately. There is a ton of inspiration out there for fun ways to jazz up what might otherwise be considered a boring meal. One thing that is pretty common to use are food picks or skewers. Fast forward to a trip…
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Continue reading →: card making :: climbing orchid
I think I owe my fondness of orchids to our mother: she has this incredible knack of being able to keep them alive in her house, and they continue to bloom year after year. She must have at least a dozen at a time, and each time I see an…
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I’m Candice
I’m always busy working on some sort of crafting project whether it is knitting, card making, or scrapbooking. I’m a dog mom that loves to bake, take pictures, and read really good mystery novels. Thanks for checking out my creations and reviews – let’s get crafty!
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