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Continue reading →: handmade holiday
I have pretty much the same goal each year when it comes to Christmas presents: I want to give something that is handmade. I came pretty close to reaching that goal this year with about 50% of the gifts I gave to dear friends, which is actually much better than…
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Continue reading →: one more for 2013
One more craft show, that is! I know I know, I said the last one would be my last one for the year but this one came up and I couldn’t resist the urge to join in, especially because it is at Gather Here! So mark your calendar for…
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Continue reading →: holiday craft market 2013
I’m excited to be participating in this year’s Holiday Craft Market up in Beverly, Massachusetts this Saturday! I haven’t been able to participate in the past couple of years because we’re usually traveling on the weekend that they do this craft show, but I lucked out this year. I hope…
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Continue reading →: a week of new designs – day 7
And the final peek at some new designs that will be available this weekend is this simple birthday card complete with a reusable bird clip. That wraps up the week of new designs – thanks for following along! All of the designs are available online and will also be available…
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Continue reading →: a week of new designs – day 6
I hope you’re still following along this week as some new card designs are revealed! And don’t forget: you can get any of them from the online store before Arlington Open Studios this weekend too. Okay so today’s reveal is more of a double peek but they are pretty similar…
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Continue reading →: a week of new designs – day 5
When you want to simply wish someone a happy birthday. 🙂 The words “happy birthday” were die cut and adhered to the top of this card so that it pops off a little bit. The “i” is decorated with a sparkly rhinestone. The grey, green, white and blue color palette…
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Continue reading →: a week of new designs – day 4
This design is the first time I’ve played with layering scalloped paper. I like the effect and it’s a great way to add depth without making the card too heavy. The “thank you” was die cut out of white cardstock and I like how it stands out from the background…
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Continue reading →: a week of new designs – day 3
I fell in love with this stamp set when I first saw it on the Papertrey Ink website because of the fun arrow graphics. And then when I saw the speech bubble die cut that they released, I couldn’t wait to pair them together for this card design. The grid…
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Continue reading →: a week of new designs – day 2
A colorful and shimmery display of ginko leaves on this Happy Thanksgiving card. [Ginko leaf image is by Paper Source. The sentiment stamp is by Papertrey Ink.]
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Continue reading →: a week of new designs – day 1
Exactly one week from today I’ll be standing at a table while greeting passersby at the Arlington Open Studios event. That means it’s down to the wire this week for me to create new card designs. This week’s posts will be a different design featured each day to give you…
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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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