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Continue reading →: Cake and SparklesA new year means a new round of birthday cards for family and friends. The following designs are inspired by the very lovely Sparkle 3-D Texture Fades TM Embossing Folder by Tim Holtz (TH) for Sizzix. I recently watched a card making video where Nina Trapani (for Simon Says Stamp)…
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Continue reading →: Turning to WinterCold and dark by no means seems reassuring. We prefer to live in the light. We like to bounce in the sun’s rays for the maximum amount of time no matter how we redial our clocks. Warm means sun salutations on the beach or on your back porch. Warm means…
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Continue reading →: Postage Edge Frame and Embossed BackgroundsMy own cards are the inspiration for my next card design. Here are two mostly completed cards as the sentiment strips are temporarily attached for the photos. These showcase beautifully, embossed backgrounds in white cardstock die cut with Pinkfresh Studio’s Nested Rectangles Postage Edge to fit Neenah Desert Storm A2…
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Continue reading →: Go for PinkOctober is for fall color and pumpkins, but it’s also for pink! With two of these card designs I once again went for the classic pairing of pink and black while also keeping to very clean white backgrounds and empty space. In this first card I stamped black flowers and…
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Continue reading →: Large Number Birthday FramedLooking to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday, I thought I’d make a card with a large ’80’ at the center to acknowledge this special milestone. With a little Pinterest searching I came across a design with a large ’90’ cut in kraft paper with a colorful stamped wreath around it.…
