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Smashing Birthday
I send a lot of birthday cards; at least 10 a month. Sometimes I make multiples of the same design, but most of the time I don’t. This card’s background was made with scraps of tissue paper that were layered on top of a piece of white cardstock, then sprayed with water and let dry. […]
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Live In Real Color
Today’s card uses a stamp set from Picket Fence Studios, a stamp company based in Louisiana. They have a wide variety of stamps and dies, as well as some fantastic stencils. This chameleon was just begging for a bunch of color, which I applied with Copic markers.
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Basketball Birthday
My nephew loves basketball, and is pretty darn good at it. He gets up at 5 am to go to the Y before school just to practice. I drew the background for this card, and used a set from Kindred Stamps. It’s colored with Copic markers and a white Prismacolor pencil.
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Fleas Naughty-Dog
How absolutely adorable is this stamp from The Rabbit Hole Designs? I know exactly who I am going to send these cards to! Colored with Copic markers. The metallic paper layer is from The Paper Cut.
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Birthday Cards
I needed a couple birthday cards fast, so here are a couple I whipped up. The gorilla is made with Sweet Sentiment stamps. The raccoon stamp is from CC Designs Rubber Stamps. Both are colored with Copic markers.
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Rainbow Bridge
Pet sympathy cards are always hard to make. Heck, any sympathy cards are. Unity Stamps has a good selection for difficult times like these. I particularly like this rainbow bridge stamp. I colored it with Copic markers.
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Sweet Sentiment Retreat
This past week, I attended an in-person Sweet Sentiment retreat in Idaho. My friend Tonia joined me, and it was the first time I’ve seen her in person in over four years. It was such a treat! The retreat was full of so many fun things, and goodies were overflowing. The light up card was […]
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Snowy Swap
For a snowy-themed ATC swap sponsored by Sweet Sentiment, I chose to use their cute moose image. of course I used Copic markers to color the image. The background is the Rustic Trees stencil from Simple Stories, and I used Distress Ink to color it. I used Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff for the snow. If […]
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Holiday Cards
I’m not sure where the time went, but it’s time for Christmas cards again. Here is one with a little Charlie Brown-ish tree, sagging from the weight of one lonely ornament. It’s colored with Copic markers, and layered with patterned paper on a white card base. Simple, but cute.
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