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Color of the year?
I love teal. If you glance at my previous posts, you’ll see that I’ve been using a lot of the color. This card is no exception. For this card, I used different shades of teal, from light to dark. I...
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Stamped canvas
I’ve been entering more paper-craft challenges lately, and I find that I think outside the card box and try things I’ve never done before. You’ll see more cards I’ve made for challenges in the coming...
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Crafty cauldron
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble. “Macbeth,” William Shakespeare It’s the final weekend of October, which means this is my last Halloween card for the year. Time to bid...
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Christmas from July
Typically, when October rolls around, I’m thinking of ideas for Christmas cards. This year, I started in July. I pushed myself to do it. Two Peas in a Bucket held a “Christmas in July” challenge. I...
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Hello, snowmen
I tracked down a Hero Arts Decorate It! stamp set at Target for its cute penguin, but the penguin came with friends: two cute snowmen. Using this set has helped to add variety to the 60 cards I’ve made...
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Into the snow
With a blizzard turning my region of the country into a winter wonderland, this card seems appropriate. I created the hills of snow with layers of vellum, which softens the black-and-white snowflake...
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Shimmering snowscape
Vellum is a versatile craft product. You can use it to see through or into something, such as for “snow globe” or “shaker” cards. Vellum also can become a screen for something behind it, softening the...
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Heart hue
I’ve used neon colors for a summer-themed card, Christmas cards and a birthday card, so Valentine’s Day neon seems like a natural progression. This trend is not going anywhere. Neon is fun, retro (so...
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Feeling blue
“You should make a get-well card for yourself. You’ve been sick all week.” My husband suggested this to me Friday after dinner. It’s true — I have been sick all week. It’s been a week filled with soup,...
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Spaceship for two
I love a crafty challenge. One of my husband’s cousins recently contacted me to see if I was interested in creating a custom wedding card. He wanted something to reflect the personalities of the bride...
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