Weekly Challenge | Spring Colours & New Release

This week Digital Delights has a fun new release for Easter!! I love these bunnies and kids and the trees!!! I had so much fun using Easter Derry and the Easter Tree! I love all the layering and scene-making possibilities!!! I hope you enjoy my card!! for this card you will need: Digital Stamps: Easter Derry, Spring Accessories, Spring Sentiments Markers: BIC Mark-Its Accessories: Ribbon, foam dots This weeks challenge we would love...

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Paperdolls & Posies with Terri Sproul's Mixers and Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer

I created this fun little necklace for my daughter Sam using Terri Sproul's Mixers, Sakura Hobby Crafts 3D Crystal Lacquer and Jewelry Findings and Graphic 45 paper. For complete instructions check out my blog post here. I love how Terri's Mixers can enhance anything! Samantha will love this! ...

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Graphic 45 Design Team 2012 Audition

  Today I am sharing with you several projects that I have been working on recently for application for the Graphic 45 Design Team. For all of these projects I used the Playtimes Past Paper Pad and in some cases  the the Core Impressions Graphic 45 Timeless Collection Coredinations Paper Pad. These projects represent areas of paper crafting that I love : Upcycling, Scrapbooking, Altered Crafts, and gift making. Watch...

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Mixing It Up with Terri Sproul Blog Hop

"I create because I have a need to share the most beautiful part of my soul."~Nikole Casassa Welcome to the Mixing Creativity with Crystal Lacquer Blog Hop featuring Terri Sproul Mixers!! You already know that I"m a fan of Sakura Hobby Crafts 3D Crystal Lacquer, and if you have been paying attention you know I'm also a fan of Terri Sproul's Mixers. I loved the opportunity to play with these beautiful micas and chunky glitz vintage glass glitter!!...

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Festive Friday #4 2♥12 | Acrylic front Wonderland

The Festive Friday Blog Hop is hosted by Terri Sproul. This bi-monthly blog hop features Holiday cards from many talented card crafters as we get our Christmas cards ready early this year. If you reached this stop from Terri's Blog Terri Sproul , then you are in the right spot--she is also the beginning of the blog! For this card I used a random piece of coredinations card  stock that had gotten wet...

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Weekly Challenge | Use Patterned Paper

Welcome to another Delightful Challenges weekly challenge...this week we're creating projects using Patterned Paper designed by Wendy! I love her patterned paper! They print beautifully and and easy to design with!  All stamps are available at Digital Delights by Louby Loo! I hope you enjoy my card. For this card: Digital Stamps: Shop & Talk Vickie Digital Paper: spots and stripes paper set Card Stock: Coredinations,  Accessories: PrismaColor...

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Sakura Design Team Announcement

I am so honored to be joining the Sakura Hobby Crafts design team for a 2nd term!! I love these products and now with Terri Sproul's new Mixers I have so many fun ideas I want to share with you!!! I'm so glad I will have this opportunity to continue to represent this amazing company and it's awesome product line!!! Meet the rest of the team here. Be sure to check  in later this week for a special Sakura Design Team Blog Hop featuring Terri...

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Scrappy Challenge #2 | Stamping in your Scrapbooks

Thank you to those who participated in the 1st leslierahye's Scrappy Challenge! I hope you had fun and got a few pages done in the mean time. I know I did! It's been refreshing taking time to scrapbook this past month and a half! If you joined me tonight you already know the winner...drawn by random.org... #1 AMANDA!!! Congratulations to Amanda! You won a grab bag from my favorite online store!! Tonight's leslierahye's scrappy gig replay...

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Crafty Ribbons Challenge #13 | Paws for Thought

if you are looking for my weekly challenge post for Delightful Challenges, click here. It's time now for a new Crafty Ribbons Challenge and this one is totally fun! When I saw the ribbons from the latest design team shipment I knew exactly what I wanted to do! I needed to make a princess puppy hair bow.  My daughter LOVES dogs. Christmas before last she asked Santa for a leash. When I asked her "why a leash?," she commented...

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My Favorite Things ATC with Amazing Mold Putty

Artist Trading Cards [ATC for short] are little pieces of art contained on a "card" the size of 2½×3½. These can be made out of anything. I have plans this year to try to make ATCs in an effort to broaden my creativity. Today I present to you an ATC comprised of my favorite things!  I hope you enjoy! Favorite Things ATC--felting, steampunk, Amazing Mold Putty Terri Sproul Mixers, and Sizzix Dies--these are a few of MY favorite things! I...

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Weekly Challenge | Use Your Scraps

Welcome to another Delightful Challenges weekly challenge...this week we're creating projects use up our scaps!  All stamps are available at Digital Delights by Louby Loo! I hope you enjoy my card. By nature I struggle with scraps...I am an upcycler and appreciate the reusing of items [for example I have a few boards on pinterest that I follow that are about nothing but upcycling toilet paper rolls]. However, when it comes...

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Ten on Ten Challenge | February 2♥12

I am proud of me remembering to take  my photos for the 2nd month of the year! It was an extremely busy day and I find it interesting in the course of this very busy day I spent most of it focused on looking at beauty and art. That is what makes a busy day bearable I suppose. Ten on Ten Challenge is a challenge that Rebekah runs on her blog A bit of Sunshine. Challenge yourself to take 1 day a month to document your day in photographs. leslierahye--Ten...

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