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Entries from May 2008

Happy Mother’s Day!

May 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’d like to wish all mothers a very happy Mother’s Day! We made this card at my last stamp class in April. The technique used on the heart from Always is called “thumping” and you can find a great tutorial on SCS. The little chipboard heart was covered with Ruby Red ink, and when it […]

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Tags: simply delicious

Featured Stamper: Nancy Riley

May 9th, 2008 · 8 Comments

On January 5th of this year, Nancy Riley (now a Great Swaps Girl!) was the Featured Stamper on SCS. I found this great masculine birthday card in her gallery to CASE. The card I made for the challenge back then should be landing in my friend John’s mailbox today (if it hasn’t already). I picked […]

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Tags: clean & simple

Another Simple Delights Card

May 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

This card was designed for my World Card Making Day event last October. I was inspired by Jami Workentine’s Baroque Motifs card on Stampers’ Showcase. Changed the colors and used two stamps from the Simply Sent kit. Also added a rhinestone brad. A quick, yet elegant card. Thanks for stopping by! All supplies by Stampin’ […]

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Tags: truly elegant

Convention 2007 Swap

May 6th, 2008 · 4 Comments

This morning I signed up to go to Stampin’ Up!’s 20th anniversary convention in Salt Lake City this summer. I thought I’d show you a swap card I made for convention last year, using the stamps from the Simple Delights Simply Sent kit. I couldn’t have made this card without my favorite tool: the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig! […]

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Tags: clean & simple

Gelukkige verjaardag, mama

May 2nd, 2008 · 6 Comments

My mom LOVES strawberries! I just had to make her a birthday card with the Tart & Tangy stamp set this year. The whimsical strawberries on the Whisper White strip were inked up with two markers (Real Red and Garden Green). I used my corner rounder punch (guide removed) to create the scalloped edge. Did […]

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Tags: simply delicious