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Entries from September 2009

It’s Starting to Feel like Fall

September 16th, 2009 · 6 Comments

It has cooled down quite a bit in my neck of the woods, and I felt like making a fall card today. The sketch I used is today’s challenge on SCS (SC246). I pulled out my long-neglected pastels (aka chalks) to color the tree image and sprayed the panel with a fixative afterward. Creamy Caramel […]

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Tags: simply delicious

Whisper Pretty Soft Suede

September 15th, 2009 · 10 Comments

I loved the color combination challenge on SCS today (CC236) and it inspired me to make this quick card, using Natasha’s Fall-to Layout #59. The card measures 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ and the image panel is a 3″ square. Thanks for stopping by! All supplies by Stampin’ Up!® unless otherwise noted. Stamps: Flowers in Silhouette, Teeny […]

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Tags: clean & simple

Featured Stamper: Shannan Teubner

September 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Another “fellow” Great Swaps Girl (steubner) was chosen to be this week’s Featured Stamper on SCS! I knew I wanted to CASE Shannan’s You’re Fabulous card — after all, September is national sewing month. In the end I chickened out and added some faux stitching instead of using my Janome Sew Mini. The Framed wih […]

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Born in the USA

September 11th, 2009 · 6 Comments

I wasn’t born in the U.S.A., but I did feel like an American 8 years ago, on September 11. Remembering those patriotic feelings (which prompted me to become a U.S. citizen the following year), I wanted to make a card featuring red, white, and blue today. It also happens to be a WICKED challenge on […]

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A Close Friend

September 7th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Happy Labor Day to my U.S. visitors! I spent most of the day cleaning my office, but I managed to stamp a little bit. I combined three challenges on this one little 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ card. The colors match Dawn’s latest Raspberry Suite Color Challenge (#16) and I used Beate’s Weekend Sketch (#96). Since this […]

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Tags: clean & simple