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Entries from April 2010

Like a Wildflower

April 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments

I love the look of the out of the box with Nestabilities technique, so I gave it a try with this Labels Seven die. Although I’m pretty sure I did something wrong, I still like the result. Maybe because I really enjoy this color combination, suggested by Julee as one of the Verve Beach Party […]

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Tags: clean & simple

Turquoise and Lemon

April 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Sometimes a color challenge is indeed a real challenge, and this color combination almost got me stumped. Lee picked these colors for Gina K.’s April Release color challenge on StampTV (GKAPR10LM). I ended up combining the colors with Fall-to Layout 87 from the clean & simple stamping blog. Since my order of Pure Luxury Turquoise […]

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Tags: clean & simple

Hope Is Faith

April 23rd, 2010 · 6 Comments

Last night I stayed up way too late making cards and trying to keep up with Gina K.’s release party on StampTV at the same time. I made this card for Theresa’s sketch challenge (GKAPR10TM), using the sentiment from Hope Is Faith. This layout was perfect for trying out my new Nesties. I cut a […]

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Tags: clean & simple

Big Wish

April 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments

Being a big fan of Stampin’ Up!’s Nouveau Chic DSP, I just had to participate in this week’s color combination challenge on SCS (CC267). Apricot Appeal and Sage Shadow are two colors that are retiring soon, and I am sad to see them go. The birthday cake and sentiment are images from Verve’s Big Wish […]

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Tags: simply delicious

Three Cups of Coffee

April 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Usually one cup of coffee is all I need to get me going in the morning, but the sketch from this week’s Clean and Simple Cards challenge called for three images. I flipped one of the images by stamping it on the big solid square from Stampin’ Up!’s The Shape of Things first, and then […]

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Tags: clean & simple