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Featured Stamper: Cathleen Torina

May 16th, 2010 · 11 Comments

I spotted a card made with Waltzingmouse Stamps in FS ctorina‘s SCS gallery and thought mine deserved to finally see some action. I abandoned the autumn theme by using the colors from Kristina Werner’s first Reader’s Choice color inspiration challenge: baja blue, kiwi green, rose, pale pink, light gray, and white. When I first saw [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day

May 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment

I finished this card for my MIL in the nick of time, to be hand-delivered tomorrow. But I still have plenty of time to make a card for my mom, as we celebrate Mother’s Day on August 15 back home (in Antwerp, Belgium). Before I started making my own cards, I always had to remember [...]

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Verve’s Spring Fling Sketch

March 6th, 2010 · 6 Comments

I’m trying to get a few cards made for Verve’s Spring Fling challenges this weekend. This card was created for the sketch challenge (VSMARSF2), hosted by Amy Sheffer. Amy’s layout called for a big circular image and the pretty one from Accent Notes fit perfectly! I replaced the smaller circle with the flower from the [...]

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Mojo Contest Card

March 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Sometimes you stamp something, cut it out, and then it lies there on your crafting table for days (weeks even) before you actually put it on a card. That’s what happened to this framed anniversary sentiment that I created with two stamp sets from Verve Stamps. It wasn’t until I saw the Mojo Monday 128 [...]

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Spring Birthdays

March 2nd, 2010 · 4 Comments

Spring is my favorite season for birthdays (including mine!), and I’m counting the days till winter is finally over. These crocuses from the Spring Florals set are just perfect for a spring birthday card. I stamped them with Memento black ink and colored them in with Copic markers. It was fun to match up the [...]

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