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It's been a busy, but fun-filled couple of days. Thursday I spent the afternoon with two friends crafting. Yesterday Tracy and I went to the Fingerlakes region with two good friends for lunch and a visit to a couple of favorite wineries. I'm hoping to scrap a few photos from the trip this afternoon. I've also been watching a lot of television thanks to the Olympics. Because it's hard to me to just watch TV, I've been making some cards as I watch.

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Cardstock (Rustic Cream & Ripe Avocado-PTI), stamps (Memory Box "Vintage Notes" & Cavallini "Birds & Nests"), Antique Linen distress ink, Prisma colored pencils, Amuse Creative Candy, ribbon from stash

InBloom
Cardstock from stash, Midori ribbon, "In Bloom" stamp (PTI), Copic markers, Hero Arts pearls, Bitty Dots patterned paper (PTI), Nestabilities scalloped circle

4You
Raspberry Fizz cardstock (PTI), Patterned papers ( Soup Staples-Jillibean), gems (Michaels), AC Thickers fabric alpha

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Pure Poppy & Vintage Cream cardstock (PTI), Early Bird patterned papers (Cosmo Cricket), sentiment from "In Bloom" (PTI), Amuse Creative Candy, rickrack from stash

And a card I made earlier for the Scrap-Mart Design team with the new Impressability plate and Spellbinders die.

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Sentiment "Everday Button Bits" (PTI), Core'dinations cardstock (embossed and sanded), Nestabilities oval and scalloped ovals, ribbon from stash.

And last, but not least, a long overdue photo for Rhona who wanted to see the quilt that hangs over our fireplace. I bought it over 15 years ago in Pennsylvania when we were visiting Amish country.

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2 Sketches 4 You 46

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I haven't participated at 2 Sketches 4 You for awhile, but I wanted to play around with some sticky-back canvas and used this Week's sketch 46 as a starting point.

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I rotated it 90° to better suit my image.

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Kraft Cardstock (Papertrey), yellow cardstock from stash, patterned paper (Bella Blvd), stamps (Through the Trees-Papertrey, celebrate-Amuse), sticky-back canvas, inks (Antique Linen Distress-Tim Holtz, Vintage Cream-Papertrey), button (Making Memories)

Happy Valentine’s Day

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I have some Valentines and Valentine treats to share today. First a couple of cards; one for my daughter and son-in-law and one for my son. Tracy's card is one I made awhile ago, and knew I would use for Valentine's Day.

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This Memory Box tree is such a versatile stamp. I have another idea for it that I hope to make this week.


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 I found the dimensions for this clever gift card holder here. Coming up with a valentine for an adult son is a bit tricky, but this seemed quite appropriate and I know he'll enjoy the iTunes gift card.

I also made some treats for Valentine's Day. The graphic for these cute bags was downloaded here.

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Each bag held two heart brownies:

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We were invited to friends for dinner last night, and I brought dessert.

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Two little heart-shaped cakes with raspberry sauce, whipped cream and fresh raspberries. Yum! I had extra batter so I made some cupcakes for a friend and his family (since neither Tracy or I want extra treats hanging around here!)

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Last, but not least, my beautiful valentine from Tracy.

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I'm loving that it's a plant, and we'll be able to enjoy it for weeks. Since spring is still many weeks away, we'll be in need of some bright, cheery flowers. Hope you have a Happy Heart Day!

Papertrey Anniversary Challenge

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The anniversary festivities are winding down at Papertrey Ink, but there was another challenge today. The "assignment" was to create a set of floral embellishments, and then use one to create a card. For today's flowers I used Jeni Bowlin papers form the mini sets. They are easiest to crumple since they are text weight paper rather than the stiffer scrapbook papers. I used my Nestabilities "Blossom" and cut three different sizes from seven different papers. I sewed some Papertrey buttons to the middle.

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For the card I used Pure Poppy and Kraft cardstock from Papertrey, a piece of cream cardstock from my stash, the Houndstooth Embossing folder by Cuttlebug, a Quickutz tag and leaves, and piece of gingham ribbon. The sentiment is an Amuse stamp.

CPS 153 & Papertrey Ink

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Papertrey Ink is sponsoring the challenge at CPS which I always enjoy. The number of people who have already posted cards this week is truly amazing. These two sites must be a great combination. Here's the sketch:

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and my take on it:

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Cardstock (Bazzill); patterned paper (Papertrey "Hodge Podge"); stamps (Papertrey "Blooming Button Bits"); button (Papertrey); silk ribbon (Ellen Huston); gems (Michaels & Kaisercraft)

Scrap-Mart

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I thought I would share some of the projects I've done for the Scrap-Mart Design Team. They picked up a lot of new lines at CHA, and are expecting lots of new products for their existing lines. I'm especially glad they've decided to pick up both October Afternoon and Jillibean as those are two of my favorite paper lines. I received some of the new American Craft papers to play with (next up in my project list), and they are wonderful. I'm waiting to get the new Hands Free mat for the Slice. They'll also be stocking the 12 new design cards.

This is the first time I've ever used Just-Rite stamps. I had one of their self-stamping units and wasn't very pleased with it. Now I have two sets of the hand-held stamps, and there's so much you can do with them. It's also my first experience with Unity Stamps, and they're a quality stamp, mounted much like the new Hero Art Clings. So here are a few of the projects:

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Just Rite Stamps

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Sassafrass Lass papers

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Sketch challenge at Scrap-Mart with Sassafrass Lass papers and brad

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Copic markers

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Sassafrass Lass paper and Copic markers

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Unity Stamps

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Another Papertrey Ink Anniversary Challenge

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The challenges at Nicole's blog just keep coming, as do the amazing announcements about new products. This one was more challenging than usual. It had two parts. The sketch was easy enough, but the color combination took quite a bit of thought.

Here's the sketch:

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There were several color combinations, and you had to use the one associated with the first letter of your user name at PTI. Here's the one for K:

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I truly would never think to put these five colors together, but I'm pretty pleased with how the card turned out in the end.

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Papertrey cardstock in colors seen above, Sizzix leaf die, sentiment from Blooming Button Bits, flower punch with gems from Michaels, Martha Stewart border punch

Papertrey Ink Resist Embossing Challenge

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It's been a long time since I used this technique, but it was quick and easy to execute. I'm really happy with the outcome as well. Edited to add a link to Nicole's video on this technique.

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Black and white cardstock from stash, Papertrey Ink stamps "Through the Trees" & Spring Rain and Enchanted Evening inks, Beaux Regards cord, black Colorbox ink and clear embossing powder

Papertrey Ink Anniversary Party

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Papertrey Ink is celebrating it's third anniversary. Today each of the designers provided an image for a birthday card you could download. There were lots I will eventually play with, but I only had time for one card today.

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This also gave me a chance to break open last month's patterned paper pad called Pretty Pastels, and to use some Copic glitter pens as well. This is a decidedly more feminine card than I usually make.

CPS 151 & 2S4Y 44

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One of my unstated intentions is to complete two card challenges each week, and complete one layout. So far, so good. A friend and I went to lunch today and spent some time crafting together. The result:  two cards for challenges. The first is for CPS 151.

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Here's my card. I've been wanting to make some of these paper flowers but needed a slightly smaller scalloped punch which I picked up at 40% off this week.

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Patterned paper (Basic Grey, Jenni Bowlin), cardstock & ribbon from stash, buttons & twine (Papertrey Ink)

The second challenge was posted at 2Sketches4You. It's been awhile since I played along there, but I always love their sketches and keep a folder of them on my iBook. 

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I needed a masculine birthday card so it was a perfect time to pull out my new Through the Trees stamps from Papertrey Ink. I know this set is going to get a lot of use.

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Cardstock from stash, white embossing powder, sentiment (Impress Rubber Stamps), image stamp (Papertrey Ink), ribbon (Ribbon Expressions)

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop & Start to Finish

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It's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop night. Here's the challenge:

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And as it happens, this card fits the Moxie Fab Challenge that's due tonight as well!

Here's the front of my card:

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I decided to use the message as the inspiration for the inside of the card. As soon as I saw "with a fold in the middle," I knew I wanted an origami heart for the inside.

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Cardstock (Pure Poppy & Select White), patterned paper (Simple Valentine), stamps (Big & Bold Wishes), ribbon (Pure Poppy), ink (Pure Poppy) All Papertrey Ink; chipboard heart from stash, Marvy Uchida punches, Spellbinders Label 8 Nestabilities, chalk ink (Rouge by Color Box)

CPS 150 & Cards Challenge

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My brother-in-law's upcoming birthday was the motivation for creating a card for both the CPS 150 challenge as well as the Cards Blog challenge. It was also an excuse to get out my new Memory Box "Bare Oak" stamp. The challenge on the Cards Blog was to use a tree in your project. Here's the sketch for CPS:

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Here's my take on it:

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And the inside message:

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Cardstock (Bazzill & Papertrey Dark Chocolate), patterned paper (Basic Grey "Granola"), stamps (Memory Box, Crate Paper, Papertrey "Blooming Button Bits" & "Father Knows Best"), Amuse Creative Candy, Doodlebug Paper Frills, white embossing powder, Copic marker R29

CPS 149

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One of my intentions for this year is to complete two card challenges a week. This week I managed three. I knew as soon as I saw the sketch on CPS that I would want to participate.

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It also gave me a chance to play with the Turning a New Leaf patterned papers and Blooming Button Bits from Papertrey Ink. I also used Papertrey's Bitty Dots Basics and Vintage Lemon Tart buttons. The ribbon is a piece from my stash.

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Caardvarks Challenge

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I'm squeezing this in just under the wire since the challenge ends tonight.

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Here's my take on it. I used the border of the patterned paper instead of using a border punch this time, and I'm happy with how it came out.

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Cardstock (American Crafts Earthtones and Speciality Pearl), patterned paper (Sassafrass Lass), ink (Papertrey Dark Chocolate), buttons (Making Memories), Stamps (Around and About Sentitments-Papertrey & Antique Engraving-Hero Arts), ribbon from stash, Copic markers Y35, Y38, and orange glitter.

Embellish with Hearts

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The Embellish Color Challenge with Hearts was the perfect opportunity to make a couple of valentines today. Both cards use Papertrey Ink's Pure Poppy, True Black, and Sweet Blush cardstock.

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A look at the embossing done with the Quickutz embossing folder and the Hearts Nestabilities by Spellbinders.

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Pale pink gems (Michaels0, patterned paper Black and White Basics (Papertrey), Apron Lace border punch (Fiskars), ribbon from my stash.

And my favorite of the two:

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Hearts cut and embossed (Spellbinders Nestabilities), circle punches, Swiss Dots Embossing folder (Cuttlebug), Black and White Basics patterned paper & Pure Poppy twill (Papertrey Ink), metal charm (Making Memories).