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  • Woodland Christmas Tree Card

    As the weather gets colder and snowier, far fewer critters are running around my backyard.  But the grey squirrels?  They’re at the peak of their season of craziness.  We have a ton of black walnut trees in our neighborhood…and the squirrels LOVE collecting them this time of year when the husks have rotted off and […]

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  • Warm Fluffy Hugs Card

    I’m a firm believer in creating outside of your comfort zone every once in a while to grow as a crafter and keep away the doldrums…but when I saw this month’s challenge over at A Blog Named Hero, I wasn’t so sure how this was going to go.  Muted tones.  They’re just not me.  I […]

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  • Halloween Night Card

    Although it’s one of my favorite holidays, I don’t usually send a lot of Halloween cards.  But since they are so much fun to make, I decided to create a couple this year for my nieces and nephews.  Halloween night skies are so iconic in spooky movies and décor, so I tried to recreate a […]

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  • Tropical Birthday Card

    Like most of you, as a cardmaker, I have a huge stash of cards just waiting to be mailed out.  But since birthday cards are the occasion I most often actually get a card in the mail for (thank you cards are a close second), I never have any when I need them!  My goal […]

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  • Sending Paradise Card

    I have had a love of palm trees for as long as I can remember.  There is just something about them that instantly takes all of my stress away.  So, when I saw the new Color Layering Palm Tree stamp set from Hero Arts, I knew I had to have it and create with it […]

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  • Ink Blended Birthday Card

    I never seem to have enough birthday cards and always scramble to make them when someone’s special day rolls around, so lately I’ve been trying to stockpile a few extras in different styles.  The pretty Teacup Flowers stamp set seemed like the perfect bunch of images to play with ink blending, so I grabbed a […]