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Created By You
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Scrapbook, Rubber Stamps, Ink, paper, Stampin' Up! Business Owner in Sunny Jacksonville, Florida
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Everything Eleanor and Memorial Day Card

Hello, are you there?  What a crazy holiday weekend, complete with a tropical storm (coincidentally named after my Mother in Law, Beryl!)  The weather is settling down now, so I ran to the....

13 h ago

SQSC 41 Fall French Foliage in May

As we wrap up the month of May, looking forward I suspect we are facing a very long, hot summer here in North Florida!  We have already had a rocking’ and rolling couple of days with the passing...

1 day ago

B&W With A Touch Of Gray... And An ATC

I’ve been trying to simplify my life a bit lately…. and it’s creeping into my clean and simple stamping too!  Today’s card is a CAS, Quick and Easy design for Fathers’ Day!I was experimenting......

2 days ago

Forever Young B&W Graduation Card

Graduation… It’s that time of year, isn’t it??  Today’s card features the Forever Young and Loving Thoughts Stamp Sets in a classic Black and white format. Metaphorically… an elegant cuckoo... [...

3 days ago

Today… I Stamp!

Today, I get to stamp!  I’ve been doing just enough to get by over the past week or so… LOL, it was a very busy week!  I haven’t played much with my new stamps, ink and card stock… but you....

4 days ago

Two Quick & Easy Ribbon Tricks Tutorial

Good Morning!  Hope you got a really good night’s rest!!  Today’s Super Saturday Tutorial walks you step by step through two quick and easy ribbon tying tricks.  I’ve been meaning to.....

5 days ago

Exhausted… and you?

It has been a mentally,  physically and emotionally exhausting week… with highs and lows, paired with personal pillars and peaks.  Life is full of surprises, isn’t it?  And… that’s... ...

6 days ago

The Open Sea CAS, and Stepped Up A Notch

It’s been a busy week… but rumor is that I like my week busy, LOL!  Today I’m sharing two of four cards made quickly yesterday morning.  Both feature the fabulous The Open Sea Stamp Set,......

24 may 12

Mini Tutorial: Apothecary Accents Label

Welcome back!  Today for the Stampin’ Queens Sketch Challenge, I’m sharing new catalog sneak peek products Apothecary Accents and Layered Labels along with a Mini Tutorial for downsizing the... ...

23 may 12

Fresh Vintage Lattice Samples

Good morning!  Last week I received a lot of emails, questions and comments regarding the Picnic Blanket Fresh Vintage Card in this post.  Several wanted to know what stamp image was used.....

22 may 12

Update, Announcement, 9AM Appointment

Let’s say we have an appointment for 9AM appointment this morning…. LOL, there will be a slight delay in today’s blog post and stamping share!!  Yesterday was a full day of emotional ups and... ...

22 may 12

Helping Hands and Everything Eleanor

Today is bypass surgery day for Bob McNeil, hubby of my good friend and former demo Tee Thompson (Green Isles Crafts).  The family is facing a lot of financial struggles in the forthcoming weeks...

21 may 12

Oval Accent and Apothecary Accents Cards

Wow.. did you know that the bigz clear oval accent die cut layers nicely with the largest Apothecary Accents die cut?  Today I’m sharing two cards… another bell jar card using Apothecary... [[ T...

20 may 12

PTI Tutorial: Bell Jar & Prayer Request

Pardon The Interruption (PTI)… Today’s Super Saturday Tutorial was a bit delayed due to an emergency!  My close friend Tee’s (Green Isles Crafts)  hubby is in the hospital, so I spent much....

19 may 12

CAS Cards: Fresh Vintage Designs

Had a lovely lunch yesterday with my old friend Karen Potts… we get together about once a month to share cards and product ideas!  She hadn’t received her 2012-13 catalog pre-order so I brought....

18 may 12

Everything Eleanor And Regal Rose Too

I’m really having fun playing around with the new Everything Eleanor Stamp Set this week!  I received the Everything Eleanor stamp set as a preview of the new catalog WAY back in January (free)....

17 may 12

SQSC39 Happiness Shared

I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s red door cards… LOL, my creative mind wanders even in my dreams!  Do you do that?  Wake up with a creative project in your head… in full color with layers,......

16 may 12

Red Door Cards–Door Knob and Keyhole

Inspired by the Everything Eleanor Stamp Set, I decided to emboss the largest solid image stamp using versa mark ink and gold embossing powder.  The result was stunning, and reminded me of a... ...

15 may 12

CCREW0512HF–Femin ine Pop Up Card

Have you ever made a free-standing pop up card?  Today’s card was made using the tutorial written by Splitcoast Stampers by Mary Jo Price Williams Here!  The CCREW0512HF Feminine Pop Up... ...

14 may 12

Everything Eleanor Scrap Page Sneak Peek

Happy Mothers’ Day to all of you!  I’ve got a new catalog sneak peek today, featuring the splitcoast stampers Creative Crew challenge CCREW0512SF.  The challenge criteria had designers make...

13 may 12

Faux Corduroy and Pegboard Techniques

Welcome to the May 12th edition of Super Saturday Tutorials!  Today, I’ll show you how to create two new techniques… Faux Corduroy and Faux Pegboard!  I’ve used both on a Fathers’ Day Card....

12 may 12

One Eyed Monster Hugs Card CCREW0512DF

LOL… I guess I got a little carried away making today’s one eyed monster “Big Hugs” CCREW0512DF card for the splitcoast stampers CreativeCrew challenge!!  I knew I wanted to use retiring......

11 may 12

SQSC38–Triple Treat Flower A La Carte

Do you ever have WEEKS where the days just run into one another?  LOL… that’s my week this week!  Today’s card should have been posted on Wednesday as part of the Stampin’ Queens Sketch... ...

10 may 12

CCREW0512DF–Lean On Me Farewell

Today’s card share is one more for the Splitcoast Stampers CreativeCrew challenge!   Featuring retiring In-Color 2010-12 Designer Series Paper and Colors along with a farewell to Jumbo...

09 may 12

CAS My Friend, Buttons, Gel Pen Tip Too!

Today I’m sharing a Clean and Simple (CAS) 5 minute card I made for the Splitcoast Stampers SU Creative Crew… and a tip learned at a recent leadership conference! Today’s card was for the... [[ This ...

08 may 12

My Friend, Different Wash Technique Card

A different Water Color Wash Technique Card today… It’s a CAS (clean and simple), quick and easy technique with very little mess or fuss, unlike this weekend’s Super Saturday Tutorial card! ... ...

07 may 12

Uncharted Water Color Wash With A Twist

Do you like lighthouses?  The lighthouse image sold me on the uncharted territory stamp set, LOL… and now it’s retiring!  I hope the new catalog has at least one lighthouse image if not... ...

06 may 12

Special Announcement…. Stamps For Sale

A Quick and Special Announcement for you this morning… if you happen to live in the Jacksonville, Florida vicinity…   Stop by my friend Eva’s Multi-Family Garage Sale Saturday at 1056 Mayer... [...

05 may 12

Versa Mark Water Color Wash Technique

Welcome to Super Saturday… home of the free weekly paper crafting tutorials!  This week I’ll be demonstrating a new to me technique… watercolor wash over versa mark image stamping! Did you see.....

05 may 12

Zoo Review–The Majestic Lion Tribute

Ah, the king of beasts!  Today’s card share pays tribute to the majestic lion… languidly lying in tall grass.  I was quite happy to see that the Zoo Review stamp set was NOT on this years’....

04 may 12

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