Stamp Club August Challenges

Every month at my Stamp Club I offer challenges for the members to try and I wanted to share a few of the awesome cards that were shared at our event!   Challenge #1: Create a pop-up card    Here's Peggy Tassler's take on the pop-up card.  She used the retired Polka Dot Punches set with …

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A Little Wiser Bookmark Card

My nephew, Marcus, turned 10 yesterday and he loves to read.  So, along with a few cool books, I thought a card with a bookmark attached would be the perfect complement to his gift!     Whoooo wouldn't love to receive this cute card?  It's a tri-fold style and the bookmark flap is perforated, so it …

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Greenhouse Gala Fancy Flower

When I want a quick and pretty card, I fall back on the awesome patterns of Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers to help me out.  Here are a couple versions of an easy-to-make card that I CASEd from Mary Brown at StamperCamper.com.    There is only one stamped image on this card, the words are …

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Sweet Scoops With Embedded Shapes Embossing

I've had an awesomely fun and busy week, so I apologize that I haven't been able to blog very much!  Last Wednesday, I traveled down to Bloomington with my niece, Amanda, to take a load of her stuff down to IU for her senior year.  I graduated from IU, and hadn't been on the campus …

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Friends Never Fade Orange Blossoms & Convention Day 2

We're on our second day of Convention!  Before I get into today's happenings, let me show you a lovely project by Michelle Hoover.  I've been saving this one up, because I was hoping to have my own version to show alongside her card.  But, alas, my stamping time has been cut short during the weeks …

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Beary Dressed Up Build-A-Bears

I think the Build-A-Bear Bigz Dies and coordinating bear accessories are very fun, but when I saw what Carmen DeBruce had done to dress up her bears, well…they are just too cute for words! Introducing, Mr & Mrs. Build A. Bear      Those plain bears sure look awesome when they are all dressed up, …

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