Retiree Spotlight: Flower Fest & Sincere Salutations

I've been super busy today, so I wanted to create some cards that were fast, yet cute.  I found just the thing using the retiring Flower Fest and Sincere Salutations stamps sets!   CASEd from Mary Brown at Stamper Camper's Corner. I still can't get enough of the white embossed look of Flower Fest blooms on any color …

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Retirees Spotlight: Medallion Emboss Resist & Sneak Peek

Can you believe that the Medallion background stamp is retiring? It is definitely one of my favorites—so elegant and versatile! I love combining it with the emboss resist techique. It is fun to do with the Clear Embossing Powder, so your background design shows through, but today, I tried using White Embossing Powder for a …

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Retirees Spotlight: Ornate Blossom & Fine Flourish

I'm really going to miss many of the versatile a la carte stamps that will be retiring on May 31.     Today's Two Cool cards focus on two popular single stamps that also work well together: Ornate Blossom and Fine Flourish.  Inspired by Leena Girsa at A La Cards: Fond Farewell I used my absolute …

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Porcelain Teacup Joy Fold Card

One of my favorite stamp sets in the new Occasions Mini catalog is Tea Shoppe.  I don't even like tea, but the sweet images in this set are delightful! We tried out some of the images on one of our Occasions Mini Kick-Off Party cards, which was a modified "joy fold" style card.      …

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Gently Falling Marker Spritz With Emboss Resist

Gosh, is it sure feeling like Fall in Indiana today!  Just a few days ago, we were melting in the sweltering 98° sun.  Today, it's barely going to reach 67° for the high.  I woke up this morning with a chilly breeze coming through my open window, and it was very refreshing.  It feels like …

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Too Cool Stamp Club August Showcase – Part 1

Lots of fun projects were shared at Stamp Club last week!  Several attendees used the beautiful Strength & Hope set that is only available through August 31, 2011.  Remember that when you purchase this set, $2 will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  Learn more on my Too Cool Stamping website. Created by …

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