9 Days Left: Goodbye Bella’s Bloom

It's such a small stamp set, but it's gotten a lot of use from me in its short, 2-year lifetime: Bella's Bloom.  I have especially liked that the images are small enough to fit comfortably inside several of the punches, making it nice for accent images. To celebrate this cute little stamp set, I created …

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10 Days Left: Goodbye Embrace Life

The bittersweetness is sinking in.  There's only 10 days left before the Last Chance retiring stamps sets are gone forever!  Today's post is in honor of Embrace Life, a pretty Asian floral set that helped me create many a lovely card.  Oh, how I have enjoyed you!    The overlapping, cut-out flower border on this …

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Matchbox Miniatures With Ribbon Flower

Another fun ribbon flower technique today, which I found was pretty easy, even for me! You see, I don't sew. I usually shy away from anything that has to do with a thread and needle.  If a button comes off, a hem comes undone, a seam rips…I'm heading to Kohl's for a replacement, rather than …

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Shimmering Wood & Twisted Ribbon Are Trés Chic

Are you ready for something a little different?  I was!  So, I challenged myself to "branch" out of my comfort zone.  I pulled out my never-before-used Wood Sheets, my Log Cabin Smooch Spritz, some ribbon..and I got creative!    Ta-Da!  I think I succeeded in breaking out of my proverbial box on this one!  I …

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Bloomin’ Beautiful Top Note Gate Fold Card

Yesterday's card reminded me of a favorite card I did a while back using the retiring Bloomin' Beautiful stamp set.  The card, and stamp set, features a similar hydrangea image as the one found in the Because I Care Hostess Set, available in the new catalog on July 1. There are many things that I …

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Because I Care New Hostess Sneak Peak

I keep meaning to show a few more projects from the Last Chance Retired Stamp List, while there is still time.  But, I keep getting distracted by my exciting new catalog products that I can't wait to show you! So, in the interest of "Angie-can't-keep-surprises-a-secret," I caved and created a sneak peak of a new …

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