Elements of Style Embossed Stencil Card

The third installment of my Elements of Style Card Set ensemble features an embossed stencil technique (I love this technique!).  You can see the first and second card designs in my previous posts: Embossed Vine Cards and Shimmery Hummingbird Cards.       Embossed Stencil Details I began with a piece of decorative Bella Bleu Designer …

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Elements of Style Shimmery Hummingbird Card

Today, I'm showing the second card set from a purse card tote ensemble that I created for my mother-in-law, Nancy.  You can see the first set of designs here: Embossed Vine Cards.  Here is a Shimmery Hummingbird version:    Ooooh! It's so pretty!  Unfortunately, you can't see the shimmer very well, so I'll give you …

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Elements of Style Embossed Vine Card

I spent another Saturday making birthday items—we have lots of Spring birthdays in the family!  This time I created a special gift box purse filled with cards for my mother-in-law, Nancy.  To add an element of surprise to the this Elements of Style ensemble, I'll be revealing the three card designs and purse in separate …

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Summer Mini Items Now Available!

Woohoo!  The Summer Mini Occasions Catalog has officially begun, and with it comes a whole new array of stamps, Designer Series Papers, and some really exciting new tools that you'll absolutely LOVE! You can see the complete selection of new Summer Mini products at my online store.  Or, download a copy of the Summer Mini …

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Goodbye Spring Mini Items…

Hurry, it's your last chance!  Today is the last day to purchase items from the Spring Mini Occasions Catalog. The good news is that there are several items that will be carried over into future catalogs.  Some of my favorites (thank goodness) are sticking around—Vintage Vogue stamp set, Perfect Polka Dot Impressions Folder, Two-Step Bird …

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Sculpted Paper Roses

I can't take any credit for this beauty (although I certainly wish I could)!  I received this card from Carmen DeBruce—it's simply gorgeous!    Look at the details of the beautiful, 3D sculpted roses!  They are so realistic looking!  Can you believe that they are made from using the Fancy Flower Punch?  It's true!  And, …

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