Retiring Sense of Time – Emboss Resist Card

So, here I am again, looking at my pile of soon-to-retire stamp sets and wondering, "Why, oh why, didn't I use these babies more?!"  Seriously!  Some of these sets I simply "had" to have, and here they sit, barely mounted and never used!  That has to be some sort of stamping sin I've commited!  Are …

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Carmen’s Amazing “Tie Dye” Stationery Kit

My friend Carmen DeBruce is an amazing stamper!  Not only does she do amazing work, but she also finds time to create an amazing amount of projects each month, even with her busy, non-stamping schedule.  I don't know where she gets the energy, but I love that she shares her awesome projects with us!   …

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Michelle’s Bliss Card & Treat Holder

I'm going to be so sad when the Bliss set is gone.  It's only available for 11 more days (March 31, 2011)…and it's FREE when you place a $50 order during Sale-A-Bration!  Order online today—don't miss out on this beautiful stamp set (or many other choices from the Sale-A-Bration Flyer)! Michelle Hoover created this beautiful …

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More Stamp Club Project Showcase

More fun projects from my Stamp Club members…    Kathy Kolb created this gorgeous watercolored card with the Thoughts & Prayers stamp set. This was for our Single Layer Challenge—create a card using only one layer on your card front.  Try it!  It's a lot more difficult than it sounds.  Great job, Kathy!    Kathy …

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Artistic Etchings Emboss Resist

I love to do Emboss Resist, and the new Artistic Etchings set has the perfect "collage" style of images to showcase this Too Cool technique!    Doesn't the background look like a piece of decorative paper?  Sometimes I like to do a whole sheet of card stock with this technique, then cut it up to …

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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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