Autumn Leaves Bleaching & Pastels

One of my Too Cool Demo Team members, Connie Forrester, recently showed me a beautiful card she made using a Bleaching & Pastel Technique.  She had CASEd the card from France Martin at FrenchieStamps.com.  Here is Connie's card: I loved the look of this technique so much, I had Connie demonstrate the technique at our …

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Charming Strength & Hope Cards

This is another one of those gorgeous stamp sets that I'm not ready to let go of when the Summer Mini ends tomorrow, August 31st… …Strength & Hope.  The images in this set are especially beautiful because Stampin' Up! has agreed to donate $2 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for every set sold.  Find …

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Pastels Mother of Pearl Technique

I found the coolest card recently, with the coolest background, so I just had to CASE it and use it for one of my May Stamp Club projects!  The card I saw was created by another demonstrator, Joanne French, and I found it on Stampin' Connection (that's an exclusive, demo-only website with 1000s of project …

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Gerber Daisy Paisley Petals Card

Have you noticed that paper flowers are very popular right now?  I certainly understand why…they are fun to make and they look fabulous!  And, just like the blooms in your garden, they come in all shapes and colors!  Using various Stampin' Up! punches and dies, along with card stock, Designer Series paper, and even ribbon, …

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Carmen’s Bird Punch Tulips & Shimmer Embossed Card

I'm still running short on time, so I'll pull out another of my friends' cards from my emergency blogging stash…and the "winner" is Carmen DeBruce! Carmen created this lovely project as one of the all-occasion cards in her awesome All-Occasion Card Gift Box that she gave to me for Christmas.  The tulips are created with …

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Amanda’s French Patina Card

Happy Valentine's Day!  Today's project wasn't made to be a Valentine, but it could be used as one.  It's certainly filled with "amour!" I'm absolutely loving the patina technique and the baja/suede color combination, so please indulge me as I show you one more version that I created as a birthday card for my niece, …

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