Sunday Showcase: July Demo Team Creations

A few of the awesome projects my Too Cool Demo Team shared at our event last week… Created by Darla Eigenschink. Featuring Pleasant Poppies colored with Ink Pads and Blender Pens.  Sentiment is Itty Bitty Banners die-cut with the Bitty Banners Framelits. Created by Darla Eigenschink. Another beautiful Pleasant Poppies card, this time with a …

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Lattice Cross Card & MDS 2 Coming Soon

I don't own very many religious stamps, so when I needed a First Communion and Confirmation card recently for my nieces, I pulled out one of my favorite non-stamping cross ideas!    CASEd from Chiaki Haverstick: Easter Cross. This simple cross is the perfect embellishment for weddings, Easter, Baptisms, and sympathy cards, too!  Can you …

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Love & Care Thank You Cards

I'm trying to get back into the swing of things after our busy and emotional week last week laying my father-in-law to rest.  We are trying to get used to the "new normal," but his passing has left a huge hole in our family to say the least.  One thing I've discovered is that you …

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Scallop Trim Punched Cross

I have another First Communion celebration this weekend, this time for my niece Maggie.  Since I don't currently have any cross stamps, I've had to be a little creative for these types of cards.  Last week, I showed you how to use the Lattice Die to create a beautiful cross design: Lattice Cross With Gilded …

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Lattice Cross With Gilded Roses Card

My niece, Ellie, has her First Communion tonight, so it gave me the opportunity to try out a cool cross idea I found using the Lattice Bigz Die…    I'm always excited when I discover a new, unexpected use for one of my stamping tools!  I recently learned that by trimming off parts of the …

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Thoughts & Prayers To My Friend

Forgive me as I get a little emotional in this post.  A very close friend of mine lost her dad yesterday.  I have to tell you that, although I didn't really know her father, his death brought back so many recent emotions of my mom's death in 2008.  It was her passing that led me …

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