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Jean’s Junk Drawer- Making stamped wrapping paper
Sometimes it’s great to make some wrapping paper for a very special gift. With just a few items it’s easy to create a very elegant paper. Materials Needed: Dark Tissue Paper- Navy, Maroon or Dark Green work great. (I used maroon) Gold or Silver Ink Pad Various Stamps Gold/ Silver ribbons or bows Start by…
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12 Days of Christmas – Day 4 & Sketch challenge
A couple of weeks ago, one of our design team members Terese Broman did a card that I absolutly loved. I thought it would make for a really fun sketch challenge. Our very talented design team has each done up their own version of the sketch challenge to get you all started with inspiration. Please…
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Sketch Challenge!!!!
Hi All! Tomorrow, December 6th we will be doing another FANTASTIC sketch challenge.Our designers have worked hard to come up with artwork that will help to inspire for this sketch challenge. We will be posting it in the morning. We have some wonderful BLOG CANDY we are going to give away for the winner of…
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12 Days of Christmas Day 3
This project I am going to share with you has become one of my new favorites. Jennifer Stricker sent me this beautiful little paper ornament, complete with beautifully bent wire and scraps of ribbon for the hanging portion, along with lace and buttons for the finishing touches. She used an ATC transparency piece from the…
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12 Days of Chrismas – Day 2
Well folks, between working and having family visiting I missed 2 days of the 12 days of Christmas. So I will be extending to the 14th, so we can get all of these beautiful cards and projects we have to share – shown! Here is a fun little card by one of our design team…
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12 Days of Christmas – Day 1
How much fun we are going to have celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas and showing you all 12 fabulous projects from our Design Team, Mary and Myself! I am going to get this started by sharing a fun little project that I did over the weekend. I LOVE paper ornaments. They are just so…
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Jean’s Junk Drawer #4 Snow Globe Cards
With winter approaching, it’s the perfect time to make snow globes for the front of holiday/ winter cards. Materials NeededOrnament StampBlack InkBlue and white cardstockSnowflake Patterned PaperLarge Glitter Snow FlakesA Snap-together name badge type button. (One part is the plastic dome. The other is the plastic pin back piece. Places like Hobby Lobby and Oriental…
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Working in Layers
How Jennifer made the Buck/Deer look 3-DJennifer has had a lot of requests to show how she did the buck on this Birthday card, and had been gracious enough to share with us how she made this stunning card. Here are the directions in her words.Supplies:Paper Solid: Cream- Archivers, Blue-Stampin’ upPaper Patterned: Making Memories “Just…
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Jean’s Junk Drawer #3 Metal ATC’s
A long time ago I read about making ATC’s cut out of metal. Being adventurous, I rushed right out to our local hardware store and bought a roll of metal sheeting. It is very inexpensive and there is enough to share with every stamper in your neighborhood. I figured there would be a day where…
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Fun in the Craft Room
This weekend I decided it was time to be a little creative, and with the holidays coming up and fall in the air, (yes – even for Phoenix) it was time to do a little seasonal stamping.First is a card I made using the Cardinals in Birch Trees. I stamped the image onto white card…