tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77042404088659156542024-02-02T01:57:44.051-08:00Something to Scrap AboutTaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.comBlogger269125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-45109651794367877812021-02-10T22:45:00.004-08:002021-02-10T22:45:40.450-08:00Valentine's Day challenge cards<p> I am back. Let's see if I can FINALLY get in a groove. I have been trying to do more crafting, so far with minimal success. The 'New Normal' of the current pandemic scenario means I can't use my usual space to craft. My building has a common space that normally we are all allowed to use. It has much larger tables than either my desk or my kitchen table. <br /><br />Despite the limited space, I did finally find some mojo again & make 4 cards. Although the kids aren't meeting face to face, the GEMS group from our church still wanted to do a Valentine's Day project. They made cards for seniors at one of the local facilities. It was all arranged by our leaders in terms of how to drop off the cards, etc, so that all the rules continue to be followed. As stressful as things have been for me, it's even harder on those who are in extended care facilities, cut off from many of their visitors, and pretty dependent on staff. I know at least here, the staff are all working as hard as they can to provide the necessary support. So anything we can do to help them provide some cheer to our local seniors is worth it. <br /><br />Between us, myself & two friends made 22 cards. I am only sharing mine, because I don't have a picture of one friend's cards, and I don't have permission to share the one my other friend made, though she did ask me to photograph it for her. <br /><br />I was inspired, again by the sketch at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaW71V0U4kk&t=13s">Call Me Crafty Al</a>. It is the January 2021 Sheetload of Cards. Alicia's sheetloads have become some of my favorites; I love her Youtube channel. She has a great hop every month so viewers can see different takes on the sketch. One of the things I love about using sheetloads is that it's a great way to use a bunch of my older cardstock & patterned paper, because you can make a lot of cards at once. I have 5 more ready to finish & I hope to share them soon, as they will be a different sentiment, and and I may make a few other changes. Although Alicia did make the flag the same colour as her matting cardstock, and it worked nicely, I don't like it as much on mine. I have a few ideas. </p><p>I am entering the following challenges:<br /><br /><a href="http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2021/02/pp527-theme-challenge-from-anne-marie.html">Paper Players 527</a>: Theme: Hearts and/or Stars<br /></p><p><a href="http://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2021/02/valentine-love.html">Double D Challenges</a>: Inspiration challenge: Valentine/Love - <i>New to me challenge blog</i><br /></p><p><a href="http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/02/just-us-girls-challenge-570-word-week.html">Just Us Girls</a>: Word Week - Valentine </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhrXFNeGzMAxWNymIPEdyzE5KJ1a_1Yf1ZvRzvpHN-5zPS4PSi4J93IwWj97iFUKUK-C6fzcVmfc7-x3M1ipe5ZOkjfj_GR8bSzKLgRWw6jThvnGwpqDDYITUQPXxGXwzHWvhOYX72MU/s640/IMG_1726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhrXFNeGzMAxWNymIPEdyzE5KJ1a_1Yf1ZvRzvpHN-5zPS4PSi4J93IwWj97iFUKUK-C6fzcVmfc7-x3M1ipe5ZOkjfj_GR8bSzKLgRWw6jThvnGwpqDDYITUQPXxGXwzHWvhOYX72MU/s320/IMG_1726.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPVy9t7JvCNsBaJ-Gpf1xaytxxMnAv7rR1ByjpSfgPyFRal37XEcrTaQOd5ysW8YE_Hi0b0Z1PYlMJeyCXFHeUxZtRlsqW-KgtTnHVIzktx8I_Od7k9-OhGEMTvfvfiD3k65KypjCVOg/s640/IMG_1727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPVy9t7JvCNsBaJ-Gpf1xaytxxMnAv7rR1ByjpSfgPyFRal37XEcrTaQOd5ysW8YE_Hi0b0Z1PYlMJeyCXFHeUxZtRlsqW-KgtTnHVIzktx8I_Od7k9-OhGEMTvfvfiD3k65KypjCVOg/s320/IMG_1727.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><u><b>Card Details:</b></u><br /><br /><b>Cardstock</b>: Pink Pirouette (I think?), Primrose Petals (SU)<p></p><p><b>DSP:</b> Flowers (SU), Pink Polka dot, Black & White Hearts (random paper stack)</p><p><b>Stamps: </b>Heartfelt<br /><br /><b>Ink:</b> Primrose Petals (SU)</p><p><b>Tools: </b>Scallop Heart, Heart punches (SU)<br /><br /></p>Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-55020532583721025952020-07-23T23:45:00.001-07:002020-07-23T23:46:14.065-07:00One card, three challenges! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My organizing goals are coming along far more slowly than I would like. I have been having some good bursts of creativity, though. Tonight I did a scrapbooking class, via Zoom, where we made 3 layouts.<br />
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I have been finding all sorts of bits & pieces to put together cards. I still haven't got the cardstock organized; luckily, I found my bin with pre-cut & scored card bases. All the images & designer paper used were also ones I found in my UFO bin. I decided since the Paper Players challenge is clean & simple, I'd try to make it a limited supply challenge.<br />
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I really wanted to get something done this week in honour of the 500th challenge at <a href="http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2020/07/pp500-clean-and-simple-challenge-from.html">The Paper Players. </a>This site's design team has some of my favorite Stampin' Up artists. </div>
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Here is the card I'm entering, which I basically like.... I was experimenting with no line water colouring. </div>
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<b><a href="https://52cct.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-theme-challenge.html">Christmas Card Throwdown: Theme Challenge - Santa </a> </b>I love all things Christmas, so this blog is also a great one to follow. Not Stampin' Up oriented.<br />
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Card Details - All Products Stampin' Up unless noted otherwise<br />
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Cardstock: Real Red, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla<br />
Designer Paper: Night Before Christmas<br />
Stamps: Santa's List<br />
Ink: SU Black Archival (middle card) Basic Grey (bottom card) The top card uses a light colour from Memento. I don't recall the name at all, and I can't get into the drawer right now to check. :) </div>
Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-91339507674047412982020-07-03T00:28:00.001-07:002020-07-03T00:31:06.644-07:00Good to be back...I am not sure it's a good sign that it's 11:55 pm, and I have had to restart this post for the third time, because I keep accidentally hitting various buttons & losing the post.<br />
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Technological glitches not withstanding, I am actually quite excited to be blogging again. I've been cardmaking consistently for the last two years... which is how long ago, approximately, I last posted. Not quite sure where my blogging mojo went. I think part of it was not knowing how to garner the traffic I see other bloggers get. I know I was frustrated by my stash, and how disorganized it is. Or maybe just not having the time, or the patience, to devote the needed energy to it. Since COVID hit in March, I have been a bit rejuvenated around creating.<br />
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I admit it wasn't like that at first. Like many, I had no idea what to do when this situation first started. I never really expected it to last as long as it has. It's been interesting to be a school trustee (I'm still on the school board - in my second term) during a pandemic. I'm pretty proud of how we've been managing the situation.<br />
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I have rediscovered sketches, and I have found some great inspiration on Youtube & Instagram. I'm especially inspired by Kristie Marcotte and Call Me Crafty Al. Today I'm sharing a set of cards I made using Kristie's <a href="https://kristiemarcotte.com/6x6-paper-pad-tutorial-revisited/">6x6 paper tutorial</a>. It's actually an updated version of the tutorial. She used multiple sketches for her examples; my cards are based on OWH Sketch 154.<br />
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This sketch is very versatile; I will likely use it again and where I have the blank strip, I'll add a small die cut sentiment. These cards are blank because I made them as a going away gift for a friend.<br />
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Although I'm feeling creative, I'm not as organized as I'd like to be. I still have to get my cardstock sorted. It's all Stampin' Up, but I stupidly went rainbow order and mixed current colours with retired colours As such, I have some that I can't identify. For now, if I put a * next to something, that means I'm not sure I have correctly identified the item in question. My goal is to sort the cardstock this weekend. I have an unopened package of all the colour families, so I should least be able to pull out the loose current colours. The reality is I will likely let go of some of the older, retired colours I can't identify.<br />
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Cardstock: Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Mint Macaron (SU)<br />
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<br />Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-63265713395129749392018-06-22T23:10:00.001-07:002018-06-23T09:02:38.379-07:00VC Rocks June Blog Hop I'm back with this month's <a href="https://vcrocks.blogspot.com/2018/06/fun-with-new-catty-blog-hop.html">VC Rocks Blog Hop.</a> If you're just starting here at my blog, click on the link to head to the beginning of the hop on the VC Rock home page.<br />
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This time, our theme is 'Fun With The New Catalogue.' For those who are unaware of us, VC Rocks is a Yahoo! group that consists of Stampin' Up fans... it started as being basically for demonstrators only, and it's now open to customers, too. We're active in the summer, celebrating the start of the new catalogue year. Usually, we have anywhere from 3 to 5 blog hops over the summer season.<br />
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June was the final month for the Stamper's 10 group I in which I participate. As soon as I saw the sneaks of the cards we were making I knew I was going to tweak the one Laura, my demo, designed using the Sea of Textures bundle. I must give her special thanks; when our group met Monday, she forgot to bring the dies for this set. She was totally willing to run home and get them. We all told her there was no need. Many of us, including me, ordered the set that night. It didn't hit me until Wednesday that I would need the dies in order to finish my card for the hop, and she loaned them so I could get this card finished.<br />
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Because the card we made is a fun fold, I have a few extra pictures this time. I'm thinking of doing a 'Make & Take' for the group to explain the card a bit more. Tonight, I"m late getting this post up because I was at a work event, and I'm exhausted. One more week and another school year will be complete.<br />
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-88949932672740227702018-05-19T23:27:00.006-07:002018-06-26T15:18:45.171-07:00HIMCR Challenge #353I am back with another card for a challenge. I have been working on the never ending process of sorting out my stash, and I needed a break, so I went through my 'unfinished cards' box & found one that would fit for a challenge today.<br />
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I was going to put this one in for our VC Rocks Virtual Stamp Day, but I realized it didn't really fit any of the criteria. The weather has gotten marginally cooler so I'm hoping that will motivate me to play some more tomorrow. It's been really warm, and the pollen has been driving me insane. I hate allergy season.<br />
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This card uses a fun fold a friend taught me. I just die cut the label largest label framelit & then the one the next size smaller (I think.. it may have been third one down... I admit I don't recall.). Just some strong adhesive at the back to secure the backs of the flaps. It's really easy to know where to put the adhesive because you just score the die cut about 3/4 of an inch in and use that smaller part under the inside panel... between the vanilla panel & the Early Espresso one.<br />
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As you can see I went full on with the collage stamping on the inside panel... I added another panel, the same size, to the back with no stamping, so I had a place to write a message. I stamped the main ship image on a 3x4 piece of cardstock so I had lots of extra space. That way I could just keep tearing until I got the look I wanted. Then I inked the edges & added some sponging to both image panels.<br />
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It feels good to be getting back into the groove. As promised, I'm keeping up with the 'monochromatic' theme this week. Today, I've got two cards to share. They actually both exactly the same, except for the colour scheme. I chose to post them today because they fit with the latest challenge from the<a href="http://www.asyouseeitchallenge.com/2018/04/challenge-174-something-borrowed.html"> As You See it blog, #174.</a></div>
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I made these on one of our cardmaking afternoons with my very talented friend Angela. She found the fun fold & showed us now to make it. If I remember correctly, she may well even have prepped the cardstock for us. What was borrowed was the stamp set & the markers. I used to have a few Stampin' Up markers, until I took a Tombow marker class and fell in love. </div>
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The set I used is called Birthday Blooms. It's a Stampin' Up set I never purchased which is retiring as of the end of May. Now that I have so many friends who are also Stampin' Up users, we talk about who likes what, and we confer before we order. Certainly, there are times where we'll all decide we need to have a set because we suspect we'll reach for it enough to warrant just having our own, but often we will find that one of us will really like something a great deal more than the others in the group. This set falls into that category. It's pretty, and I enjoyed colouring the flower. But I'm not particularly enamored with the font they chose for the sentiments, so that took it off the 'must have' list for me. </div>
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Of the two card, the one using Tempting Turquoise is my favorite. The blending worked better. I couldn't get the Rose Red and the pink colour (I don't actually remember what pink I used) to blend smoothly. The Turquoise and the Pacific Point looks more seamless to me in the blend. </div>
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-74008266336287841902018-04-29T20:09:00.000-07:002018-04-30T10:25:08.404-07:00VC Rocks Fun With One Color Blog HopWell hello!<br />
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I cannot believe it's been over a year since I've posted to my blog. Our Yahoo! group VC Rocks has started up again for the season, and we're starting the month of May with a blog hop. The theme this time is <b><i>Fun With One Color.</i></b><br />
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VC Rocks is a group of SU stampers who do all sorts of fun activities for each summer. You can learn more about us at the website.<br />
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I've got two cards to share with you today. I want to get back to posting at least 3 times a week, so I'll be back again at least twice this week with more cards that fit the theme of today's post.<br />
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The first card I am sharing use Lemon Lime Twist. It's by far my favorite of the 2017-2019 In Colors. In fact, I'm very sad that when Stampin' Up announced their upcoming color family revamp, they didn't move this color into the core palette. I get why they didn't - it's sticking around for another year & that would leave the In Colors short one for a year - but I can't help it. I love this color. I don't want to lose it. I also really love this stamp set. The funny thing is I was unsure I'd use it when I first saw it. The basic design for this card came from my friend Laura B, who is an SU demo. She hosts a stamper's group at my place once a month. <span style="text-align: center;"> </span><br />
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The next card also uses one of the returning In Colors - Berry Burst. It's another one I made in on a card night. I admit I'm still not in love with this set. It does work really well here on this clean and simple 'Hello' card, though.<br />
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I'm the last stop on this month's hop. If you're starting here, head over to <a href="https://robinscraftroom.com/stamping/fun-with-a-color-thats-not-retiring/">Robin's</a> blog - she's the first person on the list. We love comments so please go through and comment on all the participants' posts.<br />
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-78217737309724893112017-02-24T11:31:00.002-08:002017-07-04T22:42:14.097-07:00Paper Players 332I am getting this challenge in under the wire!<br />
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I can't figure out where January went. Life just got really busy. And then the last week of January/beginning of February, I ended up with a lovely bout of cellulitis in my foot that I'm still fighting. I'm not very good at using my iPad to blog, so I couldn't really get on here, as I was under strict orders from the doctor to stay in bed and keep my foot elevated unless I absolutely had to go somewhere. We even ended up missing the Canadian Women's National Team game against Mexico. I was pretty crushed.<br />
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I have more I could share - and I will - but now I must get this card posted before the deadline. Blogger was giving me trouble this morning and the page to write my post wouldn't load. Finally got it working after I ran my CCleaner to get rid of all the temporary internet files & crap that I think were slowing things down.<br />
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The challenge is to make a card with the sentiment as your focal point. There are two other challenges I was going to use it for, but tomorrow I will post a few other cards I've finished that I like better for those ones.<br />
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It's hard to tell here, but the darker sentiment layer isn't black - it's embossed in gold. If/when I make this card again, I will remember to stamp off before I do the background. You can see a spot where I didn't, and it's just too dark.<br />
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-47690603670772061912017-01-10T20:46:00.001-08:002017-01-10T20:47:47.567-08:00Tired Tuesday... Still not sleeping well... not sure what that's about at this point.<br />
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I had a wonderful day of hanging out a home in sweats, though. Tuesday is laundry day & I love to stay home and relax as much as possible. I had a fun Skype conversation with my favorite 3 year old today (my dear, sweet niece). Got to see my new nephew, too. We didn't Skype for long because something odd was happening with the connection. I could see them, but they couldn't see me. So frustrating!<br />
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Here's today's card. Another masculine birthday card. I made this one at a 2015 Stamp-A-Stack. It was designed by Susan Easter, who was my first Stampin Up demo. I love to go to Stamp A Stack classes. Sometimes I'l tweak the designs & sometimes I won't. This time, I didn't, beyond maybe altering the colours a bit... specifically, I think I switched the colour of the coral & the fish. But I am not sure, to be honest.<br />
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Stamps: By The Tide<br />
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Cardstock: Lost Lagoon, Crumb Cake, Very VanillaTaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-61633543798439606732017-01-09T20:23:00.000-08:002017-01-10T20:37:32.430-08:00Manic Monday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have been spending an inordinate amount of time on Youtube & Pintrest of late. I think I'm obsessed. I see a lot of people are using Facebook Live. I'm not as big a fan of that, somehow. That said - if you're a Tim Holtz fan, he's doing a week of sneaks. Today was stamps & there some great ones. Luckily for my wallet, he's staggering the release over 3 months. Even better, I only like about 6 of the 18 he's releasing...and it so happened to work out so it was two in each of the 3 months. I love it when that happens!</div>
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Although I've gotten off to a late start, I want to try to post a card a day. Now, not every card will be new. Some will be ones I've forgotten to post from ages ago. I'll try to remember to note that in the post. On the Card A Day Challenge blog, which is a blog that gives a daily prompt to inspire crafters to keep up with cardmaking. Right now they're also including monthly prompts. For January, the idea was to use the same set for a week. Well, I'm not really in the mood for that right now, so instead, I'm going to feature a company or theme each week. Since yesterday's card was from Stampin' Up, I'll focus on SU cards this week. And I'll do my best to also focus on birthday cards.<br />
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Today I give you two cards, both using retired sets. I made them in our Stamper's 10 card club at least 2 or 3 years ago... I know that because the demo who led that group no longer lives here. I can't remember the names of these sets so if you know, please share in the comments!<br />
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Filligree Birthday Card<br />
Stamps:<br />Cardstock Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso<br />
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Stamps: French Foliage (background)<br />
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip<br />
Ink: Always ArtichokeTaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-74414819228165625462017-01-08T15:37:00.000-08:002017-01-10T20:28:25.210-08:00Happy New Year!Wow.. I'm late with a New Years' greeting this year.<br />
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It's been a busy time. I'm still recovering from that STUPID cold that's been going around; I'm one of the lucky one who got the long version of it. Plus my new little nephew was born, and the little guy had a bit of a rough go of it the first few weeks. All will be well, though.<br />
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It's time for the yearly goals and the my word for the year. Now, I know I've posted a word for the year in the past, but as hard as I've tried to find those past posts, I can't. I decided it doesn't matter, since ultimately I knew the word I was choosing for this year was different that past years. And really, even if it was the same as the one from a few years ago, who cares? Are the New Years Resolutions police going to come & arrest me? I think not!<br />
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So my word is Hope. We had a wonderful Advent series at our church this year where we focused on four words, Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. Hope was the theme the week I spoke. I was very moved by the opportunity to not only share more about the way God's been working in me, but also to be able to light the Advent candle. I don't like to be too pushy about faith issues, so if you're interested in reading or listening, say so in the comments & I'll provide you with a link.<br />
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-Finish 4 gift albums that need to be done<br />
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-Blog regularly. I have no excuse; I make a lot of cards - I just forget to post them. I have about 30 already photographed & ready to be posted.<br />
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-Whittle down my stash & be more intentional in my purchases. I'm already seeing progress here.<br />
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-Continue to get & stay organized<br />
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-Read 12 books; in theory can likely read more but 1/month is a start, given how little reading I've done lately.<br />
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-Be more intentional in connecting with friends<br />
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-Be consistent in my Bible study / prayer time... I truly believe it helps me keep my ears & heart open tot the Holy Spirit.<br />
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-Be more intentional in caring for my health<br />
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Well that was long... I think it's time to post one of the cards I made ages ago & didn't get around to posting. This one was made for my sweet niece's 3rd birthday. I actually made it for her in the summer, when me & my crafty friends got together to play with the Stampin' Up 2016-2018 In Colors. I still haven't purchased any of the inks because I'm still debating which ones I'd actually use once they're retired.<br />
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Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Over The RainbowTaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-3832820043446849182016-12-04T16:19:00.002-08:002017-01-03T18:03:23.469-08:00SIP 76 - EmbossingHoly moly... another one of my extended breaks from blogging. I can't believe so much time has past. I have definitely been doing a lot of crafting. It's been a great stress relief through a long, arduous fall work session. The problem has been organizing myself to get things posted here. I've eve got a number of cards photographed.<br />
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My life has not been terrible this fall... just busy. We're happily awaiting the birth brother & sister in law's second child, a boy, due any day. His big sister is getting pretty excited & she's happy that her grandma on her mom's side is visiting to help get ready for the baby, and staying to the end of the year to help post-birth. Our folks will go out in January or so.<br />
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I started these cards a while ago & put the finishing touches on them today. They're from a stamp a stack I attended not long ago. We made 24 cards. My friend Joy normally goes to these things with me, but she couldn't make it this time, so we split the cost & divided up the cards. </div>
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On to today's cards.... check out the challenge at <a href="http://stampinkpaper.com/2016/11/sip-challenge-76-embossing/">Stamp Ink Paper!</a></div>
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Stamps: Cookie Cutter Christmas, Stitched With Cheer (sentiment)</div>
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-81784693123002641542016-07-31T17:29:00.001-07:002016-07-31T17:29:12.977-07:00VC Rocks July Blog Hop - Cruisin' with Fun FoldsWoo hoo! It's blog hop time!<br />
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I am actually just getting this posted under the wire. It's been a ridiculously busy week. My brother & his family are visiting. We celebrated my parents' 50th wedding anniversary yesterday. They haven't gotten a card from me yet because their wedding was actually in August. We just celebrated early because my brother & sister in law are teachers & they need to be back at work on August 25th, so it was easier to do it in July.<br />
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Between visiting with my niece, the party yesterday, and the party today for my cousin, who turned 18 this month, and who graduated from high school June.<br />
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The cards I have for today's hop aren't related to any of those events, though. Instead, I've got a new baby card I'll be using for my cousin & his fiancee, and a joy fold card that has no sentiment. I'll be turning it into a sympathy card, because sadly, I need a few.<br />
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As I'm running out of time to link up to the Hop, I will stop here. Will try to post again later this week.<br />
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Check out the rest of the hoppers at <a href="http://vcrocks.blogspot.ca/2016/07/our-july-blog-hop-cruisin-with-fun-folds.html">VC Rocks</a>.Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-88287332709147777912016-06-25T16:39:00.001-07:002016-06-25T16:39:43.654-07:00VC Rocks June Blog HopToday we are Cruisin' with Flowers over at <a href="http://vcrocks.blogspot.ca/2016/06/our-june-blog-hop-cruisin-with-florals.html">VC Rocks.</a> Yup, we were asked to make a project that features flowers in some way. I had initially planned to share a really cool card my friend Angela taught us how to make using Lovely As A Tree and the reflection technique. Then I remembered that I hadn't yet shared this card:<br />
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<br />We made it not long ago and I finally got the finishing touches complete, as well as managed to photograph it. I love box cards. They look complicated, but the basic structure is actually relatively simply. The trick is to make sure that the items you have coming out of your box are still love enough that they don't go above the highest point of the card when it's standing up. You don't want to go outside the boundaries or it won't fit in an envelope.<br />
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I don't own any of the Botanical Bloooms suite. I have SO many flowers that I couldn't justify it. I still can't justify the stamps. But the dies are growing on me. I have samples of the paper from a share we did.<br />
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The butterfly is cut out of white scrap, then sponged with Cajun Craze & Daffodil Delight.<br />
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Now please hop back to the VC Rocks main page and check out what the other participants have created.Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-78166774177879782482016-05-27T16:01:00.000-07:002016-05-27T16:02:23.356-07:00VC Rocks is back... And it's blog hop time!<br />
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The blog hops this year will all have 'Cruisin' in the title. The first one is called, "Cruisin' For Special Occasions." As our blog hop leader, Robin, noted, the reason many folks go on a cruise is to celebrate something important.<br />
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I have only been on one cruise; the trip was a gift from my mother, to celebrate my graduation from university. My dad didn't go with us, because he really isn't big on travelling. It was one of those, 'Go on a trip in lieu of throwing a party' things. Really, I think Mom just wanted to go on a cruise. And I am glad she did. We did the round trip seven day Vancouver to Alaska voyage and I loved pretty much all of it.<br />
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I had a hard time deciding what to do for this hop. The one ocassion we all tend to celebrate is birthdays, and I wanted to step outside my box a bit. So instead, I'll show you a few graduation cards. That is rather appropos today, as I know that in the U.S. it grad time for many high school students. Our students attend until the end of June, but it is prom season. My niece's (well technically cousin) prom is tomorrow (Saturday) night & I am so looking forward to seeing her & her boyfriend all decked out. We're going down to the waterfront to do family photos. Please pray the rain holds off....<br />
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I found this idea of the clean & simple design on a blog last year. Although there are only two here, I made about a dozen, but some used dsp that wasn't Stampin' UP. I was pleasantly surprised by how well the white SU craft ink stamped. <span style="text-align: center;"> Although I love the colours of the Rich Razzleberry card the most, I didn't actually cut the paper correctly on that card so I don't like the layout as much as the others. </span><br />
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Now that budget time is over at the school district, I expect to have more free time. I have a whole bunch of cards that are already made that I'm looking forward to sharing. I went to a crop a week or so ago & I had a fantastic time.<br />
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The remainder of last week was nice. On Friday we had a games night at church, which was a great deal of fun. Saturday I went to Crafty Capers to do a Make & Take in the morning, then spent the afternoon at a friend's 50th birthday party. We all went for Chinese food, because that's her favorite. It was a fun afternoon. Then on Sunday we celebrated my cousin's 40th birthday.<br />
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Given the plethora of birthdays of late, I had to choose a birthday card for <a href="http://addictedtocas.blogspot.ca/2016/03/challenge-84-delicate.html">Addicted to CAS: </a><br />
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I haven`t made a waterfall card in ages. I forgot how much fun they are. And they`re really not that complicated. Clean & simple doesn`t have to be boring! I chose this card for this particular challenge because I think these particular flowers do look very delicate. And the mechanism itself definitely is. </div>
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I am really enjoying the beginning of our two week Spring Break. I'm plowing through old emails that I didn't deal with at the time I received them just because I was so busy. I'm talking about the recipes & card blogs I follow. Yes, I know I could cut down the number & delete really old ones, but here is where my hoarder side kicks in. I can't just delete without a quick look. What if I miss something? There could be a PERFECT recipe or a gorgeous sketch or card sample I'd never find again! Oh, the things I do to justify my electronic clutter.<br />
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I am loving not going out. I haven't driven anywhere since my Sunday night book group. I'm slowly eating better & beginning to have some success at upping my water intake. So life is good!<br />
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For this challenge, I went out of my comfort zone. At the Card Concept, you have to put your card in one of their categories: Clean & Simple, Clean & Layered, Shabby Chic/Vintage, Clean & Graphic, Freestyle Collage, Classy & Elegant. My cards tend to be clean & layered, or clean & simple. I almost NEVER have trouble deciding what category to put them in. But this time I'm stuck. This card isn't clean, per se, but it's not too collage-y either. I'm going to classify it as:<br /><br />Freestyle Collage, defined as </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Check out <a href="http://thecardconcept.blogspot.ca/2016/03/the-card-concept-51-naturally-pink.html">The Card Concept</a> - Challenge 51 Naturally Pink to read about the other styles, see samples, and play along! </span></div>
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Life is rolling along here. I've been inspired to start my yearly spring cleaning. Every year I have a friend who comes over & helps me to purge my scrapbook/cardmaking supplies. I have reached a point where I'm frustrated enough with the mess that I'm starting without her. There is so much I want to go. Magazines I know I won't read. Paper I know I won't use. It's time to seriously downsize the stash. </div>
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I've gotten the inspiration for that thinking as a result of a group in which I just participated. It was a study based on a book called Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. If you're uncomfortable with Christianity, it may not be great for you, unless you can look past that & focus on the techniques he's discussing as a means of achieving broader emotional health. It talks about self-care, and part of that, for me, is having a workable space. </div>
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Today's card is for two challenges.<br /><br /><a href="http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.ca/2016/03/crazy-4-challenges-c4c327.html">Crazy4Challenges C4C327 </a> - feature circles and/or pies</div>
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-1908126103027492122016-02-14T12:30:00.000-08:002016-02-14T12:30:08.085-08:00Addicted to CAS #81 - BloomHappy Valentine's Day.<br />
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I am not actually a big fan of this particular holiday. It's never really appealed to me. Or maybe it did, as a kid. But I have definitely gotten cynical about it as I've aged.<br />
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It's been a really uneventful couple of weeks. I attended a crop on Friday, and a cardmaking thing yesterday. We had our SU group in early February, too. Work continues to go relatively well.<br />
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I have a quick card share for a challenge today. I'm actually going to post two cards, because all though I think the first one is a little more CAS, it is a complete CASE. I made it at Crafty Capers a while ago and finally finished putting it together recently. I could have made it more my own by adding some bling, in retrospect. But alas, the card has already been sent; I needed a quick sympathy card for a colleague recently. Sadly, I'll be needing another one this week, as I just saw on Facebook another acquaintance of mine passed away. I hate cancer.<br />
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I don't have the product details for this card. I forgot to write down which company makes that flower, the sentiment and that punch. If you'd like me to find out, please mention it in the comments. I definitely have to ask about the punch, as I love it.<br />
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The second card is one where while some CASEing took place, it wasn't an exact replica of the original. Made this one at my friend Angela's place. Everyone coloured their flowers differently and chose a different colour scheme. I have always loved purple, so it was an easy choice for me. The colouring is actually done using SU Blender pens. Made it into a birthday card because I knew a friend had a birthday coming up.<br />
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Check out the rest of the challenge entries at <a href="http://addictedtocas.blogspot.ca/2016/02/challenge-81-bloom.html">Addicted to CAS</a>.<br />
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In some ways, it's taken me a lot longer reach this milestone than I'd expected or hoped. Life sometimes just gets busy. Other times, my motivation to craft is just not there. I have found that the times, like now, when I'm in an active blog group are ones when I'm most active. It helps knowing that there is a group of people who will pop over to your blog and comment on your cards. I mention that because I hope that not only will you comment on my cards, but you'll also take a look at the blogs listed on my sidebar and give my cyber friends some love!<br />
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There really isn't much going on right now, so nothing else to share. I'm in a book/study group at church, looking at a book called Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, and I'm really enjoying it. We're gearing up for budget season on the school board. And I'm managing to keep up with my hockey pools this year. So life is good.<br />
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I've been spending a lot of my card making time working on my stash of card kits and this one has been there for a long time. I love the way the different label dies look together. And the 'Wish Big' stamp is actually punched out of the old SU ornament punch. The big dot embossing folder has really grown on me, too. </div>
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-22734253858647039722016-01-22T17:54:00.002-08:002016-01-22T21:41:01.832-08:00Those Crazy Birds!Well, it happened. A while ago, I fell in love with the Bird Crazy stamps from Tim Holtz. I finally got to play with them recently. I did a little class at our local stamp store, and, as usual, I tried to put my own spin on the cards.<br />
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I wanted to be different here, and so I used the rain/water/puddles as something that's clear. Even though puddles can be murky, that's not from the water... that's the dirt on the ground. The water itself is clear!<br />
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I just love this guy. His nose is perfect. I'm really loving the Crazy Things add on stamp set; they really give the birds extra personality. I also did a second hat card, but I'm having trouble uploading it, so I'll post it on its own, tomorrow.<br />
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-67092632171673146312016-01-09T21:51:00.000-08:002016-01-09T21:51:21.255-08:00A few challengesWell, the rush of Christmas is over. It was a wonderful two weeks. I got to spend some time with family and friends. Got caught up on some email that had been sitting around... blogs I follow, which have various things I like to pin (either a card idea or a recipe, usually). And I saw the latest Star Wars movie. It was fantastic. So much better than the last series.<br />
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I made 3 cards this week. I love going to my friend Angela's... she always gives us great ideas. And yet she puts out a nice range of stuff so that we can change whatever we want. My first card is a great example of that.<br />
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She made this card using the new balloon animal set from Stampin' Up. As much as her card was cute - and she had a lot of different samples of balloon animals to choose from (my friend did a fish, one person did a penguin, one did a giraffe, and so on) - I just wasn't feeling it. I have just never been all that enamored by balloon animals, and looking at the set, I just didn't trust that I'd have success with it. So I went in a completely different direction and played with the Sprinkles of Life set. </div>
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I'm entering it in the following challenge:<br /><a href="http://casology.blogspot.ca/2016/01/week-179-simple.html">Casology - Week 179 Simple</a></div>
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<b>Ink: </b>Mint Macaron, Crushed Curry. Sahara Sand</div>
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<b>DSP: </b>It's My Party<br /><b>Other: </b>Punches</div>
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Although we shut down VC Rocks at the end of the summer each year, we always open it back up again in December to just check in with each other, wish each other holiday greetings, and share projects we've been working on. This year we have a blog hop for you, too. I honestly don't remember if we did one last year. </div>
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I had a busy final week of school, and I'm looking forward to the two week break. There are two gifts I still need to go and buy tomorrow. My plan was to bake my famous Peanut Butter Blossom cookies, but I'm not sure I've got the time or the energy. Along with shopping, I still have wrapping to finish. Today I took some time out from everything and went to see the Peanuts movie again. I rarely go to movies twice in the theatre, but it was a chance to spend time with a good friend, who invited me to tag along with her and the daughter of a mutual friend of ours. It was a lovely way to spend a cold, grey day. </div>
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I admittedly messed up the way I photographed these two cards. My plan was to take the shot with both in in the frame, to save time, then crop it into two individual shots. Of course, the cards are two close together an that didn't work. I'm entering the one on the left, with the poinsetta paper & the Cherry Cobbler/Garden Green colour combo, in the current <a href="http://colorthrowdown.blogspot.ca/2015/12/color-throwdown-373.html">Color Throwdown. </a><br />
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I'm not sure how I managed to do such a terrible job of photographing this card. I thought I'd checked it, but apparently, I didn't. There's no sentiment on it because a friend was over & asked me if she could take a Christmas card from my stash, and she said she'd put one on. We're both stampers/cardmakers - she's just been really busy & realized she was short a card.<br />
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Hop on over to <a href="http://vcrocks.blogspot.ca/2015/12/celebrating-christmas.html">VC Rocks </a>to see what the other Rockers have contributed to the Hop!<br />
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<br />Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-9416036191775626352015-12-13T23:04:00.000-08:002015-12-13T23:04:05.235-08:00Three challenges... <br />
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I am definitely starting to feel some Christmas spirit. Yesterday I did some volunteer work with a local agency in the morning. I got to relax in the afternoon, which was nice. We had TERRIBLE weather yesterday so I got drenched just getting out of my car & into my apartment. I needed the time to dry off and warm up. <div>
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We had our church Christmas dinner last night. Between that, helping at the Christmas Closet last Tuesday, and finishing my tree, I feel ready. I even found my mom's gift - she's the hardest to shop for. </div>
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Today was low key. I've got two versions of one card to share today. I'm entering my version in three challenges, as follows: </div>
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Crazy 4 Challenges C4C315 - <a href="http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.ca/2015/12/crazy-4-challenges-c4c315.html">Oh Christmas Tree</a></div>
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Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - <a href="http://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.ca/2015/12/wwc46-jeans-masculine-cas-challenge.html">Jean's Masculine CAS challenge</a></div>
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CASology: <a href="http://casology.blogspot.ca/2015/12/week-176-tree.html">Tree</a></div>
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Like my snowflake card from my last post, these were kits my friend put together. The first one I did exactly as she made hers.</div>
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Then for the challenge I made some changes. I flipped the patterned paper over, altered the orientation, and as you can see, chose a different sentiment stamp. Were I not aiming for a somewhat masculine feel, I might have added a bit of bling in a few spots on the flowers (by the word little in the greeting).<br />
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018522067163580506noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704240408865915654.post-20902105633339373752015-12-11T20:18:00.000-08:002015-12-11T20:18:40.724-08:00Christmas is coming...Life got busy again these last few weeks. Just a lot of complex things going on at work, so not much happening in the way of crafting. I've been keeping track of challenges as usual and trying to find time to do one. Today it was finally time.<br />
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I've had these cards almost ready for a while...made them with my friend Angela. I missed her Stamp A Stack so I put my own spin on the cards. Here is today's cards; I'll post the rest later... I have a few still left to finish. </div>
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I can't actually decide which card I like best. Ang's version had two white & one silver snowflake. I decided I wanted to try both all white & all silver. My background snowflakes are stamped in different spots, too.</div>
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Which of my takes on the card do you like best? Drop me a note in the comments & check out the rest of the submissions at <a href="http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.ca/2015/12/challenge-339.html">Cupcake Inspirations!</a></div>
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Cardstock Whisper White, Pacific Point</div>
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Other: Pearls, Rhinestone, silver embossing powder, white embossing powder</div>
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