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Sunday, April 27, 2008

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This set is called Bough-tiful Blessings. (Hope that’s not too cheesy!) It comes with a whopping 39 stamps. The branch/tree (depends on which way you stamp it) is 4 1/2″ long. The perfect size for a card or scrapbook page element. I am soooo excited about this set because of all the different possibilities! The [...]

Wait no longer….

Monday, April 21, 2008

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Here is a preview of one of the first of four stamp sets to be released soon! This set includes 4 sentiments, 2 corners, and 5 different borders. The circle can be cut out perfectly with your 1 3/4″ punch and the square will fit in your 1 3/4″ punch. The other three shaped borders [...]

Sticker Pizazz

Friday, April 18, 2008

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Sticker Pizazz

If you’re like me, you’ve got lots of flat stickers that are cute, but just don’t cut it anymore on a card or scrapbook page. Many of the online card swaps I’ve done specifically say that you can’t use flat stickers…so what do you do? Here’s an easy trick to add a little extra pizazz [...]

Paper Flower Tutorial

Friday, April 18, 2008

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Paper Flower Tutorial

This would make an awesome Mother’s Day Gift! And it’s very versatile. You can make globes, embellishments, and flowers! Click on the link for the tutorial in PDF format. Versatile Paper Flowers

Tweet Day Gift Bag

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

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Tweet Day Gift Bag

Swap is tonight and the theme was a gift bag. It could be a gift box, bag, or anything else to give a gift in. I bought the craft paper brown bags and embelished them. A little tag. (hint: tag sentiment and border might be images from my new stamps. Do you like them?) Close [...]

Gift: Baby Journal

Thursday, April 10, 2008

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A friend at work is expecting her first child (a little girl named Katelyn) soon and we’re having a baby shower for her tomorrow. This is what I made for her: Basically a small journal with a few prompts. I left one side empty so she could put a picture and the other side has [...]

Custom Picture Frame

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

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Custom Picture Frame

This is what I started with: -Picture Frame (I got this from Target, my favorite store ever! It was a set of 5 different sizes for $10. -Scotch Transfer Tape (I’ll have this in my store because it is the MOST AWESOME tape ever!! It comes in HUGE rolls and is really inexpensive, and it [...]

I’m back!

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

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Thank you everyone for your well wishes on my exam! After 250+ multiple choice questions and a complete design problem in one day I am done with the exam. The unfortunate part is that I have to wait until JULY to find out my test scores….oh the wait! Oh well! At least it’s over! Guess [...]


1. Master the art of French macaroons
2. Sew a dress
3. Get my scuba diving license
4. Go somewhere warm to use my scuba diving license.
5. Find a perfect Go-To recipe for Pizza Dough
6. Sew a quilt
7. Make a piece of furniture
8. Learn Adobe InDesign
9. Master the recipe for Creme Brulee
10. Publish a sewing project in a magazine
11. Scrapbook/Blurb all our photos from Europe
12. Make some jelly using a pressure cooker
13. Print my own design on fabric & make something
14. Refashion a cardigan
15. Make salt water taffy
16. Find a Go-To recipe for delicious homemade bread
17. Make 5 projects from my sketchbook
18. Embroider something with my sewing machine
19. Self-Publish 10 new sewing patterns
20. Visit the Grand Canyon
21. Expand my french vocabulary
22. Make a stained glass window
23. Swim with dolphins
24. Find the perfect gelato recipe
25. Write one Thank You note a week
26. Learn How to Properly Handle a gun
27. Experience one new type of cheese every week
28. Finish checking off my list of states I've visited
29. Organize a service project
30. Go whitewater rafting