tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67723277633266134222024-03-12T23:11:08.618-05:00Two Girls at PlayOur Creative OutletAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977709058446365654noreply@blogger.comBlogger902125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772327763326613422.post-62390781164926033332015-11-29T08:01:00.001-06:002015-11-29T08:01:52.572-06:00Just in time for the Holidays - MyMemories Suite 7 is Here!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977709058446365654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772327763326613422.post-53236007407809885392015-02-03T20:01:00.001-06:002015-02-03T20:01:20.908-06:00Creative Card Crew Challenge #80 - GlitterThanks for dropping in to take a peek at my sample for the latest challenge from <a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">Creative Card Crew</a>! This week our challenge is all about GLITTER!<br />
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My card for this challenge uses digi stamp <i>Christmas Bulbs</i> from our sponsor <a href="http://adayfordaisies.com/">A Day for Daisies</a> and Spellbinders dies which can be purchased from <a href="http://diesrus.com/">Dies R Us</a>!</div>
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Now it's your turn! Create a card with ANY theme and pop it on your blog, then link up with us at <a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">Creative Card Crew</a> for your chance to win our fab prizes!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977709058446365654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772327763326613422.post-9024857230207743832014-12-09T18:54:00.000-06:002014-12-09T18:54:10.518-06:00Winter Freebie!Sorry I've been remiss in doing these this past year - trying to get back into the swing of things! I have a free digital quick page for you today from <a href="http://mymemories.com/">MyMemories</a>.<br />
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Hello all, I have been busy making crafts with the residents at an Assisted Living facility including the memory care unit. I made this card for one of the company bosses of my apartment complex. I always seem to do something silly when doing a craft. Cheryl now calls my stupid moves."Draiseying it." This means you push to hard, run the adhesive off the card or like this time I adhered the entire card on backwards. I also touched the stamp to card and left a microscopic brown dot. I didn't want a smudge on the crisp cream paper so I added fallen leaves to cover it. Remember what Tim Holz's says, "Mistakes are just another chance for embellishments." I do these thing because I work too fast. I don't know why I rush but I do. Words to live by, when working on a project work smarter and not faster. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977709058446365654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772327763326613422.post-69748435116575859842014-10-07T00:00:00.000-05:002014-10-07T00:00:01.577-05:00Creative Card Crew Challenge #72 Black CardstockThanks for dropping by to see my latest sample for <a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">Creative Card Crew</a>! This round, our challenge is to use Black Cardstock. Just in time for the spooky holiday!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977709058446365654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772327763326613422.post-69953316852716562042014-09-09T17:18:00.003-05:002014-09-09T17:18:53.881-05:00Creative Card Crew Challenge #70 - Steampunk/UrbanWelcome back for the next edition of the <a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">Creative Card Crew</a> Challenge! This fortnight our challenge is Steampunk/Urban.<br />
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I have for you today my sample for the latest <a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">Creative Card Crew</a> Challenge. This round your challenge is to create something with a<br />
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Today I have the latest challenge round from the <a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">Creative Card Crew</a> challenge team: Shabby Chic/Vintage! All you have to do is create a card that fits with our theme, pop it on your blog or other photo-sharing site and link it up at <a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">Creative Card Crew</a>!<br />
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<a href="http://www.scrappingcenter.com/">Scrapping Center</a> is one of those wonderful places where you can find almost everything but the kitchen sink! From Scrapbooking supplies to paints, fibers, art supplies and more...<a href="http://www.scrappingcenter.com/">Scrapping Center</a> offers supplies for a wide variety of techniques and mediums.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977709058446365654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772327763326613422.post-45447135025475517202014-05-06T00:00:00.000-05:002014-05-06T15:24:38.576-05:00ROCKSTAR!! Creative Card Crew Challenge # 61 - Music<br />
Welcome to May! I don't know what it's like where you live but here in Minnesota it means the wait to put in gardens is FINALLY coming to an end. It also means the local music & arts scene kicks into gear for the summer season. Walk or drive just a short distance in the Twin Cities during the warm months and you are guaranteed to find an outdoor concert, craft show, art sale, etc. I love living in an area that has such a vital arts scene!<br />
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Ok enough about the weather (the temps above 20 degrees F are starting to fry my brain!) - this fortnight, the challenge from Creative Card Crew is MUSIC! As a musician, music educator, and simply someone who loves music I have tons of cards, stamps, and supplies with music themes. <br />
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Our lovely sponsors this week are <a href="http://www.mariannedesign.nl/">Marianne Designs</a> and <a href="http://www.kennykdownloads.com/">KennyK</a>. Check our their shops for a multitude of goodies! For this week's project, I selected a digital stamp from <a href="http://www.kennykdownloads.com/">KennyK</a> called <i>Rock Chick. </i>I love her sassy attitude!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977709058446365654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772327763326613422.post-57056036159255891442014-04-08T00:00:00.000-05:002014-04-08T00:00:00.525-05:00Creative Card Crew Challenge #59 - SpringCan you feel it? Can you FEEL it?! Spring is in the air! (Finally) This round over at <a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">Creative Card Crew</a> we are celebrating all things Spring! <br />
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Get Inspired! Check out the blogs of my uber talented fellow DT gals from <a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">Creative Card Crew</a> and then get in the mood for spring and join us! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977709058446365654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772327763326613422.post-32404442428427651272014-03-18T20:42:00.003-05:002014-03-18T20:42:37.014-05:00Captain's BoxI made this box for Captain Dame Elisa Randall of HMS <i>Invincible. </i>I gave her the box at MarsCon 2014 when she stepped down as Captain of the ship to take a new role in The Royal Manticoran Navy.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977709058446365654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772327763326613422.post-81738722382808874732014-02-25T00:00:00.000-06:002014-02-25T00:00:01.399-06:00Creative Card Crew Challenge #56 - Get Well<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for dropping by the blog today! I have a new card for you to check out and a great challenge from <a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">Creative Card Crew</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This fortnight our challenge is Get Well - what a perfect challenge :) I don't know about you but I can ALWAYS use a get well card for a friend. Here's your chance to make one ahead of time and with a little luck win a great prize along the way :)</span><br />
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I colored the image using my Faber Castell Polychromos pencils, the designer paper is from the My Mind's Eye collection "The Sweetest Thing". A few Hero Arts pearls and some background paper from Bazzill and voila! For more inspiration check out the blogs of my uber-talented fellow designers over at <a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">Creative Card Crew</a>.</div>
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Good morning! It's a cold snowy day here in Minnesota - so I'm home crafting today! My latest project is this altered canvas. I am a HUGE lover of all things steampunk, so I tend to hoard gears, clocks, computer parts and all kinds of odds and ends...they always eventually end up on a project!<br />
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I'm entering this project in the latest challenge at <a href="http://gloriadesignschallenge.blogspot.com/2014/02/challenge-2-lets-see-that-hoard.html">Craft Hoarders Anonymous</a> - check out the challenge blog to see the details of the challenge and some uber-amazing art from the DT!</div>
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I created some texture on the canvas using my favorite - Paint N Patch. Yep, drywall patch compound :) It works just like any other kind of craft modeling paste and it's cheap! Plus it dries really fast so I can get on with the creating! I colored the canvas using a few shades of Perfect Pearls pigments and then spritzed the canvas with water to make it "stick", then topped it with all the gears and chains and miscellaneous pieces from my stash.</div>
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