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Birthday Blooms

Birthday, Birthday Blooms, Occasions Mini, SAB, Sale a bration, Timeless Textures, Tin of Cards
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Birthday Blooms and Timeless Textures – both in the upcoming mini catalog – are so pretty together!  I used Smokey Slate, Basic Gray and Archival Black to create the background.  The flower was stamped in Stazon on watercolor paper and watercolored with an aquapainter and ink pads in Blushing Bride and Garden Green.  After it dried, I used my Wink Of Stella clear to sparkle the entire flower.  I got carried away and added Dazzling Details in the center of the flower and around the highlights 🙂  These stamps will be available on the 5th!  Hugs, Fran

Happy New Year

Botanicals For You, Hello, SAB, Sale a bration
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Happy 2016!  Let’s start the New Year with a Sale a bration card.  This is Hello and it’s available free with a $50 purchase from January 5 – February 15.  The little flowers are from another SAB set called Botanicals For You.  It’s available from January 5 – March 31.  Check those dates!  There are some products available for a limited time during the limited time sale!  I wanted to do a multi-colored Hello, but didn’t have a multicolored pad.  So I inked the stamp up with Lost Lagoon and then used a sponge to sponge on Blackberry Bliss from one side, letting it blend as it reached half way.  The colors are taken from another free SAB product, Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper.  Lots of freebies going on here!

Best wishes for the New Year!  Hugs, Fran

Goodbye 2015

Cards, Conversations
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PIU Farm Animals all front

It is true that the older I get, the faster the years fly by!  This has been a fun year – full of Stampin Up, Pop It Ups, Copics, 3-D and lots and lots (and lots) of paper.  Thought I’d share a few favorites from 2015 and get ready for 2016.  The card above was a favorite Pop It Ups.  Love the animals – love creating scenes.  Love what’s coming 🙂

2CuteInk Scarecrow 01

I’ve had fun with my Copic markers.  The image above is form 2CuteInk.  I’ve traveled to classes, work online over at Kit and Clowder, and just really enjoy the “coloring craze!”

Creative Circle September 2015

Then there’s 3-D with the Creative Circle.  These have been lots of fun and there’s more to look forward to in 2016.

And FRIENDS!  That is what has made this year the best!  All the people who play with me in my classroom and all the people I play with online.  That’s the best of 2015.

So looking forward to 2016.  SAB starts soon – the best fun of Stampin UP!

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Wishing you the best of times in the New Year!  Hugs, Fran

Berry Basket

Big Shot berry Basket, Butterfly Basics, Easter, Occasions Mini, SAB, Sale a bration, Spring Mini
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This is a new die in the Mini Catalog called Berry Basket.  It’s a Bigz die and makes a lovely basket that is a nice size for all kinds of things.  To do this basket I adhered a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of Whisper White and Best Year Ever Designer Series paper together and run it through the Big Shot Whisper White side down.  You need to do this twice so you have 2 pieces.  Assembly is simple and the basket is very sturdy when assembled.  I added half a Doily, a Coastal Cabana butterfly from the Butterfly Framelits and a Calypso Coral stamped from the Butterfly Basics set and die cut.  The center is a Calypso Coral pom-pom.  I assembled my basket using the hand-held stapler.

Still snowed in with more snow coming tomorrow.  Going. Stir. Crazy.  Hugs, Fran

Funky Cakes Big Day

Big Day, Birthday, Cards, Oval Accordion, Rectangular Accordion Die, SAB, Sale a bration
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Sparkly, birthday fun!  This is the Sale-a-bration set, Big Day, combined with some EDC Peel Offs called Funky Cakes – and lots of glitter- on a Karen Burniston’s Pop It Ups Rectangular Accordion die and Oval Accordion die.  The paper is Birthday Bash Specialty paper and all the colors are taken from this color combo.  I colored the cake with Blendabilities and Copics. I masked off half the sentiment, stamped it twice, and popped up the “celebrate.”

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Bright and happy!  The Oval Accordion has the rest of the sentiment from the front.  (Again, mask off and stamp)  Looks like a party to me!  Hugs, Fran

Celebrating Birthdays

Birthday, Cards, Celebrate Today, Occasions Mini, SAB, Sale a bration, Thinlit
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We stamped a lot of birthday cards yesterday!  This one was inspired by one done by MandyPandy on Splitcoast.  I loved the angle on her card – and though I changed quite a bit about it – I kept the general layout.  And for yesterday we changed the Candy Dots to Salebration buttons!  Hugs, Fran

Sweet Valentine

Blendabilities, Cards, Hey Valentine, Occasions Mini, Rectangular Pull Card, SAB, Sale a bration, Valentines
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Hey Valentine 01

I love this Valentine set from the Occasions Mini – Hey Valentine!  For this card, I colored the fish with my Blendabilities and used Karen Burniston’s new Rectangular Pull Card for the card.  The “wave” edge is her new Beach Edges. The glasses on the yellow fish are filled with Crystal Effects 🙂

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As you open the card, there is a mechanism (optional) that pops up so your card becomes even more interactive!  Too cute!

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The paper is from the Saleabration pack – Best Year Ever.  Perfect for water, snow or sky. You need some!!  Hugs, Fran

It’s a Big Day

Big Day, Birthday, Cards, SAB, Sale a bration
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It IS a Big Day in Stampin land!  Today starts Saleabration and the Occasion Mini catalog!  For every $50 you spend you get to select a free product from the Saleabration Catalog.  This Saleabration set is called Big Day.  I made up the sample shown in the mini with a change or two to make it my own.  Colored with Blendabilities, it’s a sparkling wish for a happy birthday.  I love this time of year!  Hugs, Fran

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More Happy Things

A Happy Thing, Blendabilities, Cards, Hardwood, SAB, Sneak Peek
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Love, love, love this little bird in the Saleabration set – A Happy Thing!  I used Blendies to color him, cut him out,  and set me on the Hardwood background.  The design is the same as this card.  Hope you’re enjoying the Holidays – I am!  But I’m glad to get back in my craft room too!  Hugs, Fran

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