tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23724212574599539592024-03-12T19:16:34.881-04:00Katie's CreationsRamblings of a stamper.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-22784744199455196922013-03-28T14:08:00.002-04:002013-03-28T14:08:40.067-04:00After taking some time off for Christmas, and then personal events at the beginning of the year, I'm ready to get back to stamping! I already have several events on my calendar over the next couple of months, including a series of technique classes starting in April! I've started a new, easy to read blog, and I encourage everyone to check it out & get on my mailing list right away!<br />
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Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-47122198687838397062012-10-11T16:14:00.000-04:002012-10-11T16:15:22.084-04:00Let's Build a Snowman!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">These cards are for an upcoming kids' stamp camp that I'm hosting - Build a Snowman! They feature the new Stylin' Snowfolk stamp set, and several of the new 2012-2013 In Colors, on 4 1/4" square cards. With this stamp set, you can build your own snowman, complete with tophat, scarf, and a carrot nose! Isn't this set just the cutest? The stamp images are shown below:</span><br />
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Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-50578185001187838362012-10-11T11:25:00.000-04:002012-10-11T11:25:52.735-04:00Illuminated Ornaments<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next Tuesday, I will be hosting my fourth Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack of the year. We'll be making this simple, elegant card using the new Ornament Keepsakes stamp set and matching Holiday Ornaments dies, both from the Holiday Mini catalog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the good news - during the month of October, if you buy the Ornament Keepsakes Bundle, you'll get the matching Paper-Piercing Pack FREE!!! It's a great deal! For pricing & details, go to my </span><a href="http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stampinkate" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Stampin' Up! website</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. </span><br />
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Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-9170008796173676942012-10-08T22:35:00.001-04:002012-10-08T22:42:50.050-04:00Lovely Fall Colors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The ladies in my Hostess Club will be making this card this month. To get the colors on the trees, I created a custom inkpad using a baby wipe. This technique enables you to stamp the image multiple times without having to clean the stamp in between - love it! I used the same "inkpad" to stamp the sentiment, giving it a multi-colored look as well.</span> <br />
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Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-36618752924027604942012-07-20T22:47:00.000-04:002012-07-20T22:47:08.027-04:00Drinks on the Beach<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the second card that my Stamp Club will make this month. The drink and "Cheers" sentiment are from the new Happy Hour stamp set. To make the "sand," I combined Clear embossing powder, Dazzling Diamonds, and sand on Crumb Cake cardstock. The other colors on this card are Calypso Coral and Island Indigo.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-85068397790799004832012-07-20T22:27:00.001-04:002012-07-20T22:28:34.143-04:00Heartfelt Easel Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_le6b4W0E4EIEeAvGm19VZKlekpwKS7bOTd6TmnIEkXwu_tvyqWkYEE4ZLjks9F0hMYd1hLPVDlDsnCoXWCdCwQUZSZst8xMpd-n9VySiV42j2Et7_Kg_qAwjuknmTYyzR6mhlsQQ2wy/s1600/Heartfelt+Layered+Labels+Easel+Card+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_le6b4W0E4EIEeAvGm19VZKlekpwKS7bOTd6TmnIEkXwu_tvyqWkYEE4ZLjks9F0hMYd1hLPVDlDsnCoXWCdCwQUZSZst8xMpd-n9VySiV42j2Et7_Kg_qAwjuknmTYyzR6mhlsQQ2wy/s320/Heartfelt+Layered+Labels+Easel+Card+watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a>This is the first of the 3 cards that my Stamp Club members will make this month. This card features the new Layered Labels stamp set, stamped in Versamark & embossed w/black embossing powder on Very Vanilla cardstock. The background is the En Francais BG stamp. </div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-50533914901791996092012-07-20T17:34:00.001-04:002012-07-20T22:28:56.547-04:00Holiday Cheer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The idea for this card was formed Tuesday evening at my Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack party. One of my guests commented that I have a knack for putting together unexpected color combinations, especially on Christmas cards. I took that as a challenge to put Real Red & Summer Starfruit together on a Christmas card. <br />
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I used the new Happy Hour stamp set for the main image, and Mixed Bunch (a carryover set from the Spring Mini catalog) for the background. <br />
<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-4555669136708594992012-04-19T10:56:00.003-04:002012-04-19T11:50:03.917-04:00First Communion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVOlobJba4X7t5_g4udc9j3__6MEPpD2ETaGnJsisyKF0aE8CZMy_C18i_i9Z1pJod1A4KgKt3eUKRRuuy-BRzmA7zSe0_J9rX6lL2t5ZnUdkqm1lOPwqxy5o_A4FVxJn7wfzw3wB6R6w/s1600/Abigail+First+Communion+Card+watermarked.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733136606773986530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVOlobJba4X7t5_g4udc9j3__6MEPpD2ETaGnJsisyKF0aE8CZMy_C18i_i9Z1pJod1A4KgKt3eUKRRuuy-BRzmA7zSe0_J9rX6lL2t5ZnUdkqm1lOPwqxy5o_A4FVxJn7wfzw3wB6R6w/s320/Abigail+First+Communion+Card+watermarked.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I created this card for my neice, who will be recieving her First Communion this weekend. To make the dress, I punched 2 Scalloped Circles from Whisper White cardstock, and 2 from Vellum. Then I ran the circles through the Big Shot with the Polka Dot Texturz Plate from Backgrounds 1 Collection. Next, I cut the circles in half & layered them to form the dress. And finally, I added "bling" with Dazzling Diamonds along the edges. The layers behind the dress were cut out using the Labels Collection Framelits Dies. I added more "bling" with Rhinestones Basic Jewels on the Lace Ribbon Border punch. The banner is from Take It to Heart set, in the Spring Mini, "congratulations" is from Delightful Dozen, and Medallion is stamped tone-on-tone in River Rock on the card base. All products Stampin' Up!</div><div> </div><div>Thanks for Looking!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-1732358795418582262012-04-05T09:18:00.003-04:002012-04-05T09:29:00.181-04:00Simply Scored Mini Scrapbook<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0y3f-g1XKGHlvYPE5EdrCSmE2AG0-qykXtHeoE_dQFH1-JY3t0lBZVhYzh0cUt7IZmkkby2yQ98S0rAgrDLRdyAewmiF1u8ue7V9mBSd_c2rjVZaW0LJo-g79HxVgiPybK_qjM-iPih8p/s1600/Simply+Scored+Accordion+Scrapbook+watermarked.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px; height: 320px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727905806635186146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0y3f-g1XKGHlvYPE5EdrCSmE2AG0-qykXtHeoE_dQFH1-JY3t0lBZVhYzh0cUt7IZmkkby2yQ98S0rAgrDLRdyAewmiF1u8ue7V9mBSd_c2rjVZaW0LJo-g79HxVgiPybK_qjM-iPih8p/s320/Simply+Scored+Accordion+Scrapbook+watermarked.jpg" /></a>This will be one of the projects that I will show you how to do at my SCORE! Simply Scored Class on April 19th. I made the base of the book using a 12x6 piece of More Mustard cardstock, scored to create a tri-fold book with small accordion folds, where I attached the inside pages. </div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw4AoVm8-73QP2T3ZdO0_wOEIfeThDFztLpUh1p-od_ZUS3Qw5BJW2c2CFHL_MHbQt_RH-3NGvbuoJjVH97f3EQloLszKMOudnrH4U8DQvKjsPBBZAYyE5mVOD82Y5IoHoXn-Ksc_Ouyd/s1600/Simply+Scored+Accordion+Scrapbook+open+watermarked.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727907563240874706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw4AoVm8-73QP2T3ZdO0_wOEIfeThDFztLpUh1p-od_ZUS3Qw5BJW2c2CFHL_MHbQt_RH-3NGvbuoJjVH97f3EQloLszKMOudnrH4U8DQvKjsPBBZAYyE5mVOD82Y5IoHoXn-Ksc_Ouyd/s320/Simply+Scored+Accordion+Scrapbook+open+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div>The result is a 13 page, 3 1/2x6 Mini album.<br /> </div><div></div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-90199904439362054692012-03-27T10:12:00.002-04:002012-03-27T10:30:10.686-04:00Faux Patina<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cI9gFrf20O74DklN0ke2i-BZUYJMydUj5kyaATolmb9WE1-h2O0nL_70FUEl7H44YozUToeWOCtefroTqRn2f56l7Q92ynRRcuczYJo7UzXfOrxl_MaJ8g6T4W0ioOgghshvEKWpXKz_/s1600/Faux+Patina+You%2527re+in+my+Thoughts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724580132700250610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cI9gFrf20O74DklN0ke2i-BZUYJMydUj5kyaATolmb9WE1-h2O0nL_70FUEl7H44YozUToeWOCtefroTqRn2f56l7Q92ynRRcuczYJo7UzXfOrxl_MaJ8g6T4W0ioOgghshvEKWpXKz_/s320/Faux+Patina+You%2527re+in+my+Thoughts.jpg" /></a>The technique challenge on splitcoaststampers yesterday was Faux Patina.<br /><br />For the base, I used River Rock cardstock, embossed with Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder & Big Shot. To create the patina look, I swiped my Tempting Turquoise stamp pad over the raised area. Then I swiped with my Always Artichoke stamp pad, and finally with my Versamark pad. I heat embossed a mixture of Gold and Wild Wasabi embossing powder to give it the aged look.<br /><br /><div align="left">The flower images are from Fabulous Florets. I stamped the line art flowers in River Rock, and the solid image flowers in Peach Parfait, rolled in Cajun Craze. The sentiment is from Word Play, stamped in Basic Black. </div><br />You can see the original challenge, and the complete instructions for creating this look, here:<br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/try-new-technique-f44/tlc370-~-faux-patina-~-03-26-12-a-t550972.html">http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/try-new-technique-f44/tlc370-~-faux-patina-~-03-26-12-a-t550972.html</a><br /></div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-56059804241380160842012-03-13T11:12:00.002-04:002012-03-13T11:24:29.094-04:00My Digital Studio Monday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD53gLptPsSLmVsMobqvAPl0axthhgszrrXvE97igzOz-PArmQrJGotbi3aHwNsPF1IsunRv208Nb7FZn-AYWoLZ2koH_Jk_AHzWkWGlBBMiNlTOJwZkUZtsptg7WSJUqA6bkr_VvuoMtk/s1600/st+patricks-001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 247px; height: 320px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719400173502410002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD53gLptPsSLmVsMobqvAPl0axthhgszrrXvE97igzOz-PArmQrJGotbi3aHwNsPF1IsunRv208Nb7FZn-AYWoLZ2koH_Jk_AHzWkWGlBBMiNlTOJwZkUZtsptg7WSJUqA6bkr_VvuoMtk/s320/st+patricks-001.jpg" /></a>Every Monday on Utah Divas Internationl Blog, there is a My Digital Studio Challenge. For this week, the challenge is to use <em>Celebrate St. Patrick's Day</em> or <em>Go Green</em>. I don't have either of those digital stamp sets, so I was inspired to create a St. Patrick's Day card using what I do have.<br /><br />If you haven't tried My Digital Studio yet, you can download a FREE 30-Day Trial from my Stampin' Up! website here:<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.stampinup.com/ECWEB/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=129600">My Digital Studio FREE Trial</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left">I highly recommend downloading the software & giving it a try...RISK FREE! If you love it, you can purchase the Express or Full version at the end of your trial (or sooner!)... If you hate it (but you won't!), you simply uninstall from your computer. Either way, it's yours free for 30 days!</div><div align="center"><br /></div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-49820575063347531702012-02-14T14:38:00.002-05:002012-02-14T14:56:50.618-05:00Blue Valentine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhg9pnkycphiB42LcdFzmPR5IjOQUe10PD5_vNXpBh5LJnmHoOnhJcBIdEKxGBNiS7IWca0RR3CBZSQe44qe4ntXNFCkGn90tBgD_dwwTcgzRKSih81yHbrSusIaYCZn1BwhSg1Vv61rg/s1600/Blue+Valentine+watermarked.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px; height: 240px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709078684151123730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhg9pnkycphiB42LcdFzmPR5IjOQUe10PD5_vNXpBh5LJnmHoOnhJcBIdEKxGBNiS7IWca0RR3CBZSQe44qe4ntXNFCkGn90tBgD_dwwTcgzRKSih81yHbrSusIaYCZn1BwhSg1Vv61rg/s320/Blue+Valentine+watermarked.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Happy Valentine's Day! It's Tuesday, and that means a Color Challenge on splitcoaststampers.com! The colors for today's challenge are Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, and Crumb Cake. </div><div> </div><div>I used the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set and Designer Frames Textured Impression Embossing Folder. Both are available FREE with a $50 purchase through March 31st! </div><div> </div><div>The "Be My Valentine" sentiment is from Delightful Dozen. The ribbon is Whisper White satin ribbon that I colored by rubbing it across my Crumb Cake stamp pad. The card dimensions are 4 1/4 x 4 1/4, so that it will fit in a standard envelope. </div><div> </div><div>Go to my Stampin' Up! website to get your FREE Sale-a-Bration Rewards!</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stampinkate/">http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stampinkate/</a></div><div> </div><div>Thanks for looking!</div><div> </div><div> </div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-34811215720921518172012-02-13T11:25:00.003-05:002012-02-13T11:48:59.494-05:00Wrinkle Free Distress<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMChwn5JDdBZIvklFXWd-Bkjc910TrQbQOnXTFtIeiW2KZQ2-2dT5GNWVmaKXf1c-DC3j2GWqK5aMLppVjjYoS-10n5j3NpNyRh12HaxHM6op_SVeM3L7YcH8Q5o7k20GTRR2-0yVsZde/s1600/Elementary+Happy+Birthday+Wrinkle+Free+Distress+watermarked.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708657585613843186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMChwn5JDdBZIvklFXWd-Bkjc910TrQbQOnXTFtIeiW2KZQ2-2dT5GNWVmaKXf1c-DC3j2GWqK5aMLppVjjYoS-10n5j3NpNyRh12HaxHM6op_SVeM3L7YcH8Q5o7k20GTRR2-0yVsZde/s320/Elementary+Happy+Birthday+Wrinkle+Free+Distress+watermarked.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Today's technique challenge on Splitcoaststampers.com is to create a card using the Wrinkle Free Distress technique. </div><div> </div><div>I used Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze, and Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pads to Create the distressed background on the main panel. Then I stamped the frame image and Happy Birthday in Basic Black, the butterflies in Island Indigo, and the bird in Concord Crush, all from the Elementary Elements stamp set. </div><div> </div><div>For the back layer, I made a multi-colored "stamp pad" using a baby wipe and reinkers in Pear Pizzazz, Island Indigo, and Concord Crush, and used that to stamp the Ornate Blossom. </div><div> </div><div>The bow on the upper right corner was placed there to cover an overstamp...There are no mistakes, only opportunities to embellish, right?</div><div> </div><div>The original challenge post and a link to a tutorial for this technique is here:</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/try-new-technique-f44/tlc364-~-wrinkle-free-distress-~-2-13-12-a-t548344.html">http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/try-new-technique-f44/tlc364-~-wrinkle-free-distress-~-2-13-12-a-t548344.html</a></div><div><span></span> </div><div>Thanks for looking!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-77092127699208942822012-02-07T08:51:00.004-05:002012-02-07T09:01:35.291-05:00Tag for Baby<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISqGvGO6Tf26E4K4LTnmZtNLAEssvpFvO4S5FFLWuUsQ3n7H6oSxvvf342pzsHhZrIaGqBUdG5puBOSVaFROEgqcRxGl8MCley1wMZO29D2Bj6_vBLNfDcAg3kM1XvacgUErE1aCqiIpU/s1600/Tag+for+Baby-001+watermarked.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 188px; height: 320px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706393377353261266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISqGvGO6Tf26E4K4LTnmZtNLAEssvpFvO4S5FFLWuUsQ3n7H6oSxvvf342pzsHhZrIaGqBUdG5puBOSVaFROEgqcRxGl8MCley1wMZO29D2Bj6_vBLNfDcAg3kM1XvacgUErE1aCqiIpU/s320/Tag+for+Baby-001+watermarked.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I made this baby tag for the Utah Divas International My Digital Studio Monday Challenge for this week. Each Monday, they post a MDS challenge, and this week's was to create gift tags for a baby, scrapbook page or design a project featuring babies! MDS makes creating fast & easy! If you don't have it yet, ask me how you can get it FREE for 30 days! Thanks for looking!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-49413436102628089022012-02-03T10:31:00.004-05:002012-02-03T10:38:39.138-05:00What Goes Up, But Never Comes Down?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGFHXr1dVSNZFr-Xo75HojwfKyIoWieHRwXtdckwWuEAGhnQ9w93EXN1Ilq8dGsr1DHKNMJHQXLmJWV9MM7CUy-lu7kyQIw-Nfpmqdpkys_qv2J4OH1mVT5X5DonxOYGAKRlds5CW_65z/s1600/Tess+with+Birthday+Balloons+watermarked.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 242px; height: 320px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704933080354318962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGFHXr1dVSNZFr-Xo75HojwfKyIoWieHRwXtdckwWuEAGhnQ9w93EXN1Ilq8dGsr1DHKNMJHQXLmJWV9MM7CUy-lu7kyQIw-Nfpmqdpkys_qv2J4OH1mVT5X5DonxOYGAKRlds5CW_65z/s320/Tess+with+Birthday+Balloons+watermarked.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Your age, of course! Today's Free For All Challenge on splitcoaststampers is to "Send A Joke". Your card could either contain a joke, or be inspired by one. I was inspired to add balloons to a birthday card, since they also go up! (But they do eventually come down, unlike age!) The girl is from Tote-ally Tess, and the sentiment is from On Your Birthday. I chose bright colors - Poppy Parade and Peach Parfait patterned paper from the In Color Paper Pack, and Baja Breeze for the sponged cloud background and card base. Thanks for looking!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-7220865106627877632012-02-02T10:39:00.003-05:002012-02-02T10:48:29.418-05:00Bird in the Sunshine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2X0UmLvsaWS61bzbj-4n9ic4oX-Haon0GCq9Tr3Bxcm2q9v3aQ_MU5jgPSfYsgKPBLbUpJYLEuD3W6aaXF2BULgPuRh4d9rW674osGXX3dXuk0lAHrYArKkG7HEcoVDVNo1g0UbErZXp/s1600/Bird+in+the+Sunshine+watermarked+resized+for+scs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704563544700869234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2X0UmLvsaWS61bzbj-4n9ic4oX-Haon0GCq9Tr3Bxcm2q9v3aQ_MU5jgPSfYsgKPBLbUpJYLEuD3W6aaXF2BULgPuRh4d9rW674osGXX3dXuk0lAHrYArKkG7HEcoVDVNo1g0UbErZXp/s320/Bird+in+the+Sunshine+watermarked+resized+for+scs.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Thursday means a Ways To Use It Challenge on Splitcoast, and today's challenge was Repetition, in honor of Groundhog Day (remember the movie starring Bill Murray?). We were to use any image, over and over and over...you get the idea! I chose one of the flower images from the Simply Soft hostess set, and used it at least 10 times to create the background on both the main image panel and on the card base (in Versamark). I colored the flowers & stems using my Blender Pen and Poppy Parade, Old Olive, and Sahara Sand Classic Stamp Pads. The frame is from Four Frames, stamped in Poppy Parade, and the sentiment is from Pursuit of Happiness. By the way, the addition of the punched bird is to cover up an in smudge. Mistake? No, happy accident! Thanks for looking!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-66882272179369033042012-02-01T16:11:00.005-05:002012-02-01T17:01:43.783-05:00Luck O' The Irish<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9Lz7VdXb4XVyDLahOmgfVx06K_b2VRbEmBRW_G2zPiHD3pHSdfpIyUYgy6qUycgHzCVxkvIYy-ZvdcZ4yxHN2ncET_CCNuSOW3oA9B2vFuKICjgTRIGRZEX_o-GG1UfRXh1IbI8LhATo/s1600/Luck+O%2527+The+Irish+watermarked.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px; height: 320px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704279065504462002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9Lz7VdXb4XVyDLahOmgfVx06K_b2VRbEmBRW_G2zPiHD3pHSdfpIyUYgy6qUycgHzCVxkvIYy-ZvdcZ4yxHN2ncET_CCNuSOW3oA9B2vFuKICjgTRIGRZEX_o-GG1UfRXh1IbI8LhATo/s320/Luck+O%2527+The+Irish+watermarked.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">This card is for today's sketch challenge on SCS. I used a heart image from Take It To Heart to create the "shamrock." Inside the card, I used the "L is for Luck" sentiment from Occasions Alphabet.</span> I embellished the card with Hemp Twine and an Antique Brad. Colors used are Garden Green, Very Vanilly, and Soft Suede. Thanks for looking!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> View of the inside of the card:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTs1IX7l0jDZbelVO3eQiESIR5UzY4fb6g6DWZU1wDwQ3-AC-i7CwfRnHdsw38B-3VMJbnsisaM5GtnUOiXW3pJhB55soh07t6_giUXC8547clbvvM3N630lcZpk6YYtAxlLtkH0Hotyrn/s1600/Luck+O%2527+The+Irish+inside+watermarked.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704290189156644354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTs1IX7l0jDZbelVO3eQiESIR5UzY4fb6g6DWZU1wDwQ3-AC-i7CwfRnHdsw38B-3VMJbnsisaM5GtnUOiXW3pJhB55soh07t6_giUXC8547clbvvM3N630lcZpk6YYtAxlLtkH0Hotyrn/s320/Luck+O%2527+The+Irish+inside+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div></div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-70675832621110046422012-01-27T09:15:00.002-05:002012-01-27T09:27:54.398-05:00Inspired By Belleek Pottery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD21u1uFa9J1e8B1bzU-MWhyqgs3GpnVRHnD0wi4GFoUb0Fko2KIusAyoM5pUwcab_r9mfdcV4G8iOs_P9_vPRoxqT36fNa-sQKXngG-VJtJoTUP6LsfSaQJr-LwwEEBMzCvG0WN2lrzuA/s1600/Flores+Suaves+friend+to+friend+Columbus+swap+watermarked.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702318378129905570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD21u1uFa9J1e8B1bzU-MWhyqgs3GpnVRHnD0wi4GFoUb0Fko2KIusAyoM5pUwcab_r9mfdcV4G8iOs_P9_vPRoxqT36fNa-sQKXngG-VJtJoTUP6LsfSaQJr-LwwEEBMzCvG0WN2lrzuA/s320/Flores+Suaves+friend+to+friend+Columbus+swap+watermarked.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>I made this card for the Technique Challenge on splitcoaststampers.com on Monday. The challenge was to make a card in a style inspired by Belleek Pottery in Ireland. The technique involves inking an embossing folder with a light, neutral-colored ink, then embossing with the Big Shot on either white or vanilla cardstock. Very simple, and the result is so beautiful & soft! I chose to use the Vintage Wallpaper folder, Crumb Cake ink and Very Vanilla cardstock. For the flower image, I stamped the tulip from Flores Suaves in Early Espresso ink, then watercolored with my Aquapainter. The frame is from Four Frames, and the sentiment is from Upsy Daisy. I also added a Filigree Designer Brad and 2 Rhinestones Basic Jewels to bling it up. TFL!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-27848769008708450182012-01-20T10:26:00.004-05:002012-01-20T10:32:36.671-05:00Peachy Gnome<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5cFJbmi3N669bfXZ8p7fHdRjxAuzqhCaDcuAR1pE6KBmlJ_sJPPfJICLUVB3Co7gQjgWdgU1AkdhBhQcWYtSfzYJPG7sdGL3ntXKuNXwI3T-dJ8Z71ll6-yTU1GlbQ4ZNUFFbUFw_qBP/s1600/Peachy+Gnome+watermarked.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699736332857669858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5cFJbmi3N669bfXZ8p7fHdRjxAuzqhCaDcuAR1pE6KBmlJ_sJPPfJICLUVB3Co7gQjgWdgU1AkdhBhQcWYtSfzYJPG7sdGL3ntXKuNXwI3T-dJ8Z71ll6-yTU1GlbQ4ZNUFFbUFw_qBP/s320/Peachy+Gnome+watermarked.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>I love this new set from the Spring Mini Catalog - Gnome Sweet Gnome! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>After I stamped the gnome girl, I colored her with Watercolor Pencils and my Blender Pen. The patterned paper is Peach Parfait from the In Color Pack. I added a butterfly from Flight of the Butterfly. And, once again, I had to add flowers - this time I stamped the little flowers from Loads of Love on the bottom corner of the card. Everything in stamped in Chocolate Chip, and the card base in Peach Parfait. TFL!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-33135277435886644962012-01-19T20:40:00.008-05:002012-01-19T21:48:40.471-05:00Valentine Projects<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXNstr-aS844XdQ6xHtTmrQoTp_MzXKo9qcwlxjrvK1RKUwMxdbztkwaEv3jTmqIpOQkhwfLzyM-KYCookKtjrcTpDKCyULZn__aZpwDvuto1lq5PHyJ2tliAULQC2hEt5IoXy1JyRs20/s1600/Valentine+Group+watermarked.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699539818188114466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXNstr-aS844XdQ6xHtTmrQoTp_MzXKo9qcwlxjrvK1RKUwMxdbztkwaEv3jTmqIpOQkhwfLzyM-KYCookKtjrcTpDKCyULZn__aZpwDvuto1lq5PHyJ2tliAULQC2hEt5IoXy1JyRs20/s320/Valentine+Group+watermarked.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Since we returned from Hawaii, I've been working on Valentine's Day projects. It seems I was inspired by all the tropical flowers, I've been adding flowers to everything!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0t_2mtUpgCworXw1emNaqPHdj3L_I7RGoSb6179mJrvMAcE-Wd70xST7F491rcC6MwOlqbVHQhpz0sFyfDGh2DyoCQq1EzZUMe6gsb3QX90nhNlxGCGQ3gk2V4ItGM3yEPrSDwD2PEpAg/s1600/Pink+Vintage+Valentine+watermarked.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699525432241185074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0t_2mtUpgCworXw1emNaqPHdj3L_I7RGoSb6179mJrvMAcE-Wd70xST7F491rcC6MwOlqbVHQhpz0sFyfDGh2DyoCQq1EzZUMe6gsb3QX90nhNlxGCGQ3gk2V4ItGM3yEPrSDwD2PEpAg/s320/Pink+Vintage+Valentine+watermarked.jpg" /></a>The pink card features images from Take It To Heart from the new Spring Mini catalog. The sentiment is from Word Play from the big catalog. I made the frame using the new Framelits Labels Dies, also from the Spring Mini. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>For the red card, I also used a heart image from Take It To Heart. I stamped the bac<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTZ-8bXKXxxSsHAKbdajlad9RbR5HBODeq71wz8pxoNUy2EW6w_rxW0KTpogYGnqyhJkm5q3VPbeDGyvDIqzQKzvYS2BtHXpQ_xZ_eEt_hilQLCtSpufrjBREMFgrEVmr9PzlO2M3IUlK/s1600/Valentine+with+Rose+watermarked.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699538680502074802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTZ-8bXKXxxSsHAKbdajlad9RbR5HBODeq71wz8pxoNUy2EW6w_rxW0KTpogYGnqyhJkm5q3VPbeDGyvDIqzQKzvYS2BtHXpQ_xZ_eEt_hilQLCtSpufrjBREMFgrEVmr9PzlO2M3IUlK/s320/Valentine+with+Rose+watermarked.jpg" /></a>kground with En Francais, and added an Antique Brad, along with Early Espresso satin ribbon and an Eyelet Punched strip. Directions for the rose are on splitcoaststampers.com here:</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/dimensionalflowers/">http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/dimensionalflowers/</a></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYd-DebgJcDkzHTiQxMS2Ac7hjLb9tvhZPHPQNIg5wJmq_e2lPJdgg3EZ2JWbCznJc8wYQj-XqJRL1iE4LDyORWmBpJuUrnKRjYk3eNNB_tqwAL2gNzuo5WZx71tPAOrUXXDUA9WP7sAk/s1600/Card+Box+closeup+1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699532901037567682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYd-DebgJcDkzHTiQxMS2Ac7hjLb9tvhZPHPQNIg5wJmq_e2lPJdgg3EZ2JWbCznJc8wYQj-XqJRL1iE4LDyORWmBpJuUrnKRjYk3eNNB_tqwAL2gNzuo5WZx71tPAOrUXXDUA9WP7sAk/s320/Card+Box+closeup+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>The box is a card keeper from the 2011 Holiday Mini. The roses on top are made the same way as on the red Valentine card. I spritzed them with Vanilla Smooch Spritz to give them some shimmer.</div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Thanks for looking!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-44584093902779817972012-01-19T20:09:00.004-05:002012-01-19T20:39:26.654-05:00Christmas Vacation!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_KPH-2lWYb39QwSjp1YUXeanBanjW7nlKt7sZJTU2970TxBjHox9qdwdOrktOAodMTz58T4hiXP8aT1jwAqUtP6mHYfVrJnAQtaV3ROrfTALTQ-KVIr9TEmDWHw0KFnWLILG0vdCBefr/s1600/101_7652.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699519192235805170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_KPH-2lWYb39QwSjp1YUXeanBanjW7nlKt7sZJTU2970TxBjHox9qdwdOrktOAodMTz58T4hiXP8aT1jwAqUtP6mHYfVrJnAQtaV3ROrfTALTQ-KVIr9TEmDWHw0KFnWLILG0vdCBefr/s320/101_7652.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>My family and I were fortunate enough to be able to visit Hawaii over Christmas Vacation this year! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We enjoyed 10 days of sunshine, beautiful scenery, delicious food, and lots and lots of family together time! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>But alas, our time in paradise had to come to an end, and we're back home in snowy Ohio!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-47403391685115967612011-12-01T10:54:00.002-05:002011-12-01T11:14:11.011-05:00Flores Suaves November Club Card #3<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVYag9nZqRyiZrhIQlfb40h-kDK7Q_vMJd5QLoBMLXOognM4gNGigYvnE5WhUOynZ5lmhyjgn1lLAdAIrIzK2OU0uutzfee2fvYiZw8YsAo8UAir2hN0reeTNtSzRP9bCvGmo9UFYHWVU/s1600/Flores+Suaves+Postcard+w+watermark.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681189359853100914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVYag9nZqRyiZrhIQlfb40h-kDK7Q_vMJd5QLoBMLXOognM4gNGigYvnE5WhUOynZ5lmhyjgn1lLAdAIrIzK2OU0uutzfee2fvYiZw8YsAo8UAir2hN0reeTNtSzRP9bCvGmo9UFYHWVU/s320/Flores+Suaves+Postcard+w+watermark.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>This is card #3 for my November Stamp Club meeting. We created the "postcard" by masking & stamping En Francais on the left side of the card, and the script stamp from Flores Suaves on the right, using Early Espresso ink. The "stamp" is from Pretty Postage, punched out with the Postage Stamp punch. The butterfly and bee images are also from Flores Suaves, and the background is the Sunflower stamp. The buttlerfly is embossed with black embossing powder, and all the images are colored with Stampin' Pastels. </div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-12098912071937310992011-12-01T10:23:00.002-05:002011-12-01T10:41:18.150-05:00Three Little Words Club Card #2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfp0a6OUzfURYcxu6oHoREW1VKtoiZxu2V14px9Ty1DYNq7lpKuUddSuxLfPR_hjK4NGUGz-Obb9x6ELMSUOGT2IdJj2gPhDlQC8ZuAtLuy__5qNnfVYMI4HMe6wm1qfkYTcYhcgQ3FyV/s1600/Three+Little+Words+Bird+card+w+watermark.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681181547030105458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfp0a6OUzfURYcxu6oHoREW1VKtoiZxu2V14px9Ty1DYNq7lpKuUddSuxLfPR_hjK4NGUGz-Obb9x6ELMSUOGT2IdJj2gPhDlQC8ZuAtLuy__5qNnfVYMI4HMe6wm1qfkYTcYhcgQ3FyV/s320/Three+Little+Words+Bird+card+w+watermark.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>This is card #2 for my November Stamp Club meeting. We used Three Little Words stamp set, with Ornate Blossom stamped on the background. For the bird, we wheeled Baroque Border in Early Espresso onto Soft Suede cs, then punched it out with the Bird Builder punch. Finally, we accented the bird and the card with a few pearls for some bling! TFL!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-44714776143722485512011-12-01T10:15:00.003-05:002011-12-01T10:22:17.052-05:00Fabulous Florets November Club Card #1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOKHE8xzzGL4TYLXIH-xIXUv_W1sEGD60lUiYAzvILxZDwdbxlMJbilMnR8dpAB-SdJO4T7AdemAx1Z1C7lT_0d8PqGH4a7X6dQSnZHNoSizaqAklwTTqXGwvTYat29ZzPjxhzK-3GU9V/s1600/Fabulous+Florets+Blue+and+Yellow+w+watermark.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681179781715914066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOKHE8xzzGL4TYLXIH-xIXUv_W1sEGD60lUiYAzvILxZDwdbxlMJbilMnR8dpAB-SdJO4T7AdemAx1Z1C7lT_0d8PqGH4a7X6dQSnZHNoSizaqAklwTTqXGwvTYat29ZzPjxhzK-3GU9V/s320/Fabulous+Florets+Blue+and+Yellow+w+watermark.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>This is the first card for my monthly Stamp Club November meeting. All images are from Fabulous Florets stamp set, and the colors are Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight. </div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372421257459953959.post-4145565771987365542011-12-01T09:56:00.002-05:002011-12-01T10:13:43.847-05:00Advent Calendar<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvF5FQYvUdigaY-HR6xy0EwswiJxzoHnCXQpc_OpyGzK00xxLX3HtuMES4OCex8zsumBGhtKCgHIC5UumqzKRv4kqANvOWaTiJtdab_8f_DOH6BK90KxTel02tXvCni2NtrZZI6yNNoONm/s1600/Advent+Calendar+w+watermark.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681174971957257218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvF5FQYvUdigaY-HR6xy0EwswiJxzoHnCXQpc_OpyGzK00xxLX3HtuMES4OCex8zsumBGhtKCgHIC5UumqzKRv4kqANvOWaTiJtdab_8f_DOH6BK90KxTel02tXvCni2NtrZZI6yNNoONm/s320/Advent+Calendar+w+watermark.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>I created this Advent Calendar using the 25 & Counting stamp set, and the Peekaboo Frames Bigz L Die, both from the Holiday Mini Catalog. The background paper is from Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper, also from the Holiday Mini. Contact me if you want specifics, or to order supplies to make your own Advent Calendar!</div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690232973780411175noreply@blogger.com0