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I'm absolutely in love with this card!!  This was a card that was shared with me at my Leadership event in Lansing Michigan last month (with Ronda Wade). I apologize that the lighting isn't better to truly show off this card.  I started with a 4 1/4" x 11" Whisper White thick c/s card base, scored at 5 1/2".  I then cut a layer of regular-weight Whisper White c/s at 4" x 5 1/4", embossing it with the Big Shot and the Pinewood Planks embossing folder.  Attach this layer to...

Today I did a FB live, making this lovely card.  I'm afraid the LIVE didn't go as smoothly as when I practiced earlier in the day.  I was a bit scattered, so I thought I'd share the card and directions here for this particular card.The card base is Calypso Coral, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  Attach the 3 3/4" x 5" chosen designer paper to a piece of 4" x 5 1/4" Whisper White cardstock (c/s).  Tie a bow from a length of Call Me Clover ribbon around these 2 layers,...

I have to admit that I wasn't a big fan of this stamp set at first.  It's a Sale-a-bration stamp set, and I had it right from the beginning, but this is my first card actually using the stamp set!I think I had put off using the stamp set because I felt I had to color in the flowers -- that's a lot of coloring LOL!  Well, I actually DID color in all of the flowers -- the whites of the flowers are colored with Wink of Stella, and I'm a huge fan of that look!  If you zoom in on the...

I had so much fun making this adorable pop-up card using the SAB set, So Hoppy Together.  Did you know that starting today, March 1st, you can get framelits that match many of the Sale-a-bration sets? It's true!  To be honest, I'd been getting tired of cutting these poor frogs by hand, so they were getting a bit neglected.  Then, I had a chance to preorder these framelits and my stamping life changed!I did a FB live the other day, featuring this card, and realized that the frogs...

It was our retreat last weekend, and I had the pleasure of designing a Valentine Sampler.  I consider the 12" x 12" sampler my specialty - I've done one for every major holiday (Valentine's Day, Christmas, Halloween), as well as every season (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter).  My shelf is full of my various samplers, and I've been privileged to teach/share these samplers for quite some time.When Stampin' Up! unveiled their Valentine's paper this year, I knew it was time to design...