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Good Morning All! I was checking out some of my favorite blogs this morning, and stumbled across Pals Paper Arts and their challenge of the week. Sometimes I need inspiration and a challenge to get to my projects, and this challenge was just the one to get me blogging this morning! The challenge is titled "Dress for Success" -- the "challengee" is supposed to use one designer paper, one punch, and one sentiment on their card. I've been working on cards for my September classes, and decided...

Hi everyone! I'm back! I enjoyed a few weeks, on and off, in New York with family and friends, and in New Hampshire, with friends! What a wonderful reprieve from the everyday struggles of figuring out something to cook for dinner and taxi'ing the kids to their various activities! If you live in the northeastern part of Massachusetts (or even west or south if you feel like coming for a class!), I'm holding my Pretty Postage Card Class next week: Pretty Postage Card Class, August 2011 Dates and...

A week or so ago, I got my 3D swap from Jamie Adcock, a military wife demonstrator from Japan! Wait till you see the photos! I got so many ooh's and aah's from all of my stampin' customers that made it to my Open House last week! You'll soon see why!Here's a couple of photos:Yep, that's the whole set! A matching card and envelope, 3 3x3 cards that were inside the little purse, and the purse itself! But wait ... there was more! She said that her kids helped her pick out some Japanese candy for...

Good morning all! I sure do hope everyone's been able to stay cool!Right now I'm halfway through my whirlwind visit to upstate NY. My family and I visited my husband's family in Jamestown NY for a few days at the beginning of the week. On our way out of town, we stopped at Niagara Falls! It truly was lovely but I think we chose the hottest day of the year to visit! I'll have photos later, but unfortunately I forgot my camera/computer cable. We were ready to leave but Christopher really wanted...

Here's the second group of cards from my Big Shot Swap with Dawn's U Stamp with Dawn and Friends group. So many neat ideas:2 of the cards are a bit self-explanatory. The card on the left is so bright and cheerful with it's summer colors! She punched out the flowers using the new Triple Blossom Punch, adhered it to the squares and mats, and then embossed the whole thing with her Big Shot and the Square Lattice Folder. The red mat underneath was embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots folder. So...