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I've been so inspired to share some photos that I took this week -- a gorgeous display of color here in New England! I've been busy preparing for a guest designer spot and also the Royal Blog Tour, so I don't have any stamping to show you, but thought you'd love a glimpse of the colors I've captured here! The first photo is what I see when I step outside my front door -- there's color everywhere, but this particular group of colors highlighted the most contrast. Isn't it fabulous?!!The other...

Hi everyone! I had my Halloween class this week, and boy did I overestimate how much we could get done in 3 hours! We tried to make 4 cards and 4 3-D items (with doubles on the Tags boxes and the Candy Wrapper Treat boxes!). The good news is that everyone had a great time -- the bad news is that they almost all need to come back to finish the projects! Check out the photos of some of the projects below.Above, in the forefront, you can see that I made a small treat holder (you'll have to wait...

Hi everyone! Boy, are the days ever flying by! We're probably at peak foliage color here in New England right now, but it will be interesting to see how much color ... how many leaves ... are left on the trees, after the Nor'Easter leaves town later today! The weather reminds me of many a trick-or-treatin' night here in northern Massachusetts -- wind howling, rain coming down, wet leaves on the road. I can't believe winter is right around the corner!! Stop this wild ride ... I'm not ready for...

This week's Blogger Challenge was a sketch challenge. I had a card I needed to make so I adapted my sketch challenge to fit my needs. Pictured below, you will see the sketch. The beauty of a sketch is that you can be as "free" or as "fitted" as you'd like. It's basically a "jumping-off" point that you can adapt to fit a stamp set's image or a need that you have, especially if you just don't know where to start! Above is the October sketch that I used, and you can see the card below that. Do...

Announcing the Next UStamp Dawn & Friends!! Event …Get a Jump on Your Jingle…Holiday Papercrafting 2010!! Early Bird Registration is now open…Don’t Miss Out!! Opening Day is Friday,Nov 12th EST!!I am so very excited to share with you that the next UStamp with Dawn & Friends event will be all about celebrating the Holidays -- Christmas/New Years/Winter.The good news is that I've been chosen to be a guest Designer for this online papercrafting event! I can't wait to share my projects!...