tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48240475497780241962012-01-18T10:57:12.358-08:00I *heart* stamping, card-making, scrapbooking, craftingKindredEsprithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13192326878091749867noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824047549778024196.post-79235227508617072982011-11-20T18:11:00.000-08:002011-11-20T18:18:39.395-08:00

Check out the new vintage stamps by Pink Persimmon - Antiquated Collection. Plus they're having a draw for some of these new sets! Draw ends Monday, November 21st at 5pm Pacific Time, so be sure to visit their blog and leave a comment! Here's one of my favourites:

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Guess what? I bought a house! Yay!!! This means I can make it my own, decorate it with all these ideas I've had in my head and, naturally, plan out a crafty space! I'll share some pics of my work in progress over the next few months. This also means I have to be more careful with my crafty $$. This month I'm planning to visit friends in the US, so I'm hoping to place some orders with PaperTrey

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Paperworks Co has released new cute animal stamps and sentiments! Check out the PWCO blog for more details on the special new release deal, on until Mon Nov 7th!Here's the Forest Critters Collection + Sentiments:And the Barnyard Buddies + Sentiments!

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Corinne's cleaning out her craft room and has a bunch of goodies she wants to giveaway! Take a look:Rinne's Craft Room ReDo Blog Candy

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I made some min Guinness chocolate cupcakes for a St Paddy's day party. They were a hit! At one point my friend called me so that she could point out who had made these lil cupcakes and the girl shouted "Shut the front door! These are *fabulous*!" I was happy she enjoyed them so much and happy she didn't swear. ;-) So, my friend Tami has renamed these the "Shut the Front Door" cupcakes. Tami's

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! Here's my square card that I made for the Friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Waltz! The theme is St. Patrick's Day. I also followed PaperWorks Co's Sunday Sketch #73.Now, my Father's bday is today, but he's German so I always have fun throwing in some Irish into his bday. I took the Celtic heart from WMS's Celtic Heritage set to create my lucky shamrock. :-) This was

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Hello!Thanks for stopping by today. I made this card for my friend's grandmother who's in the hospital. I know she's on the mend, but I also know she's itching to get home and back to her routine. The sketch is from PaperWorks Co's Sunday Sketch #70.I just got my box o' goodies from PWCO with the new A Day in the Life of Abigail C. stamps and some new Basic Grey collections, including Hopscotch

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Hope everyone had a lovely St Valentine's Day! Mine got off to a wonderful start when my favourite band announced the release of their new album for today! Woo hoo! Super duper excited about that!Here's a card I made at my Stampin' Up friend Wendy's house. She's a small, hobby demo and she demo'd this card to us. I'm sharing this as part of PaperWorks Co's Sunday Sketch challenge on the blog,

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I made this card for a coworker's newborn cutie pie. I also followed this PaperWorks Co Recipe by Alice:a circlea bow2 flowersI used my hand-held Making Memories notch die tool with the tiny hole to punch 'eyelets' around the scalloped circle.Thanks for looking!::Supplies::Stamps: stork (Anna Griffin/All Night Media)Paper: Playground (A Walk in the Park collection - Echo Park Paper Co), Simply

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I made this card for a coworker who had a rough day the other day, so several of us pitched in to get her a bottle of wine and I said I'd make her a card. The sketch is from the PaperWorks Co Sunday Sketch #65 and inspired by a MoxieFab 'Tuesday Trigger' challenge inspiration photo.I also made some rolled paper flowers. You may find the SplitcoastStampers tutorial *here*.Thanks for looking!*

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Here's my 6" X 6" card that I made for the January WaltzingMouse Stamps Blog Waltz. The theme is St. Valentine's/Love. I also followed last week's PaperWorks Co's "recipe" which was to use:3 papers (all Echo Park Paper Co)3 embellishments (ribbon, Dew Drops & my pin embellie)1 animal (truth be told, I actually have 3!)I chose this cute Rachelle Anne Miller/PaperWorks Co friendship image &

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Just a quick post to share this cute card I made for PaperWorks Co's Sunday Sketch #64, using SEI's brand-spanking new "With All my Heart" collection. I won this collection & the coordinating sparkly chipboards off of the SEI blog, while Leah l'Orange was guest hosting. Thanks again, Leah & SEI!!! :-)::Supplies::Stamps: Jam Tinheart - Tinherat Family Collection (PaperWorks Co)Paper: With All My

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I finally got to play with my Bluebird set from Artistic Outpost! I made this using the Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge #29. I also pulled out the Very Vintage Labels No. 4 & Celtic Heritage stamp sets (both by WaltzingMouse Stamps).I cut a strip of tissue paper and folded it to make a ruffled 'ribbon' which I then sewed on to my teal cardstock. I started sewing around the teal onto the brown

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I made this card for a PaperWorks Co Recipe challenge (1 image + 2 brads + 2 buttons) & the "11th Day of Christmas" Daily Dare challenge hosted by Waltzingmouse Stamps & featuring snowflakes.Here's another *super* cute image by the talented illustrator Rachelle Anne Miller (for PaperWorks Co). I used the masking technique so that the "A Magical Christmas" image appeared within the "Very Vintage

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There are new PaperWorks Co/Rachelle Anne Miller St Valentine's Day stamps being released this Friday via a blog hop! Here are the details that I copied from the PWCO blog:When: Friday, Jan 7th, 2011 @ 9AM MST Style: Blog Hop What’s there to see: STAMPS, PROJECTS, IDEAS, AND of course PRIZES!!!! PRIZE: 6 stamps (1 from each new release) will be randomly given out to commenters throughout the

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This was my final card project as Guest Designer for December on PaperWorks Co's blog. I wanted to make a New Year’s card and I thought the sleigh from A Little Haul of Cheer (PWCO with Rachelle Anne Miller) would be perfect for hauling in 2011! My whole card is an 8.5″ X 11″ piece of cardstock folded in half.Isn't this image *super* adorable?! I inked up my stamp (except for the tree on the

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Happy Sixth Day of Christmas!I wanted to share a framed piece I made as part of my Guest Designer spot on PaperWorks Co's blog for Thursdays in December. I wanted to make a project to fit in an 8″ X 10″ frame using PWCO with Rachelle Anne Miller’s “Oh Christmas Tree” stamp. I stamped the image with VersaMark ink onto the green cardstock, then embossed with white embossing powder. For my white

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I made this card with 4 challenges in mind! Two from SplitCoastStampers & two from the PaperWorks Co (PWCO) blog.Inspiration Challenge #263 ~ Don Cherry's JacketsColour Combo #301 - Gray Blues: Going Gray, Concord Crush & Marina MistPWCO's Sunday Sketch #61PWCO's "Recipe Challenge" which was to use 1 snowman (I used 2!), 3 snowflakes & a sentiment on your card or projectI was inspired by *this*

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Guess what?! I'm the Guest Designer for Thursdays in December on the PaperWorks Co blog! I'm honoured to be able to create and feature some projects using some of my favourite stamps & papers.Here’s a project featuring a double-sided rosette ornament and this week's SCS Technique challenge of sponging. This past Spring I helped make like 100 rosettes for my friend’s wedding escort tags and guess

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I was honoured to be asked to a Guest Designer for PaperWorks Co's Sunday Sketch #56! Woot! Here's the sketch:So I ended up making two projects; a framed creation & a birthday card. Here's the framed piece:Aren't they the cutest?! That's the Pumpkin Patch stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller for PWCO! I wanted to do some paper piecing and so I reached for Basic Grey's new, double-sided Pyrus collection.

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Facebook Fan Giveaway with Bonus 24h Giveaway!Check out Rachelle's blog post there to see how you can enter to win a quick giveaway!

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Here's my take on Paperworks Co's Sunday Sketch # 54. Will post more details soon, but here's a quick rundown of the supplies:::Supplies::Stamp: A Thankful Day (PWCO/RAM) Paper: A Walk in the Park Collection: Treetops (Echo Park), Butter and Blissful (Dotted Swiss cardstock by Bazzill) Ink: Copic Markers full list coming soon, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Vintage Sepia (Versafine)Tools:

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I'd like to begin sharing some of the paperie projects I worked on for my friends' wedding last April. It was truly a labour of love!!! It all started shortly after they got engaged a year ago. My friend called me up and asked if I would make their wedding invitations! I said "heck, yeah!". I was honoured that they asked me! Truth be told, I woulda been a bit hurt if they hadn't. ;-)Since I *

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Thank you *so* very much for all the sweet, generous comments and feedback on my last project!!! The PWCO Friends & Family blog hop ***winners*** have been announced and one winner came from my comments! Congrats to WENDY!!!Please send Peggy an email: peggy@paperworksco.com to claim your Safari Friends Collection of stamps! All winners have until next monday (June 14th) to contact Peggy, after

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Welcome to the PaperWorks Co Friends & Family blog hop! I'm honoured to be a part of this blog hop!!! If you came from Christine's blog, then you have came to the right place. If you just started on this hop, please start at the PWCO main blog. =)I made this 8" X 10" frame as a gift for my dad for Father's Day! I hope *you* like it, but especially, I hope he does! My favourite image from

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Happy *FIRST* birthday, Waltzing Mouse Stamps!Welcome to my waltz! =) In honour of Waltzing Mouse Stamps' (WMS) one year birthday, the challenge for this blog waltz (ie blog hop) was to make a birthday card. I made two cards; a birthday and an anniversary card, using two sets; Very Vintage Labels No. 4 and Celtic Heritage. I looooove the thistle image and so I used it to create the background for

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My apologies for the delay in announcing the winner of the goodies courtesy of Paperworks Co! I'm back home in Canada after a wonderful trip to Seattle for a wedding surrounded by amazing friends! FYI - Seattle = stamp heaven!!! I was lucky enough to be there for an annual sale at Impress...I will have to play with those goodies and share a card!Firstly, thank you for all your sweet, kind

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Welcome to the first PaperWorksCo (PWCO) blog hop and *my* first blog hop!!! I am honoured to be a guest designer for this exciting release! I have details on my projects, info on the amazing new Rachelle Anne Miller stamps, links to your next stop and a blog candy giveaway, courtesy of PWCO!!! Thank you, Peggy!I was super excited to see these incredibly adorable images designed by none other

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Here's my take on PaperWorksCo's Sunday Sketch #25. I wanted to use the PWCO Jungle Jesters for an Easter card, so I sketched the bunny ears for them! The patterned papers are from my stash; I bought a whole package of those, so they never seem to run out! *lol* The sentiment is computer generated; I used the 'Little Days' font. I printed it on office paper so that I could fld the ends like a

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This is my card for the Waltzing Mouse challenge on the Stamping Around blog. I was inspired by the quilt tablecloth in this photo:I cut up a bunch of paper squares (1/2"-ish) from three different paper collections and glued them together. I stamped & then embossed with clear embossing powder, both the tree and the sentiment. The lovely willow tree is from Blessed by You set and the sentiment

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Let's see...what do we have here? A blog for stamping...cooking & baking...maybe some scrapbooking. Following my creative path, and exploring new ones!

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