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Distress Oxide Blending Card

I'm just loving working with Distress Oxides and I can't get enough of them. The color combinations you can create are endless and they blend into each other so well. I am no expert at using these inks but as I'm discovering it's quite easy.

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Layered Background Dies

How to use the Nellie's Choice Layering Background dies to get the most out of them.

Scrapbooking

Paper Boutique One Sheet Wonder Challenge

Introducing the One Sheet Wonder Challenge. The idea behind this is to use every inch of your "special" paper so that you can get your monies worth ! For the 12 x 12 paper I used for this blog you can make 11 different cards.

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Crystal Tints Flower Card

Perfect for Birthdays, sympathy or thank you cards, you can easily make these ahead of time and have them in your stash and when you need a card simply add a sentiment.

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How I designed my scrapbook page.

When I was first reading about this contest I had so many subjects for my page running thru my head, from special occasions to my dog to my family, so many choices to scrap about, this was by far my biggest challenge of this competition to choose a topic.

Marianne Design

Penguin Easel Card

Winter is here and how better to spend some time all cozy in your craft room making cute shaker cards. I have recently been infatuated with easel cards so I thought to myself why not combined the two card designs into one.

Mixed Media

Mixed Media: Repurposing the old

I love repurposing paper crafting products that have otherwise outlived their intended use. Case in point, I used a 3D topper butterfly from Dufex and these white paper flowers from Marianne simply because I didn't have exactly what I needed. My first requirement was cherry blossoms on a branch. I

Flower Foam

Making 3D Flowers

there are some lovely pre-made flowers on the market but as it stands now, I make all of my own. Here's a way to have a bunch ready for any project.

Paper

How to Choose the Best Paper

With most every aspect of life, the adage “you get what you pay for” holds true in this most essential part of paper crafting. The Paper!

Paper

Decoupage Paper!

They say necessity is the mother of invention ... in my case, so often, I don't have the decorative paper that is right for a project I have in mind. I have hundreds of pounds of paper ... and still that perfect fit for a card design eludes me!!

Inspiration

The Subtleties of Paper

I'll admit, I am a self-confessed paper-aholic!! There may be a support group but I probably wouldn't attend meetings, I'd be busy making cards.