Echoes of Kindness & Mindy’s Zoo

Echoes of Kindness is a Level 2 hostess set from Stampin’ Up.  Isn’t it pretty?  The coffee cup in the 2nd photo is from GinaK Designs.  The last card is Mindy’s Zoo, a clear stamp set that I’ve always thought was cute.  I used a retired palm leaf from Quickutz for the monkey and added [...]

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Embossed Cross

I embossed the cross and used ink pads and re-inkers to watercolor the background and fill in the cross.  The edges were then sponged with Close to Cocoa and distressed.  I added hemp twine in an attempt to give it a rugged (or “rope”) feel.  Thanks for looking!
Supplies – DP from K&Co, hemp twine, More [...]

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Getting My Knees Wet

In one of my previous posts I was getting my feet wet with 3×3 cards.  I thought since I’ve sort of jumped back in I’d get my knees wet.  Okay, kidding…humor can get warped when you have three little ones at home!  LOL!  
Stamps:
Bird Card – Our Daily Bread Designs (LOVE their stamps!!!)
Lantern Cards – [...]

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Cards For the Troops

These cards are for the “Make a card & make a difference” promotion that GinaK is having.  You can see her post HERE.  My husband is a retired Marine and I felt a need to contribute.  If we can make it easier for those who are serving to keep in touch with their loved ones, [...]

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WT182 – Specialty Paper

I was pleasantly surprised when I saw how large the images were from GinaK Designs.  They are not too large, but rather give a nice focal point to your card.  Anyway last week’s Ways to Use It Challenge over at SCS was to use Specialty Paper.  I had this gorgeous paper pack from K&Co and [...]

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