With Love 73

Hi there! Hope all is going well with all of you. I'm here today to share a card I made using some of my favorite products. I inked up both a fancy border and sentiment image from Waltzingmouse Fancy Phrases then using a S4-235 Fancy Tag die template to cut/emboss the images creating a Fancy tag :) For color inspiration, I referred to this week's CR84FN8 graphic : For the bow, I used Raspberry Truffle Vintage style scrunched seam binding from Kimberly...

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Something Exciting to Share... 61

Hi there! To all of you who celebrated, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas :) I received some AMAZING news yesterday that I would love to share with you ... PLEASE click HERE for COMPLETE details :) and PLEASE feel free to share your thoughts :) Thanks so much for all of your support throughout 2010 - I don't think I would be where I am if it hadn't been for all of you who have encouraged, supported and inspired me along the way - I am looking...

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Merry Christmas! 25

Hi there! Just popping in today to wish you all who celebrate a very Merry Christmas :) I hope you enjoy the day with your loved ones! Thank you so very much for all the sweet and encouraging comments throughout the year :) This is a pic taken from the inside of St. Peter's Basilica Rome, Italy: Words can not describe the beauty of this magnificent church. The photo below is Scott & I standing in St. Peter's Square in front of St. Peter's Basilica...

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Gift Card Holders 43

Hi there! Are you all finished with your Holiday shopping? I bought a few gift cards for my sister Tina, son Jerry and his girlfriend April so I decided to make a lil' homemade holder for each: A few weeks ago, I spent a little time at my LSS in the studio using their AccuCut die machine and I cut a bunch of Kraft envelopes that are the perfect size to hold a gift card and are a lot of fun to decorate. For color inspiration, I played along with...

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My Friend...WMSC28, CR84FN8 57

Hi there! I hope you are all having a great start to your week :) It's the MOST wonderful time of the year but oh so busy...sigh... In my personal life, a lot of exciting things are happening that I would like to share. I started a new job last week and resigned from my current job of 11 years. It was a difficult decision but after a lot of time and careful consideration, I decided a change would be good. I will miss my colleagues, many who have...

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Holiday Treats...CR84FN8 47

Hi there! I hope you are all having a great weekend :) Thanks to all who played along with last week's challenge - there were 23 awesome projects! Let's get to the randomly selected participant for the first CR84FN challenge of 2011 Guest Designer spot is: Gladys, I would be honored if you would join along as my Guest for the CR84FN9 challenge beginning January 2nd :) Next, I would like to introduce you to this week's Guest Designer: You can...

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On the Eleventh Day of Christmas... 101

Normally at this time, Claire and the Waltzingmouse DT members would be previewing new stamp sets for release. However, there will be no release this month in order to allow Claire time to focus on a few "behind the scenes" plans that will take us to the next level in the new year. It's all very exciting, so we ask that you bear with us! It will be worth it! Instead, we're coming together to bring you some ideas and inspiration for holiday...

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