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Hi there! It's time for an all new Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge.

Silke is our lovely hostess this week and she is challenging us all to create using the sketch shown below. 

I made a Valentine's Day card for a dear friend using the pretty angel and sweet sentiment from Angelic Love along with beautiful patterned paper from the Pink Paislee London Market collection:

After embossing the beautiful angel, I carefully cut her out, sponged a little pink ink for her cheeks and rubbed Distress ink around the edges:

Thanks so much for visiting! Hope you are able to join along! Please be sure to visit the Flourishes blog for COMPLETE challenge details and for some wonderful inspiration visit the entire DT: Tammy, Heather, Silke, Makiko, Cindy, Beate, Mona (that's me), Cheryl Lea (January Guest Designer).

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Flourishes Angelic Love

Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee London Market 

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Hi there! Hope you are all having a great weekend! It's time for an all new CR84FN! Thanks to all who joined along for CR84FN46 and thanks to those who leave such kind comments :) For the next two weeks, we will be playing with the pretty color combo shown below. Heather chose this pretty color combo and found the beautiful inspiration photos courtesy of magnoliarouge.com

I made a She Art style canvas hanging for my sweet blogging friend and WMS DT mate Kelly.

When I asked Kelly what color combo she would prefer, she told me her kitchen decor was red and blue so that worked out perfect for me :)

I tried to coordinate my girls hair color with Kelly's which is a dirty blonde but failed miserably! Sorry Kelly, I'll have to work at that!

I love to use Pink Paislee's Vintage Vogue ~ Tailored  Suit to create my girl's "parts" that are to be flesh tones. I think the book paper print adds character :)

Thanks so much for visiting! For COMPLETE details, please visit the CR84FN site and for some fab inspiration, please be sure to visit the CR84FN designers: Suzanne Czosek, Lisa Somerville, Stephanie Kraft, Sue Lelli, Deborah Frings, Heather Jensen

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Hi there! Are you all ready for the weekend ~ I know I am! It's 7:00 in the morning here and I am on my way to the airport, headed to CHA! I'm really excited to be working at the Pink Paislee booth and to meet up with some crafty friends and hopefully make some new ones :) I'm rooming with my dear sweet friend IRL, Stephanie so I know I will have a great time day and night!  If you have seen my last five posts, you can see all the fun and exciting products Pink Paislee are introducing to the papercrafting world!

Quite some time ago, my favorite die cutting manufacturer, Spellbinders invited me to submit a project for their book, Spellbinders: Quick & Easy Crafts for Entertaining, an offer I couldn't refuse! Well, my Mother's Day ensemble was chosen for publication! YAHOOO!! It even made the back cover :) This book is on sale at Annie's Attic (click HERE).

Thanks for looking! I hope you have a great weekend! I will be back tomorrow with a new CR84FN Color Challenge and maybe some photos to share! Be Sweet :)

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Hi there! Welcome to Day #5 of the Pink Paislee sneak peeks! In case you've missed my last four posts, Pink Paislee is releasing FIVE new fun and fabulous collections. Today the pretty, PRAIRIE hill collection is being introduced:

Prairie Hill / 12 x 12 Paper Pack

Prairie Hill / 6 x 6 Paper Pack

I have a layout to share featuring a photo from years ago of Connor, Angie and Meredith, taking a break at Connor's soccer game:

I made a layered die cut butterfly using a combination of two pretty patterned papers from the Prairie Hill collection:

This collection is one of Rebecca's personal favorite paper lines of this release. She had a lot of fun creating “quilt like” patterns with this range and don't you just adore all the references to being outdoors with the family and creating happy moments in the sun!  Those prize stickers….totally the perfect size for any card or layout too!


Thanks so much for looking! Be sure to visit the Pink Paislee blog for more inspiration and for a chance to win the ENTIRE RELEASE FOR FREE! Good Luck :)

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Hi there! Welcome to Day #4 of the Pink Paislee sneak peeks! In case you have missed my last few posts, Pink Paislee is releasing FIVE new fun and fabulous collections! Today, the fun indigo BLEU collection is being introduced:

indigo BLEU / 12 x 12 Paper Pack

indigo BLEU / 6 x 6 Paper Pack

I have a layout to share featuring a photo of Meredith walking her favorite horse, Sheree, back to the barn after her lesson:

I white washed several of the buttons then stitched them on the butterflies that were made using pretty patterned paper from the indio BLEU collection:

Edited 3:00 AM 01/27/12: If you are interested in the creative process involved in making this layout, here is a little video that might just be helpful! Enjoy!


Don’t you just love a good pair of denim jeans?  We were inspired by rugged denim, earthy wood tones and florals this season and we love how these products are both feminine and masculine!  Don’t be afraid to “sing the blues” in your scrap studio!

Thanks so much for looking! Be sure to visit the Pink Paislee blog for more inspiration and for a chance to win the ENTIRE COLLECTION FOR FREE! GOOD LUCK!

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Hi there! Welcome to Day #3 of the Pink Paislee sneak peeks! In case you've missed my last few posts, Pink Paislee is releasing FIVE new fun and fabulous collections! Today, the gorgeous London Market  collection is being introduced:

London Market / 12 x 12 Paper Pack (2 each of 12 designs)

London Market / 6 x 6 Petite Paper Pack (2 each of 12 designs - single sided)

I have several samples showcasing various supplies from the gorgeous London Market  and Mistables collection. On this card, I used several beautiful elements from the Ephemera pack

Such an elegant crown:

I had to adorn it with silver Stickles:

Here's a few cards featuring pretty patterned paper and more beautiful elements from the Ephemera pack:

I sprinkled the beautiful bird with a touch of glitter:

Another fabulous collection from Collage Press Studios! This vintage inspired collection is perfect for weddings, mother’s day, love themed projects and just about anything else you can think of! The new Collage Sheets are so A-mazing!
Thanks so much for looking! Be sure to visit the Pink Paislee blog for more inspiration and for a chance to win the ENTIRE COLLECTION FOR FREE! GOOD LUCK!

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*** I have two posts today, if you are looking for my Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge post, please click HERE :) Thank you! ***
Hi there! Welcome to Day #2 of the Pink Paislee sneak peeks! In case you missed yesterday's post, Pink Paislee is introducing FIVE NEW collections and you surely will be WOWED with them ALL! I nearly did a back flip when I saw these beautiful products because you may notice that my blog header was created using the digital elements from the spring jubilee collection and now it is in print! How fun is that?

spring jubilee 12 x 12 paper pack

spring jubilee 6 x 6 paper pack

I made a card using the spring jubilee stamp set:

 Here's a look at my stamped background:

and the beautiful bird that I stamped for the focal point:

Thanks so much for looking! Be sure to visit the Pink Paislee blog for more inspiration and for a chance to win the ENTIRE COLLECTION FOR FREE! GOOD LUCK!

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*** I have two posts today, if you are looking for my Pink Paislee sneak peeks Day #2, please click HERE :) Thank you! ***

Hi there! It's time for an all new Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge. Cindy is our wonderful hostess and she is challenging us all to create a Center Step Card. If you are like me and need a tutorial, there is a fab one on SCS ~ click HERE.

I made this Thank You card for my sweet sister Tina who will be taking care of my dear furry four legged friends, Gretchen and Griffin while I am away. I must admit, I was a bit intimidated to give the Center Step Card a try but once I got started, it all fell in line.

I took a break from color and went quite neutral with this one. I made a cluster of rolled roses and stamped the Thanks a bunch sentiment from Flourishes Zinnias. Lots of dimension, but it will be hand delivered with love :)

For sketch inspiration, I played along with the current Deconstructed Sketch challenge:

Thanks so much for visiting! Hope you are able to join along! Please be sure to visit the Flourishes blog for COMPLETE challenge details and for some wonderful inspiration visit the entire DT: Tammy, Heather, Silke, Makiko, Cindy, Beate, Mona (that's me), Cheryl Lea (January Guest Designer).


Supplies Used:
Stamps: Flourishes Zinnias
Patterned Paper:, My Mind's Eye
Dies:Spellbinders Eyelet Squares, My Favorite Things, Sizzix Vagabond

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