Dianne's Sympathy Card 12

Dianne's Sympathy CardHi Girls! TGIF! :) I am super excited the weekend is here because this is the start of my vacation. :) I created this card for my girlfriend Dianne and her husband, Tellis expressing my sympathy for their loss. Tellis came to the US more than 40 yrs ago as a high school foreign exchange student from Kedhares, Cyprus. When the school year had ended, Tellis had to return to Cyprus to fulfill his obligation to the Greek military...

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Summertime! 18

Summertime!Hi Cyber Girl Friends! :) Are you all ready for Summertime? Maybe a trip to the beach, wearing your favorite pair of flip flops! :) With that thought in my mind, I created this card. It is officially the first week of summer vacation here in Phoenix for my son and step-kids! :) We will be driving to San Diego for our annual summer "kid" vacation on Saturday, so hopefully we will "find joy in the little things." :) The colors used are SU...

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Happy Memorial Day! 12

Happy Memorial Day!Hi Cyber Girl Friends! :) I hope all of you had a relaxing Memorial Day! I posted the following comment elsewhere on my blog but I want to make sure all of you had the opportunity to read it. First, I want to thank you for all your support! You are all so nice! :) I guess I lost focus for a short time & got caught up in the moment of wanting to make the Top 10 in the challenges :( I apologize because my intentions with this...

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This One's For The Birds! 15

This One's For The Birds! Hi Cyber Girl Friends! :) I hope all of you are having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! In case any of you are curious, none of my little creations have made it to the Top 10 Favorites in any of the Color Challenges. :( I am going to continue stamping away & having a great time creating. Maybe one day, I will make it to the Top 10 & if I am really fortunate, I will get chosen to be a member of a design team! :)...

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Beautiful Butterfly Card 7

Beautiful Butterfly CardHi Cyber Friends! :) Thanks for ALL the support with my blog! :) After work yesterday, I had a few minutes to spare, so I stopped by my local scrapbook store and found this gorgeous Quickutz butterfly die that I could not go home without! :) I used it to make a card for this week's Color Inspiration Challenge on Kristina Werner's blog. I must confess, it was a real CHALLENGE for me this time around with the color's! Please...

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Cheep Talk! 29

Cheep Talk! Hi Girls! I survived the CRAZINESS of the TWO pre-teen & teenager pool parties this weekend! ;) Not one crumb left over from TWO dozen of cupcakes, ONE dozen of White Chocolate Macadamia Nut & ONE dozen of Chocolate Chunk cookies & EIGHT bags of various chips! :) Those kids can really eat!!! Thankfully, I have the day off from my REAL job, (the one that supports this hobby / paper addiction :), so I gathered some ingredients...

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Happy 12th Birthday Meri! 9

Happy 12th Birthday Meri!Hi Everyone! The first pool party was a success!:) It is over 100 degrees here in Phoenix and our pool is 90 (with a little help from the solar panels! :) I love it warm and so do all these teenagers! :) I made this Happy Birthday card for my step daughter, Meredith, who is turning 12 on May 19th. Please keep in mind her favorite color is GREEN! This card is also my entry for "Challenge 51 Buttons Galore" that can be found...

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Congratulations Wyatt! 5

Congratulations Wyatt!Hi Girls! It's going to be a CRAZY weekend at my house! My 13 yr. old step-son is having a end of the school year pool party today & my step daughter will be celebrating her 12th birthday tomorrow! Each will be having 10-15 friends over! :) My sister is going to her friends son high school graduation party, so she asked me if I had a "masculine" Celebration card on hand. I rarely make those sort of cards except for my husband's...

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Vibrant Petals! 11

Vibrant Petals!Hi Girls! Doesn't this card just scream FRESH Lime, Lemon or Orange juice? Maybe a FRESH wedge on the side of your favorite beverage while relaxing at the pool side? :) I made this card for my co-worker who loves to EAT lemons! (Her dentures can handle all the acid, I am not so sure about her tummy though! :) The colors used are SU Old Olive, Only Orange and Summer Sun from the Splitcoast Color Challenge #218. Thanks for taking the...

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Darling Dots Daisy 7

Darling Dots Daisy! Hi Girls! This is a card I made to thank my sister for dog sitting my babies over the weekend while I was out of town! :) It is also my entry for the Raspberry Suite Color Challenge - W eek 5 that can be found at WWW.DAWNMCVEYTYPEPAD.COM Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and browse! :) Be Sweet! Until next time... Ingredients used:Paper: SU Basic Grey, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Pink Pir ouette, Pixie PinkInk:...

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Happy Mother's Day! 10

Happy Hello Card #2Hi Girls! Happy Mother's Day and Happy Hello to all of you! I created this card for my Chemo Angel buddy, while incorporating the colors from the Splitcoast Color Challenge #217. The colors that had to be used were Cameo Coral, Garden Green & Ballet Blue. I have been a "Card Angel" for approximately a year now. As a Card Angel, you will send your assigned patient at least one card, letter, or note a week, and perhaps...

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A Little Something for You Gift Tag 3

A Little Something for You Gift TagHi Girls! I almost forgot about this gift tag that I wanted to share. I made this tag to attach to a loaf of pumpkin/ginger bread, (my favorite anytime of the year:), that I made as a gift for some of my special friends for Mother's Day. Sorry about the photo, I took it in my car with my cellphone! :) I first cut the tag using chipboard for stability, then adhered the embellished cardstock die cut to the chipboard....

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Happy Hello Card! 12

Happy Hello Card!Happy Hello Girls! You girls are so awesome!!! :) I want to thank all of you for your ongoing support on both my blog and YouTube videos! I really appreciate all of you for taking time out of your busy daily lives to browse my blog, for posting comments, viewing my YouTube videos and leaving comments there as well. Thanks again for sharing my little spot on the World Wide Web! :) I made this card for the Color Inspiration Challenge...

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Mother's Day Gift Bag Tutorial and Video 17

Mother's Day Gift Bag Tutorial and VideoHi Everyone! I was very excited to create something using the Cricut Expression 12" x 24" mat in conjunction with the 12" x 24" Bazzill cardstock that I purchased from Ohmycrafts.com. I chose to make the Gift Bag from the Cricut Tags, Bags, Boxes & More cartridge for the special girls in my life that are Moms. :) I hope you find it helpful and useful! Thanks for stopping by and looking! Be Sweet! Until...

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