#tgifc172 Sketch Challenge featuring Broadway Bound Suite

Happy Friday everyone!  We’ve got a fun sketch challenge at TGIF Challenges this week and I really hope you’ll play along with us.  It’s really easy!  Simply create a card using the sketch below for inspiration and upload it to our challenge blog by next Thursday.  We announce a winner every Friday and it could …

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Healing Hugs

A few weeks ago I had a “Stampin’ Date” with a couple of friends and we played with the Healing Hugs stamp set.  I immediately fell in love with this set!  It is one of the DistINKtive stamps so it has a very realistic, photographic look.  This week’s sketch from Freshly Made Sketches was perfect …

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

 I need to share at least one card featuring the Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper because today is the last day of the Buy 3, Get 1 Free Designer Series Paper sale.  I didn’t get a chance to blog about all the cards that I created with the pretty papers this month, but you can …

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Monday Montage 121 ~ Christmas in July

Hello and welcome to another Monday Montage Blog Hop!  My crafty friends and I have created some wonderful projects for you to peruse at your leisure.  You’ll find all of the links for the hop at the end of this post.I couldn’t end the month of July without sharing at least one Christmas card.  Here …

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Flamingo Tropical Escape Starburst Background

I couldn’t put the Fabulous Flamingo stamp set away without trying out a fun technique.  The Starburst Background technique uses diagonally-cut strips of pattern paper to create a visually appealing backdrop for your focal point.  Take a look at the video tutorial to see this technique in action. Today’s card features the Tropical Escape Designer …

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