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"New" Cabinet

I got a new cabinet! Well, sort of new...

It used to belong to my daughter, but she decided that now that she's going to be in college, she doesn't need her changing table to be her clothes cabinet. *grin*

I was patiently waiting to see what she was going to decide to do with this...and finally, she said she wanted it out of her room...I quickly said..."OK!!!"

We shoved, and moved and rearranged things in my patio room where I stamp, and so this has now moved into my 'studio'.

I still have some re-arranging to do, but I love my 'new' cabinet! My clear mount stamps fit perfectly on the shelf, and the summer ones are above the cabinet, ready to be moved to a 'retired' area.

My potbelly bear is wearing a jacket that I made for my daughter when she was a baby....it is a little big for the bear but it was displayed in a quilt show, just after my daughter was born. It was pieced and quilted from bright cheery fabrics.

My cards are displayed on my Umbra umbrella photo display that I got from a friend, and the ribbons are just temporarily on this peg....I know..it looks really messy!

I have more furniture in my room...but this at least looks somewhat controlled messy, right??? *wink!*

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Perfect Watercolor Trio

Inspired by Selene Kempton, I die cut the scallop oval from Wild Wasabi, and Whisper White

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Perfect Plum and Wild Wasabi bump up each other for this card.

Embossing the Perfect Plum cardstock using the new Vintage Wallpaper Texture Folder.

The ribbon is really what caught my eye on Selene's card, and she added a button. I don't have any buttons that would match now, since they retired the old buttons....but using the hemp cord to tie the ribbons together, gives it a rustic country look!

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Last CHANCE for WATERCOLOR TRIO! 117050 $22.95 Wood,

120084 $16.95 Clear

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Island Oasis Card and FREE Offer!

Island Oasis Designer Paper is full of the colors we think of Summer and Tropical vacations! The stamp set
Tropical party is retiring soon as well as In A Word

I wanted to make a fun card that would be great to send out to someone who is going on vacation or maybe just a card to brighten their day!
To create the 'frame' for the Marvelo{us}, I punched out 2 pieces of Wild Wasabi cardstock and cut them in 1/2 . I saw this tutorial on a blog (and I am sorry, I can't remember who's blog it was).

Assemble as follows, and voila! you've made an instant FRAME for your punch!

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August 31!

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Rough 'round the edge...

Last Chance....to be a MOTORCYCLE Mama! I am not a Biker kind of girl but I had to get this stamp! I think that occasionally, you need to make a male inspired card, that doesn't involve a ball, fish, or furry creatures. So...I got the MOTORCYCLE stamp, which is only $8.95!

After August 31, it will be gone gone gone! So you need to order it NOW!

117657 Motorcycle $8.95

Basic Gray Cardstock

Whisper White Cardstock

Basic Black Cardstock

Black Wide Stripe Ribbon

Silver Brad

Corner punch

(asymmetrical cardstock- corner punch)

I used smooch spray to color in the bike!

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Pinecone Tags

I am loving the new stamps, and punches from the HOLIDAY MINI Catalog! I know when you see all the new items in this mini, you will just be as excited as I am!

I am making tags for my Christmas gifts.....but you can make tags or cards for ANY occasion!

I should be playing some Christmas music to get more inspired, but it is finally starting to get HOT here in CA! So, listening to snow falling and sleigh bells might just be what I should be playing to cool off! (hee hee!)

This is from the Tags 'til Christmas set from the Holiday Mini Catalog. Using Markers to color in the images, and then to stamp it on vanilla cardstock. I punched it out using the NEW label punch. I then layered it over Chocolate Chip cardstock and finally over Crumb Cake cards that are cut 3" x 6", folded in 1/2.

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Two Tags Die

Two Tags die can be a fun tag all by itself, but the tags are long. I wanted the tags to be a bit smaller, but how can you make these tags smaller?

Well, by folding!

I folded it at the edge of the scallop, and then folded at 2" from the edge on the right side. This way, the scallop circle laps over the tag.

I really like how this came out, it is cute and compact, and was easy to be used because it is done by the Die cut and the punches!

I'll either add a hole at the fold and then a string on the end....!

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