tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45546307909306780172024-02-22T02:24:49.105-08:00Reflect and Connectcarolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-45272978190441654032013-06-14T12:38:00.000-07:002013-06-14T12:38:07.838-07:00I have moved...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-49697746834028701232012-04-27T09:01:00.004-07:002012-04-27T09:01:44.783-07:00Sparkle!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes I just like to get in my work space and make things. Making tags is especially fun. I had taken some scrapbook paper that I love...then cut, stamped and embossed, and made some decorative tags. After I put them together, I was wondering what to add on top...hmmm... They just needed that last "something". Well, this week's Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday gave me the answer...I painted these frilly flowers with glue and then dipped them in glitter to add just the right amount of icing on top!
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“Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand-and melting like a snowflake...” Francis Bacon, Sr.
To see this week's challenge, and how to add some sparkle to your day, go here:<br /><a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/04/make-it-monday-63.html" target="_blank">http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/04/make-it-monday-63.html</a><br /><br /><br />Supplies Used:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink-Frilly Flowers, Love and Marriage(little tag)
<br />Dies: PTI-Frilly Flowers, Doily, Filigree Border. Fiskers border punch
<br />Inks: Versafine-onyx black. Tim Holtz Distress-Spun Sugar<br />Paper: DCWV-Mariposa Stack<br /><br />Also, go to Nichole's blog <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/" target="_blank">nicholeheady.typepad.com</a>, to see the April Blog Hop. Gorgeous creations on there! I completely missed it:-(<br /><br />By the way, is anyone else having troubles getting their dashboard once they log into their blogspot? If you did and you got it fixed, and can offer helpful advice, I'd appreciate it. Thanks so much:-)carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-33622067174935499922012-04-19T17:42:00.005-07:002012-04-19T18:44:29.811-07:00Step It Up to Graduation with Step It Up: LayeringOh my goodness! I know so many young people that are graduating from school this spring. A niece, a nephew, a cousin, my son's good friend, AND my daughter, who is getting her master's degree! Lots of cardmaking!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmUxomo3Bjce4nM2gS31W_xYghCVfcuy618I1ypi7z9cPZ5vwg_KSoFUfnbf9QMa9KMw1qKlJ921ljs6EJ_UwIyoR8D05zZ-qP3LpQKsDFYX_aaDEJjBpc6McDS-UEZgwognV5bw-CZI/s1600/April+2012+035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmUxomo3Bjce4nM2gS31W_xYghCVfcuy618I1ypi7z9cPZ5vwg_KSoFUfnbf9QMa9KMw1qKlJ921ljs6EJ_UwIyoR8D05zZ-qP3LpQKsDFYX_aaDEJjBpc6McDS-UEZgwognV5bw-CZI/s400/April+2012+035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733278666372499650" /></a><br />This week's Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday #62 gave me just the inspiration I needed! Betsy Veldman shows us how to start with a simple stamped card like the one above and then step it up by adding your choices of color, stamps and/or dies.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZeLtBc8SjGOKF4znb0P_eNGO7HT1u4YZ429XhmhTdfdghTNcb195eQI_XgjyN6bGNBBLn_H1LF4BhxmAxweB7dujrd7MvOIx9CUtnGrGli5MD6JEJqX-ZkywXAZ5Ood8amCgljvHw98/s1600/April+2012+037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZeLtBc8SjGOKF4znb0P_eNGO7HT1u4YZ429XhmhTdfdghTNcb195eQI_XgjyN6bGNBBLn_H1LF4BhxmAxweB7dujrd7MvOIx9CUtnGrGli5MD6JEJqX-ZkywXAZ5Ood8amCgljvHw98/s400/April+2012+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733277930299885922" /></a><br />To the stamped card, I added stars by punching and gluing small stars in black and red. I added the bigger stars by cutting apart the PTI Super Star Borders dies. I raised the larger solid stars up a bit by gluing with mounting tape.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-c-48ENEpBL0fM7EcxhW0EdBNS6gZS8jt-LXk6xPx_-8-q4hlZbZigUvlzZgmMWI6G0MbXlfVoBtIt-pdVoTElnHiEmbY1GX2lxy-Uglcs5FSCT97Ik4GDVIXLiQIr0ek7RgijaOrHuo/s1600/April+2012+038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-c-48ENEpBL0fM7EcxhW0EdBNS6gZS8jt-LXk6xPx_-8-q4hlZbZigUvlzZgmMWI6G0MbXlfVoBtIt-pdVoTElnHiEmbY1GX2lxy-Uglcs5FSCT97Ik4GDVIXLiQIr0ek7RgijaOrHuo/s400/April+2012+038.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733277422916173698" /></a><br />Finally, using more mounting tape, I glued the base to a longer card and added die cut letters. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAns-Y47Cq7SLBxnMJ3hr95gItyiI9_jiEG-yWuRYgGVZ321wxBXbHTly9hclLdV6kWjUFhJIXAFE-zPmsaaIiY5lAnh1uh_XYvlOnwyQITk8DKsx0eOkCufiPCzYMZ9GcB6xoFf9YMk/s1600/April+2012+040.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAns-Y47Cq7SLBxnMJ3hr95gItyiI9_jiEG-yWuRYgGVZ321wxBXbHTly9hclLdV6kWjUFhJIXAFE-zPmsaaIiY5lAnh1uh_XYvlOnwyQITk8DKsx0eOkCufiPCzYMZ9GcB6xoFf9YMk/s400/April+2012+040.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733279475110143730" /></a><br />For my niece, I used the same basic design for the first and second layers. I changed the colors to match her school colors. For the final layer I added an embossed scalloped layer under the book stamp that I cut out and glued with mounting tape. I stamped "Congratulations" on another layer and put that over the embossed layer. I even added some glitter to the mounted stars. Thanks Betsy, for the inspiration!<br />To see some inspiration for your own cards go to:<br />http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/04/make-it-monday-62.html<br /><br /><br />Supplies:<br />Stamps: Papertrey Ink-All Booked Up, Studio g-Graduation, Stampibilities-The Paper Studio<br />Dies: Super Star Borders Die<br />Inks: Versafine-Onyx Black, Color Box-Fireberry<br />Punches: EK scallop punch, star punch<br />Cuttlebug Moroccan Screen embossing folder, glitter gluecarolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-69359263071459226062012-04-10T13:14:00.006-07:002012-04-10T14:18:01.017-07:00More Excuses To Make Flowers!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleO_uPkPZ2McDu0b-nk1YxLnS-3Fkk-a-beLCtfcM414Hgw7O-fd-lE4BPtxVwQ6CtHbz2XAxL_dWksxrT9mZXD5tAgOcR9b4sAS65yuD70pyZzGXDez2QE21q_ueF9nvVarcAL9UjQA/s1600/mm61c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleO_uPkPZ2McDu0b-nk1YxLnS-3Fkk-a-beLCtfcM414Hgw7O-fd-lE4BPtxVwQ6CtHbz2XAxL_dWksxrT9mZXD5tAgOcR9b4sAS65yuD70pyZzGXDez2QE21q_ueF9nvVarcAL9UjQA/s400/mm61c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729873881125949506" /></a><br />I LOVE making paper flowers. It's a good thing too, because last year about this time, my daughter and I were making HUNDREDS (I'm not exaggerating) for her wedding decor. Even the "father of the bride" was die cutting and pasting!<br />Today, on Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday #61, Dawn McVey shows us a clever way to make adorable flowers by using leaf die cuts. I decided to use the leaf die cuts and matching stamps from the Frilly Flowers Collection by Papertrey Ink. First, I stamped the die a gorgeous tangelo orange. Then, to give the leaf a little dimension and make it look a little more like a flower petal, I squeezed the more pointed end. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjif7HnBbLilrtw9vxvW221Zns31HE-qibhy_y0oFRzOwlpKozVbC0RwySD9JvJQVcj5lSio2th80vRwvq4HN-3P3ZszTK7cfYMyzqafNRT4-JdesuEbiCxeZpOMvOJ8L5LNuY1VB0bOrQ/s1600/April+2012+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjif7HnBbLilrtw9vxvW221Zns31HE-qibhy_y0oFRzOwlpKozVbC0RwySD9JvJQVcj5lSio2th80vRwvq4HN-3P3ZszTK7cfYMyzqafNRT4-JdesuEbiCxeZpOMvOJ8L5LNuY1VB0bOrQ/s400/April+2012+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729872383012822162" /></a><br />I used a square punch at the base to make my flower (this helped me find the center more easily) and glued the "squeezed ends" of the leaves at the center. Then I glued and layered...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJmeK7d0hEv3iKTrrPOnbVZicBj9naQ2XUyOx-tNKq_EeK5C1Cj2DKzTmBNDo_R44IVmWI2c80OsvrX9JtXm5bNmBkaBaWkpBiMfnyTAYHYvSGZNwenJJGnigE6yQo0uvTlw46Elvdq4/s1600/mm61b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJmeK7d0hEv3iKTrrPOnbVZicBj9naQ2XUyOx-tNKq_EeK5C1Cj2DKzTmBNDo_R44IVmWI2c80OsvrX9JtXm5bNmBkaBaWkpBiMfnyTAYHYvSGZNwenJJGnigE6yQo0uvTlw46Elvdq4/s400/mm61b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729873306510898338" /></a><br />With the Frilly Flowers Collection, you get three sizes of leaves. I used the medium and small size leaves to make the petals. For the center of the flower, I folded two small stars from a Papertrey die cut, glued, and added a little pearl.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTxyrTCFZnTbNTddafe3nALEVd8HTZYyyzUjO6yyqx1n5jLZb8SxVa6r_AxQ-ycKsfDZNXwhu-s_9uF7P0MHCEPoCOWvtex-8oWkibsNM7Y6qeYoapgzKWA_PiecMJcv7jAA7X60v4kE/s1600/mm61.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTxyrTCFZnTbNTddafe3nALEVd8HTZYyyzUjO6yyqx1n5jLZb8SxVa6r_AxQ-ycKsfDZNXwhu-s_9uF7P0MHCEPoCOWvtex-8oWkibsNM7Y6qeYoapgzKWA_PiecMJcv7jAA7X60v4kE/s400/mm61.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729871440645176018" /></a><br />I decided to adorn a tag with the flower I made. I LOVE adding tags to all kinds of gifts. As with all the Make It Monday Ideas, there are so many possibilities. You can make a flower using any kind of die cut...Take a look at the Make It Monday AND all the projects that are submitted. Lots of imagination going on out there!<br />To see the Make It Monday for this week go to:<br />http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/04/make-it-monday-61.html<br /><br /><br />Supplies:<br />Stamps: Papertrey Ink-Frilly Flowers<br />Die Cuts: Papertrey Ink-Frilly Flowers, Super Star Borders, Limitless Layers 1 3/4 Circle<br />Punch: Martha Stewart Square punch<br />Inks: Memento Tangelo, Versafine Onyx Black<br />Paper: DCWV Coral Couture Stackcarolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-86921502825783648372012-04-04T07:48:00.006-07:002012-04-04T08:39:34.310-07:00Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #60 Generational Stamping<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwVAweiBJ19YOaUr8XgB4Cmgrg0fk8TR6u5ytbIcuK0OvfpoEKyQ9lEQ_XwS8N_TwuoG7JNyx3BOdTRy4jajI4UAKXebmqPQZxjJQ8eUSxzw7Ppa-XeSGGqj0m1qisJ3TB7OIBeXAjQQ/s1600/Easterjoy4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwVAweiBJ19YOaUr8XgB4Cmgrg0fk8TR6u5ytbIcuK0OvfpoEKyQ9lEQ_XwS8N_TwuoG7JNyx3BOdTRy4jajI4UAKXebmqPQZxjJQ8eUSxzw7Ppa-XeSGGqj0m1qisJ3TB7OIBeXAjQQ/s400/Easterjoy4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727561726854643666" /></a><br />What a beautiful technique Ashley Cannon-Newell shows us this week on Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday! Especially nice for this time of year. By using the same color ink and stamping twice before you "re-ink", you can not only double your colors, the method creates a wonderful watercolor effect...just like the springtime world outside right now. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFL6aR4urZONB1w3PXzuJZV5wuSxEwqt2RDgjr2kNu6peGYlvWN7sM5WQseUQP3I6y2azi8XYTSVi5JR-DAMvhcQF4qbYRePWTNBKPI5BfzZOCcn2mBizxvgSRo4GHJglzEuoC5a5GVNg/s1600/Easterjoy1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFL6aR4urZONB1w3PXzuJZV5wuSxEwqt2RDgjr2kNu6peGYlvWN7sM5WQseUQP3I6y2azi8XYTSVi5JR-DAMvhcQF4qbYRePWTNBKPI5BfzZOCcn2mBizxvgSRo4GHJglzEuoC5a5GVNg/s400/Easterjoy1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727561116508211602" /></a><br />By using just two colors...Color Box-Fireberry and Memento-Bamboo Leaves, I was able to make all these beautiful shades of color creating a "Monet" like feel.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcnrBHGLThNZJWpMZiwZcl-rzw3e1ofbC0YfuIbTm99AlOlBihLWY1OqcxbD-rJiQNWXa24HNIO7W5sgkdA993Moeb5zmzIzYqRSg2AUx-pNKpSCCTRSIicmdzijzmUMJV7jL2VQm6u4/s1600/Easterjoy2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcnrBHGLThNZJWpMZiwZcl-rzw3e1ofbC0YfuIbTm99AlOlBihLWY1OqcxbD-rJiQNWXa24HNIO7W5sgkdA993Moeb5zmzIzYqRSg2AUx-pNKpSCCTRSIicmdzijzmUMJV7jL2VQm6u4/s400/Easterjoy2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727560483609633922" /></a><br />Here's a closer look.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGkV_b5j6EbRB2L5Xds65bi9__JtCOa0aYWfmrEKfG8JXfqaa51kcerfDwJ-WVUfIqqmVbZLC-TvaXMFZfB-TeG_KYCGuqL7qOcJTWfzhh-jV-wIbOubrrqOUnuOsNI5npqVpwk2jiaA/s1600/easterjoy5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGkV_b5j6EbRB2L5Xds65bi9__JtCOa0aYWfmrEKfG8JXfqaa51kcerfDwJ-WVUfIqqmVbZLC-TvaXMFZfB-TeG_KYCGuqL7qOcJTWfzhh-jV-wIbOubrrqOUnuOsNI5npqVpwk2jiaA/s400/easterjoy5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727559809064729714" /></a><br />I even decided to "generational stamp" the flower layers, creating a darker and lighter red. Ashley even shows how to stamp first on "scrap paper" to get a lighter color for your stamp.(if the lighter color is all you want)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8V5Ddn6rI-aeTDet06mSe7YDvVssVjlhldgrIDiU7lESMZuIdGs4_QGqB__x5P1lywgZVxz1BP22F82LWsEC9ndgNut2gTwpTg1QIW8xJYfwMRE-CKYiNDpmEh_6lkNnfA8PSbUNA1Y/s1600/Easterjoymain.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8V5Ddn6rI-aeTDet06mSe7YDvVssVjlhldgrIDiU7lESMZuIdGs4_QGqB__x5P1lywgZVxz1BP22F82LWsEC9ndgNut2gTwpTg1QIW8xJYfwMRE-CKYiNDpmEh_6lkNnfA8PSbUNA1Y/s400/Easterjoymain.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727559095567811810" /></a><br />To see and try this lovely technique for yourself, go to:<br />http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/04/make-it-monday-60-generational-stamping.html<br />Wishing you all a wonderful and joyful Easter!<br />"You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence."~ Acts 2:28<br /><br /><br />Supplies Used:<br />Stamps: Papertrey Ink-Frilly Flowers, Garden Variety, Background Basics:Wrought Iron<br /> Studio g-Easter Joy<br />Dies: Papertrey Ink-Seed Packet, Seed Packet Frame<br />Inks: Color Box-Fireberry, Memento-Bamboo Leaves, Versafine-Onyx Black<br />White, green and red cardstock<br />Prismacolor Crimson Red Colored Pencil for coloring in lettering "Easter Joy"<br />green button, white crochet yarncarolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-79493515359734886572012-03-30T10:16:00.010-07:002012-03-30T12:04:38.960-07:00Taking Your Stamps and Die Cuts Personally<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsH8D3zqkwt_ylKw5fLNB1eJxeyelnJ5wXq51cWHmuIOSVONz2jGi4GNYSMK0C6L_yfVZO8EjINMtloMJhWaWy2DM6MkWA7DSHesIPY0bYANC06sLzfGWh9p_mkcpZQ29Z6DRST5Gxb2c/s1600/welcomebabybobbycloseup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsH8D3zqkwt_ylKw5fLNB1eJxeyelnJ5wXq51cWHmuIOSVONz2jGi4GNYSMK0C6L_yfVZO8EjINMtloMJhWaWy2DM6MkWA7DSHesIPY0bYANC06sLzfGWh9p_mkcpZQ29Z6DRST5Gxb2c/s400/welcomebabybobbycloseup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725753521101165506" /></a><br />The Papertrey Ink, Make It Monday #59, with Erin Lincoln this week shows you how to take your own computer generated text, print it, and then stamp and die cut over that sentiment to make something a little more personal. The creative possibilities, using this technique, are endless... <br />Thinking back, before my son was born, (knowing he was going to be a boy) my daughter, and then the rest of the family started calling him "baby Bobby". Wouldn't it have been nice to receive a card that had that special name on it? It would be really nice to look back on today since that "baby Bobby" is now a college student measuring 6 foot 2 inches tall!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MzKJMrIra85dUWNWSzjIMxBeQBfutuRJ1py4aC0cDK26M_5yeY-puNwLXPv8HCGJHyXg5f8Vy9NFGkak4_PJIGS3D08yaDe_wTv_UYCwFauhyjfvWqV5I-OYYc-2mCGsoKn3CYQ3EX4/s1600/March2012+064.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MzKJMrIra85dUWNWSzjIMxBeQBfutuRJ1py4aC0cDK26M_5yeY-puNwLXPv8HCGJHyXg5f8Vy9NFGkak4_PJIGS3D08yaDe_wTv_UYCwFauhyjfvWqV5I-OYYc-2mCGsoKn3CYQ3EX4/s400/March2012+064.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725752332259780082" /></a><br />Erin showed us how to take any stamp like this one from the Papertrey Ink stamp set, Button Boutique...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpukmR1ms86P9opLqV5I0rnA7vvFYcsGzSVGp577MNV8BIriCz3YenLvWl0flY_b6TFc7YF7Txym33s1ZUEJFHAaPt54oky72we3cBtR5yCA-sls355qX31pMetXAmpUtTKUt0lg54v8U/s1600/March2012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpukmR1ms86P9opLqV5I0rnA7vvFYcsGzSVGp577MNV8BIriCz3YenLvWl0flY_b6TFc7YF7Txym33s1ZUEJFHAaPt54oky72we3cBtR5yCA-sls355qX31pMetXAmpUtTKUt0lg54v8U/s400/March2012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725751146210475618" /></a><br />And then stamp it over computer generated text that you print yourself. I even decided to use the word art in Microsoft Word to spruce the text up a bit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGsJ2KpqJ8QBFiHWRUhsVZCOtun57F-vYGrssssUXd_UnyqjqV0MJUDHF5cCLcdlrh6ISpJurcbACZ5qxWLbgQrOJdZ2XPFDnmEY3fuiKtFuh3AJNxqp-4VTSNOoNJOfccj0Myq4chdg/s1600/March2012+062.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGsJ2KpqJ8QBFiHWRUhsVZCOtun57F-vYGrssssUXd_UnyqjqV0MJUDHF5cCLcdlrh6ISpJurcbACZ5qxWLbgQrOJdZ2XPFDnmEY3fuiKtFuh3AJNxqp-4VTSNOoNJOfccj0Myq4chdg/s400/March2012+062.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725748245512331346" /></a><br />Erin's tutorial shows you how to combine text, stamp and die cuts to create something especially made for that special someone or yourself...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0A7JDlRqfUVcBwc0wkPfdvu477RtkvJnCjjifHjkzChUNwfv8RRTb31iCwIno5zSyf0pdlTpGtF22iUyH9ltF3-6_8TpQaT6TygmRBWgVZwzN-tn_IoaTYRvQAGBKjFFgJWzMCYsDOo8/s1600/babybobbyclothes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0A7JDlRqfUVcBwc0wkPfdvu477RtkvJnCjjifHjkzChUNwfv8RRTb31iCwIno5zSyf0pdlTpGtF22iUyH9ltF3-6_8TpQaT6TygmRBWgVZwzN-tn_IoaTYRvQAGBKjFFgJWzMCYsDOo8/s400/babybobbyclothes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725747002572813266" /></a><br />Like I said, the possiblilities are endless.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xJ3XnwIP_7X33B7nvocZ2sCDbgGibJwVlE54cht21fIXH2TfG4eSgpO4Ky9JcxyjTCGEiKOjgYP8qcwh-roMQIO1nQoM1FALP-djoZ66u-J3V62TPBWWbcn9eQylL9DW4iY6Dw2e6AM/s1600/March2012+063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725741670609879490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xJ3XnwIP_7X33B7nvocZ2sCDbgGibJwVlE54cht21fIXH2TfG4eSgpO4Ky9JcxyjTCGEiKOjgYP8qcwh-roMQIO1nQoM1FALP-djoZ66u-J3V62TPBWWbcn9eQylL9DW4iY6Dw2e6AM/s400/March2012+063.jpg" /></a><br />To see the Papertrey Ink Make It Monday for this week go to:<br />http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/03/make-it-monday-59-computer-generated-sentiments-on-die-cuts.html<br /><br /><br />Supplies:<br />Papertrey Ink stamp sets: Button Boutique,Hanging Out<br />Papertrey Ink die cuts: Hanging Out, Super Star Borders<br />Inks: Memento-Danube Blue, Color Box-Sky Blue<br />Cardstock: Blue, Green, White, Blue and Green Plaid<br />Buttons and Crochet Yarn<a href="http://http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/03/make-it-monday-59-computer-generated-sentiments-on-die-cuts.html"></a>carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-87249180456107987562012-03-14T12:22:00.007-07:002012-03-14T13:00:39.852-07:00Yes, You Can, Kiss In Color. Make It Monday #57<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhb5I7_lvDn1-ZZzR1DEltYMg4yS0Pr3oWlSIwsHzUemPHR5TDa6-mYk54tjDnuenasbcUR2MmvnEZxNMZJjupujUIl7r5eoh0fX_ietWdyCUfaZLPXwxiRnDLZV0vGRUbCeoVww8Jp6U/s1600/March2012+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhb5I7_lvDn1-ZZzR1DEltYMg4yS0Pr3oWlSIwsHzUemPHR5TDa6-mYk54tjDnuenasbcUR2MmvnEZxNMZJjupujUIl7r5eoh0fX_ietWdyCUfaZLPXwxiRnDLZV0vGRUbCeoVww8Jp6U/s400/March2012+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719839533649907538" /></a><br />This week, on Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday, Heather shows how to take a stamp that makes this image...then "kiss" that stamp with another stamp and color.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlWGthZHoq5yf-fT5YNL7SC5tXIYOm5ZDB112xacNcVSlrKbquZ6E-cLZ3ulQXXh1iR_3xuF6TZgbSLDy44_lrzSisZuszuebveHQCNaELtR2X3mPFM9V3z50vEFG2-sHKH8qmZTwI4c/s1600/March2012+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlWGthZHoq5yf-fT5YNL7SC5tXIYOm5ZDB112xacNcVSlrKbquZ6E-cLZ3ulQXXh1iR_3xuF6TZgbSLDy44_lrzSisZuszuebveHQCNaELtR2X3mPFM9V3z50vEFG2-sHKH8qmZTwI4c/s400/March2012+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719838355195025698" /></a><br />When you use that technique, it will make the solid space on the stamped image look like this...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXn1V2KayRelpjaIVJOo8D-HjTXb1iEUSftWKAGplm7ZM7f8qghUzX0GxD6nnPiNfQUi0DyejkB4wUPrdf9KIu9uUDDYGLVTxJSoWoecYMqtQxrvdRkKTjo6PzFnLt2KaXuPcML3Ywqc/s1600/plantaseed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 366px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXn1V2KayRelpjaIVJOo8D-HjTXb1iEUSftWKAGplm7ZM7f8qghUzX0GxD6nnPiNfQUi0DyejkB4wUPrdf9KIu9uUDDYGLVTxJSoWoecYMqtQxrvdRkKTjo6PzFnLt2KaXuPcML3Ywqc/s400/plantaseed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719836427544687074" /></a><br />Then, you can make a card look like this...<br />Really CUTE idea!<br />To see the tutorial, go here:<br />http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/03/make-it-monday-57-colored-kissing.html<br /><br />Supplies used:<br />Stamps-Papertrey Ink-Love and Marriage(tree), Garden Variety(text) Hero Arts-Small Metal Flourish<br />Inks-Memento-Bahama Blue,Versafine-Vintage Sepia<br />EK flower punch<br />Kraft paper<br />White and Blue cardstock<br />Glitter gluecarolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-66801247987818088432012-03-07T12:25:00.006-08:002012-03-07T13:14:58.301-08:00Make It Monday #56: Die Cutting Partial Images<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA42ZdQH9fa63RftSTFRyuuGchovtW5-v9FPmeZyg28cVVkuP5qgG4JCKHkG9hhaQd40I1fnXeV0q2aa7ZELv5eLLmDCQEQTbQ3v17c7u27FQeoHA0PHRBEkMVskXxAdaLTqgFlqQy2RE/s1600/Feb2012+079.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA42ZdQH9fa63RftSTFRyuuGchovtW5-v9FPmeZyg28cVVkuP5qgG4JCKHkG9hhaQd40I1fnXeV0q2aa7ZELv5eLLmDCQEQTbQ3v17c7u27FQeoHA0PHRBEkMVskXxAdaLTqgFlqQy2RE/s400/Feb2012+079.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717256852892910098" /></a><br />The Papertrey Ink "Make It Monday" technique and challenge this week featured Betsy Veldman showing us how to take our dies and mask them in such a way that they only cut part of it's image. This is the die I chose to use. I LOVE this die by Papertrey Ink. It is a cover plate called the Quatrefoil Die. Fully used, it makes a beautiful decorative screen.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7ckrwLBHtxX5injBjKdvK2p_Ql-fnPqS_lIp6qhnHJeNcN9NrRWNtNggbpi1IxGni59FRbF37RGa8ZpgS4BTz4MWHbItodqSj4qvwWJoJUhKSYqd1H2jddNX9bb0DrnWlD0HRCAJ6RE/s1600/IMG_1329.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7ckrwLBHtxX5injBjKdvK2p_Ql-fnPqS_lIp6qhnHJeNcN9NrRWNtNggbpi1IxGni59FRbF37RGa8ZpgS4BTz4MWHbItodqSj4qvwWJoJUhKSYqd1H2jddNX9bb0DrnWlD0HRCAJ6RE/s400/IMG_1329.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717255939598211170" /></a><br />I chose to mask about two thirds of the die, cut, and then trim off the bottom edge just a bit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKUeeezO1BH5A_2QZktNlKbJDCNEexnZCS1L_HeWM7_q1PvU_Lx2N0iy0XV0nZB_iyop9KDQV5kUbw4fz9mryJbNrrjL9wo9f_ijNBNfDXyxP0FTHbMzDEqEcym8y5BDAq1rByN3W9vQ/s1600/IMG_1330.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKUeeezO1BH5A_2QZktNlKbJDCNEexnZCS1L_HeWM7_q1PvU_Lx2N0iy0XV0nZB_iyop9KDQV5kUbw4fz9mryJbNrrjL9wo9f_ijNBNfDXyxP0FTHbMzDEqEcym8y5BDAq1rByN3W9vQ/s400/IMG_1330.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717255429622927394" /></a><br />I layered the partial die cut over my stamped image...and then layered a similiar stamped image over my partial die cut to create this...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmThX_kAHFCEsE6dIuayvW6jC6mruSb-2JJGEApBROMn9ZimDjY22MtcqTRyJUuGxZlE3b2TODbbwzqMBPnKE5826xthi5if-wA-Fg5TURhav72zORlAWt2UkVw28AzjDw7rZooRwhz4/s1600/Feb2012+078.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmThX_kAHFCEsE6dIuayvW6jC6mruSb-2JJGEApBROMn9ZimDjY22MtcqTRyJUuGxZlE3b2TODbbwzqMBPnKE5826xthi5if-wA-Fg5TURhav72zORlAWt2UkVw28AzjDw7rZooRwhz4/s400/Feb2012+078.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717254895619178898" /></a><br />This challenge has so many possibilites. Thanks Betsy! To see the Make It Monday Challenge for yourself go here: http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/03/make-it-monday-56-die-cutting-partial-images.html<br /><br />Supplies used:<br />Papertrey Ink Quatrefoil Die<br />Cherry Blossom stamp by Rubber Stampede<br />Flower Border by TPC Studio<br />Thankful for You by studio g<br />Butterfly stamp by Martha Stewart<br />Inks-Lady Bug Red- Memento, Black-Versafine, Tsukineko<br />Water color pencils by Staedtler<br />Red, White, and Black Cardstock<a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/03/make-it-monday-56-die-cutting-partial-images.html"></a>carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-85034363977215584322012-03-01T17:38:00.008-08:002012-03-01T18:12:50.455-08:00March, A Bunny, and Knitting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAMq2Po7WuV97NCgVIMvbZBXm1mB2zbyhAiptGL22eYkaLRyihaK7GBnFq0gNFonCzwWhKK8982p8l3jftEPsZ5yGnNDHpWEO-CSJ3pFxy8NUULfJANAbJ1A_rl7zLx09JPazzP9SlTM/s1600/Feb2012+059.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAMq2Po7WuV97NCgVIMvbZBXm1mB2zbyhAiptGL22eYkaLRyihaK7GBnFq0gNFonCzwWhKK8982p8l3jftEPsZ5yGnNDHpWEO-CSJ3pFxy8NUULfJANAbJ1A_rl7zLx09JPazzP9SlTM/s400/Feb2012+059.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715111101172200642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JbuK3dtgSfYU_RE0xplWilmRpeoTorU8acKFyRkBtgDl7N0XSSG9mEK_SUoYahDLQSri2duwJxKPix7SeO_sH5_Bi3vtNgx9W8CQ5CjqI4syCZQUBrnXootBJLXBouJGNlqduytA9LM/s1600/Feb2012+076.jpg"></a><br />Whenever the first of March comes around I always feel like, "Wow! I made it through the winter"! Even though it's technically still winter, the first of March means we are almost there! Back in the Fall, I was determined I was going to learn how to knit this Winter. I was so envious of people who knew how to do this! I checked videos out of the library, and then some books. To my surprise, it's not too hard, AND I like to practice. Practice makes perfect, right? Little by little, I have been learning and looking for projects. Still doing the basic knit and purl stitches, I wanted to do some stuffed animals...amigurumi...but the patterns I found were a little beyond me. Then I stumbled on to this book...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDfpHbHnw00swKt5I9Z5WGI08MwH-PnUI1-2NJbnaTzbY5gphWjKsVNI7Ogsg6scGXYgseBlQ_V7ilBXiBV4YACzrM0koZJuJUM_eeGDMVlwusiN4juufDdWjgeW6fkPfW0059pbraGQ/s1600/Littleknittedcreaturesbook.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 307px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715109561245692610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDfpHbHnw00swKt5I9Z5WGI08MwH-PnUI1-2NJbnaTzbY5gphWjKsVNI7Ogsg6scGXYgseBlQ_V7ilBXiBV4YACzrM0koZJuJUM_eeGDMVlwusiN4juufDdWjgeW6fkPfW0059pbraGQ/s400/Littleknittedcreaturesbook.jpg" /></a><br />Most of the patterns are easy and written so that a beginner like me can understand! Just look at the little bunny I was able to knit. Because of my beginner's hands, she's not perfect, but she is a cutie! You can find the book at some libraries or on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Little-Knitted-Creatures-Leisure-Arts/dp/1609000145/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330653696&sr=1-1<br /><br />*please forgive not being able to "click" on links. For some reason, my connections are not working!carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-77741658833173421532012-02-28T10:06:00.007-08:002012-02-28T10:41:40.277-08:00Thank You So Much, Cyndie!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7UbZBKhAEolMllvcIw1ytynl-vsiMXCOrCh4PLQA9-stBw1_bQ5XkOext4dG102UtI5ukkqzZFn3tTwfp2-_PTLpjMEUyL7gSQzGKAF9GxMFfD_qec0piWc-_DayAtz-IDqrkyo_JSY/s1600/Liebster_blog_love_blog_Award.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 168px; height: 58px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7UbZBKhAEolMllvcIw1ytynl-vsiMXCOrCh4PLQA9-stBw1_bQ5XkOext4dG102UtI5ukkqzZFn3tTwfp2-_PTLpjMEUyL7gSQzGKAF9GxMFfD_qec0piWc-_DayAtz-IDqrkyo_JSY/s320/Liebster_blog_love_blog_Award.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714256307122373618" /></a><br />Cyndie,from artfulhaven.blogspot.com has generously awarded me the Liebster Blog Award! This award is given to blogs with less than 200 followers. It is an honor to have fellow crafters visit and enjoy the things I have created. Now I am really excited that someone has liked my creations so much that she has taken the time to present this award to me. Thanks so much, Cyndie!<br /><br />Cyndie has received MANY awards because of her beautiful creations. To see her blog go here:<br />http://artfulhaven.blogspot.comcarolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-7781314014702277352012-02-27T13:48:00.010-08:002012-02-27T14:47:11.595-08:00Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #55<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sDq4MFNRo10oUQ2VrrVEZkqX1Lqm-YngS3rnP_xddybfEovBIrvLJq1NHbgSLgsi9kBEdR2LecRHHmRS2dixyhoyUvX52qypX1OY_gI8H_R05HSa_GQBRGTHfzg5KWLUdPV2AEQn_Wk/s1600/Feb2012+068.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sDq4MFNRo10oUQ2VrrVEZkqX1Lqm-YngS3rnP_xddybfEovBIrvLJq1NHbgSLgsi9kBEdR2LecRHHmRS2dixyhoyUvX52qypX1OY_gI8H_R05HSa_GQBRGTHfzg5KWLUdPV2AEQn_Wk/s400/Feb2012+068.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713939003515110210" /></a><br />The Challange on Papertrey Ink's blog this week is to take a small stamp or die frame and make it larger. In the video, Dawn McVey takes a small frame stamp and stamps it beside the other to make it appear larger. I really don't have a stamp frame so I chose to enlarge a DOOR frame...like this:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1RGj-GhZizgVLKQGQF-1srNvbGY5daRhk4hPh_mVeyZYjmws8W9SWHcriU_kp-tK_RvqY51tFtWajtukOBM3jL0QAoMfaoKTEOM0Cjd1tz5qSI9O8rF_43wyIlP52nMqVeOlSJFZzy0/s1600/Feb2012+069.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1RGj-GhZizgVLKQGQF-1srNvbGY5daRhk4hPh_mVeyZYjmws8W9SWHcriU_kp-tK_RvqY51tFtWajtukOBM3jL0QAoMfaoKTEOM0Cjd1tz5qSI9O8rF_43wyIlP52nMqVeOlSJFZzy0/s400/Feb2012+069.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713938467184426594" /></a><br />This beautiful door frame is from the Papertrey Ink stamp collection called Door to Door. I really like it because of all the detail and the way you can color it to make it look like a door surrounded by stained glass...or if you stamp it twice, a window or frame.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFswiCHua3-Kx-t3cFbbL2uRGcTkRL1sE8dMXxaOzkfUDzNDMoqs7NkUjwe1aqAXx4J4w2LUggYRLb7ltOu7-Rxn27s_okhgr7Z0vgpCQL-X4v3Jvc50oZ6eib4IuFTDH3vCu-ny5cmVU/s1600/papertreyink55a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFswiCHua3-Kx-t3cFbbL2uRGcTkRL1sE8dMXxaOzkfUDzNDMoqs7NkUjwe1aqAXx4J4w2LUggYRLb7ltOu7-Rxn27s_okhgr7Z0vgpCQL-X4v3Jvc50oZ6eib4IuFTDH3vCu-ny5cmVU/s400/papertreyink55a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713937856227089970" /></a><br />While making this I thought it would be really fun for a bride and all her friends to make a bunch of these for her "Save The Date" announcements. Those who were lucky enough to receive one, could hang them up to remember that special date to come.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0RiwVn25OpHFwmti6RWp7J3ghoRfK7GT_ofWA6hQdFXaDvwhxjNb9-zzl1WaaMNna9GzdaAO0sc34A6mTmmgGlOKXLQi-sdTs0nCF8u2FgDKoSkhRddjc2VlvfT_QRopr7-ryIiMI84/s1600/papertreyink55.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0RiwVn25OpHFwmti6RWp7J3ghoRfK7GT_ofWA6hQdFXaDvwhxjNb9-zzl1WaaMNna9GzdaAO0sc34A6mTmmgGlOKXLQi-sdTs0nCF8u2FgDKoSkhRddjc2VlvfT_QRopr7-ryIiMI84/s400/papertreyink55.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713937238328496610" /></a><br />The bride could gather all her bridesmaids. Each friend would be given a crafting task...have an assembly line, and the cards would be done in no time!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobf8GjKrVF6lBiipFWDFDgD7f1Ug6kvgSKkofwZaTSCfBcZmTLxPMjRlwwPG2GZe10X5GobFwqP-ljw8wLXPmLT2lM04vHWvE3Hl0oblysvGZM_K_XoOi4Sjyilnq9p_viutkAsgwXto/s1600/papertreyink55b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobf8GjKrVF6lBiipFWDFDgD7f1Ug6kvgSKkofwZaTSCfBcZmTLxPMjRlwwPG2GZe10X5GobFwqP-ljw8wLXPmLT2lM04vHWvE3Hl0oblysvGZM_K_XoOi4Sjyilnq9p_viutkAsgwXto/s400/papertreyink55b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713936417403764754" /></a><br /><br />http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/02/make-it-monday-55-creating-large-frames-with-smaller-frame-stamps.htmlcarolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-4862942905364175722012-02-25T14:35:00.002-08:002012-02-25T14:52:04.819-08:00Put A Little Sparkle On Your Buttons<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtw3K_3Rwg1FH81WzYA-XNzTt6NL9xyAwU6qvnJLGHz6zKQiWHITbStetCd0glSbaEeklz62OgVFx_wr6-pQKStDeZ4YGVg2ClRDwl3NHQ7G6QfrVb3ZVJKpF23o20o7NTwPWoA9saic/s1600/homemadebuttons.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtw3K_3Rwg1FH81WzYA-XNzTt6NL9xyAwU6qvnJLGHz6zKQiWHITbStetCd0glSbaEeklz62OgVFx_wr6-pQKStDeZ4YGVg2ClRDwl3NHQ7G6QfrVb3ZVJKpF23o20o7NTwPWoA9saic/s400/homemadebuttons.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713206307160129458" /></a><br />I LOVE Papertrey Ink products. Especially their stamps. AND all the creativity that surrounds their products. Every Monday, Papertrey Ink and Nicole Heady feature a "how to" video called Make It Monday. This past week the video tutorial showed how to add some sparkle to your projects by glittering your own buttons. So very cute!Here's the little project I created using some of their beautiful stamps. The window, featured here, is from their stamp collection entitled "Home Made". <br />Find that fun tutorial here: http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/02/make-it-monday-52-glitter-buttons.htmlcarolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-49931197727566964892012-02-13T17:17:00.000-08:002012-02-13T17:25:26.634-08:00Hearts Origami Style<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoDoEecTladk296XzPc3WDN2sInqS3sa3ObnRymM0K4u8fbaZbS0-GEOJ6YRbF0HhDkeRZpAC121DxjRXejhzqoQh3l-TPah3848V-XzqFzuHWFxb-LzMR2yahf0s-lfjlZgHOVI16KU/s1600/origamihearts.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoDoEecTladk296XzPc3WDN2sInqS3sa3ObnRymM0K4u8fbaZbS0-GEOJ6YRbF0HhDkeRZpAC121DxjRXejhzqoQh3l-TPah3848V-XzqFzuHWFxb-LzMR2yahf0s-lfjlZgHOVI16KU/s400/origamihearts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708795140373876290" /></a><br />Super easy origami hearts for your BFF. Make them out of used catalogs or magazines, OR just plain paper so you can write a little note. Here's the website tutorial: http://blog.paper-source.com/how-to/how-to-recycled-origami-hearts/carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-15716274256929240782012-02-08T08:36:00.000-08:002012-02-08T08:52:23.339-08:00The Day of Hearts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTlDVnN57Tti5c_99Kh40nG74JB5pOP41pYjCVwfXrcpTN4P3mbyWLKXQ5qXqHGeEBcUdZ7pCpG_UtYRlPZyfjv3tycrsFcQENITwTq7bSbyCOoTxd1w7TRXGJtDhW2MejOUK8RmUDN0/s1600/Feb2012+032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTlDVnN57Tti5c_99Kh40nG74JB5pOP41pYjCVwfXrcpTN4P3mbyWLKXQ5qXqHGeEBcUdZ7pCpG_UtYRlPZyfjv3tycrsFcQENITwTq7bSbyCOoTxd1w7TRXGJtDhW2MejOUK8RmUDN0/s400/Feb2012+032.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706807326278233650" /></a><br />“There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison” <br />― Jane Austen, Persuasion<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjw0R8FYh_lROhriFMG-dkU5G3ECN4hmaafWufheVhvTd2SYKePOElmapEXQ0KEiagZ_B7EBILhN76uSqEmOAdtubATsimcjEbIYznl-m_EHWetfk76j83Czitl9xrKh2kte5Yu-W8pBo/s1600/Feb2012+037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjw0R8FYh_lROhriFMG-dkU5G3ECN4hmaafWufheVhvTd2SYKePOElmapEXQ0KEiagZ_B7EBILhN76uSqEmOAdtubATsimcjEbIYznl-m_EHWetfk76j83Czitl9xrKh2kte5Yu-W8pBo/s400/Feb2012+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706806779456974690" /></a>carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-55386968265168892032012-01-25T17:05:00.000-08:002012-01-25T17:23:48.044-08:00Knitting a Banner of Love<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAN98Qac2BsRM_C5Laj2qm2dhh-wVFZqXB3Z13KjUNNLxuQUyt3wAmnslrNoRMQela9C_P-Pd_GuZXqNoI-71TelxoBnwCNSwCSVxsisR-qRHAjXDlitahPgLzXmnzQUg7-_T3CYwh4ks/s1600/heartbanner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAN98Qac2BsRM_C5Laj2qm2dhh-wVFZqXB3Z13KjUNNLxuQUyt3wAmnslrNoRMQela9C_P-Pd_GuZXqNoI-71TelxoBnwCNSwCSVxsisR-qRHAjXDlitahPgLzXmnzQUg7-_T3CYwh4ks/s400/heartbanner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701741213002215746" /></a><br />Little by little, step by step, I am learning to knit. After discovering how to knit 2 together and decrease the size of my project...I made these triangles for a sweet little Valentine's banner. The project begins by casting on 20 stitches...knit every row...decrease every other row by knitting two stitches together on each end until only one stitch is left. I cut out felt hearts using pinking shears. Next I embroidered each heart with a simple running stitch and sewed them to the knit triangles. The banner cord is a knitted i-cord. I learned how to knit the triangles and i-cord with the help of a children's knitting book called Kid's Knit. You can find it here: <a href="http://http://www.amazon.com/Kids-Knit-Simple-Steps-Projects/dp/1402740573/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327540812&sr=8-1"></a>carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-1503970167184269482011-12-13T05:15:00.000-08:002011-12-13T05:39:46.449-08:00Christmas Packaging<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMitFCK_I3YXsTBa5Obm47pcpKe8JE66jP_xgtymA_38iMf9JEDWBcxE3N_piZpJXUhuNrVYKBOMz9N1kvZOdKd29TxdmmTQZjujbZ_4aSYs2cUnPWjGNrZhzN53afXI12m5Tp9dLvAM/s1600/December2011+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMitFCK_I3YXsTBa5Obm47pcpKe8JE66jP_xgtymA_38iMf9JEDWBcxE3N_piZpJXUhuNrVYKBOMz9N1kvZOdKd29TxdmmTQZjujbZ_4aSYs2cUnPWjGNrZhzN53afXI12m5Tp9dLvAM/s400/December2011+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685602244554448146" /></a><br />If you are a crafter, one of the funnest things about Christmas is making cute tags and cards. This little tree is made out of book paper. Simply punch or cut out 5 tree shapes, ink the edges, and fold in half longways. Punch or cut one tree shape out of book paper to use as your base. Glue that to a tag. Carefully glue your folded trees to the base with a thin layer of glue on the folded tree edge. Place the first folded tree in the middle. Then add the other four trees (two folded trees on each side very closely to the middle of the base tree)the same way. This will create a little tree of "pages" that will add dimension to your tag. I used a quick drying craft glue like Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive. You need to make sure the "pages" of your tree do not stick together by carefully running your finger between each "page" as they dry.carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-91611307186706736172011-09-21T13:50:00.000-07:002011-09-21T14:08:15.736-07:00Papertrey Ink Make it Monday Challenge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVas6wiIZEbJVEWXHqNO3O9tj-LaMsHgImaEwny6md5kmYPrcWmI7MAMJJOzCdZxni-CNoP4YMf_5WJkpLQILy168_Mwx0u1VedFYILwcL3DFhsxFU1xSfEnmNIwAGiDKbpwPBdPl_wM8/s1600/September2011+157.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVas6wiIZEbJVEWXHqNO3O9tj-LaMsHgImaEwny6md5kmYPrcWmI7MAMJJOzCdZxni-CNoP4YMf_5WJkpLQILy168_Mwx0u1VedFYILwcL3DFhsxFU1xSfEnmNIwAGiDKbpwPBdPl_wM8/s400/September2011+157.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654918704980656258" /></a><br />I have never participated in a Make It Monday Challenge by Papertrey Ink and Nicole Heady. This past challenge was making beautiful frosted images by stamping white ink over a darker ink, and then blending together. It gave the image a foggy, kind of etheral look. I used the technique to make the background for this card to welcome a new little one to the world. You can find the technique and challenge here:<a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/">http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/</a>carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-47960670052531710202011-06-17T05:18:00.000-07:002011-06-17T05:33:10.787-07:00Reality<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOq62pmEG7hE8iraHlD9xuOk5T4GC5OWlAaPQSRC0k2yuY_ZWTasg_tpGy-pEygK6KW1DeKEU0JG_iG66j1KyKYlEu4AuyNwV6UZMCJ_3XwgOYP-zMu2oHjZk4-ZL0qEgZbpXcEPqkiBg/s1600/June2011+123.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619163038891220882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOq62pmEG7hE8iraHlD9xuOk5T4GC5OWlAaPQSRC0k2yuY_ZWTasg_tpGy-pEygK6KW1DeKEU0JG_iG66j1KyKYlEu4AuyNwV6UZMCJ_3XwgOYP-zMu2oHjZk4-ZL0qEgZbpXcEPqkiBg/s400/June2011+123.jpg" /></a><br />"It is easier for a father to have children, than for children to have a real father". ~Pope John XXIII<br />Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-290555617128831882011-06-13T08:20:00.000-07:002011-06-13T10:09:11.877-07:00Martha Stewart Scores!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvGH3r1aW-JTO7MTWiAKcoO0rc3vll_bLNYD3xgJl4ZD8-ep6_BtfRL2YJu-HHKl-CD8Mvs6KAJG_rheyIyouaMVpHH7Nh6NCGByYcQF-nLUtiWm8U9e8M5vyAPqNiVbUpLw7ON0C9ko/s1600/June2011+111.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvGH3r1aW-JTO7MTWiAKcoO0rc3vll_bLNYD3xgJl4ZD8-ep6_BtfRL2YJu-HHKl-CD8Mvs6KAJG_rheyIyouaMVpHH7Nh6NCGByYcQF-nLUtiWm8U9e8M5vyAPqNiVbUpLw7ON0C9ko/s400/June2011+111.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617746404610716930" /></a><br />I love this product from Martha Stewart. It's called a Scoring Board.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_mFzR7eKP7hCGdDUmgONs1QguO20V9r8u2e2_jCCORFT_V3eNmdaprXhR-jYqHfXBMmIkbuh3ZqQW4-0QNM_EsAgUaQqh81f4fsHyiJvkBGReoV7qZ8uoaNLhgT-HWjdOCyZC5A9ZCg/s1600/June2011+112.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_mFzR7eKP7hCGdDUmgONs1QguO20V9r8u2e2_jCCORFT_V3eNmdaprXhR-jYqHfXBMmIkbuh3ZqQW4-0QNM_EsAgUaQqh81f4fsHyiJvkBGReoV7qZ8uoaNLhgT-HWjdOCyZC5A9ZCg/s400/June2011+112.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617744483857598242" /></a><br />This handy board comes with instructions and a bone folder to help you cut and fold cards, envelopes and boxes. Although this product has been out for a while, I have to admit, I can be a sceptic. But, after seeing this demonstrated, I decided to head to Michaels to buy one for myself. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV71NLAeE6xNmdEsZ0-CicqFQZEDUY73wtDAeW-cvJt1408SJEiwttl2HRrMzFWX8cs2Rx3YTB1OcortNw-NXfJt4i11NARTWKPpmZxnO02Na8uNAQxyJWEPlrvfHz2axUMeVJ_QkKTHM/s1600/June2011+118.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV71NLAeE6xNmdEsZ0-CicqFQZEDUY73wtDAeW-cvJt1408SJEiwttl2HRrMzFWX8cs2Rx3YTB1OcortNw-NXfJt4i11NARTWKPpmZxnO02Na8uNAQxyJWEPlrvfHz2axUMeVJ_QkKTHM/s400/June2011+118.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617740970735057458" /></a><br />Making my own envelopes have always been a problem...How much paper? How do you fold evenly? This product helps me answer these questions.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuqg61yDoRuZJ6l2_pknhu-P5d-hUE6mVF0zF2-yCeynbPlLsrMrVInE0L9lnq07nWoQyxlOFh44RPW_BIZSeJR5H9AQIhl_lCaAMP5ZxQhdsIKcJOIMcU1kn1YW40kxTjlvy7Aw05yA/s1600/June2011+115.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuqg61yDoRuZJ6l2_pknhu-P5d-hUE6mVF0zF2-yCeynbPlLsrMrVInE0L9lnq07nWoQyxlOFh44RPW_BIZSeJR5H9AQIhl_lCaAMP5ZxQhdsIKcJOIMcU1kn1YW40kxTjlvy7Aw05yA/s400/June2011+115.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617733189738572194" /></a><br />The instructions give you a nice selection of small and large sizes and then, using a little math and a calculator, you can makes those measurements larger or smaller.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-J6cuKm-JV1IED62odDG2SRgPdPmzcMawnKOuF-iZQwks3BS4rw8riosNwALiGvSYEVbSbi3_sobrikzZEn5haHd3dzHTV11HgFDtwye0fDZcbOlpLACiGh0ErzidHbO-U-g2iwoOB1s/s1600/June2011+114.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-J6cuKm-JV1IED62odDG2SRgPdPmzcMawnKOuF-iZQwks3BS4rw8riosNwALiGvSYEVbSbi3_sobrikzZEn5haHd3dzHTV11HgFDtwye0fDZcbOlpLACiGh0ErzidHbO-U-g2iwoOB1s/s400/June2011+114.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617731224753810610" /></a><br />You can use all kinds of paper as well. Book pages, old maps, even catalog pages. Some catalogs are just too pretty to throw away.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6OfvTuSTSMr2CLk3ToubBy7prp4VSFbiKEvb_naqWKXvd__o_WaupH1FgrT412m-8dxLO7_qG_JcLaGgLzwazQV6nYO_GExYulW4IMIcSwMoB_ElPZ21UKKLd4YJMcERPh_7ZGxTR3s/s1600/June2011+116.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6OfvTuSTSMr2CLk3ToubBy7prp4VSFbiKEvb_naqWKXvd__o_WaupH1FgrT412m-8dxLO7_qG_JcLaGgLzwazQV6nYO_GExYulW4IMIcSwMoB_ElPZ21UKKLd4YJMcERPh_7ZGxTR3s/s400/June2011+116.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617728929613693858" /></a><br />Now I can make a card AND an envelope to match.carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-84383331645780986512011-06-10T08:23:00.000-07:002011-06-10T08:49:39.212-07:00I'm Back!My daughter is married and my son is graduated. It's been a busy year. Now it's back to making things for other occasions beside a wedding. Although that was (most of the time) quite fun!<br />Recently, my daughter and <em>son-in-law</em> gave me this darling little stamp. I adore it. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_wUIfqI29i2orcrjkMwcmKm5yLdgrMkKiFDwDkpMEgc2g_qgkZFp7_3f36ohNXjiUtVZQFVw0HDJJUX0CVsoUoHHwvvVsILLAKy2gBWf8H7p5HOUdM7JG4OOyJYouGzB3mm4aiiSLjU/s1600/June2011+085.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_wUIfqI29i2orcrjkMwcmKm5yLdgrMkKiFDwDkpMEgc2g_qgkZFp7_3f36ohNXjiUtVZQFVw0HDJJUX0CVsoUoHHwvvVsILLAKy2gBWf8H7p5HOUdM7JG4OOyJYouGzB3mm4aiiSLjU/s400/June2011+085.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616615308402672194" /></a><br />I could not help but explore what I could add to the design to make it my own...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXjZkdsZiDcZrhajYKxe6mu77-9ncO2ZmcwT-uYU0jKieU7XlML0eRDyFIdET0xTn6nOssHcLqGffIaMMyt4NUhfMjAE7EMQHzGguP1EMeeW7XsM1zNf9BgtNCuLQMD1ejRnsGrR4XUc/s1600/June2011+035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXjZkdsZiDcZrhajYKxe6mu77-9ncO2ZmcwT-uYU0jKieU7XlML0eRDyFIdET0xTn6nOssHcLqGffIaMMyt4NUhfMjAE7EMQHzGguP1EMeeW7XsM1zNf9BgtNCuLQMD1ejRnsGrR4XUc/s400/June2011+035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616617133226486754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtadaOSe8D9qi20KExp_16UYnaLBbV3NIbKModRNaOcaPbP9MICL0H_ixeU_PlRawmKpas_KD2GtU8B3dgop0a8GWQwOlkAB7pYKr0pCC3jFvS2rPsfYMwq6mNpZIuqEt3O1QiyJaq1Eo/s1600/June2011+033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtadaOSe8D9qi20KExp_16UYnaLBbV3NIbKModRNaOcaPbP9MICL0H_ixeU_PlRawmKpas_KD2GtU8B3dgop0a8GWQwOlkAB7pYKr0pCC3jFvS2rPsfYMwq6mNpZIuqEt3O1QiyJaq1Eo/s400/June2011+033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616616198719129394" /></a>carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-66938714563555018602011-04-06T14:49:00.000-07:002011-04-06T15:06:42.254-07:00Wedding School<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpcX2u3w3u1hVHS6E0KkVjXM7kKlVuV02W1xiPapfCsKATkVxO3Sm8YEs9Y0bNvjfM8rinZRuFElWN8ioww6ZCSplJBSYvl7SgjfJFxEZLj7iDHkhyphenhyphen76Id3QAZcrU77FNNj5iyjayFtM/s1600/Bobby1stgr+017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpcX2u3w3u1hVHS6E0KkVjXM7kKlVuV02W1xiPapfCsKATkVxO3Sm8YEs9Y0bNvjfM8rinZRuFElWN8ioww6ZCSplJBSYvl7SgjfJFxEZLj7iDHkhyphenhyphen76Id3QAZcrU77FNNj5iyjayFtM/s400/Bobby1stgr+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592593476534898450" /></a><br />For wedding reception decor, a parent/teacher store can be your best friend.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SwZywKnySL9rDK234f1iecs9y33uNFScaX2wwLsI-JdLMaoQYlJkFQAlzWeZpE1SlMtoMOLHlor8QuI2Vm-q61BX5iDaIruxHhldjsSD8GifaN7Lq26wIGmDnR80rHaJ8slwzx2SD-o/s1600/Bobby1stgr+018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SwZywKnySL9rDK234f1iecs9y33uNFScaX2wwLsI-JdLMaoQYlJkFQAlzWeZpE1SlMtoMOLHlor8QuI2Vm-q61BX5iDaIruxHhldjsSD8GifaN7Lq26wIGmDnR80rHaJ8slwzx2SD-o/s400/Bobby1stgr+018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592593112317165634" /></a><br />Black foam board and bulletin board letters are used to make a photo booth sign.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9R5ImHFXu2Xfoqete2_YFN8t59aXOpB0mwGeWKZjBdZk8eey7y8eu2jRiEC59cQqa3PbQds0SzO0y_pMKF1tP9xgMLxceGfPlpBgQoaA7jMdjA_G-vI5cof1f2Fd58opVe85Wouw7yU/s1600/photos+032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9R5ImHFXu2Xfoqete2_YFN8t59aXOpB0mwGeWKZjBdZk8eey7y8eu2jRiEC59cQqa3PbQds0SzO0y_pMKF1tP9xgMLxceGfPlpBgQoaA7jMdjA_G-vI5cof1f2Fd58opVe85Wouw7yU/s400/photos+032.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592592335239081218" /></a><br />Library cards are used to number tables on top of book and flower centerpieces.carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-42950932139366347682011-03-18T07:59:00.000-07:002011-03-18T08:04:04.048-07:00Praying for Japan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLha4hBTxoXYUtXFznoa0CRP1Ji6R7uodNn1hBpayRJQ9s18L_4IlZVIG__cc7HbJ6Tz9Q5eNRVs94HcnM5F84rDNHM_UmfUCqGjgSMcVC-nZzxaHP-G03GhiWMD0YsfJHAvaDRKh49_Y/s1600/hisbanner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLha4hBTxoXYUtXFznoa0CRP1Ji6R7uodNn1hBpayRJQ9s18L_4IlZVIG__cc7HbJ6Tz9Q5eNRVs94HcnM5F84rDNHM_UmfUCqGjgSMcVC-nZzxaHP-G03GhiWMD0YsfJHAvaDRKh49_Y/s400/hisbanner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585435320101046050" /></a><br />Japan has been on my mind. May God cover the Japanese people with HIS love and grace..."His banner over me is love..." ~Song of Solomoncarolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-22482289397695127952011-02-18T20:08:00.000-08:002011-02-18T20:17:08.349-08:00Loving Books Is Caught And Taught<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5i_UV6roUjGeCIs_0mEabpb4DOmPvuUGHWHutsYskTrLgxttsuZRpJ7DBOdTYYZa86vAkxc_hFC3pVMRa6JXmdQdc3kBo7PQ0-CY7UrDPCXEjnamlC5mJVX1WwztekRjPm67O66iQTc/s1600/Weddingandcrafts+069.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5i_UV6roUjGeCIs_0mEabpb4DOmPvuUGHWHutsYskTrLgxttsuZRpJ7DBOdTYYZa86vAkxc_hFC3pVMRa6JXmdQdc3kBo7PQ0-CY7UrDPCXEjnamlC5mJVX1WwztekRjPm67O66iQTc/s400/Weddingandcrafts+069.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575248866037686802" /></a><br />"Books, to the reading child, are so much more than books—they are dreams and knowledge, they are a future, and a past." ~Esther Meynellcarolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-59160322947928395142011-02-14T08:50:00.000-08:002011-02-14T08:55:14.453-08:00The Day of the Valentines<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidubheMT4exipN5LjT6s8OQrcoVIBmAQXNSV9qiGhjsBbgKV6e3VSMQx8AVM7z_hDN0ix0HQ3FJmII_g1dCT_V4UxMhQY10DKX-6MgbAXE1jpc-CDy3pH6IYrQWEMg9dX52Nfyg-yG__M/s1600/shadowkissing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidubheMT4exipN5LjT6s8OQrcoVIBmAQXNSV9qiGhjsBbgKV6e3VSMQx8AVM7z_hDN0ix0HQ3FJmII_g1dCT_V4UxMhQY10DKX-6MgbAXE1jpc-CDy3pH6IYrQWEMg9dX52Nfyg-yG__M/s400/shadowkissing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573589170898588018" /></a><br /> "Whatever our souls are made of,his and mine are the same."<br /> ~Emily Brontecarolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554630790930678017.post-48022727380733156402011-02-11T05:46:00.000-08:002011-02-11T05:59:03.393-08:00It's Going To Be A "Banner Wedding"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SrXMpDs_BaaF9ewjc6_MN01lW-T_f3eWxGmvH8wz3JYjnthFpkt5DkvXcYf1dbDEvs6URojAzJxsCi2XCp7d3c_-_nZtnJFeN06ohFoazJz_oN70NltFLLlBjrKeqltPtLctSCX4Tgo/s1600/Weddingandcrafts+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SrXMpDs_BaaF9ewjc6_MN01lW-T_f3eWxGmvH8wz3JYjnthFpkt5DkvXcYf1dbDEvs6URojAzJxsCi2XCp7d3c_-_nZtnJFeN06ohFoazJz_oN70NltFLLlBjrKeqltPtLctSCX4Tgo/s400/Weddingandcrafts+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572430870548446930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1qQ9xpMTeyHiBSEcgdThQBKfPjJd7qhDnzr-Wcb0OUxDL4OWwcEDGcL6ClfRr2mczj68xhIxhvkMuSgvv_jFPvmi8JMj834P-y8OG-v1Rv8_VpCgaKcRGYH9mNwsoBfoEBxApgi4Mt4/s1600/Weddingandcrafts+023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1qQ9xpMTeyHiBSEcgdThQBKfPjJd7qhDnzr-Wcb0OUxDL4OWwcEDGcL6ClfRr2mczj68xhIxhvkMuSgvv_jFPvmi8JMj834P-y8OG-v1Rv8_VpCgaKcRGYH9mNwsoBfoEBxApgi4Mt4/s400/Weddingandcrafts+023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572430625973525490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGXVg5wWb1Y0ahLNgivHDp8SCsbCsDe9Z17f-79elJeE8df76gmNt7FazdEiN_P1aqY06EBgUKxO-r4Vfdn5tPSx6t3kLj2UtYJXleFvOvVEeQsMFZY2p4-4GrrDBD_tSX9dMJZrBajw/s1600/justmarried.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGXVg5wWb1Y0ahLNgivHDp8SCsbCsDe9Z17f-79elJeE8df76gmNt7FazdEiN_P1aqY06EBgUKxO-r4Vfdn5tPSx6t3kLj2UtYJXleFvOvVEeQsMFZY2p4-4GrrDBD_tSX9dMJZrBajw/s400/justmarried.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572430306430365986" /></a>carolannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659988289439574140noreply@blogger.com0