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Monthly Archives: July 2014


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Minis…

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Hello,

I have a quick post for you today before I get on with the 4th of July festivities and the rain stops!

I saw this great Mini challenge over at the Mod Squad and knew I wanted to play along.

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However, I had a really tough time photographing these 3 x 3’s.  I think they came out rather cute!

Here is another shot…the sides of my unfinished light box was showing so I had to crop them in. LOL

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I thought the sequins were a great idea for the body of the butterfly!

The Butterfly and the sentiment is from Gina K and the background script is

something I picked up at Michaels long ago.  One of those stamps you couldn’t live without!

What you do is cut a circle out of a piece of copy paper…the thinner the better.

Then lay the template on top of your card stock and stamp. It makes a perfect circle or

whatever shape you’ve used.  Then I repeated the step with the butterfly.

Hope this makes sense and I am sure the technique has a name! 

Let me know if you know what it is…LOL.

Probably some sort of masking technique.

Enjoy your day!

Nanc’


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Stars and or Stripes

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Hello Friends,

With Fourth of July weekend right around the corner the ladies and I

over at Seize the Birthday have a “Toppings” option that fits the occasion.

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You don’t have to stick to the traditional Red, White and Blue like I did,

just incorporate Stars and or Stripes in your card!

And remember over at STB the “Topping” is and Option and not a requirement!

You just have to stick to the Birthday Theme!

I also, have a brand new Challenge site that one of my

friends and fellow Just Us Girls teammates has started and it’s called…

Mixed Media Mojo!  

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I just so happened to have been dabbling in MM this week so it worked out

perfectly when I heard all about it!  Don’t you love when that happens!

They also have a Patriotic theme going on!

Best of Luck Maria…on your new Challenge Site!

Here are a couple more shots of my card so that you can see the details.

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My new favorite thing is Embossing paste!  Soooo Fun!!  

I have two layers on my flag.

It’s so much fun going through my stencils and using them again!

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I got a little carried away with my Ranger Rick Red Ink spritz,

but what ya gonna do..I am still learning!  I guess I have a heavy finger! LOL

I soooo wish I would have taken step by step shots of this card..because it had many steps.

I even took my stencil and layed it back on my card to color in the

stars they have paste under them as well.

The Silver DP at the bottom I loved, but thought it needed a couple of red and blue

stars on it to tie it all in together.  Luckily I have a small star hole punch!

The sentiment is from Verve!

I have a girlfriend who has a Fourth of July Birthday…and I sure hope she likes her card!

Now, I have linked up both sites for you to go and check out!

I hope to see you over at STB this time!  

You wouldn’t believe what my talented team did

with the Topping this week!

Take care and Happy 4th!

Nanc’


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So Happy 4 U!

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Today’s card is for another new challenge site that I am so excited about called

The Cutting Edge

It was also started by Jackie Rockwell (she has been busy) and I wanted to make sure I played along!

You have to check it out…it’s Design Team has so much talent!

Here is the Inspiration behind their first challenge!

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I paired up this challenge with this great Sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.

I really like this Sketch….I will be using it again!

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Then I got out my Cricut and Cuttlebug and went to work.

Love using Hexagons for a change and the Word So is from

an Old Stampin UP set and the Word Happy is from Verve.

 Hope you have a creative day and while your at it

go check out both of these Challenge blogs I have linked them up for you!

Take care,

Nanc’