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My husband and I are in Florida for a much needed rest! So while I am away here are some older cards in a slide show. To many of you who subscribe I appreciate your interest and promise to have some great new cards next week! Enjoy

February Workshop Cards Well having a snow day allowed me to catch up on some things! So here are this month’s workshop directions! Enjoy Virginia Using the Very Punny Sell-a-bration set make a tickled pink card! Stamps: Very Punny , Polka Dots & Paisley Paper: Chocolate chip , Pixie Pink , Whisper White Accessories: Chocolate and pink gingham ribbon, square step punch Instructions Cut 2 pieces of Pixie Pink card stock 1 ½ X 4 ¼ Cut 1 piece of Chocolate chip 4 ¼ X 5 ½ Take the corner "guard" off Square step punch then turn punch over and punch along the edge of pixie pink cardstock, lining up the next with the previous. Do this twice on either side of one piece of pixie pink cardstock. You should have two sections that look like lace. Stamp second piece of Pixie pink card stock with polka dots stamp from Polka Dots & Paisley stamp set. Using tape turn over card stock you just stamped and adhere lace edging on both sides of the cardstock Stamp a 1 ¼ X 1 ¼ piece o

I have been posting cards from a swap I did last week these are the last two cards! First card up Euphemia's card I love the way she painted her roses and the vellum adds a nice touch! Finally Kathie's card. The triple back ground stamp and the use of complementary colors add real punch and impact to this card! Thanks to all who participated and To Mary Ann for setting this up! Leave it to teachers to help encourage each other! I am so proud to be part of such a wonderful group of women at the school I work at. Thanks for looking Virginia!

I am posting cards from my card swap with teachers this week. I have been so impressed with their work and feel inspired by their creativity! So enjoy! The first card Belongs to Jill She really went all out with here sentiments and she even used a rubber stamp to emboss on velvet! I love the little pouch to hold the embossed tag! Way to go Jill The next card is from Sheryl and the thing that stands out is her ability to shade images. I also love the color combination too. Tomorrow a few more!

One of the great ways to get inspiration is to have a card swap with a group of artists. It gives you a fresh take on a stamp set or color scheme. I recently entered a card swap with some of the teachers at school that I work with. I was amazed and inspired by them and feel lucky to work with such a wonderful group of card artist and teachers. So I thought I would share with you some of their work this week. First up is a card by the swap hostess Mary Ann. She has hosted several swaps and I really enjoy being part of them. I love the way she used white craft ink to create a look of bleach on the background of this card. She tied it all together with the layers of paper and organdy ribbon that really showcase the sentiment. Next up is Paula's card. I love her color combination Pink and Black. The rivets really create a great focal point and create interest. Ribbon really sets off the black and the crosshatch background stamp creates texture! It is so nice to get inspiration from oth

Well I have been drooling over the Diorama cards ( 0n SCS ) and this set Wild rose . I have dreamed about this set for months I finally have it and enjoyed playing all day. It’s for my Hubby he is such a great guy! Wild Rose is a two step stamping set which adds dimension to what ever you make. Stampin ‘Up has out done itself with this set you can’t make a mistake Instructions Stamps Wild Rose Ittty bitty backgrounds Love is a great thing Inks All craft ink Bravo Burgundy Ruby red Cameo Coral Certainly Celery Mellow Moss Very Vanilla Always Artichoke Classic Paper Very Vanilla Always Artichoke Accessories Watercolor Wonder Crayons Aqua Painters Oval punch Stampin' Dimensionals Cut two pieces of Very Vanilla card stock 7 7/8" x 5 1/2. Score both pieces about ½ " in on each side and then another ½ " in from that (so the second score line is at 1" in from edge on either side. Snip a small whole in center of cardstock and then stamp the front piece as follows. Larg

Fiday I am having a workshop in Cortland This is one of the cards we will be making!. I love this set it is the first time out and really enjoy two step stamping, it gives it dimension! I will post directions later! Enjoy