Granny stitch cowl

This gorgeous Alpaca yarn was a purchase in Ketchikan Alaska at the cute little yarn shop on Creek Street. It is Mirasol Pagu Pura yarn and was $20. per skein. It was an investment, but I considered it a wonderful souvenir of my visit to Ketchikan. There are two variegated skeins and I stitched it into a kind of granny stripe cowl inspired by this pattern. It is pure heaven to wear, totally worth the expense. The nicest yarn I have purchased and it worked up into the prettiest and softest cowl I have made to date. And added bonus each time I wear it I smile remembering my cruise to Alaska with my mom, and our lovely day spent in Ketchikan Alaska.    

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Papillon potpourri card case

Oh my, I did not realize how long I have neglected my blog. I have so many project to share, just no desire to type up the details and link to the proper credits for inspirations. I'm crafting a lot, holding monthly stamp-a-stack classes, participating in two card swap groups and beginning to crochet for Christmas presents. But I have no patience for blogging right now, sorry.

The card above, in blues was designed by my friend and SU! upline Tina. She designed this for one of our co-hosted stamp-a-stack classes. I came home and attempted to copy it. I loved hers, my interpretations is just ok to me. Sometimes my tweaks to someones design works out, sometimes it doesn't.

I hope I see you soon. I will try to catch up sharing past projects. 

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Disney style card set

Using some Disney style paper and some Mickey punches to create a batch of Disney note cards to give as a thank you gift.

The paper is by Creative Imaginations and the stamps are a pack from Joanns, but I can't find the label anymore.

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Sizzix flip it card Disney style

I think this is my first Sizzix flip it card. My mom got this great Sizzix die set on sale on line and shared it with me. Of course I happened to have awesome Disney papers lying on my work space so I decided to use them. Then I found the perfect stamp for the fireworks themed paper. 

It was meant to be.

I am thrilled with how it turned out. Let the paper do all the hard work and it turns out adorable. Love this flip it style. The dies make it so simple to achieve. Win, Win!!!

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August Stamp-A-Stack class cards

Another fun Stamp-A-Stack class with a great group of friends. The above card was case'd from this beautiful card. I changed very little because I loved everything about it. The ladies at class seemed to really love it too. 

This soft and sweet beauty was inspired by multiple cards. I swiped details from one and color combo's from another. Combining them all for this bright card. Very fun with just a touch of bling. 

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July Stamp-a-stack card class

These were designs made at our July Stamp-A-Stack class. This first card was inspired by this Pinterest find. I just switched up the paper selection. 

This design found on Pinterest inspired my second card option. I changed very little. I liked the original so much. 

These are the party favors I copied from this tutorial. Great instructions made it easy to whip these out. I filled them with a couple of Hershey's Nuggets and tied them closed. 

A close up of the beautiful discontinued, but still loved, SU! DSP, and the cute little layered punch details.  

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Shoe theme swap cards

Super simple cards where the paper does all the hard work. I got the inspiration and layout idea from Airbornewife's Stamping Spot. She offers great tutorials on maximizing one 6 x 6 inch paper pad, for card making. So when my swap groups theme was shoes, and I didn't have any stamps I went looking for paper. In a bit of a stretch I think rubber boots qualified. Then I found the perfect sentiment stamp  to include with rain boots. 

I love how these turned out. Beautiful paper makes cute cards easy. This is from an Echo Park paper pack, I can't locate the label any longer. But it is beautiful quality paper. Love it. 

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