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Interested in designing for a cool new challenge blog?  Check out all of the info HERE.  Should be quite fun! :)

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I have had an idea swimming around in my head for the longest time, and I think I'm finally ready to put it out there for all to see, and hopefully be a part of.  To see what I'm talking about, head over to my new blog http://onecraftychica.blogspot.com/ and read all about it!  I hope you'll all give me your feedback, and there might even be some fabulous candy given away in honor of this new

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Hi everyone! We've made it to week #50 on our way through the year.  Can you believe we're almost done?!  My gosh, where has the year gone.  I'm excited to bring you another Christmas card.  This weeks challenge is shaped cards.  To check out this weeks challenge, click HERE. I absolutely adore this card!  I wanted to make something really different, and this is definitely different.  The

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This is my second post of the day.  Please scrolll down for my Unscripted Sketches project. :) I love it when I get to share a new Twisted Sketches project.  I know I've only been on the DT for six weeks now, but I'm loving it!  For this weeks sketch challenge, click HERE.  The twist this week is "brad".  Any how, any way. I'm in LOVE with the rolled flower die from MFT!!  I think I've used it

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Hi ya'll! It's Saturday, and I have another Unscripted Sketches project for you.  For this weeks sketch, click HERE. Yep, it's those two lovebirds again.  Are you sick of seeing them yet?  No?  Me either! lol  I have tons more layouts to finish, so you'll be seeing more of them.  I really like the way this turned out.  The papers are really pretty, and I love the pennant on the top left.  I'm

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Hey everyone! As you're reading this, I am celebrating my 35th birthday, amongst some of my favorite people.  Cherie (owner of Scrappers Boutique) was kind enough to open the store for a private crop.  I'm SO excited, and can't wait to spend the day with Susan, Jen, Joni, Adair, Taj, Lynn, Cherie, Nita, Angie, and Denise.  I'm always so inspired by these wonderfully talented ladies, and I'm

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Hi ya'll! How is your weekend so far?  Are you doing anything fun and exciting?  I'm headed to Scrappers Boutique  later for Boutique Day.  I can't wait to meet all of the wonderful people who are going to stop in, and I get to hang out with some of the most talented women I know.  Not too shabby for a Saturday.  :) Of course, Saturday brings us another Unscripted Sketches project too.  For

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Tomorrow's the big day!  Boutique Day at Scrappers Boutique.  Come out and see us!  We'll all be there from 10:30am to 2:30pm.  And, did I mention there will be a couple of celebrities joining us?  I hope you get the chance to stop by and meet Susan Liles, Jen del Muro, Leslie Ashe and Taj White.  I know you know who they are. ;) You won't believe how fabulous the new classes, events and product

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Hi everyone! I'm SO excited to share the news with all of you.  This Saturday, November 6th, Scrappers Boutique is having a Boutique Day!  This event will be from 10:30am to 2:30pm.  If you're wondering what Boutique Day is all about, it's going to be lots of fun.  You'll be able to see all of the up and coming new classes, shop, find out about the new events, shop, meet all of the wonderful

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Howdy ya'll! I'm still on vacation, and enjoying every minute of it!  We went and saw Paranormal Activity 2 last night and now I'm slightly disappointed.  We had heard it was just as scary, if not more, than the first, but it wasn't for us.  But, if you like scary movies, it's definitely one to see. I have another Christmas Card to share with you today.  The challenge is to use candy canes or

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This is my second post for today.  Please scroll down for this weeks Unscripted Sketches project. I'm totally thrilled to bring you another card for Twisted Sketches.  The sketches that Anam comes up with are fabulous!  The twist was glitter, any how, any way.  For this weeks sketch, click HERE. For those of you who know me fairly well, know that I don't do glitter.  I don't like it on me, and

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Hi everyone! Happy Saturday, again!  Are you having a good weekend, so far?  As you read this, I'm in Austin with one of my other favorite people, my sister.  We are celebrating our birthdays together this weekend and it was my turn to go to her (she came to me last year).  We have a really fun weekend planned that includes a meal at The Salt Lick (the BEST Texas BBQ, ever!) and going to see

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We recently had some headshots taken for Scrapper's Boutique.  As many of you know,  I'm the crop hostess there on Friday and Saturday evenings (you should stop by and say hi if you're in the DFW area).  Anyway, there are two that I think turned out ok, but I need your help.  Which of the two do you guys like better?  I think my friend Taj did a fabulous job on everyone's photos, by the way.

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Hi ya'll! I'm so happy to be home, but had a wonderful vacation!  My vacation included spending four whole days (on a scrapbook retreat) with one of my favorite people in the world, my friend Joni.  Joni and I met through a Stampin Up! stamp club almost three years ago (I think) and we've become such good friends.  She's an amazing person and I hope that one day I can be as kind, generous, and

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Hi ya'll! I hope you've  had a good weekend!  It's time for another Christmas card challenge.  This week, the challenge is to include flowers on your card.  I have to say, this card isn't what I imagined, but that's ok.  For this weeks challenge, click HERE. I like the flower and the snowflake together along with the new Christmas papers I just got.  In real life, the flower isn't that bright.

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Hi everyone! As you read this, I am on day number three of my vacation!  I've been on a scrapbooking retreat since Thursday morning, and I'm loving it!  I even turned off my work phone, and left it at home.  Talk about a real treat! lol Today I have another Unscripted Sketches project for you.  For this weeks sketch, click HERE. I flipped the sketch because I wanted to use the cut out

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Woo hoo!  Thanks to all who participated.  I used my handy dandy friend, Random.org, and the winner is: #9 - Lelia Pierce!! Congratulations Lelia!  Please send me an email (steph_castro@hotmail.com) with your address so that I can get your goodies out to you. Have a wonderful day!Hugs!

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...to enter my blog-versary candy give away!  Click HERE, for the details. Have a great day! Hugs!

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Hi everyone! If you haven't already, don't forget to sign up for my blog-versary candy!  This Friday is the last day to sign up.  Click HERE to see what you could win. :) Have a great day!

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Hi everyone! I'm happy to bring you another Christmas Card challenge.  This week our challenge was a recipe challenge.  The recipe includes two designer papers, one stamp, bling and a butterfly.  For this weeks challenge, click HERE. I'm not happy at all with my photo today, but I do like the way my card turned out in real life.  Of course, you know how I love my butterflies, so this was a

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Hi ya'll!  This is my second post for today.  Please scroll down for my Unscripted Sketches blog hop post. I'm SO excited!  This is my first posting as a Twisted Sister.  This weeks sketch is another fabulous one, with room for all kinds of interpretation.  The twist is: Jewel - any how, any way.  For this weeks challenge, click HERE. I'm really pleased with how my card turned out.  I'm also

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Happy Saturday everyone! Today's US post is a special one.  We're having a blog hop in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  I'm sure all of us have had some kind of exposure to this dreadful disease, in some way, shape or form.  It's terrible and hopefully one day they will find a cure so no one else will have to suffer from it.  This week is also special because we have an amazing sponsor,

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I'm sorry I'm a bit behind in posting this.  I've been running around trying to get everything done.  In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we at Unscripted Sketches are having a blog hop.  There is a fabulous sponsor, and a never before seen image that will be released, to coincide with our blog hop.  I know all of us have been touched by this awful disease, in some way, so I hope you'll

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After a painstaking 6 days without a computer, and after a lot of whining to my IT guy, he was nice enough to loan me a laptop until the new one I ordered arrives.  I'll be doing my best to catch up on postings, and visiting to comment on your blogs.  Thanks a bunch to everyone for your well wishes.  I'm doing much better, and have decided to forgive and move on.  It seems like the right thing to

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Hi there! Today's post will also be short and sweet, thanks to the people who decided it was ok to violate our house on Tuesday.  Can you tell I'm still a bit angry? lol  I didn't have my card finished for this week, and was unable to finish it, due to the circumstances.  Since I don't have a Christmas card for this week, I'll leave you with another picture of what I'm asking Santa for this year

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Do you finally want to know why?  I'm a Twisted Sister! Check it! I'm SO excited!  There are some amazingly talented ladies on this DT! Hugs! Steph

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Good day to all! I apologize, but this is going to be a very short post.  I'm sorry I don't have a project to share today.  On Tuesday someone broke into our house.  They cleaned us out, and trashed the house.  I had everything on my laptop.  I had some stuff backed up onto a jump drive, but unfortunately, it hadn't been updated for the last couple of weeks.  I'm thankful that they didn't take

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Hi everyone! Two years ago today I overcame my fears, and started a blog.  For the last two years, I have posted on a semi-regular basis, have made some amazing friendships, and have been inspired by everyone I have come in contact with.  Hard to believe it's been two years already.  How time flies!  Along the way, everyone has always been very encouraging, and wonderfully supportive, even

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Howdy ya'll! The weather here in the Dallas area this weekend was fantastic!  I spent as much time outside as I could yesterday.  As you know, I have a terrible time with masculine cards.  I think I've figured out that it's because I don't really like making them.  I mean, yeah they've got some nice masculine stuff out there, but I can't add bling, or flowers, or ribbon to a masculine card.  And

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Hello again! I'm SO excited, the fall weather has finally started to roll in.  I love the fall, and always get so happy when the weather starts to cool down.  I love the thought of taking walks in the park wearing sweaters, or sitting out on the front porch with a cup of hot cocoa.  I just love everything about fall, I think. lol  It also means that the holidays are getting close, and that means

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Greetings ya'll! Today is a super fabulous day!  We're celebrating World Card Making Day at Unscripted Sketches!  The sketch this week was awesome, as always, and I'm absolutely loving my card.  For this weeks sketch, click HERE. I have to say that this card turned out better than I pictured in my head.  It takes a lot for me to be completely satisfied with something I've created, but this is

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Happy Sunday friends! I'm so excited that today is Sunday!  I get to share another Christmas card, or project in this case, with you.  I also got to sleep in today, which makes me totally happy. lol  This weeks challenge is tags.  You can add tags to your cards, or create Christmas tags for your gifts.  For this weeks challenge, click HERE. I chose to create a gift tag for my project today.  I

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Hi everyone! I've got another busy day today, working at Scrappers Boutique and then a birthday crop for my friend Adair.  This is going to be another quick post.  I created something a bit different for this weeks Unscripted Sketches challenge.  For this weeks sketch, click HERE. This started out as a chipboard book that I got on sale at Hobby Lobby, months ago.  I had been racking my brain,

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Hello to all! How's your weekend been?  Did ya'll do anything exciting?  I worked at Scrappers Boutique yesterday, and then stayed to crop with my friend Adair, and the wonderful ladies that I usually play hostess to every weekend.  I was SO excited that I got to meet another online blogger, whom I'd kinda been stalking (but don't tell her), Anne Harada.  She's so amazingly talented. I can't

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Happy Saturday ya'll! I'm excited that the weekend is here!  I've got a busy day today.  I'm working at Scrappers Boutique and then cropping with friends tonight.  This post is going to be short and to the point.  I've got another Unscripted Sketch challenge card for you.  This week there's a twist: make a monochromatic project using the sketch.  For this weeks challenge, click HERE. Isn't he

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Hi ya'll! I was really excited to find another challenge blog while surfing.  It's called The Paper Variety and they just posted their first challenge yesterday, a sketch challenge.  I loved it, and couldn't help putting something together right away.  I've decided to start building up my stash of cards so that I have them available when I need them, just in case.  Here is my card using their

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Yay for Sunday! Today brings us to another Christmas Card challenge.  This weeks challenge is to incorporate Christmas trees on your card.  Easy, right?  For this weeks challenge, clicke HERE. I'm totally digging this color combo!  I got it from Monday's Design Dollies challenge, and I used it with last Sunday's Sweet Sunday sketch that I flipped.  I added just a pop of red to contrast the

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Good day! I'm a bit late posting this today.  I had originally planned on joining the US challenges again on the 18th, but I really wanted to use the sketch from this week.  The gals over at the US blog said to go ahead and play along, if I wanted.  So, here is my first project as a design team member, again.  For this weeks sketch, click HERE. I re-did my sisters engagement album after her

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TGIF! I originally had a different card posted for today, but after seeing this weeks ColorQ that was posted on Tuesday, I had to play along.  Just look at these gorgeous colors!  And you know me, I love the blues! I didn't have any Marina Mist so I subbed for Baja Breeze.  Fortunately for me, I had some felt that matched perfectly with these colors.  I used Laura's Sketch #60 at 2S4Y and am

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Yola! Today I have one of my favorite Halloween cards, to date, to share with you.  It actually turned out a lot better than I pictured it in my head. Isn't she the cutest all colored up?  I colored her and her kitty kitty with my Copics and then used my Nesties to cut her out.  I used more of the felt I got recently, to finish off the main image panel.  I'm not sure I dig the sentiment tag,

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Happy Humpday! I'm so glad it's Wednesday!  This means only two more days until I get to sleep in again.  I think I've said that quite often.  Can you tell that I enjoy sleeping in on the weekends? lol  Today I have a simple anniversary card to share with you today.  I've got a couple coming up, so I decided to just put them together already. I'm loving the butterfly!  Go figure, right? lol  I

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Hiya! I'm not sure if you've noticed, but I've added a tab for the Texas Tuesday group at the top of my blog.  This is a group of paper crafters who all reside in Texas.  The goal is to post a Texas themed project on a semi-regular basis.  There are some fabulous designers in this group, and I hope you'll check them out! Sorry about the photo not being so great.  I was fighting with the

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Hola ya'll! So, I have something scheduled for you each day this week.  I told you I had been crafty over the extended, holiday weekend.  This first card is for my sister.  She had a rough couple days last week and I wanted to cheer her up.  And what better to do that, than with some adorable penguins?  Her hubby will love it if she doesn't (keep your hands off it Josh!), so either way someone

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Happy Sunday everyone!  I hope you've had a great week.  This week was tons better for me at work, and I've got three whole days off to myself.  We're off Monday for the holiday and Scrappers Boutique didn't have a crop last night because of the holiday weekend as well, so that gives me three whole days off.  Do you have anything fun planned for the holiday?  I got to spend some good, quality

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I was tired of the old blog look, so I updated it to something completely different.  I like it.  It's the start of a new season, there are new beginnings in my life, and I'm back to simplifying quite a bit.  It is definitely time for a change!  I also have some exciting news to come in the next week.  I hope you have a wonderful day! Hugs!

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Good day to all! I have a quick post for you today.  I know ya'll know how horrible I am at creating masculine cards, so I wanted to post one that actually turned out quite nice.  I recently got some BG Oliver papers at Scrappers Boutique, so I decided to tear into them yesterday evening.  I couldn't sleep when I got home, so I decided to be productive.  I'm loving how this turned out!  All

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Hiya! The start of today's post comes with sadness and a heavy heart.  After almost three an a half years, my relationship with Stephen has come to an end.  He's a really good guy and we enjoyed the time spent together, but unfortunately we just couldn't make it work any longer.  Ultimately, we've decided to try to be friends, but sometimes that doesn't work out either.  Hopefully, it will work

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Hi everyone! Are you ready for another Christmas Card challenge?  This week the challenge is Sparkle & Shine.  What kind of sparkle and shine is up to you.  We just want to see what you can do with your bling.  This challenge, of course, is optional.  Any Christmas card will do.  The idea is to help get your Christmas cards done ahead of time. For this weeks challenge, click HERE. My card is

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Hi ya'll! How's your week going so far?  Thank goodness today is Wednesday.  Only two days until I get to sleep in again. *happy sigh*  I've been itching to ink up this new TCP stamp I just got at Scrappers Boutique, and figured yesterday was a perfect opportunity.  I had also gotten this awesome October Afternoon paper and figured it would go well with what I was trying to accomplish.  Here is

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Happy Sunday! It's time for another Christmas Card Challenge!  This week the challenge is to create a Vintage or Retro type Christmas card.  I'm not sure what it is about these MME papers that make me think of "vintage" type Christmas stuff, but it works!  For this weeks challenge, click HERE. I absolutely love this card!  I have no idea why I love it so much, but it's going to be hard to give

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Hello and welcome to the Lawn Fawn Hearts Cards for Kids Blog Hop! We have all come together today to make cards for a wonderful cause, Cards for Kids! We hope to encourage you to also make cards for this great cause and have fun along the way, too! So please hop along with us, and make sure to leave comments as there will be prizes for commenters and participants! So let's get going!  Thank you

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Howdy! Another Sunday brings us to another Christmas Card challenge.  I can't believe we're on week 37 already.  This means I've only got 15 more to go for this year.  Not too shabby!  This weeks challenge is to use border punches on your card.  For this weeks challenge, click HERE. I wanted to use mostly white with a pop of color for my card today.  Usually, I reach for blue, but today I

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Yola! I got a few minutes the other evening to put another card together.  I needed a birthday card for a co-worker, so this was perfect.  The person I made this for isn't very flashy, or loud, so I wanted something subtle and pretty.  I think I got what I wanted. I'm submitting this card into the below challenges.  Mercy's Tuesday Sketch #86 - Sketch Crafty Cardmakers #27 - Birthday ColorQ

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Ok, so before you get too upset, let me explain.  I'm battling another kidney stone, so I didn't do anything but sit around at home all weekend (drugged up), for the most part.  The docs gave me more Vicodin and said I should be fine in a couple days.  Here's to hoping so! Since I had some down time, I decided to try to do something productive, to keep me distracted.  So, I made a card.  It's

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Hello everyone! It's time for another Christmas Card challenge!  This week we had a fabulous color combo.  The colors we were to use are deep red, black and cream/vanilla.  I think this color combo is very elegant.  And, it makes pretty nice Christmas cards too.  For this weeks challenge, click HERE. I'm using another new set of Nesties on this card.  I'm loving them!  I wanted something

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I was surfing the  world wide land of blog tonight, and came across THIS wonderful post.  Kelly at Lawn Fawn is having a Cards 4 Kids blog hop.  I had to sign up immediately!  This is such a wonderful thing to do for such a good cause.  I hope some of you will sign up as well!  Just think about how you can brighten the day of an ill child.  To give them a smile when they may have lost theirs from

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Hi everyone! I hope you're having a good Monday, so far.  I know it can be difficult, but at least at the end of the day, we're closer to Friday. :) When I set up this blog back in October of 2008, I had planned on only doing crafty posts.  Along the way, I've thrown in a few miscellaneous posts about Stephen and the kiddos, and some other random stuff.  Well, after this weekend, and coming to

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Happy Sunday ya'll! Wow, it's already the first of August!  I bet there are lots of you preparing to get your young ones back to school too, huh?  *sigh*  How quickly time flies. For this weeks Christmas Card challenge, we were asked to use a non-traditional image on our cards.  Guess who came up with that idea? *wink, wink*  For this weeks challenge, click HERE. I got some new toys (ie:

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Hi ya'll! Today is one of my co-workers birthday's and I wanted to make her something really nice.  It's her first birthday card from all of us, she's new, and she's really sweet.  I had some Bo Bunny scraps from my trash to treasure layout still laying around on my desk, so I decided to put them to good use.  Here is what I did with them. I stamped the flowers onto patterned paper then cut

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Hi everyone! I was working at Scrappers Boutique and came across a piece of thick cardboard that one of the ladies at the crop had put on top of the trash can.  When I saw it, I had to investigate.  It's probably the thickest piece of cardboard I've seen in a while, and I wondered what I could do with it.  Well, after tearing off the top layer, I was left with this awesome honey comb looking

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Hey ya'll! How is your weekend going?  So far, I've been a lazy bum.  And I tell you what, I've enjoyed every minute of it! So this weeks Christmas Card challenge is to include a wreath in your card.  I like the wreath I chose from one of my favorite, well loved, stamp sets.  For this weeks challenge, click HERE. Now, before you say anything, I know, this card is WAY busy.  I'm normally not

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Have you ever wondered what you'd be doing if you didn't have a hobby like paper crafting?  I often wonder that.  I've even had nightmares that someone broke in and stole all of my supplies.  Nothing else in the house was touched, just my stuff.  How stupid is that?!  Anyway, today I got to purging more stuff (yes, i've got another three or four boxes to fill today) and I wondered what I'd be

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Howdy! I got some time this weekend to put together another updated layout.  These pictures aren't the best, but I wanted to make sure I scrapbooked them as my other photos were lost when my laptop crashed.  First, I'm LOVING this color combo!  I just love how the red pops against the other colors.  It's classy, and elegant, and fun.  I can definitely see myself using this color combo over

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Happy Sunday! I'm SO excited to bring you this weeks Christmas Card challenge!  There's an awesome post over at the challenge blog today!  The reason you ask?  Well, because we are now featuring guest designers!  Yep, we sure are!  I spoke with Sparkle a couple weeks ago, and she agreed that it was a great idea.  So, I got to work and have a super fabulous line up of guest designers who were

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Hi everyone! While recently re-organizing my scrap area and purging a ton of stuff, I came across some of my very first scrapbooks.  I started out as a scrapbooker, but have gotten out of creating layouts as much as cards lately.  I was almost horrified at the old layouts I was looking through.  Anyone else have that kind of shock while looking back at old stuff?  I immediately started tearing

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Hi ya'll! Happy 4th of July!  How's everyone's extended holiday weekend going?  I'd like to start off by saying thank you to all of the men and women serving in our military.  We are the land of the free, because of the brave, and I'm so fortunate that you're all doing everything possible to protect us.  To all of the families of these men and women, I also thank you for being so supportive of

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Hi everyone! Have you had a good weekend?  This weekend has been absolutely insane.  I feel like I've been running around like a crazy woman.  I thought weekends were supposed to be relaxing. lol Anyway, enough about my craziness.  This week's Christmas Card challenge is to incorporate your favorite Christmas song into your card.  For this weeks challenge, click HERE. Now, I know this color

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Hey ya'll! So sorry, but this is going to be a short post.  This weeks Christmas card challenge is a recipe challenge. For this weeks challenge, click HERE. I used THIS sketch, and totally love the way my card turned out, with the exception of the red snowflake.  After posting this photo, I realized that it didn't look as nice as I was hoping.  But, that's how I incorporated my transparency

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Hi everyone! I'm sorry for the late post, but I slept in this morning.  It feels really good to have gotten more than 4 or 5 hours of sleep.  lol  So, without anymore waiting, we have a winner!  Thanks to Random.org, the winner is: #8 - Patti J Congratulations Patti!  Please email me (love4ssm@gmail.com) your address so I can get your goodies out to you!  Thanks so much to all of you who

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Hello again! I still cannot believe how fast time goes by these days.  Here we are at another Sunday already!  Is anyone else feeling like the year is seriously going by all too fast?  Wow!  Since it's Sunday again, I have another Christmas card challenge for you.  This week the challenge is to create a Christmas card using scraps. For this weeks challenge, click HERE. My entire card is made

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Hi everyone! I tried to have something posted for every day this week, but I missed it.  Guess I'll have to try next week. :) This is a card idea I've had in my head for a while.  Isn't it cute? I got the chipboard owl from my friend Adair, and even though I'm not a huge owl fan, I like this one.  I brushed on and heat set three layers of crackle paint.  I then sponged on some ink, embossed a

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Hi everyone! I know what you're thinking, three posts in a week?!  Yes, yes it is!  For some reason, once my creative juices got flowing the other night, I just couldn't stop!  I created three projects in one evening.  Talk about finally getting back to paper crafting! lol This is a card I made for Stephen.  I'm going to have Mikey sign his name and give it to him, along with the page I made

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Hi everyone! Just a quick post today to share a layout I did recently.  I used some of my new goodies from Scrappers Boutique for this layout.  I recently decided to try out the whole Glimmer Mist thing.  I was on the fence about them, but they're actually easy to use, and leave a cool sparkle to everything.  I think it's pretty cool.  I left the layout quite simple as I didn't want it to look

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...since I've given away some blog candy! I have been collecting a few things lately.  There are some things I had duplicates of, and some things I bought specifically to give to one of you.  Since I haven't been posting much lately, but haven't lost many followers or subscribers, I figured I'd put together something nice in appreciation for all of you who continue to follow and subscribe.  I

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Happy Sunday ya'll! I'm excited to bring you another Christmas Card challenge!  Our head elf, Sparkle, is really busy so she asked me to help out and this is my first week doing so.  I hope you enjoy this challenge, and the challenges we'll be putting together for you every week. We've got several ideas and sketches from the other designers that I cannot wait to share with you!  I love how

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It's Sunday!  I hope everyone is enjoying their extended weekend.  I know I sure am!  I'm SO excited that I get to sleep in tomorrow, again, and then celebrate my sweetheart's birthday.  It's going to be an awesome day! This week's Christmas Card challenge was a bit rough for me.  I realized about half way through the week that I didn't have any fabric and didn't want to use another felt flower,

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Hi ya'll! So, it's been a bit since I created more than a card.  With that in mind, I thought I would take advantage of the extra quiet time I had a couple of evenings this week, and create a layout.  I'm slowly putting some of my older pictures on pages for our family album.  The emphasis in that sentence is on slowly.  lol  I was excited to use some new goodies I got at Scrappers Boutique.  

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Where you start the washing machine, and forget to load your clothes?  Um, yeah.  That's me yesterday. lol  I got home from work, and sorted clothes, because I was too lazy to do all of my laundry on Sunday, and then forgot to finish.  I got busy with a work call, and dinner, and decided I was too stressed to do anything but put together a quick card for a friend.  I got up this morning to get

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Happy Sunday, again! Wow, how time seems to fly by so quickly!  Here we are at another Sunday.  I'm in a bit of a hurry, so I'm sorry this is going to be short.  Spark's challenge this week was to only use a sentiment on your card.  For this weeks challenge, click HERE. I forgot I had this stamp, and it fit perfectly inside of my new Nesties.  I should have turned it into an ornament.  Eh,

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Hi everyone! I hope you've had as wonderful a weekend as I have!  I worked at Scrappers Boutique on Friday, and got to visit with the beautiful and fabulous Jen Del Muro and Susan Liles again.  Then yesterday, I cropped the day away with my group of gal friends.  We try to get together the third Saturday of every month to catch up and have fun.  I can't even begin to tell you how much I {heart}

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Hi everyone! While staying in this weekend, I was able to finish most of the pages I'm re-doing in my sisters engagement album.  I've got two more to go and I'm done.  I haven't really shared any of them because I hadn't had time to take pictures, and I didn't really want her to see any of the new and improved pages yet (she reads my blog).  But, this one is for a cool new challenge blog I found

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Good day to all! How is everyone today?  Happy Mother's Day to all of you mom's out there!  I hope you have a wonderful day filled with joy and happiness, spent with family and friends. Today brings us to another Christmas Card challenge.  This week is another sketch, and I'm hosting again.  If all continues to go this way, it looks as if I'll be hosting all of the sketch challenges. lol  It's

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Hi ya'll! It's a warm day out, and I'm home sick, kinda.  I've had a cough for over a month now, and what I thought were allergies at first has turned out to be something very different.  Did you know that whooping cough is still around?  Well, to my surprise, I have it.  They thought I might have had a touch of walking pneumonia, but the chest X-rays came back clean, which is good.  Anyway, the

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Addiction is a word that I take very seriously.  I don't use it that often, and even though I know several people who have a problem with addiction, I am proud to say that I'm not that kind of person.  You see, my mom told us when we were growing up that if you're not old enough to buy it, you're not old enough to do it.  This, of course, was in reference to cigarettes and alcoholic beverages,

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Hi everyone! I am so sorry it has been such a long time since I've posted anything.  It has been one crazy week!  I've had very little time to create anything crafty.  This post is very late as I had some trouble finding the time to photograph my card, and then the weather wasn't cooperating that great either.  Alas, I finally have a good picture of my card for this weeks Christmas Card

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Hi everyone! I hope your weekend has been a nice one.  I'm afraid this post is going to be short and sweet.  I have lots to do today.  This weeks challenge is to create a Christmas card using the color pink as the main color.  For this weeks challenge, click HERE. When Sparkle said use pink as the main color, I believe I took her seriously. lol  I paired it with brown to create one of my

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This word has a new meaning in my life.  With everything going on at work, I find that I need to simplify things, personal wise.  My job is very important to me, and I've worked hard to get to where I am, and I need to make sure that I am focused on maintaining my position.  I'm not one who usually posts about personal stuff unless it means there needs to be a change made, and I've come to that

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Hi everyone! How has your weekend been?  Did you get lots accomplished or were you like me and lazed around the house? :)  I honestly didn't feel like doing anything.  I got up early, darn internal alarm clock, but then just vegged out in front of the TV for most of the day.  I did get one thing accomplished though.  I watched everything that was recorded on my DVR and then cleaned it all out.

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Hey ya'll!  How was your weekend?  Did you enjoy the nice weather?  Were you totally engulfed in craftiness?  Did you do nothing and be lazy?  Either way, I hope it was wonderful!  I recently stopped into Scrappers Boutique, and found that Cherie had some wonderful new papers and stamps in stock.  I had been wanting to purchase a stamp set with robots in it for a while now, but wasn't totally

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Happy Sunday! Yay for Sunday!  It's another day that I get to sleep in, a bit.  I love Saturday's and Sunday's, and vacation days!  Those are about the only times I really get to sleep in, and I take every advantage of that. :)  Sunday's also mean I get to show you my newest Christmas card.  The challenge this week is a sketch.  I love sketches!  It's also my first week to host the challenge.  So

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Happy Saturday everyone! It's Unscripted Sketches time again and this week I've got a layout to share.  For this weeks sketch, click HERE.  I'm going to say it again, I'm totally in LOVE with these Cosmo Cricket Core'dinations papers!  They're absolutely fantastic!  Can you tell which is my favorite pattern? lol  I'm a bit bummed that you can't see the light pink stamping I did to the background

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Hey everyone! How's your week going so far?  Mine is crazy busy, as usual, but I'm actually quite content this week.  That could all change at the drop of a hat, but I'll take it for as long as I can get it. I have a card to share today.  I was hoping I'd get a photo while the sun was out, but no such luck. I am loving these Cosmo Cricket Core'dinations papers!  And, did you see that?  I tied

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Hi everyone! I'm really excited to bring you my first Christmas card as one of Sparkle's "elves". :)  This week we were given an inspiration photo to use, and my card below is how I interpreted it.  For this weeks challenge, click HERE. I tried to incorporate all of the things I saw in the photo.  The snowman, the snowflakes, the colors, all of it! I'm actually quite happy with how this

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Good Saturday morning! I hope you're well and having a wonderuful weekend so far.  I'm so happy that you have stopped by today.  It's a wonderful day for Unscripted Sketches!  We've turned one and we're celebrating with a Treasure Hunt!  How fun is that?!  You'll have to scroll down for my clue.  I hope you have tons of fun trying to find the project I've chosen for the hunt.  For the details on

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Unscripted Sketches is turning 1! Yay!  What a cool way to celebrate, a treasure hunt!  Be sure to check back on Saturday for all of the details!  There's lots of fun to be had, and even some candy up for grabs!  Who doesn't like candy?! :) Hugs!

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Hi Everyone, It is with great sadness that I am posting this card.  Yesterday was a horribly rough start to my week.  I received word from my supervisor that our second shift manager at our warehouse passed away Friday.  He had requested some time off about two weeks ago for testing, per his doctors request, and Friday, the Leukemia won the battle I believe he had been fighting for quite a while

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Yola! How are ya'll this weekend?  Are you having nice weather in your area?  I hope you're at least starting to see more spring like weather.  It's been absolutely fantastic here.  I think we may head out to a picnic lunch today.  We'll have to see what everyone thinks about that.  Anyone want to join us? lol It's Saturday again, and I have another Unscripted Sketches project for you.  For

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Go figure, huh?  lol This card came together rather quickly.  I printed off the strip of digi paper (Amy Teets Sunporch PP), and paired it with some new goodies I got on Saturday at Scrappers Boutique.  I'm loving these new Cosmo Cricket Core'dinations papers!  I bought both paper packs they had.  They're fabulously amazing and I can't wait to create more projects with them.  I also got all of

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Hello! I'm sorry I don't have a card for you today.  I was busy creating this weekend, but can't post those things until later.  I do however, have a couple of pictures to share with you. They have a saying around here that if you don't like the Texas weather, give it 10 minutes.  This was definitely true this weekend.  We had 70 degree weather on Friday, and Saturday evening it started snowing

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Hi ya'll!  I've got some exciting news! As you may know, Sparkle has had an ongoing challenge each Sunday to create a Christmas card (or two), throughout the year.  This idea started in December of 2008 and I followed, and participated faithfully, throughout 2009.  When Christmas came around this past year, I cannot even tell you how stress free it was because all of my cards were done.  I even

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