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Month: April 2008

Utah Valley Women’s Expo – FREE Tickets

Utah Valley Women’s Expo – FREE Tickets

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The Utah Valley Women’s Expo is here again at UVSC’s McKay Events Center… It’s a huge gathering of companies and businesses who provide various services and products geared/marketed towards women. (IE. Scrapbooking, Furnishings, Household products, Skin Treatments, General Crafting, Jewelry, etc.) Visit the UVWE website to view more information. (Links are at the top of their website.) Anywhooo – I was given a slew of tickets by a friend to give away… AND some coupons for an extra 10% off…

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Multi Fold {Flip, Flap, Fold} Card Tutorial

Multi Fold {Flip, Flap, Fold} Card Tutorial

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As promised, here’s the tutorial for the Multi Fold Card I posted with the Sketch Challenge…. Adore Stacked Flower Card(aka Flip, Flap, Fold Card)by Erin Grotegut 2008web: www.inkysmiles.blogspot.com {Click on any photo to view larger} Materials Needed:• 2 pieces of coordinating patterned paper (I used My Mind’s Eye- Adore)• Coordinating solid cardstock (1 dark and a couple of lights)• Nesting circle dies (I used Quickutz) and a die cut machine (I used Cuttlebug)• Glitter, glitter glue or other sparkly embellishments•…

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Sketch Challenge {009} plus artwork!

Sketch Challenge {009} plus artwork!

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Here’s Sketch Challenge {009} for you! Use some patterned paper, a horizontal element or two, TWO stamps only (sentiment and something else) and some dimensional pop dots or something to give dimension to your art, oh and don’t forget… add something sparkly! Feel free to post a link to your art here on the blog! We’d all love to see what you come up with! IMPORTANT TIP for Posting URL’s: Blogger tends to cut off long URL’s. Here’s a nice…

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Thoughts for Thursday – Try Your Very Best

Thoughts for Thursday – Try Your Very Best

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I never had a policy; I have just tried to do myvery best each and every day. ~Abraham Lincoln Tonight I am trying to stay on top of things and do my best to keep my head above water. It’s been a busy day… I went to work an extra day again today and tonight I am working on a fun project with my friend’s daughter for a present for an upcoming special day. My friend reads my blog, so…

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Best of Pals

Best of Pals

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WOO HOO & BOO HOO! Lesson 4 (our final lesson) is complete!! YAY! I spent some time this morning working on the lesson and learning some new skills. We learned to create the word and letter stickers straight from plain typed text, made a trapezoid shape to create masks and cool designs, extracted people from a photo with a white/solid background and all sorts of other fun things. I had a blast taking photos of Brent and Sadie yesterday afternoon….

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Paper crafting {Goodness}

Paper crafting {Goodness}

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{Pics of our trip coming soon} {If I don’t stop coughing soon I am going to FREAK OUT} {I updated the layers answer on the This Is Me Digi Layout} {I got my much anticipated Threading Water border punch from Fiskars FINALLY!!! I went right to work punching papers and playing around with it…. } {I found a WAY FREEKIN COOL new set of embossing folders and a die for the Cuttlebug – Build a Flower} {I GOT TO PLAY}…

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Today’s Thought Is Brought To You By The Word “Pigsty”…

Today’s Thought Is Brought To You By The Word “Pigsty”…

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“Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find that you have crossed the mountain.” —Unknown Author Today’s Thoughts for Thursday is brought to you by the word “pigsty”…… I will pick up the pebbles in this mountain and find new homes for them and eventually tonight I will get over my mountain of junk so that I can get back to creating. It…

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Digi In Deep : Digital Layout – This Is Me

Digi In Deep : Digital Layout – This Is Me

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Heya friends! I went out of town last week (I will share pics tomorrow) and haven’t had a chance to play on the blog yet this week. I’ve got some fun {paper crafting} projects I am working on after I get work tackled today and will share with you as I finish them. In the meantime, I have this fun layout I just completed for my Digi in Deep class with Jessica Sprague. It’s called “This Is Me” and is…

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Happy Friday!!! Mini Calendar Art Share

Happy Friday!!! Mini Calendar Art Share

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This is the project from the sneak peek I posted yesterday. I am still searching for the perfect photo of Brent and Sadie to put on the inside left page above the paper strips and then it will be finished. I am thinking that I might have to hope for some nice weather tomorrow and take a photo of my two favorite people together. 🙂 Had some time to create while resting up and I made this little mini calendar…

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Thoughts For Thursday – Endurance

Thoughts For Thursday – Endurance

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A couple of thoughts for you today (specifically the bolded parts): “That that will not kill you, will make you stronger.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.. . . You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” ~ Eleanor…

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