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Thoughts for Thursday: Friendship

Thoughts for Thursday: Friendship

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“Friends broaden our horizons. They serve as new models with whom we can identify. They allow us to be ourselves–and accept us that way. They enhance our self-esteem because they think we’re okay, because we matter to them. And because they matter to us-for various reasons, at various levels of intensity-they enrich the quality of our emotional life.” —Judith Viorst (b. 1931), novelist, U.S. newspaper columnist “Friendship improves happiness and abates misery,by the doubling of our joy and the dividing…

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Thoughts for Thursday: Appreciation

Thoughts for Thursday: Appreciation

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“Appreciation can make a day, even change a life.Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” —Margaret Cousins I made this card for a friend who has worked with me on a committee for church until just recently. I appreciate her willingness to help and all her hard work she put into activities for the ladies at church. It’s a simple card… I started with a pre-printed card base from Die Cuts With a View and…

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Brayer Bliss

Brayer Bliss

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This weekend (before the head cold/flu bug from you-know-where set in) I did a little crafting and worked on the whole “brayer issue” again. Here’s my second attempt at a card done with the brayer and sponging. I used all CTMH ink colors and played with them on scratch paper until I got the color I wanted. The blues are Indian Corn Blue, Crystal Blue, and Heavenly Blue. The greens are Sweet Leaf, Olive Green, and Garden Green. The leaves…

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A Laugh for Monday

A Laugh for Monday

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I’m sure many of you have seen these, but I’m sick as a dog this morning (cold/flu bug thing) and am too tired to create, but I needed a laugh. Found them on YouTube.. 🙂 Enjoy [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iralQZo0Loc&hl=en&fs=1]

Master the Brayer, Sensei…. or something.

Master the Brayer, Sensei…. or something.

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*Bray-Urh* – “A brayer is a small hand roller, typically used in printmaking techniques to spread ink. They can be made of rubber, sponge, or acrylic and come in a variety of hardnesses for different applications.” ~ From Wikipedia.org Wicked little rolly thing that has had me freaked out about using it for ages. Not sure why I was afraid to just use the dang thing… it’s basically the same thing as a paint roller, and Heaven knows, I sure…

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Thoughts for Thursday: Color Inspiration and a Challenge

Thoughts for Thursday: Color Inspiration and a Challenge

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Today’s Thought for Thursday is about color. I know I did a color thought a while back, but while I was perusing the paint chip aisle for the right (tan/gold/green/steely blue something or other paint for the bathroom) at Lowe’s the other day my eye caught a cool looking brochure from Olympia Paint. (Dig the red wall on the cover!) I opened it up and started reading it and found these cool thoughts on color and inspiration…. (Italics added by…

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TILE & An Update

TILE & An Update

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I have been asked a zillion times “When are you going to be done with your studio so we can see it?” I am so stoked for my new space, but it’s so crazy here, I really am not sure…. I will post updates along the way and when it’s ready I might just have to do a really cool giveaway from Stamper Storage 🙂 Here is the update I posted on a Yahoo Group…. “I’m SLOWLY working on the…

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A Little Art: Scrunched and Distressed Leaves

A Little Art: Scrunched and Distressed Leaves

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I have decided that I absolutely LOVE altering letters! Here’s a fun little project that I made to hang on the walls of my new studio…. I bought the paper so long ago and created this rather quickly and tossed out the little edge that says who makes it…. so I apologize for not being able to tell you right off who made it. {Click on photos for larger views} The E is a hardboard letter that I picked up…

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There’s A Dog In My Shower

There’s A Dog In My Shower

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Every now and again you are blessed with an adventure to remember that, thankfully, no one is around to snap photos of for you to scrapbook. On Monday, I was getting ready for the day, taking my shower, usually a relatively uneventful task… lol… just wash up and get out and on with the day. Well, on Monday, my master bathroom looked like this: That meant we had to move into the main bathroom for a little while. The main…

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Back To School – A Gift Set

Back To School – A Gift Set

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I have some really awesome friends. I ordered some SU stuff from a party that my friend Susan Culotti had (on the east coast of the US) a little while ago. When the box arrived, I couldn’t wait to rip it open and start playing with my loot. So I got the box opened and to my surprise Susan had included a little surprise… A TREASURE BOX! So I unsnapped the flap, and slid out the tray in the little…

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