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Laboratorie Stamps by Tim Holtz

Tim has designed so many wonderful stamps for Stamper’s Anonymous and I wish I could own them all.  But I was really excited to find this set – Laboratorie – a collection of vintage images of laboratory equipment.  My father … Continue reading

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Tim Holtz Seahorses

My sister had this really cool embossing folder with seashells around the edges. I embossed a piece of brown cardstock then went over it with a darker brown ink.  Wasn’t sure where to go next, until I remembered that I … Continue reading

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Making Cards in Bulk

So, sometime this year, we will be packing up our house in Arlington, VA (pop about 225,000) and moving to the small town of Forest Home, AL (pop about 1,000). That means I will not have access to my supplies, … Continue reading

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Inchie Graduation Cards and more

I’ve had four graduations to celebrate recently. Two from high school and two from college. I decided to create cards for them that had similar basic elements. All of the cards included small tags cut with a Sizzix die and … Continue reading

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Oops I used it again

I have too many rubber stamps to count – probably several hundred if not over a thousand.  So I really should be able to stamp for many years and never use the same stamp twice.  But as I looked over … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Tim!

Today is my youngest sibling (and only brother)’s birthday.  He is 10 years younger than me and he was a marine biologist for many years.  Many of the cards I do for him have an oceanic theme.  Here is this … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday James!

Today is my nephew James’ birthday. Here is the card I made for him: The stamps are from Fiskars Island Fun Clear Stamps Set, they were stamped using Ranger’s Distress Ink Pads by Tim Holtz.  I used Weathered Wood, Fired … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Mary!

Yesterday was my oldest sister Mary’s birthday.  Here is the card I made for her: The butterfly is an Inkadinkado clear stamp, the circle is a Martha Stewart punch.  Both were embossed with Ranger’s Antiquities Cobalt embossing powder.  

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