tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29095746753837965832024-03-06T09:47:51.224+01:00CraftedByStephall things crafty - handmade by StephUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-44097625924463687402016-06-01T15:02:00.001+02:002016-06-01T15:02:16.451+02:00blogging-break >> find me @ INSTAGRAM!
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dear crafty friends,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know I am <strong>veeeerryyy </strong>behind, but I have just recently discovered
the beauty of INSTAGRAM!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And frankly, it is so much quicker posting & sharing my
crafty projects with the community and getting inspiration from others over
there than via a blog!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, I've decided to make a little blogging-break, but instead
you will find many more of my creations over <strong>@ Instagram under</strong> <strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">CraftedBySteph</span></strong></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would love it if you checked out my channel over there,
send me some love, comments, or ask any question you may have on my projects.
It won't be only paper crafting projects, but also sewing projects, felt
project, jewelry projects and general beading projects (all my passions
basically) :-) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope to see you over in Instagram! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yours, </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Steph x</strong></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-88647935984069860022016-05-10T10:31:00.000+02:002016-05-10T10:33:29.281+02:00Felt Phone Cover<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hello everyone,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Most of you know I don't only like crafting with paper, but
also with fabric & beads. So today I would like to share a non-paper
project with you: A new cover for my smart phone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Not sure how you girls do it, but my phone tends to get
scratched from the house keys in my purse and I don't like that…. So I needed
something fluffy to protect my –seriously too expensive– mobile devise!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's really simple, all you need is a small piece of felt
& matching thread! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You don't even need a sewing machine because it's only 2
lines which need to be sewn and you could do it by hand. But I'm lazy and it's
much faster with the machine…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And if you like the design a little more elaborate then see
what you find in your fabric or ribbon stash! In my case I found some blue lace
which I have once bought on a trip to Peru.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><strong>This is how you do it:</strong> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Wrap a piece of felt length wise around your
phone for measurements.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Keep a little gap on all sides (approx. 3-4mm)
as extra room for your phone to easily slide in and out + 1cm of hem line &
then cut the piece out</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Embellish the fabric as intended (e.g. I sewed
on that lacy piece to 1 side on the fabric)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Fold the felt right sides & lengthwise
together & sew together (leaving the 3-4mm on all sides for the phone to
slide in and out easily)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Cut the extra fabric along the stitching lines,
leaving only 2-3mm (you can finish it off with your machine but my felt
actually doesn't fray much so I never do it)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Turn the felt inside out to reveal your
beautiful new phone bag :-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Give it a try, it's done in a jiffy!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yours, <br /><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Steph</span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">P.S.: This is my new project for the Home Decor Challenge by <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=4789" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge</a>.</span></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-5630065465737287762016-05-02T11:17:00.001+02:002016-05-09T13:51:41.633+02:00Interactive Card: the 'wiggle' effect ON YOUTUBE (Altenew Challenge #6)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hello dear crafters!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Today's entry clearly is a <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><strong>SPECIAL EDITION</strong></span>: <br />I have created
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><strong>my VERY FIRST Youtube video</strong></span>!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And yes, I was struggling massively…! haha :-)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So let me explain where this all is coming from and what
actually made me do this: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Many of you may know that <a href="http://altenewblog.com/2016/04/15/altenew-video-challenge-6/" target="_blank">Altenew</a> started having Video
Challenges since a few months now and while I always admired those crafters
actually doing a video of their creations in their spare time, I always thought
this is something not for me (lack of time, technical skills, etc.). But some 2
weeks ago I saw the weather forecast predicting an Arctic cold over Europe and
so my gardening plans all died out. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After all my business travelling I planned on having a calm
weekend, and so I thought: why not make a new card and film myself while doing
so!? And let's not worry about the editing… I might never do it and that's
absolutely fine!</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Well, what can I say, I'm competitive, and especially when
it's against myself, and so I couldn't have this SUPER-LONG & really boring
video on my phone, I HAD TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT!</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Those of you who have tried to create a video , may know
what came next…. A big struggle of OMG HOW do I edit a video? HOW can I cut it
down? Fast forward? Apps/Softwares? Voice over? – No! pheewww this is all
really overwhelming!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Well, it's a hobby, right? So it should be fun and exciting!
So I started slowly, bit by bit… And frankly, that's exactly what it was – fun
and exciting to learn something new! I enjoyed looking for a free editing app,
learning how to use it, playing with all sorts of settings (on my phone as well
as my crafting table), etc. No time pressure!</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I know the outcome is not great, but for a first try, I am
actually quite proud of myself :-) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yes, next time I will try to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>craft on a sunny day, have more training with the editing, might try
annoying you with my accent, and so on and so forth… but give me some time, I
actually enjoy the (slow) process!</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So enough about the video struggles, <strong>let's talk about my
creation:</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Altenew is known for their amazing & classy looking
style, but I was certain that one can do more than elegant cards with their
amazing stamps; so I was going for a modern & interactive look!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is what came out: A ROCKING SYDNEY OPERA card!! Yes,
you can wiggle the Opera House with your fingers, and the "mechanism"
is all hand-made (no fancy gadgets involved other than a simple gum ring you
will find in your kitchen)!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Check out the video if you would like to see how I do it
(yes, a video comes in very handy when making out-of-the-ordinary-cards, to
explain in pictures what I have actually been doing to create <strong>the
'wiggle' effect</strong>).</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hope you enjoy this raw little diamond of mine & hope to
see you soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ah, and a BIG GIGANTIC THANK YOU TO ALTENEW FOR GETTING ME
OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE & MAKING ME DISCOVER THIS NEW WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY –
AWESOME! I would have never done it without your challenge blog but I am so
glad I did!</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Until next time! With a video?? Who knows :-)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yours,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><strong>
Steph</strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">PS: I'm also participating with this card in the latest </span><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=4787" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge 'show your metal'</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> (what's better than a ton of Liquid Platinum 😉), as well as the </span><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-26/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge 'anything goes'</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And this card also fits perfectly to <a href="http://altenewblog.com/2016/05/01/may-inspiration-challenge-places-aboard-australia/" target="_blank">Altenew's latest Inspirational Challenge</a> which is about: AUSTRALIA! </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/"><img alt="Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog" border="0" src="http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u670/simonsaysstamp1/Blinkie%20Graphics/mon-challenge-badge_zps05647c53.png" /></a><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/"><img alt="Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog" border="0" src="http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u670/simonsaysstamp1/Blinkie%20Graphics/wed-challenge-badge_zpsf506d7ee.png" /></a><a href="http://i2.wp.com/altenewblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Altenew_Inspiration-Challenge_May.jpg" rel="prettyPhoto[8206]"><img alt="Altenew_Inspiration Challenge_May" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8207" height="200" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="http://i2.wp.com/altenewblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Altenew_Inspiration-Challenge_May.jpg?resize=800%2C800" srcset="http://i2.wp.com/altenewblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Altenew_Inspiration-Challenge_May.jpg?w=800 800w, http://i2.wp.com/altenewblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Altenew_Inspiration-Challenge_May.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, http://i2.wp.com/altenewblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Altenew_Inspiration-Challenge_May.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, http://i2.wp.com/altenewblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Altenew_Inspiration-Challenge_May.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w" width="200" /></a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-33194895892058879332016-04-13T11:22:00.000+02:002016-04-13T11:28:47.806+02:00Happy Birthday<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hello dear crafters,</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm back from all the work travels & jumped right into
my little crafty corner!<br />
There are many birthdays during this time of the year and so I had plenty of
chances to make birthday cards (my favourite type of card EVER)!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here is one of them:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><u>Supplies used:</u></strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- Art Impressions girlfriends</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- SSS stencil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- SSS ultrafine clear embossing powder</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- Distress inks (used for the background and for
watercoloring the image)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I hope you got inspired & that you will stop by again
soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Until then, enjoy your crafty zone :-)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yours, </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><strong>Steph</strong></span> </span></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">P.S.: Simon Says Stamp also celebrate their 7<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> birthday,
so I dedicated this card to their <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-happy-birthday-4/" target="_blank">Wednesday Happy Birthday Challenge</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/"><img alt="Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog" border="0" height="200" src="http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u670/simonsaysstamp1/Blinkie%20Graphics/wed-challenge-badge_zpsf506d7ee.png" width="101" /></a></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-14244338112852378302016-01-18T18:24:00.001+01:002016-01-25T14:18:08.441+01:00Long time, no see..<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hello dear crafty friends!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I've been off posting for a while due to tons of business travelling... and I will be continuing to travel until April, but after that I should be fully back & able to post more of my projects (photos are piling up in my digital storage). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In the meantime, I thought I'll share a very special creation of mine with you guys (created with the most adorable Stacey Yacula stamps - Purple Onion Designs): </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And here a few more details:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><strong>A little note to the design:</strong> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Have you ever had the feeling that -after watching one of those amazing cardmaking youtube videos- you <strong>NEED TO SIT DOWN AND RECREATE THIS CARD RIGHT AWAY???</strong> ... I actually haven't... I mean, I would keep e.g. a new technique in mind and try it whenever I get the chance to, but usually I would combine several ideas in my head to create my own eventually... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><strong>Well, this time I tell you it was different:</strong> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> saw <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRpyvP4OlpY&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">Sandy Allnock's video</a> (see her blogpost <a href="http://sandyallnock.com/comic-strip-card-bird-crazy/" target="_blank">here</a>) and was completely fascinated! So fascinated in fact, I had to dig out my stamps <em>immediately</em> and recreate her idea with whatever stamps I had on hand (and a little imagination)! And isn't the result (almost) as stunning as Sandy's? :-) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I love it & hope you do too!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Thanks a lot for stopping by and I hope to be able to post some projects here and there for you again soon!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms";"></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br />Yours, <br /><strong><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Steph</span></strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: small;">P.S.: I thought this card is perfect for the current <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-create-with-critters/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge</a> "Create with Critters"! </span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-53373249000652674732015-09-07T11:19:00.000+02:002015-09-07T11:38:37.449+02:00Cool - Hip - Retro<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Hello all,<br /></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Breaking News: I found a new
CHALLENGE! <a href="http://sharejoychallenge.blogspot.ch/2015/09/te-share-joy-challenge-1.html?showComment=1441616658407#c4570773950013739588" target="_blank">Taylored Expressions (TE)</a> started their own crafty challenge & although
I still don't have many or their products (yet), I love their stamps & so I
had to create something especially for this challenge!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">My friend Marta celebrated her birthday
last Saturday and so I needed a cool/hip/retro card (all things she likes) for
the party! This is what came out (inspired by the TE sketch): </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbz6EzOrJHq6ha56DWpgJCmY4MOy1lqBELudDCCeBBt6TemVqf_njkduXwT77uWUkTIUncxOwHX0KVZaRp3PpkYiF3WQeIrmyrXlfnucca_vUlgfediCqsOCG0CjOPJyekT2iJz3sIKlk/s1600/IMG_4212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbz6EzOrJHq6ha56DWpgJCmY4MOy1lqBELudDCCeBBt6TemVqf_njkduXwT77uWUkTIUncxOwHX0KVZaRp3PpkYiF3WQeIrmyrXlfnucca_vUlgfediCqsOCG0CjOPJyekT2iJz3sIKlk/s320/IMG_4212.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><u><b><span style="color: black;">Materials used:</span></b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;">Scrap of craft cardstock (partially with foil embellishments)</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;">Black and white card stock</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span>- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">All the "Happy Birthday" sentiments of all sorts of
stamp sets I found in my stash</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">- Black & white baker's twine</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">The little twist here is in the
detail: I don't have a die cutting machine, so I measured & cut the M by
hand with a craft knife (I think that turned out quite ok, though it took a
little while...). The other smaller letters are from a crafting brochure (yes,
these brochures are not only great to look at, but also serve as great embellishments</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"> =) </span></span><span style="color: black;">). </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />This is a very different style to
what I usually do, but I think it's perfect for my friend and she was very
happy when she opened the envelope!!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Alright, see you soon & happy
crafting!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Yours,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Steph</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P.S.: I will also participate in the following challenges with this card:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">>> Sweet Stamps Blog: <a href="http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.de/2015/09/september-anything-goes-challenge.html" target="_blank">September Anything Goes Challenge </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">>> Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-make-it-colorful/" target="_blank">Make It Colorful</a></span></span><br />
<center>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sharejoychallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="TE Share Joy Challenge" src="https://sites.google.com/site/sharejoychallenge/graphics/TEChallengeBadge.png" /></a><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/"><img alt="Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog" border="0" src="http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u670/simonsaysstamp1/Blinkie%20Graphics/wed-challenge-badge_zpsf506d7ee.png" height="200" width="101" /></a></span></span></center>
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><b> </b></span></span></span></div>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Hi again,</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><br />Don't ask me why, but I was
having an *<b>Easterly moment</b>*, creating this card with the adorable Penny
Black stamp!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Well, admittedly I absolutely
love cats & rabbits, so no real surprise here =)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">But also, I was browsing through
a couple of challenges lately & definitely got inspired!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>So check out my new creation:</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b>Supplies used:</b></u><br />- Penny Black 'Peek a Bunny'</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Caran D'Ache Watercolor Pencils</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Wrapping paper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Pearl enamel dots</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Craft card stock</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">See you again soon!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Yours, </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />Steph</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><br />P.S.: This card is for the
following challenges:</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">>><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.fi/2015/07/challenge-36-case-alice.html" target="_blank"> Time OutChallenge</a> – CASE Alice</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">>> <a href="http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.ch/2015/08/penny-black-saturday-challenge-august.html" target="_blank">PennyBlack Saturday Challenge</a> – Hot Summer Colours</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">>> <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.ch/2015/08/august-challenge-summer-flowers.html" target="_blank">PennyBlack & More Challenge</a> – Summer Flowers (ok admittedly I only have flower
pots here & a few leaves on the side but I think it sill counts)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">>> <a href="http://casethissketch.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/case-this-sketch-134.html" target="_blank">CAS(E)This Sketch #134</a> (with my image & the sentiment moved to the other side)<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-86432918369410823142015-08-03T15:47:00.002+02:002015-08-04T10:49:20.828+02:00RELAX!<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Hello
dear crafters!</span>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">It
really seems as if I had disappeared lately! The last few weeks were so soaked
up with business & leisure travel, but now I'm back & very keen on
getting my fingers inky again!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><br />To
start my mojo again, I just had to create a relaxing summer themed card – look what
came out:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRvufYHo0NFOzV9lsEilKxtOVbRrBhEGN7QFGrACekcCH9rWGRRX1sHDXQonceHkp6ddAxOjjxt41JAbgvxRuv2zhV4GKAwq8IS5eYKUCw698GZ_eFd-pYaU8IOM2lxud-4kCpfH3_ps/s1600/IMG_4141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRvufYHo0NFOzV9lsEilKxtOVbRrBhEGN7QFGrACekcCH9rWGRRX1sHDXQonceHkp6ddAxOjjxt41JAbgvxRuv2zhV4GKAwq8IS5eYKUCw698GZ_eFd-pYaU8IOM2lxud-4kCpfH3_ps/s320/IMG_4141.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">And here is a close-up of that cute little kitty snoozing in the hammock:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UITMic7yCFdKa03NpUb5oJXk-ypNSItJ8PIXx-Qxt4zoiNInsLrXbIER1VBDAN5oYEwclDzC1sHZYhmVVTlFzP0vKmPZvqx3KLNuM0nH_BC5X0JiCKGqYdsQJ7Q30sGvxCCihljbj6k/s1600/IMG_4142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UITMic7yCFdKa03NpUb5oJXk-ypNSItJ8PIXx-Qxt4zoiNInsLrXbIER1VBDAN5oYEwclDzC1sHZYhmVVTlFzP0vKmPZvqx3KLNuM0nH_BC5X0JiCKGqYdsQJ7Q30sGvxCCihljbj6k/s320/IMG_4142.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">This
<b>little kitty</b> is a single wood mounted stamp which I have in my stash since
quite a while & I absolutely adore it! Not sure who's the designer though,
but it's so super cute I find.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">If
you look carefully at Lawnfawn's "Life Is Good" <b>hammock</b>, then you'll
see that it is actually a little smaller than here on my card. <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>TRICK</b></span>: Just
stamp half of the hammock to one side, stamp the other half with a little
distance apart (as big as you want the hammock to be, although I think
stretching it for an inch or more won't look very good anymore), take a fine
black marker & connect the dots. Voila, here you have a larger hammock for larger
critters ;-)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Watercolor </b>is still very much in fashion, and I love it as much as most of you, so
I've created a very simple background by simply drawing 3 soft colored lines to
mimic the sky, the ocean & the beach.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Lot's
and lot's of <b>foam squares</b> make this card really <b>POP</b>!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><u><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">supplies used:</span></b></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">- Lawnfawn "Life
Is Good"</span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">-<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Paper
Smooches "Get Outta Town"</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-18/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday Challenge *<b>Anything Goes</b>*</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">>> <a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/2015/07/stempelkuche-challenge-24-sommerzeit.html" target="_blank">Stempelküche Challenge *Sommerzeit* </a></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-12185420157857122902015-06-01T12:39:00.001+02:002015-06-01T12:48:05.684+02:00welcome summer!!<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hello there & welcome SUMMER!!!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As temperatures are rising here in Europe, I'm seriously looking forward to mixing some fruity & summary drinks & slurping them on my balcony!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And to get into that summer mood, I thought I'll start with an awesome card:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Paper Smooches' 'Get Outta Town'</b> is absolutely fabulous for anything that screams *summer* or *holidays*, and so this stamp set was perfect for my creation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I actually made the paper for those pineapple drinks myself: I used distress inks on watercolor paper & lots of water & created this fun pattern. After it was all dry I just repeatedly stamped the drinks on that watercolor paper & cut them out. (and I bought this pretty card base in my local craft store, but any border die could probably achieve a similar look - I just don't have a die cutting machine - - - yet...).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A little foam tape gives nice dimension & makes those drinks *pop* = )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The only thing that might be a little tricky with this card is to make sure the drinks are all aligned, but with ruler & pencil no problem at all :-) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So overall, this card is really super simple & a lot of fun to create!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">See you next time,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Steph</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">P.S.: With this card I participate in the<a href="http://www.papersmoochesstamps.com/" target="_blank"> Paper Smooches 'Anything Goes' Challenge</a>, as well as the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=2720" target="_blank">SSS Monday 'Royal' Challenge</a> (to me these cocktails look so good - truly *<b>royal*</b> if you ask me!! haha) & the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-16/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday Challenge ('Anything Goes')</a>.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-1025116437749836812015-05-27T08:57:00.000+02:002015-05-28T09:23:23.204+02:00textured modelling paste & digi files<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hello everyone,<br /><br />Today I would like to spotlight 2 new techniques:<br /><br /><b>1.) Textured Modelling Paste: </b><br />I found this new product in my local craft store & immediately fell in love with it! It has quite a rough & grainy texture & probably won't work with very intricate stencils, but the result is striking & I can't wait for winter cards where I can use this paste to create 3D snowflakes! For those who are wondering if I bought this paste in different colors: no! I bought it only in white because you can color it in any way you like with distress ink, acrylic paint, other ink pads, you name it...<br /><br /><b>2.) Digi Stamps: </b><br />Now let me get this straight first: I AM NOT OLD! I partially grew up with computers and consider myself quite tech savvy! But having said that: I HAVE NO CLUE HOW TO USE THOSE DIGI STAMPS.... Admittedly I have never used a digi stamp before, but because I really wanted to participate in the <a href="http://createasmilestamps.blogspot.ch/2015/05/july-guest-designer-search.html" target="_blank">*Create A Smile Guest Designer Call*</a> (and I don't have any create a smile stamps yet), I thought I give them a try. There are probably many easier ways, but this is how I've used the digi file:</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I copied the image to a Word doc & shrank its size approximately to what I thought would fit on the panel of my card</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I printed it on normal paper</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I traced over the lines with a soft pencil & "copied" that then on different colored card stock (black white).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've paper pieced everything and the sail is actually still the normal card stock, but I've covered it with orange Washi tape</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">All in all, it took me almost forever to trace everything properly, cutting it out & assembling it all together again properly... but I still had a lot of fun doing it and I am very happy with the result = )</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bottom line: While I'm happy I've tried digi stamps, to me there is nothing that beats the pleasure of stamping, so I guess I'll stick to stamps in the future.</span></li>
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<b>@ <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">Create a Smile</a>: </b>I love your stamps, stencils, papers, washi etc A LOT & I hope you see all my extra efforts here to be able to participate in your guest designer call = )<br />
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P.S.: With this card I also participate in the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-stencil-it-2/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge</a> (*Stencil It*) & the <a href="http://www.littletangles.blogspot.ch/2015/05/challenge-56-clean-and-simple.html" target="_blank">Neat & Tangled Challenge #56</a> (*clean and simple")<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-20640165837681707502015-05-20T10:27:00.002+02:002015-05-21T08:45:21.414+02:00A FLORAL card crafted by Steph?<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hello!<br /><br />Today I need to confess a few things:</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I realized I've never made a floral card</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I never knew what to do with those tiny little stamps in some stamp sets, particularly the flowers</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I always thought flower cards are boring to make</span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />When I saw the <a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/2015/05/stempelkuche-challenge-19-floral.html" target="_blank">Stempelküche Challenge</a> though, I thought I'll give it a try and I am BEYOND excited to state the following:</span><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've finally created my first floral card and I LOVE IT!</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I finally found out how to use all those little embellishment stamps</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Flower cards are DEFINITELY NOT boring to create!!!</span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />This is the result of my creativity (again with this cute bunny from Stacey Yacula Designs - Purple Onion):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've used mostly <b>Lawn Fawn </b>& <b>Avery Elle</b> stamp sets (those with tiny flowers as embellishment stamps) and it's all stamped in different colors & colored in/shadows with watercolor pencils on watercolor card stock. A little Wink of Stellar on the flowers & the bunny ears as well as a bit of Glossy Accents here and there finished off the card.<br /><br />I know you're missing the sentiment here, let me explain: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is a "thank you" card, but because my friends speak several languages, I left the sentiment out for the moment and will decide later on whether it's going to be a simple "Danke", "Merci", "Gracias" or "Thank you" in the end (it will be small & most probably hand written at the inside of my card to not distract from the rest).<br /><br />I hope you got inspired & will dig out your little embellishment stamps more often in the future - there are amazing things you can do with these = )<br /><br />Yours, </span><br />
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P.S.: With this card I'm also participating in <a href="http://lawnscaping.blogspot.ch/2015/05/lawnscaping-challenge-try-new-technique.html" target="_blank">Lawn Fawns "try a new technique" challenge</a> (never stamped a wreath), the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=2670" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp "X, Y, Z,...." challenge</a> (the X, Y, Z instantly reminded me of the many stamp sets & mini stamps I've used here to create this wreath), as well as the <a href="http://aeiheartuchallenge.blogspot.ch/2015/05/aeiu-challenge-24spring.html" target="_blank">Avery Elle "Spring" Challenge</a> (couldn't be more fitting I guess).<b></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Today I would like to share another favorite technique of mine: <b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>working with stencils!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I loved stencils ever since I was a child, because they give you the precise outlines without being a particularly gifted painter - yet it always looks perfectly hand-drawn or hand made.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What I particularly like when using stencils for backgrounds is the fact that you can really go wild and essentially create your own patterned paper - only custom made!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is exactly what I've been doing for this card here: The intention was to create a very powerful background, yet combined with a little bit of green to "ground" my little fury friend without any extra fuzz. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'm a great fan of Simon Says' stencils and that's why I would like to dedicate this card to the latest "<a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=2674" target="_blank">Simon Exclusives Challenge</a>". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>Material's used</u>:</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- SSS stencil</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Stacey Yacula stamps (Purple Onion Designs)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Ranger Distress Inks (barn door, wild honey, shabby shutters) </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Watercolor pencils (for the bunny, check out how I drew the fur, I'm so proud of the result)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Wink of stellar (inside of the ears)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Glossy accents (on the flower)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Happy crafting & see you again soon!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yours, Steph</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB0g4OneExaJ1b6crKp3ajc-MzesnXcI49s7m8bFQXZeOrV1eFtPcnXrBDmnkvNk1d-zHY2_Wdv0RTMZT3ljwT4P3YHU1XvtvfyH6GyN3P0K9rh9aCIX6Z_tyr9QTngt9qxPK9tx4Tzs/s1600/IMG_3721.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB0g4OneExaJ1b6crKp3ajc-MzesnXcI49s7m8bFQXZeOrV1eFtPcnXrBDmnkvNk1d-zHY2_Wdv0RTMZT3ljwT4P3YHU1XvtvfyH6GyN3P0K9rh9aCIX6Z_tyr9QTngt9qxPK9tx4Tzs/s1600/IMG_3721.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Hallo zusammen </b>& willkommen zu meinem neuesten & leider vorerst letzten Beitrag als Gastdesignerin für April bei der <a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">Stempelküche</a>!<br /><br />Dieses Mal lautet das Thema: <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Ja, ich will!</b></span></span><br /><br />Ich finde Hochzeitskarten generell mit am schwierigsten von allen - und eigentlich weiss ich gar nicht warum... Ich denke ich mache mir da selbst viel zu viele Gedanken, versuche die Karte so persönlich wie möglich zu gestalten. Vollkommener Blödsinn, denn es freuen sich immer alle ungemein über meine Kreationen = )<br /><br />Und zum Glück habe ich dieses geniale Stempelset "Surf's Up" von Avery Elle, das ich bisher für fast alle erdenklichen Gelegenheiten genutzt habe - so auch hier!<br /><br />Dieser 70er Jahre Camper ist einfach ein Hit & so vielfältig verwendbar, hier z.B. folgendermassen: </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">der Van ist "paper pieced" mit schönem Papier mit Goldfolie </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">die kleinen 4-eckigen Holzperlen sind aus meinem Uralt-Fundus und "angenäht" (einfach per Hand einen dekorativen Faden einziehen) & mit kleinen Klebepunkten befestigt </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">eine kleine schwarze Plankette mit "just married" aufgeklebt (weisser gel-pen auf normalem schwarzen Papier) </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">ein bisschen "Pumice Stone" Distress ink für den Schatten (vermischt mit Wasser um dem Ganzen ein bisschen den Kontrast zu nehmen) </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">alles auf "Woodgrain paper" geklebt (wie ihr wisst fehlt mir hier das Deutsche Wort hihi) für den Extra-Pfiff = )</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Zugegeben, diese Karte ist wirklich seeehhrr CAS, aber ich finde das gut so für ellegante Hochzeits-Karten und mir gefällt sie ausserordentlich - hoffe euch auch!<br /><br />Schaut doch mal vorbei bei der Stempelküche & macht mit bei der <a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/2015/04/stempelkuche-challenge-18-ja-ich-will.html" target="_blank">neuesten Challenge</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Viel Spass, Eure Steph</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">P.S.: Mit dieser Karte mache ich auch bei der <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=2646" target="_blank">SSS Monday Challenge (anything goes) </a>und der <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-15/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday Challenge (anything goes)</a>, sowie der </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">& <a href="http://virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/04/virginias-view-challenge-14.html" target="_blank">Virgina's View Challenge #14 (Layers & Dimension)</a></span> mit.<br /><br />* * * * * <br /><br /><b>Hello everyone</b> and welcome to my latest & unfortunately -for the moment- last contribution as a guest designer for April to the <a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">Stempelküche</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This time the topic is: <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Yes, I will!</b></span><br /><br />I find making wedding cards to be the most challenging of all - and I don't actually quite know why. I presume I over-think it all, trying to create the card as personal as possible - total nonsense, because everyone is always so happy receiving one of my cards = )<br /><br />And luckily I have this incredible stampset called "Surf's Up" from Avery Elle, which I love and use for all sorts of cards. <br />Have a look at my "just married" creation above. <br /><br />This 70's van simply rocks and can be used in a million ways. And this is how I've created this card:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the van is paper pieced with pretty gold-foiled patterned paper</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the little squared wooden beads are from my ultra ancient stash and "sewed on" (simply hand sew them on the card using a decorative thread) & fixated with mini glue dots</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a tiny black tag stating "just married" is glued to the van (simply use a white gel-pen on normal black card stock)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a little "Pumice Stone" Distress ink for the van's shadows (mixed with water in order to mild out any harsh contrasts)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">stick it all on woodgrain paper" for some extra texture = )</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />Admittedly, this card is really veeeerrryyyy CAS, but I find that very elegant for wedding cards, and I like it a LOT - hope you too!!<br /><br />Hop over to the Stempelküche Blog for more inspiration & I hope to see your creations there linked to the <a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/2015/04/stempelkuche-challenge-18-ja-ich-will.html" target="_blank">latest challenge</a>!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />Have fun! Yours, Steph</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">P.S.: With this card I also participate in the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=2646" target="_blank">SSS Monday Challenge (anything goes)</a> & the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-15/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday Challenge (anything goes)</a> & <a href="http://virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/04/virginias-view-challenge-14.html" target="_blank">Virgina's View Challenge #14 (Layers & Dimension)</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Heute habe ich wieder die Ehre einen Beitrag als Gastdesignerin bei der <a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">Stempelküche </a>zu leisten und ich freue mich riesig!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thema dieses Mal ist: <b>m o n o c h r o m!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ganz nach dem Motto 'less is more' zu arbeiten ist nicht immer ganz einfach für mich, weil ich oft das Gefühl habe, die Karte wirkt mit wenigen Elementen/Farben langweilig. Daher ist meiner Meinung nach bei so einem Motto die Liebe zum Detail besonders wichtig.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hier ist meine Kreation:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">>> normales Kraftpapier (nennt man das so auf Deutsch? haha)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">>> Kraftpapier mit Muster (weisse Blumen)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">>> 'Woodgrain Paper' - sorry, ihr wisst was ich meine (hab keine Ahnung wie man dazu auf Deutsch sagt)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">>> SSS Schablone & durchsichtige Embossing-Paste & darüber viel viel Glitter (der Schimmer ist einfach super finde ich)!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">>> grau/weisser Faden </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">>> Lawn Fawn: Snow Day Stempelset</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">>> SSS: Happy Sentiments</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hoffe es gefällt euch & ihr macht mit bei der neuen <a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">Stempelküche Challenge</a>!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Eure Steph</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">P.S.: Mit dieser Karte mache ich bei der <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/" target="_blank">SSS Monday Challenge</a> ('in the middle') & der <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday Challenge</a> ('make your own background') mit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hello dear crafty friends,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Today I have the honor once again to contribute to the <a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">Stempelküche Challenge</a> as a guest designer and I am super happy about that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Topic this time is: <b>m o n o c h r o m e!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To me it's not always so easy to work with such a 'less is more' theme, because I often have the feeling that my card will end up extremely boring with only little elements/colors. For such cards it's essential to pay very close attention to the details in my view. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You'll see my creation above & I hope you like it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><u>This is what I've used for it</u>:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">>> normal craft paper<br />>> patterned craft paper (white flowers)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">>> 'woodgrain paper' </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">>> SSS stencil & translucent embossing paste & loads of glitter (I love the sparkle)! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">>> grey/white baker's twine</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">>> Lawn Fawn: Snow Day stampset</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">>> SSS: Happy Sentiments</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I hope you'll join in at the new <a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">Stempelküche Challenge</a>!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Until next time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yours, Steph</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">P.S.: With this card I participate in the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/" target="_blank">SSS Monday Challenge</a> ('in the middle') as well as the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday Challenge</a> ('make your own background')</span><br />
<a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog" border="0" src="http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u670/simonsaysstamp1/Blinkie%20Graphics/wed-challenge-badge_zpsf506d7ee.png" height="200" width="101" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/"><img alt="Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog" border="0" src="http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u670/simonsaysstamp1/Blinkie%20Graphics/mon-challenge-badge_zps05647c53.png" height="200" width="101" /></a> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-35497071247485735342015-04-10T11:49:00.001+02:002015-04-14T14:23:19.127+02:00I rocked the Friday Mashup!!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Woohoo - Celebrations are on:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>I rocked the <a href="http://www.fridaymashup.com/2015/04/cynthias-picks-for-fm203.html#comment-form" target="_blank">Friday Mashup Challenge</a> with my cute little <a href="http://craftedbysteph.blogspot.ch/2015/04/doppelter-geburtstag-buchstablich.html" target="_blank">bunnies</a>!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thanks a ton to the Design Team & to all the lovely comments on my blog- you made me so happy = )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is the card (I need to show it off once again haha):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">See you soon!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yours, Steph</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">P.S.: This is also for the <a href="http://happylittlestampers.blogspot.ca/2015/04/hls-april-cas-challenge.html" target="_blank">Happy Little Stampers - CAS Challenge</a></span><br />
as well as the<a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/2015/04/stempelkuche-challenge-16-diy.html" target="_blank"> Stempelküche - DIY Background</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-86143679924289749692015-04-08T10:33:00.002+02:002015-04-09T15:37:19.363+02:00Doppelter Geburtstag (buchstäblich) - double birthday (literally)!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hallo liebe Papier-Freunde,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ich hatte letztens eine neue Herausforderung: Eine Karte für neugeborene Zwillinge!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Und da Zwillinge bekanntlich im Doppelpack kommen, hab ich gedacht ich probiere das Spiegel-Stempeln aus (damit sich die 2 Häschen anschauen können). Nicht ganz einfach muss ich sagen... aber nach etwa 5 Probedurchläufen ists es mir endgültig *schön* gelungen :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hier die Karte auf die ich besonders wegen dem 3D-Hintergrund (durchsichtige Embossing-Paste gemischt mit Distress Inks) stolz bin: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- SSS Schablone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Durchsichtige Embossing-Paste</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Distress inks (wild honey, spiced marmelade)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Stempel von Stacey Yacula (Purple Onion)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Klebeperlen</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- "Baker's twine" grau</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Wassermalstifte</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Mit dieser Karte mache ich bei den folgenden Challenges mit:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday Challenge - Birthday</a> (buchstäblich Geburtstag)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/" target="_blank">SSS Monday Challenge - *A* is for...</a> (*<u>a</u>dorable bunnies*) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- <a href="http://virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/04/virginias-view-challenge-14.html" target="_blank">Virginia's View Challenge - Layers & Dimensions</a> (viel 3-D hier mit der Paste & den Häschen auf dicken "foam pads")</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- <a href="http://www.fridaymashup.com/" target="_blank">Friday Mashup Challenge - 203</a> (Häschen & Farb-Kombi)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- <a href="http://alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Always Playing with Paper - Challenge #29</a> (Sketch) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bis bald,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Eure Steph</span><br />
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Hello dear paper-friends,<br />
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Lately I faced a new challenge: Making a card for newborn Twins! And because twins always come in a pack of 2, I thought I'll try to do some 'mirror-stamping' (to make these cute bunnies face each other). Not quite so easy I must admit... but I managed to get a *proper* result after 5 attempts :o)<br />
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I'm particularly proud of this card because of the 3-D background (translucent embossing paste mixed with distress inks).<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Supplies used:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">- SSS Stencil</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">- Translucent Embossing-Paste</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">- Distress inks (wild honey, spiced marmelade)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">- Stamp from Stacey Yacula (Purple Onion)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">- Sticky pearls</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">- "Baker's twine" grey</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">- Watercolor pencils</span></div>
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With this card I participate in the following challenges:<br />
- <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday Challenge - Birthday</a> (literally birthday)<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/" target="_blank">SSS Monday Challenge - *A* is for...</a> (*<u>a</u>dorable bunnies*) </span><br />
- <a href="http://virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/04/virginias-view-challenge-14.html" target="_blank">Virginia's View Challenge - Layers & Dimensions</a> (lot's of 3-D here with the embossing paste & the bunnies on thick foam pads)<br />
- <a href="http://www.fridaymashup.com/" target="_blank">Friday Mashup Challenge - 203</a> (bunnies & color combo)<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- <a href="http://alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Always Playing with Paper - Challenge #29</a> (Sketch) </span><br />
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Until next time,<br />
Yours Steph <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-87150144888930105272015-04-07T09:11:00.001+02:002015-04-09T15:37:32.574+02:00Ein Geburtstagsfrosch - a birthday frog?<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hallo zusammen,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ich hoffe ihr hattet erholsame Ostertage & ein paar kreative Minuten übrig übers Wochenende!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Heute zeige ich euch eine meiner neuen Geburstags-Kreationen (in meinem Freundes- und Verwandtenkreis gibt es im Frühling sehr viel zu feiern). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Dieses Mal: ein <b>Geburtstagsfrosch</b>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ich muss gestehen, sog. '1-layered cards' (also wo man nicht mal auf einem separaten Blatt Papier stempelt, sondern direct auf der Basis), sind immer noch extrem schwierig für mich, aber ich werde immer besser! Ja, ja, Übung macht bekanntlich den Meister. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />Also nicht vergessen: Nicht zu viel Wasser verwenden (da kein Wasserfarbenpapier), und alles immer schön trocknen lassen bevor man weiterarbeitet!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Verwendete Materialien:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Weisses Papier (als Basis)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Frosch von Stacey Yacula</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Glossy Accents (für die Augen)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Lawn Fawn: Critters Down Under ('hoppy birthday')</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Zu guter Letzt muss ich noch eins loswerden: Ich finde <b>Stacey Yacula's Stempel </b>(Purple Onion Designs) einfach so unfassbar süss!! Geht's euch nicht auch so? :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bis zum nächten Mal,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Eure Steph</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">P.S.: Mit dieser Karte mache ich auch bei der folgenden Challenge mit: </span><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/" target="_blank">Simon Say Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Birthdays </a>& der <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - A</a> (für den <u>A</u>pril Geburtstag) & der <a href="http://addictedtocas.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">Addicted to CAS Challenge - Cute</a> <br />
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Hello everyone,<br />
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Hope you had some relaxing Easter holidays and a few creative minutes to spare over the weekend! Today I show you one of my latest Birthday creations (there is so much to celebrate in Spring with my family and friends).<br />
This time: A <b>birthday frog</b>!<br />
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I must admit, I'm still struggling with those so called '1-layered cards' (i.e. where you don't even stamp on a separate panel of card stock but on on the base layer itself), but I'll get better by time. Ya, ya practice makes a master!<br />
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So never forget: Don't use too much water (because I didn't use water color paper), and always let every section dry completely before working on!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Supplies used:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">- White card stocl (as a base)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">- Frog from Stacey Yacula</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">- Glossy Accents (for the eyes)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">- Lawn Fawn: Critters Down Under ('hoppy birthday')</span><br />
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Finally I need to say one more thing: I absolutely adore the <b>Stacey Yacula stamps</b> (Purple Onion)! Aren't they so super cute??<br />
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Until next time!<br />
Yours, Steph<br />
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P.S.: I also participate in the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/" target="_blank">Simon Say Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Birthdays</a><br />
& der <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - A</a> (this is an <u>A</u>pril Birthday card) & the <a href="http://addictedtocas.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">Addicted to CAS Challenge - Cute</a><br />
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Heute ist der grosse Tag:<br />
Meine erste Kreation geht LIVE auf dem <a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">Stempelküche Challenge Blog</a>!! <br />
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<b>Ich freue mich total und hier habe ich ein paar mehr Details zu meinem Projekt:</b><br />
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<li>Eines meiner absolutel Lieblings-Stempel-Sets ist nach wie vor "Surf's Up" von Avery Elle, und alle 4 Surfboards wurden hier verwendet um den "Stapel" zu kreieren.</li>
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<li>Da ich keine hochwertigen farbigen Stempelkissen habe, sondern nur einen Pack "Kinderstempel" (die nie trocknen und selbst nach 3 Tagen immer noch verwischen), habe ich mich entschieden eine Ladung durchsichtiges Embossingpulver darüber zu leeren um das ganze zu fixieren. Den kleinen Schimmer könnt ihr im 2. Bild unten besser sehen. Ich finde den Effekt super und bin sehr zufrieden mit dem Endergebnis!</li>
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<li>Alles zusammen keine Hexerei, man muss nur ein bisschen geduldig sein beim Stempeln, sodass nich alles verwischt bzw. die Surfboards nicht zu sehr überlappen.</li>
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<li> Love it!! = )</li>
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Bis zum nächsten Mal!!<br />
Eure Steph<br />
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Hello there,<br />
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Today is the big day:<br />
My first creation goes LIVE on the <a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">Stempelküche Challenge Blog</a>!!!<br />
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<b>I am extremely excited & here I have a few more details on my crafty project:</b><br />
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<li>One of my most favorite stamp sets is still "Surf's Up" from Avery Alle, and I've used all 4 surfboards to create this 'pile'.</li>
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<li>Because I don't have any good quality stamp pads (I only have a stack of cheap kid's stamp pads which never dry and smudge even after 3 days), I decided to pour some clear embossing powder over the whole pile of surfboards to basically 'lock the colors in'. You can see the subtle shimmer in the second picture. I love the effect and I'm very happy with the result.</li>
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<li>All in all this is quite a simple card to make, you only need to be a little extra patient stamping those boards to make sure they don't smudge or overlap too much. </li>
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<li>Love it!! = )</li>
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See you soon!<br />
Yours, Steph<br />
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P.S.: Mit dieser Karte mache ich auch bei der <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge</a> sowie auch <a href="http://alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.ca/2015/03/the-challenge-one-year-anniversary.html" target="_blank">The Challenge - "one year Anniversary"</a> mit (beide Themen sind "anything goes").<br />
P.S.: With this card I also participate in the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge</a> as well as <a href="http://alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.ca/2015/03/the-challenge-one-year-anniversary.html" target="_blank">The Challenge - "one year Anniversary"</a> (both topics are "anything goes").<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-77529817936973283222015-03-31T14:40:00.001+02:002015-04-09T15:38:13.093+02:00Gastdesignerin bei der Stempelküche - Guest Designer for "Stempelküche"<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hallo ihr Lieben,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ab heute melde ich mich 1 Monat lang zweisprachig, denn ich habe unfassbar geniale Neuigkeiten: <b>Ich wurde zur Gastdesignerin für den Monat April bei der <a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/2015/03/unsere-gastdesignerinnen-fur-den-april.html" target="_blank">Stempelküche</a> auserwählt!!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ich kann mein Glück noch immer nicht ganz fassen und freue mich riesig euch allen meine Kreationen für April <b><a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">hier </a></b>zu zeigen! Ich hoffe ihr habts Spass daran & macht mit bei den tollen Challenges!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bis dahin: HAPPY CRAFTING & POSTING :o)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Eure Steph</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hello dear crafty friends,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As you can see, I'll be publishing all my posts for April in German and English, because I have incredible news to share with you: <b>I have been elected as guest designer over at "<a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/2015/03/unsere-gastdesignerinnen-fur-den-april.html" target="_blank">Stempelküche</a>"!!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I still can't quite believe my luck and I'm outrageously happy to be able to share my creations for April <b><a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">here</a></b>. I hope you'll have fun browsing through my designs & please join in at the amazing challenges!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Until then: HAPPY CRAFTING & POSTING :o)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yours, Steph </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-51457051908189879452015-03-25T09:56:00.001+01:002015-04-09T15:39:40.243+02:00Vintage girls<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Welcome back everyone!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />Apologies for disappearing from the posting world for such a long time, but I was clearly traveling too much and had way too little time for my crafty projects...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well, I got back into the stamping mojo with a very fun project for <a href="http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.ch/2015/03/challenge-155-vintage-vibe-challenge.html" target="_blank">Art Impression's new challenge called "Vintage Vibe"</a> with these absolutely hilarious <b>vintage girls</b> (and notice the vintage green/pinkcolor combo - looks sooo old fashioned haha):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Ai girlfriends stamp set </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- craft/foil paper for the background</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- water color paper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- water color pencils</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'll be back soon with some more projects, so stay tuned!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yours,<br />Steph</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">P.S.: Apologies for the terrible photo this time, I just couldn't get the background & the lighting right this time with the foil paper in the background... *how to improve my photography skills?*</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-51959270647310881932015-02-25T10:14:00.000+01:002015-04-09T15:40:30.407+02:00Hoppy Birthday<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Welcome back!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Those wintery Lawn Fawn bunnies are so adorable and I can't wait to use them for all my Easter cards too, but before I get started for Easter, there are many birthday cards to be made. See the versatile cute little bunny in my new creation:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- Lawn Fawn: Snow Day</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- Patterned paper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- Craft cardstock</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- SSS Stencil </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- Wink of stellar & white gel pen</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Glossy Accents</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Translucent Embossing Paste </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Distress Inks </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's a bit hard to see but the patterned paper has a nice texture to it and I've added some translucent Embossing Paste to give it some more 3D feel. And I love the subtle texture the white pigment ink gives on craft card stock (you need to let this dry over night!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Until next time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I participate in the following challenges with this card:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://lawnscaping.blogspot.ch/2015/02/lawnscaping-challenge-birthday.html" target="_blank">Lawn Fawn's 100th Challenge</a>: Birthdays</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=2452" target="_blank">SSS Monday Challenge</a>: No Rules</span><br />
<a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/"><img alt="Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog" border="0" src="http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u670/simonsaysstamp1/Blinkie%20Graphics/mon-challenge-badge_zps05647c53.png" height="200" width="101" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-add-a-little-texture/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday Challenge</a>: Add a little Texture</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-46936807583925353732015-02-22T13:58:00.004+01:002015-04-09T15:41:49.099+02:00Love cats!!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hi there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You may have noticed from previous blogposts here that I really love cats... well, I think I'm lucky that there are so many cute cat stamps out there I can play with = )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Today's focus is on the Ai Front-<span style="font-size: x-small;">&</span>-Back stamps which are simply amazing - have a look at 2 of my creations with these:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ai Fronts & Backs cat&dog</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Patterned paper & colored cardstock (fishbowl is cut from heavy carton to give it extra dimension)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ai Fronts & Backs cat&dog</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Watercolor pencils</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Baker's twine</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Japanese Silk Paper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">See you next time!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Steph</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">P.S.: these cards are mainly for the <a href="http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.ch/2015/02/challenge-151-front-back-challenge-week.html" target="_blank">Ai Front-<span style="font-size: x-small;">&</span>-Back Challenge</a>!</span><br />
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width="199" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-11391436061202281802015-02-11T00:13:00.000+01:002015-04-09T15:49:58.099+02:00Love penguins!!Hello again,<br />
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I would like to share my new love with you: adorable 'Walter' from Stacey Yacula's (Purple Onion) latest collection! I have only recently discovered Stacey's incredible talent on Therese's blog (LostInPaper) and I immediately fell in love with these cute stamps.<br />
I am now the proud owner of a few of these lovely critters & absolutely addicted to making cards with them!!<br />
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Here my first attempt for a love-themed card:<br />
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A bit of masking technique, some heat embossing & distress markers... that's it!<br />
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See you soon & thanks for your visit!<br />
Take care,<br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steph</span></span></span><b><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">- Walter the pinguin from Stacey Yacula (Purple Onion)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">- Distress Inks (tumbled glass, peacock feathers, pumice stone, faded jeans)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">- White & Seafoam embossing powder</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">- Watercolor pencils</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">- Black & white card stock</span><br />
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<b>I participate in the following challenges with this card:</b><br />
<a href="http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.ch/2015/01/cfc136.html" target="_blank">Cas-ual Friday Challenge: Love Watercolor</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-all-things-bright-and-beautiful/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday Challenge: bright & beautiful</a><br />
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<a href="http://stempelkueche-challenge.blogspot.ch/2015/02/stempelkuche-challenge-12-von-herzen.html" target="_blank">Stempelküche Challenge #12: von Herzen</a><br />
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<a href="http://blog.inspirationemporium.com/?p=3231" target="_blank">Inspiration Journal: Love is in the air</a><br />
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<a href="http://runwayinspired.blogspot.ch/2015/02/ric77-jenny-packham.html" target="_blank">RIC Challenge #77 - Jenny Packham</a><br />
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I must admit the short winter days in Europe & the low temperatures are slowly getting to me, so I decided to bring the summer into my crafting room:<br />
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This was a special project not only to lift my own mood, but also as a birthday gift for my friend who loves to travel the world (particularly the sunny & relaxing places).<br />
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What's special about this card is the see-through shaker element on the front panel, where all adhesive is nicely hidden behind hand-cut frames & palm trees (as you may know I still don't have a die cutting machine so I make everything by hand, and I actually like the outcome a lot).<br />
Adhering the thread for the hammocks was a little fiddly I admit, but the end result shows that it's worth the effort!<br />
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And by the way: the white sequins in the shaker part should imitate some white wash of the waves... in case you were wondering =D<br />
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I for my part want to go to my favorite Australian beach now... oh if it wasn't so far away!<br />
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Thanks for spending some time with me here & I hope you like what you see.<br />
Until next time!<br />
Yours,<br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Steph </span></span></span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Supplies used:</span></b></u><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Paper Smooches - Happy Place</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Distress Inks (wild hones, tumbled glass, peacock feathers)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">White & colored card stock</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Natural twine</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">White & see through sequins </span><br />
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<b>I participate in the following challenges with this card:</b><br />
<a href="http://virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/02/guest-designers-leigh-p-gayatri-m-and.html" target="_blank">Virginia's Challenge #12: Shaker Cards</a><br />
<img alt="February's Theme: Shaker Cards" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsN63jmaRIctFuupW7fHUZzwXRqls7CmWQdi76u7pKgOVyVLUEubDKru4nKFiWhKtgwyy0mOTJHT0HDYcI_Uu8I5_3EkhLimS6zQCYz-s-dtIt-H0rtIYKAG30AG_cymRyIL6X3jk56IL/s180/%252312+Shaker+Cards.jpg" height="180" id="Image4_img" style="visibility: visible;" width="150" /><br />
<a href="http://runwayinspired.blogspot.ch/2015/02/ric77-jenny-packham.html" target="_blank">RIC #77: Jenny Packham</a><br />
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<a href="http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.ch/2015/01/cfc136.html" target="_blank">Cas-ual Fridays #136: Watercolor</a> (Distress Inks)<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGrPgVaWzrlc6mqbhlncPpYS-4HyAuleAiGMRapz1g8zB-_gYdK41Wd4DFu3i-QZE2ijO2VOfvm1fBY6yjeEUVMQO2EF8gpFpOmVHVp8bv4-4k7KMZ_r-PUzKPkM4njtT6hQpP6NBu_ay/s1600/CFC136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGrPgVaWzrlc6mqbhlncPpYS-4HyAuleAiGMRapz1g8zB-_gYdK41Wd4DFu3i-QZE2ijO2VOfvm1fBY6yjeEUVMQO2EF8gpFpOmVHVp8bv4-4k7KMZ_r-PUzKPkM4njtT6hQpP6NBu_ay/s200/CFC136.jpg" height="102" width="200" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-all-things-bright-and-beautiful/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday Challenge: bright & beautiful</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909574675383796583.post-25992530025870612102015-01-31T19:25:00.004+01:002015-04-09T15:49:42.108+02:00wedding cards don't need to be traditional!<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome paper crafters!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I'm sharing a rather unconventional wedding card with you. My friends are dear dog lovers and these 2 puppies are just too cute & fit perfectly for this customized love themed card in my view.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The background is covered with translucent embossing paste to 'lock in' the color & the front panel is embedded on hand made paper (Japanese paper).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Apologies for the pixeling on the photo but I didn't want to share personal details publicly... hope you understand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Supplies used:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">- SSS stencil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">- Art Impressions - cat & dog front & back</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">- Japanese hand made paper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">- Lawn Fawn - alphabet stamp set</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks a lot for stopping by, I really appreciate all your lovely comments & feedback - it's so amazing to hear that you like my creations!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until next time!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yours, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steph</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I participate in the following challenges with this card:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday Challenge</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/"><img alt="Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog" border="0" src="http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u670/simonsaysstamp1/Blinkie%20Graphics/wed-challenge-badge_zpsf506d7ee.png" height="200" width="101" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://musecardclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/muse-challenge-102.html" target="_blank">Muse Challenge #102</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.ch/2015/01/challenge-152-have-heart.html" target="_blank">Art Impressions Challenge #152</a></span><br />
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