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Dad’s Day “Wanted” Card

This combination of the "Wanted" set and the greeting from "Dad's Day" makes an excellent Father's Day card. Recipie: Sets: Wanted, Dad's Day, Canvas Background Inks: Close to Cocoa, Soft Sky Paper: Soft Sky, "Afternoon Tea" designer series paper and Whisper White cardstock Accessories:  Hodgepodge Hardware, Chocolate Chip grosgrain and Choc. Chip wide ... View Post

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Another ‘Gift Keeper’

I found it!  I love this sample, but i mysteriously disappeared... I found it and it was only 'missing' the Hershey bar, but thankfully the kids didn't damage the sample!  Ah, the dangers of trying to keep chocolate in the house with 4 kids (three of them teenage girls)-- a very bad thing!   My previous post has the dimensions to this type of gift holder. I love the 'Big ... View Post

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Birthday Gift Keeper

  <-- Click on the graphic (left) to download the directions for this easy gift holder that you can get three of from one piece of 8 1/2 x 11 paper!  I made some matching lollipop covers and made a flower from Smarties the same way I made the focal flower on the gift keeper. This simple 'gift keeper' was made with the beautiful new set "Kind Thoughts" (which punches ... View Post

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Great Grads–another take!

  The greeting is from Great Grads--it's an unusual size greeting--very long and in reverse type... it was a challenge to work with.  I think that this would also be an excellent birthday card for a teenager.  I don't think that the glitter showed up well in this photo. The color scheme is Night of Navy & Bordering Blue cardstock stamped in Night of Navy (roller wheel also ... View Post

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Spring Song & I’ve Moved!

I am working on my blog's new home here at www.ustamp4fun.com! Please note, those of you on 'e-mail subscription' don't have to change anything, but those of you who are subscribed in a reader will have to bookmark my new feed address (here!). I LOVE birds!  When I saw this set in the new catalog, I had to have it!  You know it is spring when the birds wake you up in the morning.   It has ... View Post

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Fruit Stand “Mother’s Day” card

I just love this new stamp set "Fruit Stand" and especially the grapes stamp shown here!  I don't know that grapes are especially "Mother's Day" but heck, I needed a Mother's Day card for my April class, LOL!  BONUS:  Download PDF directions here. The leaves and the tag were done with what I call 'faux paper tolling", I bent the edges of the paper and ... View Post