tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36267037515213201762024-03-13T23:20:02.462-07:00Michelle's Great Paper ChaseMichelle VanWiggeren, Independent Stampin' Up! DemonstratorMichelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.comBlogger1230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-77395329858071991982024-03-13T16:58:00.000-07:002024-03-13T16:58:48.542-07:00Connie M's January Swap Card<p>Connie M's gorgeous Valentine's card had a bit of an adventure through the mail that kept it from getting to me in time for the post I did of the January SUper Friends swap cards; however, it is too good not to share!!! And, even though it was designed for Valentine's, I think you'll agree with me that this card would be wonderful to express some loving thoughts on many other occasions as well!!!</p><p>Connie created her card with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/adoring-hearts-bundle-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Adoring Hearts Bundle</a> and the Most Adored Sale-a-Bration paper. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9uzMwRQBMZ4Tdb5QbasAUXFw3at1YrYaNYAiaO8tHvQ_TbZ_SmcosK9djoe98LT2n1jk3JTJZk0JyPGpW2sADc8LuVSGjM2ht8sgPF7Z9MNl8AMmFV1hcOVci7wpPVxp6CiTMeHvIquxG9Q0Huacs1JTifHAAg73j8LouFe0Vda2GI82-0O4hoYHwJk/s4128/20240225_094213-wm-66693.5_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9uzMwRQBMZ4Tdb5QbasAUXFw3at1YrYaNYAiaO8tHvQ_TbZ_SmcosK9djoe98LT2n1jk3JTJZk0JyPGpW2sADc8LuVSGjM2ht8sgPF7Z9MNl8AMmFV1hcOVci7wpPVxp6CiTMeHvIquxG9Q0Huacs1JTifHAAg73j8LouFe0Vda2GI82-0O4hoYHwJk/s320/20240225_094213-wm-66693.5_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5-f-OqhuKY513k4llczFJfWU5cCPt1Na1na9PFqSjn5EWinr_1Ih9ftqGG2Xc_GgkT4_o4pvp8XD6mbel9zEof0VUkSoFzUgMbNRg4S3UiqwqTYtJYh7VX1hsTUt5NxpetYd081w8cKrpUWpEaHDTh_fuiPp9RW29F6dsHokdr4QHvF3SbQoUpVXoW8/s3180/20240225_094153-wm-68983.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3180" data-original-width="2416" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5-f-OqhuKY513k4llczFJfWU5cCPt1Na1na9PFqSjn5EWinr_1Ih9ftqGG2Xc_GgkT4_o4pvp8XD6mbel9zEof0VUkSoFzUgMbNRg4S3UiqwqTYtJYh7VX1hsTUt5NxpetYd081w8cKrpUWpEaHDTh_fuiPp9RW29F6dsHokdr4QHvF3SbQoUpVXoW8/s320/20240225_094153-wm-68983.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had to give you a closer view so you could see the beautiful glimmer of the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/iridescent-foil-gems?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Irridescent Foil Gems</a> Connie embellished her card with:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA_nm5CjzaI-6xBmwaQ6pFCI5lCdG2pPTA-jW5NN5OnTmzm6xq0VogU2Xb69cYPff9Xh6YStJKFSucVbzg1PVFO-k_zwniJ2snKRZ7bwNDPjEEpVIbA0AuHuglb9FzsoPD4z3rgv6aTvXBhIyQEERSgCt5UZEgqvqxq-_7ONqpIF_DqsQmM2sjJ908I0/s4128/20240225_094238-wm-68499.29999999702_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA_nm5CjzaI-6xBmwaQ6pFCI5lCdG2pPTA-jW5NN5OnTmzm6xq0VogU2Xb69cYPff9Xh6YStJKFSucVbzg1PVFO-k_zwniJ2snKRZ7bwNDPjEEpVIbA0AuHuglb9FzsoPD4z3rgv6aTvXBhIyQEERSgCt5UZEgqvqxq-_7ONqpIF_DqsQmM2sjJ908I0/s320/20240225_094238-wm-68499.29999999702_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The inside is finished with a beautiful stamped image:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjtI-Z9wtVKT8cUSLTYvAYrXwo85deeOeYnUyZQ3oz-JuWPZfNavhFaEDWxnc1yFBuTekAFlNEREf4jp6oHQxrFyecG3lpsw3mcrj6eTK5W8k8iF-ZWGWIHut0VeZD0PxE1h8uW53EV0Dlb3ia3NqmQcVDaRcs_dLZx8gRf1BbXilEBeD1lkDZCvmIRk/s4128/20240225_094219-wm-67662.29999999702_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjtI-Z9wtVKT8cUSLTYvAYrXwo85deeOeYnUyZQ3oz-JuWPZfNavhFaEDWxnc1yFBuTekAFlNEREf4jp6oHQxrFyecG3lpsw3mcrj6eTK5W8k8iF-ZWGWIHut0VeZD0PxE1h8uW53EV0Dlb3ia3NqmQcVDaRcs_dLZx8gRf1BbXilEBeD1lkDZCvmIRk/s320/20240225_094219-wm-67662.29999999702_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Connie cased her card from Meg Loven at <a href="https://lovenstamps.com/brayer-and-layer-all-the-adoring-hearts-with-stampin-ups-most-adored-sab-dsp/">lovenstamps.com</a>, and she notes that Meg's post has an embedded video that shows how she made the card and gives good tips on using the brayer on an embossing folder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>- Michelle</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-14368018725312139352024-03-07T18:21:00.000-08:002024-03-07T18:21:44.570-08:00Peek a Boo: Sneak Peek at One of My Swap Cards for OnStage Houston!<p> I'm so excited for OnStage Houston next week! I'm feeling a little behind in making cards to swap there, but have managed to finish one, and I couldn't resist showing it to you!!! </p><p>I used the new <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/simply-zinnia-bundle-english?demoid=95017">Online Exclusive Simply Zinnia Bundle</a> for my card, along with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/flowering-zinnias-12-x-12-30-5-x-30-5-cm-designer-series-paper?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper</a>. I love the happy, spring colors in this paper so much!!! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqigngb7LYSK2o4J9TKXDgxDOdIEhtZoXZYqNIaflcDLBXd7QrNfnLomdaq7qtp3VMycH7Jrjc8DRWnybj6wFdz6qz22TrTL3QrF-vF-pjbhKhaJxxgiVgib9l6NMxocyuHbr6qZ55A1SDspTSlhmYZihc0FU4WLaeIMhhles8o7PfEqGeti9hbH1qBiU/s2484/20240307_162730-wm-118004.90000000596_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="2347" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqigngb7LYSK2o4J9TKXDgxDOdIEhtZoXZYqNIaflcDLBXd7QrNfnLomdaq7qtp3VMycH7Jrjc8DRWnybj6wFdz6qz22TrTL3QrF-vF-pjbhKhaJxxgiVgib9l6NMxocyuHbr6qZ55A1SDspTSlhmYZihc0FU4WLaeIMhhles8o7PfEqGeti9hbH1qBiU/s320/20240307_162730-wm-118004.90000000596_watermarked.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNr-GBn_deHX1aQOH8oDCDhr7JbTOkCbUhlDAQKPXtGYSudTkiCY2BlaTIwvsCFCjqbeIAw0WM1GbgiyA1SaCf8j9cPAvsz-FbuBxBmyC0N_L5IX9METnDrVFa6gH8z252PrYAtx8RaUdteYTUlpsGTjIRwruXtjfunhMHqLWfrMceUCqnYK_4Z14SMk0/s2904/20240307_162745-wm-118422.20000000298_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2904" data-original-width="2561" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNr-GBn_deHX1aQOH8oDCDhr7JbTOkCbUhlDAQKPXtGYSudTkiCY2BlaTIwvsCFCjqbeIAw0WM1GbgiyA1SaCf8j9cPAvsz-FbuBxBmyC0N_L5IX9METnDrVFa6gH8z252PrYAtx8RaUdteYTUlpsGTjIRwruXtjfunhMHqLWfrMceUCqnYK_4Z14SMk0/s320/20240307_162745-wm-118422.20000000298_watermarked.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did a special technique on the greeting piece, coloring half the back side with the dark <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/flirty-flamngo-stampin-blends-combo-pack?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blend</a> and the front side with the light one, for a fun ombre effect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You might also notice that I used the holes in one of the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/everyday-details-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Everyday Details Dies</a> and stitched them with the Flirty Flamingo Baker's twine from the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/baker-s-twine-three-color-pack?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Baker's Twine Three Color Pack</a> (it is part of the Balloon Suite in the January to April Mini Catalog, but goes nicely with the Zinnia Suite as well). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7RCHUgvdYYXcPBZJct9uBnUPjK3vzgs51MskYiFzL2EDPWQCwifv-g8sAjsiAczPTLUuOlv_PurUlcNlHgbwPiYqy5bcl5VEaxzq_uNplkW5VBSW1JpIkXiVDaNJdxQSQQQxAu7QB8VZyj3Wswi-8rfT8OrCzUubMlEoVirFTTb1uh506Khw8Wso0r8/s3110/20240307_162752-wm-118930.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3110" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7RCHUgvdYYXcPBZJct9uBnUPjK3vzgs51MskYiFzL2EDPWQCwifv-g8sAjsiAczPTLUuOlv_PurUlcNlHgbwPiYqy5bcl5VEaxzq_uNplkW5VBSW1JpIkXiVDaNJdxQSQQQxAu7QB8VZyj3Wswi-8rfT8OrCzUubMlEoVirFTTb1uh506Khw8Wso0r8/s320/20240307_162752-wm-118930.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inside the peek a boo card, I tucked some stamped zinnias in the bottom right corner, and colored those with Blends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGD7IfeVu7sfap_7bORtUG0LSm-LzvG_HR2b7E1D6FB7GxJnBiJlljF9aEsIEBosMnPfUlxz89wyj7vkYDJMi9Cm4SGZL_ftSvUdJaR1i1XAuSpBSg3OMAW-OTfHxPRvuRC7H8LI6gfQNaIrzqj_dk41C-u_v-ULRdp4IeVwtfzulL_oaYyxqVKx1SmXM/s3551/20240307_162801-wm-119415.90000000596_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3551" data-original-width="2576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGD7IfeVu7sfap_7bORtUG0LSm-LzvG_HR2b7E1D6FB7GxJnBiJlljF9aEsIEBosMnPfUlxz89wyj7vkYDJMi9Cm4SGZL_ftSvUdJaR1i1XAuSpBSg3OMAW-OTfHxPRvuRC7H8LI6gfQNaIrzqj_dk41C-u_v-ULRdp4IeVwtfzulL_oaYyxqVKx1SmXM/s320/20240307_162801-wm-119415.90000000596_watermarked.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What do you think? Would you be happy to receive this as a swap card?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>- Michelle</i></div><br /> </div><br /> <p></p>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-63184018627621510992024-03-05T23:15:00.000-08:002024-03-05T23:15:01.209-08:00Simply Zinnias from the New Online Exclusives<p> There are new Online Exclusives available today! My favorite products from this are the<a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/a-little-latte-suite-collection-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank"> A Little Latte Suite Collection</a> and the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/flowering-zinnias-suite-collection-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Flowering Zinnia Suite</a>, though there are certainly other wonderful products in this release as well! I recommend checking them all out<a href="https://www.stampinup.com/categories/shop-products/featured-products/online-exclusives?demoid=95017" target="_blank"> here</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwv-3Tdoc9MqO-GQwgXQeq5KD5wj-RdLzX8Gb9_YOYxmgRgEgADUbROYMe_YdOCeSOmkCp22eAwFwiOajWN5qVpxaI7dAsdgmbTf9NURpG1Gh54QwhBupOHkiRPLhQ0uPPx0iKV4WjnQVZH2U0eVEOSQQcB8eq9QHLvrWfTAV6GV2wF5gN6CmQ7Ayi3bA/s1200/DEMO_MKTL_SQR2_US_0224_ONLINE_EXCLUSIVES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwv-3Tdoc9MqO-GQwgXQeq5KD5wj-RdLzX8Gb9_YOYxmgRgEgADUbROYMe_YdOCeSOmkCp22eAwFwiOajWN5qVpxaI7dAsdgmbTf9NURpG1Gh54QwhBupOHkiRPLhQ0uPPx0iKV4WjnQVZH2U0eVEOSQQcB8eq9QHLvrWfTAV6GV2wF5gN6CmQ7Ayi3bA/s320/DEMO_MKTL_SQR2_US_0224_ONLINE_EXCLUSIVES.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Today, I have a fun fold card to share with you created with the Flowering Zinnia Suite Collection. This was one of the cards we made during my February Fun Folds class, so may look familiar to some of you! And, thanks again to Joyce for bringing this style of fun fold to my attention! (It is a Curtain Call Fun Fold, originally created by Susan Campfield).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfuLN2sHR1R1QhK7WaC-ceyTdYvRKnvfoABh0bOFu4js7yqCBhm7p6MzecV7kBG9ugpirjU6D28sEwtg-CfSb0b_D2VWI6tcLKhivXNH6q5vSKsjieomzVHbrSjhIHLXaiodldbuBF58tv4k_OhMG8P4AtBYrJUXSb7dyXAa-3aroph8N6F39c7ExBOc/s3228/20240218_220829-wm-1205978.900000006_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3228" data-original-width="2479" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfuLN2sHR1R1QhK7WaC-ceyTdYvRKnvfoABh0bOFu4js7yqCBhm7p6MzecV7kBG9ugpirjU6D28sEwtg-CfSb0b_D2VWI6tcLKhivXNH6q5vSKsjieomzVHbrSjhIHLXaiodldbuBF58tv4k_OhMG8P4AtBYrJUXSb7dyXAa-3aroph8N6F39c7ExBOc/s320/20240218_220829-wm-1205978.900000006_watermarked.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7FAv4EIouA4OWWb6_FcABcb4grNcUokdj4SL0Jc8yfJmOpfKcpArOccKwf-J_DR-O_zHb8x4Wu-xcX7ZBaoQdw3tKO8-oPEJ65DnGS1buxm89bXGqv_nxqTnG8A8jIdlD9usEJ7abtzJEsOqRc54EvT6ejZ4b2e_xJkc80kcC0vjoDPEMz2FOwcBHnM/s2925/20240218_220849-wm-1204884.900000006_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="2925" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7FAv4EIouA4OWWb6_FcABcb4grNcUokdj4SL0Jc8yfJmOpfKcpArOccKwf-J_DR-O_zHb8x4Wu-xcX7ZBaoQdw3tKO8-oPEJ65DnGS1buxm89bXGqv_nxqTnG8A8jIdlD9usEJ7abtzJEsOqRc54EvT6ejZ4b2e_xJkc80kcC0vjoDPEMz2FOwcBHnM/s320/20240218_220849-wm-1204884.900000006_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD6pOdYNZo32gOdb8V9a2eXm0_WscmxIkViFpzxJY7xh1v7nZPBk6tFsUiC69MAJjZmBwyLSQe6Oh1BHMF2infWoeGgWu10ue3fjpDSgiXwuBvRWdD5OLXAtTRBnoiNChmUfkSz2UxrIykucbHmP6Vqk70bUNYNIlGa9bfpx9RZ9-olQc8KYhU9H1Vfc/s4128/20240218_220942-wm-1209758.900000006_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD6pOdYNZo32gOdb8V9a2eXm0_WscmxIkViFpzxJY7xh1v7nZPBk6tFsUiC69MAJjZmBwyLSQe6Oh1BHMF2infWoeGgWu10ue3fjpDSgiXwuBvRWdD5OLXAtTRBnoiNChmUfkSz2UxrIykucbHmP6Vqk70bUNYNIlGa9bfpx9RZ9-olQc8KYhU9H1Vfc/s320/20240218_220942-wm-1209758.900000006_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ERSibLnZUS2Dx6KCbhl_m0F58tbfe8hMu3_nhCvHllWVSY8PboA9y-6S8TPr6PpDFzjlnWRNtK8oxvswfW9kfdz_9EoL1UqUdKNV9MvVCljEVqUWddqpvff1xjpPuLuGOu0YjgcgphDQUDYVxmh-U7M5O0IKPzYZonVIcoeVn6NJagBvhT4uAoqlEiQ/s4128/20240218_220720-wm-1210834.6000000238_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ERSibLnZUS2Dx6KCbhl_m0F58tbfe8hMu3_nhCvHllWVSY8PboA9y-6S8TPr6PpDFzjlnWRNtK8oxvswfW9kfdz_9EoL1UqUdKNV9MvVCljEVqUWddqpvff1xjpPuLuGOu0YjgcgphDQUDYVxmh-U7M5O0IKPzYZonVIcoeVn6NJagBvhT4uAoqlEiQ/s320/20240218_220720-wm-1210834.6000000238_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This is such a fun Suite to use! I'm looking forward to creating more cards with it! How about you? <div><br /></div><div><i>- Michelle</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-38685968509888753332024-03-04T22:48:00.000-08:002024-03-04T22:48:26.129-08:00Merry Monday: Christmas Everywhere Kit Alternative Cards<p> Merry Monday! Today I have some alternate cards made with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/christmas-everywhere-kit-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Christmas Everywhere kit</a> to share with you. If you create the kit as designed, it makes 9 cards. However, I decided to cut the printed tree pieces that come in the kit in half and cut apart the card bases. I added some whisper white card bases and some other card stock in colors coordinating with the kit's colors. So, I ended up being able to make at least twice as many cards! 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3493" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-7zHUDpHrVvWCUKVPtwVmKnI-anzGGx7Ji2-KRBga-A3Z0NSZfCW6J7aO-dhrGF5gzSC7QP8Zl7CspJlyxg63dPqKxdEfjP2_gktNkw6vPfuMmzbpNLty42BKFHdOrha4mdy97dH5t8IXNjqCqWmtPt6F2NJiMVX12mxLMPEVtigQkmT9SOo0czae5U/s320/20231126_105855-wm-205925.69999998808_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>This kit is still available in case you'd like to pick one up and get a head start on your Christmas cards for this year! </div><div><br /></div><div>Please let me know if you have any questions about the kit or how I created my cards!</div><div><br /></div><div><i>- Michelle</i></div>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-37169076556444287602024-02-29T17:24:00.000-08:002024-02-29T17:24:53.393-08:00Watermelon Wonder Cards<p>Since it is the last day of Sale-a-Bration, and I had some rainy day crafting time this afternoon, I finally inked up my Watermelon Wonder stamps! I decided to stamp up a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" sheet of Basic White and then cut it to use on two cards. I inked up the watermelon and leaf images in Garden Green and Melon Mambo, with Memento Tuxedo Black for seeds. I heat embossed the greetings ("Enjoy the Moment" is from the Sale-a-Bration Heartfelt Hellos set and "thank you" is from the Something Fancy set).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LWEbefBxsiwtuYoObbYaT6lP-sApPSR3RUPeg1JJFOaWaa665wKXyPKO_cBkaCJJnqB0FGQkAs4F2f0EuzxLQSa9_xrsXiOrn0HKE2S4y0FKV6Jzo82vUAqO9JIOj0u_583uXiXaboV_KWDnBdu88U2kI4bn_ifKUUuOrmkyqc0W8NEVAA4gTx8T3KA/s2916/20240229_165153-wm-52054.90000000037_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2499" data-original-width="2916" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LWEbefBxsiwtuYoObbYaT6lP-sApPSR3RUPeg1JJFOaWaa665wKXyPKO_cBkaCJJnqB0FGQkAs4F2f0EuzxLQSa9_xrsXiOrn0HKE2S4y0FKV6Jzo82vUAqO9JIOj0u_583uXiXaboV_KWDnBdu88U2kI4bn_ifKUUuOrmkyqc0W8NEVAA4gTx8T3KA/s320/20240229_165153-wm-52054.90000000037_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Hope you are able to enjoy some creativity, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>- Michelle</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-48301107200086347682024-02-28T17:30:00.000-08:002024-02-28T17:30:18.269-08:002 Projects for the Final 2 Days of Sale-a-Bration!<p>The final 2 days of Sale-a-Bration 2024 are here--Sale-a-Bration ends tomorrow, February 29th! Guess we got a bonus day this year with leap year, so that's pretty neat!!!!</p><p>Today, I have 2 projects to share with you, each made with designer series paper from Sale-a-Bration. These were created specially for a private class for two friends last week! </p><p>The first is a rocker card made with the Sunny Days Sale-a-Bration Paper. I love how bright and happy this paper is! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hCjxi34gIQFkNShH8bqlaGuiY4_qoOV3ElXuZe8Nwqolj4wPnxY9WQXTNcOjG4a80cqcNS_P2_dzQaMwupKl44bJwT4Li4qVj741SzlSyS2ls3zeo50b8dUfi7ZvuBWcr-bgSwhQ2JYbDTxLXW1bA4UTC27On9FAMXFB9P8Jd4-J1V-pEYGJM1E7Pgg/s2966/20240221_102200-wm-170089.19999998808_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2340" data-original-width="2966" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hCjxi34gIQFkNShH8bqlaGuiY4_qoOV3ElXuZe8Nwqolj4wPnxY9WQXTNcOjG4a80cqcNS_P2_dzQaMwupKl44bJwT4Li4qVj741SzlSyS2ls3zeo50b8dUfi7ZvuBWcr-bgSwhQ2JYbDTxLXW1bA4UTC27On9FAMXFB9P8Jd4-J1V-pEYGJM1E7Pgg/s320/20240221_102200-wm-170089.19999998808_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The card base is Pool Party, cut with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/deckled-circles-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Deckled Circles Dies</a>, which I also used to cut the striped Pool Party designer series paper layer and the floral designer series paper layer. The Garden Green layer is cut with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/everyday-details-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Everyday Details Dies</a>. I added some flowers cut from Basic White with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/sentimental-park-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Sentimental Park dies</a>, and those flowers have <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/champagne-iridescent-dots?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Champagne Irridescent Dots</a> in their centers. The greeting is from the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/timeless-arrangements-bundle-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Timeless Arrangements Bundle</a>, and I used more stamps from that for the inside of the card as well:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4rWvv6VMeV45IBqR_Sr5wulKS2jO3qzPeBW68VAM8VNzX7wxWCFjOKAcLhsGI-JVkkkCWhvzEJHUssbupTDMyuc0NUT5fq2UeB0F1V-UL6QTwlDC4DvF09DBakkREjfglGL1o5eDpNwJcl4ahGDEI4aNAHkLvuDFs_TtUQ1Je8ATWFRCmuXdsv4TIlU/s3096/20240221_102214-wm-169678.19999998808_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="3096" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4rWvv6VMeV45IBqR_Sr5wulKS2jO3qzPeBW68VAM8VNzX7wxWCFjOKAcLhsGI-JVkkkCWhvzEJHUssbupTDMyuc0NUT5fq2UeB0F1V-UL6QTwlDC4DvF09DBakkREjfglGL1o5eDpNwJcl4ahGDEI4aNAHkLvuDFs_TtUQ1Je8ATWFRCmuXdsv4TIlU/s320/20240221_102214-wm-169678.19999998808_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>The second projects are purses made with the Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper. I added flowers cut with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/paper-florist-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Paper Florist Dies</a> where the handles meet the purse. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FVqTnW8lmHV7GN8juhWIv7cF1TKBGZCIg2PFjhiZ6QlajCuToyDT8BcS3lvB9oANehl1x_vGwj8PrlA6t71ZT78wfb5zFyOFWBN4hhpYjpElYflnSEpNFsDUb30L1mmgqnHMjrRTLTP6N7ca3rPCqFR8VFfJVcWBs7c1BYY39K2M55P30PqOFHPOx9U/s2963/20240220_175124-wm-170468.89999997616_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2963" data-original-width="2046" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FVqTnW8lmHV7GN8juhWIv7cF1TKBGZCIg2PFjhiZ6QlajCuToyDT8BcS3lvB9oANehl1x_vGwj8PrlA6t71ZT78wfb5zFyOFWBN4hhpYjpElYflnSEpNFsDUb30L1mmgqnHMjrRTLTP6N7ca3rPCqFR8VFfJVcWBs7c1BYY39K2M55P30PqOFHPOx9U/s320/20240220_175124-wm-170468.89999997616_watermarked.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The cloud behind each name is cut from Basic White with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/basic-borders-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Basic Borders Dies</a>. The little flowers are cut from Basic White with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/sentimental-park-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Sentimental Park dies</a>, and have a dot of <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/metallic-enamel-effects-basics?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Gold Enamel Effects</a> in the center. The letters are cut out of the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/sunny-days-12-x-12-30-5-x-30-5-cm-designer-series-paper?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Sale-a-Bration Sunny Days Paper</a> with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/mini-alphabet-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Mini Alphabet Dies</a>. I tied the tags onto the bags with <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/baker-s-twine-three-color-pack?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Lemon Lolly Baker's Twine</a> and <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/pool-party-5-8-1-6-cm-crinkle-ribbon?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Pool Party Crinkle Ribbon</a> (another Sale-a-Bration item).</p>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-58322934372215197642024-02-26T17:21:00.000-08:002024-02-26T17:21:53.503-08:00Merry Monday: Trio of Joy of Christmas Cards<p>Merry Monday! Today I have a trio of cards made with the Joy of Christmas Suite to share with you. For each of these cards, I used watercolor pencils to color the berry and greenery images. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ovLl5TgCuqubK5mWns_j4wUlouqxMZho9jRfHKsl8_H_R4Nt7zfA7c_7KCgMvqX_CeMpNqrflEc2ZsWJVd8o9pn51mKPrMcANzLq1R0nVtXvhp8egC8KYDqbW_GQAOQg6Ht0NPJy9Sk_U4SGzrONL4MWxcLvAToKf_o1oDwgk1atSVAYK-Wvr1M2FMI/s3774/20231122_231052-wm-203770.69999998808_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3774" data-original-width="2906" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ovLl5TgCuqubK5mWns_j4wUlouqxMZho9jRfHKsl8_H_R4Nt7zfA7c_7KCgMvqX_CeMpNqrflEc2ZsWJVd8o9pn51mKPrMcANzLq1R0nVtXvhp8egC8KYDqbW_GQAOQg6Ht0NPJy9Sk_U4SGzrONL4MWxcLvAToKf_o1oDwgk1atSVAYK-Wvr1M2FMI/s320/20231122_231052-wm-203770.69999998808_watermarked.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the next card, I stamped the images to create a wreath:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2G7XANvM6NZzoMX2sFk8Zj6VT5JEXKGjHr4sncPdWTgwiPEFKkmhZAcetCYuTMn7X3jpohOy17P2-uVeifypwv82RCBgvCuZINGuKlulrJVNZpRnDGfy7d8H6ZBA8fV-l7Nm_ztpBjmXnh4ZroaPb09OeHVKiagUvvnDV0zt_oGYPOomoEcVaL7LZL2g/s4128/20231122_231233-wm-208188.89999997616_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2G7XANvM6NZzoMX2sFk8Zj6VT5JEXKGjHr4sncPdWTgwiPEFKkmhZAcetCYuTMn7X3jpohOy17P2-uVeifypwv82RCBgvCuZINGuKlulrJVNZpRnDGfy7d8H6ZBA8fV-l7Nm_ztpBjmXnh4ZroaPb09OeHVKiagUvvnDV0zt_oGYPOomoEcVaL7LZL2g/s320/20231122_231233-wm-208188.89999997616_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And, for the final card, I used foil and peek thru dies to add some extra festive sparkle and shine:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Today, I have my THAT cards to share with you! For the "THAT" challenge, the colors are Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide, Highland Heather and Fresh Freesia. I decided to make a one-sheet wonder collage style sheet and then cut that apart to create four cards for THAT challenge! I used the Sale-a-Bration set <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/detailed-dogwood-cling-stamp-set-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Detailed Dogwood</a> for the stamping on the one sheet wonder. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oxpX4nGflBplYEqW9njvkw5n-261qQoWDkFyRTzAI-iushmfpzpJWaYnl6a_jhIlKp8vE0Doz8bm38DIRcT439j8EFjgqKIZiiXtNDkEXuGpZpiQabdTcA_i0ZOl6hhQVPP1IBFfQ_Vd1qROnq5KZBU1HK560vepMmEK_Gpk6avd5XEWfby-YSD-K4A/s3790/20240219_111459-wm-100870.20000001788_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2082" data-original-width="3790" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oxpX4nGflBplYEqW9njvkw5n-261qQoWDkFyRTzAI-iushmfpzpJWaYnl6a_jhIlKp8vE0Doz8bm38DIRcT439j8EFjgqKIZiiXtNDkEXuGpZpiQabdTcA_i0ZOl6hhQVPP1IBFfQ_Vd1qROnq5KZBU1HK560vepMmEK_Gpk6avd5XEWfby-YSD-K4A/s320/20240219_111459-wm-100870.20000001788_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then, to finish the cards, I used flowers created with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/petal-park-photopolymer-stamp-set?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Petal Park stamp set</a> and <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/petal-park-builder-punch?demoid=95017" target="_blank">coordinating punch</a>. Greetings are from the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/something-fancy-cling-stamp-set-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Something Fancy</a>, <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/thoughtful-expressions-cling-stamp-set-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Thoughtful Expressions</a>, and <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/botanical-layers-cling-stamp-set-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Botanical Layers stamp sets</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the four cards together:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhlY_QVe5LjCNVIvKaLz8BTL_IeLG4bt5eD6xLBNxG35LCOs-FPWFmZu5pSHNmJ1RSjFfgyilTdZkxQQxaLwaVa2guUMjp1NA7WSj2kr55MtKKCwMcyHpJor-FFa8Js9oCGp-rlCpQ7Q1kJ4G2DCNOc-jLduZGdNZ6U4thnJnNB7tHmJoWfntPyTF614/s3765/20240219_205611-wm-103929.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3765" data-original-width="2986" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhlY_QVe5LjCNVIvKaLz8BTL_IeLG4bt5eD6xLBNxG35LCOs-FPWFmZu5pSHNmJ1RSjFfgyilTdZkxQQxaLwaVa2guUMjp1NA7WSj2kr55MtKKCwMcyHpJor-FFa8Js9oCGp-rlCpQ7Q1kJ4G2DCNOc-jLduZGdNZ6U4thnJnNB7tHmJoWfntPyTF614/s320/20240219_205611-wm-103929.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here are closer views of each card:<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw-c_pBuXEkbNiY5rCNXSSGsm3oiagVPRln4J1qVeQFrp4IiBgf4s3-f-VvQNwH_AJs7z8W-Mn6E3IqGrXCQedp4FRzYdhoezVTvBDsctEBjJz0C0fEj6S1_FwU_6XSWTEsgzDcGXKYAprPdBjf4R8J4G6Dc2QkHLrBvZhdRgl7soJofBPPvhoWyEEsQ/s3732/20240219_205859-wm-105793.59999999404_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3732" data-original-width="2774" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw-c_pBuXEkbNiY5rCNXSSGsm3oiagVPRln4J1qVeQFrp4IiBgf4s3-f-VvQNwH_AJs7z8W-Mn6E3IqGrXCQedp4FRzYdhoezVTvBDsctEBjJz0C0fEj6S1_FwU_6XSWTEsgzDcGXKYAprPdBjf4R8J4G6Dc2QkHLrBvZhdRgl7soJofBPPvhoWyEEsQ/s320/20240219_205859-wm-105793.59999999404_watermarked.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUYf4UTcFgSA5TZfqHEYPS1js8QmaGQUnOGOsFsu7JFl9wUFlqw-IYb9mzwdGxpbQGBDtLo6JFxfF_Tgb7Yr_V8STfpPs6vrUJPeaOnSBd-T3rU-xt5Tx9Lz_7YFJNpCayZmws4C87VvQYH3YcGzSFx7Rr74rjUI8a8lnWVcTB_mXO-pxCpybzmtlPk8/s4128/20240219_205920-wm-108359.40000000596_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUYf4UTcFgSA5TZfqHEYPS1js8QmaGQUnOGOsFsu7JFl9wUFlqw-IYb9mzwdGxpbQGBDtLo6JFxfF_Tgb7Yr_V8STfpPs6vrUJPeaOnSBd-T3rU-xt5Tx9Lz_7YFJNpCayZmws4C87VvQYH3YcGzSFx7Rr74rjUI8a8lnWVcTB_mXO-pxCpybzmtlPk8/s320/20240219_205920-wm-108359.40000000596_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>The layers on this one are cut with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/deckled-rectangles-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Deckled Rectangles dies</a>, and the greeting with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/everyday-details-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Everyday Details Dies</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>The next card uses the frame left from cutting out the focal piece for the first card. Layered behind that is a piece of Basic White with some Fresh Freesia ink blended on it before running it through the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/layered-florals-3d-embossing-folder?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder</a>:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6e8sErNbqjCmQB3-oms1ZbZUE5sUorZ16gQSxTP-8q60eCxMGi7YcRSnCEA9m0ufYUjLgwoqzYNB1d379yH8crJoYu7VH2J6KNh4358gins8ou5Ez9ZXCUBb8fyeXjrnJX7c9VHtj1zcLlx482wlZoPD9t6xTOSrPmO_t_C0705RSLndTPeUdSPw-QQ/s3373/20240219_205815-wm-105179.90000000596_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="2652" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6e8sErNbqjCmQB3-oms1ZbZUE5sUorZ16gQSxTP-8q60eCxMGi7YcRSnCEA9m0ufYUjLgwoqzYNB1d379yH8crJoYu7VH2J6KNh4358gins8ou5Ez9ZXCUBb8fyeXjrnJX7c9VHtj1zcLlx482wlZoPD9t6xTOSrPmO_t_C0705RSLndTPeUdSPw-QQ/s320/20240219_205815-wm-105179.90000000596_watermarked.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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And, will you play along with the This or That Challenge? If so, which color combo will you choose? Or, will you do both, like me?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>- Michelle</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-38087839930797565392024-02-22T10:14:00.000-08:002024-02-22T10:14:40.715-08:00Zinnias for the February Creative Challenge<p> Have you seen this month's Stampin' Up! Creative Challenge? It's a fun "this or that" color challenge. I encourage you to play along, too!!! Which combination will you choose?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZGyNYF-ea3uvMsvvtVtPdDY1W9ZfWaBzmWYQRK6VSZNaFprWIthsNbAxMjVbSWbr8Ehyphenhyphen1_wMOGr62PXf-ZrHpf6Kl7_27bgMv6x5Ibcf0RA2LZfoRqwBopPHzCQrbXMVPRO7l2uYzeC__GbiFKTgGA9Wu7k1d0TH-jG8r1-MBi5FmlnukhKHB3TIQAQ/s1920/Screenshot_20240222_094908_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZGyNYF-ea3uvMsvvtVtPdDY1W9ZfWaBzmWYQRK6VSZNaFprWIthsNbAxMjVbSWbr8Ehyphenhyphen1_wMOGr62PXf-ZrHpf6Kl7_27bgMv6x5Ibcf0RA2LZfoRqwBopPHzCQrbXMVPRO7l2uYzeC__GbiFKTgGA9Wu7k1d0TH-jG8r1-MBi5FmlnukhKHB3TIQAQ/s320/Screenshot_20240222_094908_Instagram.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I first made a "this" card (Sweet Sorbet, Flirty Flamingo, Pumpkin Pie and Lemon Lolly. I decided to use products from the Zinnia Suite for the challenge. The Zinnia Suite will be available as part of the new Online Exclusives being released March 5th! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixIq_mzNfRboNTR2CQJPrjOigVuUWjwvbkENWXeufG70EV-uccrQ3tgalQNzqIDT0WiPbaS1KBmsjdKHNE9SAjN5KyICuZ9Fy4CHCkQpf6vGkn5-twtey4SqNaNWv-7ADpAkeCZ3Ubbo0Ck7kQZruWsXhHxpCJZwd_-fDY9u-egVUqCRYJH2HaypI6xo/s3095/20240219_205502-wm-101593.80000001192_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3095" data-original-width="2548" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixIq_mzNfRboNTR2CQJPrjOigVuUWjwvbkENWXeufG70EV-uccrQ3tgalQNzqIDT0WiPbaS1KBmsjdKHNE9SAjN5KyICuZ9Fy4CHCkQpf6vGkn5-twtey4SqNaNWv-7ADpAkeCZ3Ubbo0Ck7kQZruWsXhHxpCJZwd_-fDY9u-egVUqCRYJH2HaypI6xo/s320/20240219_205502-wm-101593.80000001192_watermarked.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDwEFEcIjSCTQPD4Ipaj8pjKY7G5Cs7EPFvO0AD8EgX_AW5DC-AcnKGKn4foS6-Xte-lco6B75dxN4f_Tg-Kq90xE1gXCnQEv_8zO293GCpmzjcS-1PtW-cEaaKS-3lOiANvZpRclcLlhsNJlaNuMBdAirQNbqqHNoNf0iTZoVGgS7dk_feW7OnQOxEw/s2709/20240219_205520-wm-102012.80000001192_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2709" data-original-width="2259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDwEFEcIjSCTQPD4Ipaj8pjKY7G5Cs7EPFvO0AD8EgX_AW5DC-AcnKGKn4foS6-Xte-lco6B75dxN4f_Tg-Kq90xE1gXCnQEv_8zO293GCpmzjcS-1PtW-cEaaKS-3lOiANvZpRclcLlhsNJlaNuMBdAirQNbqqHNoNf0iTZoVGgS7dk_feW7OnQOxEw/s320/20240219_205520-wm-102012.80000001192_watermarked.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjMvLzu_QYE2zCdIPSH-YFCz0Dv0krXMFK-lPtmvv0g3MBCrmM_TnSKg4jlc743Kpp6wylubD4tnhmEr-6PvFYOsrsxOox8wH9TM3JCzZelE7GuZkHHod-KWyM_dDUHCxK22xMnhy3aUwfBUq-2qv-csfbZKDc5-r4eYhWg-oDHJCKcH1-MnUyBNs2Vc/s4128/20240219_205528-wm-111419.90000000596_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjMvLzu_QYE2zCdIPSH-YFCz0Dv0krXMFK-lPtmvv0g3MBCrmM_TnSKg4jlc743Kpp6wylubD4tnhmEr-6PvFYOsrsxOox8wH9TM3JCzZelE7GuZkHHod-KWyM_dDUHCxK22xMnhy3aUwfBUq-2qv-csfbZKDc5-r4eYhWg-oDHJCKcH1-MnUyBNs2Vc/s320/20240219_205528-wm-111419.90000000596_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FMhVreRtg_Bd5MQi-8kvWsBqLSHvazmTaaPlgzGkNBcxr9EMjD04iaCCXQZ9kw7TIn3wPFMvGw6Ph2XJ8_m1nu2gzwPT9ht7w2jHfH12BaX2OA8GqxhLf-rLoZfG9HPASHN4poVoZtet6W4IGEcXpqG0DM_vg05JGPHkunN8M2jqJ4x0V7Uu4IZ34FQ/s3389/20240219_205632-wm-103213_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3389" data-original-width="2713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FMhVreRtg_Bd5MQi-8kvWsBqLSHvazmTaaPlgzGkNBcxr9EMjD04iaCCXQZ9kw7TIn3wPFMvGw6Ph2XJ8_m1nu2gzwPT9ht7w2jHfH12BaX2OA8GqxhLf-rLoZfG9HPASHN4poVoZtet6W4IGEcXpqG0DM_vg05JGPHkunN8M2jqJ4x0V7Uu4IZ34FQ/s320/20240219_205632-wm-103213_watermarked.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I also have made some "that" cards (Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide, Highland Heather, and Fresh Freesia) . . . I'll share those soon. Stay tuned!</p><p><i>- Michelle</i></p>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-30390661629045338332024-02-15T11:27:00.000-08:002024-02-15T11:27:00.133-08:00Thoughtful Expressions Trio<p> Happy Thursday! I have a trio of cards to share with you today that I created with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/thoughtful-expressions-bundle-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Thoughtful Expressions Bundle</a>. The focal image of the hummingbird on each card is similar, but I chose different colors for the background layers and flowers around the butterfly and slightly different layouts for each of the cards. Here they all are together:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCmi0BAXQ-z7j0ZSmwgokoiauc8OjqywziJZFKOfz2_uC2Yl8MK7M5dhqyc2hCoTIfSbYQH-KPMZRmca-MUNdQIrfCKaZhxVWMUX3fRkot-frDOdMyS8PzyNTdC_qZ8iYC9aEvc-VSV5l_otkSx5NqZ10QXYTvJpZeXCDlPpuJmo3xORaDQahQ4lbUiU/s3064/20240207_153244-wm-146881_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="3064" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCmi0BAXQ-z7j0ZSmwgokoiauc8OjqywziJZFKOfz2_uC2Yl8MK7M5dhqyc2hCoTIfSbYQH-KPMZRmca-MUNdQIrfCKaZhxVWMUX3fRkot-frDOdMyS8PzyNTdC_qZ8iYC9aEvc-VSV5l_otkSx5NqZ10QXYTvJpZeXCDlPpuJmo3xORaDQahQ4lbUiU/s320/20240207_153244-wm-146881_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, here are some close ups and details about each of the cards:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnGPUCfz86-hfVZhYvo7A-V35A4NWnCAzYV5kDzwzcY53aD_pqPbAGd4BYz33Fcz6CWtKNOke3wYw-SAIF3zvJDIEq7xITdXqOTJv0-BntAviGVGV16s-3pMbk2JNcwx2hOCWltM4Ykmrj0HI9QN_7hT5vAVaFZk9S_nYYgJesFhJPWM4swxSQcUEQ8A/s3344/20240207_153204-wm-146452.5_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3344" data-original-width="2724" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnGPUCfz86-hfVZhYvo7A-V35A4NWnCAzYV5kDzwzcY53aD_pqPbAGd4BYz33Fcz6CWtKNOke3wYw-SAIF3zvJDIEq7xITdXqOTJv0-BntAviGVGV16s-3pMbk2JNcwx2hOCWltM4Ykmrj0HI9QN_7hT5vAVaFZk9S_nYYgJesFhJPWM4swxSQcUEQ8A/s320/20240207_153204-wm-146452.5_watermarked.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>For this card, I selected a Pool Party piece from the Sale-a-Bration Softly Stippled Designer Series Paper for the background. I added a coordinating Pool Party mat to my stamped piece, which has images stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Stampin' Blends. Layered between the background designer series paper and the focal image is a piece of Sale-a-Bration Pool Party Crinkle Ribbon (I love this so much, I've already used a whole roll of it!!!) The greeting is made with the Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder (outline brayered in Memento Tuxedo Black, and then bottoms of letters colored with a Pool Party Stampin' Blend). To finish it off, I added gems to the flower centers and around the greeting. </p>Here's a closer view of the hummingbird and greeting:<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu86wW_lKyHYzRsmdUbT1JGTkUw8HCcm7V4kGoWtl3AjL3KgaqhWy8-KLrD0qepniPrKawrD7Y6aGAR9m1x52rfogRl5dAiW-AZ6bKdQTH-mp616mT5ies3uUjqavVxAvOw3NVd8LiazTJSYFbWbfg6FPHvjGqA44ly_Mk4_dB8P6RG9PqkuMx8JkdUbI/s4128/20240207_153509-wm-151170.39999999106_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu86wW_lKyHYzRsmdUbT1JGTkUw8HCcm7V4kGoWtl3AjL3KgaqhWy8-KLrD0qepniPrKawrD7Y6aGAR9m1x52rfogRl5dAiW-AZ6bKdQTH-mp616mT5ies3uUjqavVxAvOw3NVd8LiazTJSYFbWbfg6FPHvjGqA44ly_Mk4_dB8P6RG9PqkuMx8JkdUbI/s320/20240207_153509-wm-151170.39999999106_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The next card is actually on a Soft Sea Foam Card Stock base. I layered an embossed piece of Basic White, from which I had cut a window with one of the Thoughtful Expressions dies, on top of the base with dimensionals. I had used the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/layered-florals-3d-embossing-folder?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Layered Florals 3d Embossing Folder</a> to add texture to the Basic White piece after I had cut the die cut window from it. I then layered the die cut hummingbird and flower images into that window, and spilling out and down the card front around the greeting. The greeting is embossed in white on a die cut piece of Garden Green Card Stock. Again, I finished the card with gems in the flower centers and around the greeting: <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbqTbUAqY4q_TjNvrT6HJFaqCCnrFlrGsBk6uG3YjE0BGMbxjZpaS1UzNveZP6ldp5bg7bIV4A4Q9va7olhcuAfI3xGepQnppCcVyPjKoCBUzENBpCw4qyOZtp-iFR3_jKCZmrGpXCFUYLFHY9SiFdDdd3l0P_VhCPqE1HWX2134ytNDyTzhNS_ulP28/s3323/20240207_153013-wm-145862.39999999106_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3323" data-original-width="2628" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbqTbUAqY4q_TjNvrT6HJFaqCCnrFlrGsBk6uG3YjE0BGMbxjZpaS1UzNveZP6ldp5bg7bIV4A4Q9va7olhcuAfI3xGepQnppCcVyPjKoCBUzENBpCw4qyOZtp-iFR3_jKCZmrGpXCFUYLFHY9SiFdDdd3l0P_VhCPqE1HWX2134ytNDyTzhNS_ulP28/s320/20240207_153013-wm-145862.39999999106_watermarked.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Here's a closer view of the hummingbird and flowers:<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1N-vadq5-bp8bFxSMrqD8TQTw4g4FXGzpQTjh1slubd8ac6AouVHtwXEP9Oxagj_m0YRrjlq63ksxsXHRCRtOzYKKudh-V5Q_LrVhHDT3Gbdffh9oUcRs0mGqk7OZ3jsxfmuGfOzY4zaIv8jwlUyl_zaYD-yGOh2YIbOGbDdXaVZn7vuS_DfXsdUABs/s4128/20240207_153456-wm-152153.39999999106_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1N-vadq5-bp8bFxSMrqD8TQTw4g4FXGzpQTjh1slubd8ac6AouVHtwXEP9Oxagj_m0YRrjlq63ksxsXHRCRtOzYKKudh-V5Q_LrVhHDT3Gbdffh9oUcRs0mGqk7OZ3jsxfmuGfOzY4zaIv8jwlUyl_zaYD-yGOh2YIbOGbDdXaVZn7vuS_DfXsdUABs/s320/20240207_153456-wm-152153.39999999106_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The final card of this trio has a Basic White card base with a piece of Bubble Bath card stock layered on top of it. I layered on a strip of Garden Green and then added the Basic White piece that i had stamped, colored and cut with one of the Deckled Rectangles Dies. The greeting is from the Sale-a-Bration Softly Sophisticated Bundle. Again, I finished the card with some gems in the flower centers:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NExJ8kIMteAZeaobdXS-_s1L_HlqLi08Ist48Xwj6GNp2hvv0F2KyUQYUT9aj62G707PRz_fQFyXvbqazdJiA4trYLd_iO6dlTCbFcZHtscezeIfxXgGaNJg758Q1sTxVko0HQeq5OyLxn4yypXig4cu3TV2OklrX05-fSmKnqiCGyO3947ujF7fg9Y/s3280/20240207_153007-wm-145285.29999999702_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3280" data-original-width="2687" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NExJ8kIMteAZeaobdXS-_s1L_HlqLi08Ist48Xwj6GNp2hvv0F2KyUQYUT9aj62G707PRz_fQFyXvbqazdJiA4trYLd_iO6dlTCbFcZHtscezeIfxXgGaNJg758Q1sTxVko0HQeq5OyLxn4yypXig4cu3TV2OklrX05-fSmKnqiCGyO3947ujF7fg9Y/s320/20240207_153007-wm-145285.29999999702_watermarked.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Here's the closer view of this hummingbird:</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVf-7thWHnyGiwWkNi7w9jHyw_pjTNIbgCJ-VAhyphenhyphen9UY4K7ZoI8FxbH_3oUMqWUb4asAT-xI2eN8EFut1mF3soOFsBfI294oGMp9bRuAjQMPjHFBRDUwsm31GWEDxKDUHQ7Hfgb1vgLXFuSfyf0IMo_KjMPWsgqutAxrgR0bdrP9biykxVBWKdx2XdytwM/s4128/20240207_153522-wm-150210.5_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVf-7thWHnyGiwWkNi7w9jHyw_pjTNIbgCJ-VAhyphenhyphen9UY4K7ZoI8FxbH_3oUMqWUb4asAT-xI2eN8EFut1mF3soOFsBfI294oGMp9bRuAjQMPjHFBRDUwsm31GWEDxKDUHQ7Hfgb1vgLXFuSfyf0IMo_KjMPWsgqutAxrgR0bdrP9biykxVBWKdx2XdytwM/s320/20240207_153522-wm-150210.5_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I finished the insides of the cards simply, with some stamped flower images:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhIhWTNMgiFrmOKCCFInSaZFq0-ykFuQht2yyCZaUygosHyp0L7wgyQFDwO6P1dXiWpOT3fxhmUfv940m66AS0f4Bg5kxU-rYOVFfo7RGwy754cm2IXHCkS-YlK5AvxZBPhdoojKzeBLo6ytaQ5QiideC3ifNvRRXFMzBXS4Pww4EF5DPs68D7yXbsOo/s4128/20240207_153328-wm-153178.89999999106_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhIhWTNMgiFrmOKCCFInSaZFq0-ykFuQht2yyCZaUygosHyp0L7wgyQFDwO6P1dXiWpOT3fxhmUfv940m66AS0f4Bg5kxU-rYOVFfo7RGwy754cm2IXHCkS-YlK5AvxZBPhdoojKzeBLo6ytaQ5QiideC3ifNvRRXFMzBXS4Pww4EF5DPs68D7yXbsOo/s320/20240207_153328-wm-153178.89999999106_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Which of these cards do you like best? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>- Michelle</i></div><br /><p></p>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-59613885052241657662024-02-14T13:14:00.000-08:002024-02-14T13:14:52.248-08:00Happy Valentine's Day!<p> Happy Valentine's Day! Hope you are having a sweet day! </p><p>I have some Valentine's projects to share with you today. First are some treats that I made. These are CASED from Heather Klump (hlkdownstairsdesigns.com). These little pillow boxes and the papers and stamps I used to decorate them are from the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/bee-mine-suite-collection-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Bee Mine Suite</a> and the beautiful <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/pool-party-5-8-1-6-cm-crinkle-ribbon?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Pool Party ribbon</a> is a Sale-a-Bration choice:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqNTQXoKUPfjQR8txOFifpr9sKkLP8BRtOQdSHmCBTM8-xhcOYuO5EKAXZ9m2D_mR8koP2EE6wN4HE4yhdAic6ew0abKEaRc9fEOrX7V8nubavVYDsj6XshtkBZvQpvQqOJyBbCz_dOkjAFFtZ8PcpcNLQYBil2j_xN_txcPRXTROadfrRt7aQab2TKU/s4128/20240210_203737-wm-142594.69999998808_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqNTQXoKUPfjQR8txOFifpr9sKkLP8BRtOQdSHmCBTM8-xhcOYuO5EKAXZ9m2D_mR8koP2EE6wN4HE4yhdAic6ew0abKEaRc9fEOrX7V8nubavVYDsj6XshtkBZvQpvQqOJyBbCz_dOkjAFFtZ8PcpcNLQYBil2j_xN_txcPRXTROadfrRt7aQab2TKU/s320/20240210_203737-wm-142594.69999998808_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also made these tags to decorate some boxes of chocolates I picked up at Trader Joe's:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cxpIJpYTjCswgdeX0Cbx4hmeNJZkjlkYHcjHXLCqK0OQyqJzJiMQMbCbqkF5QqCTlgM4Ssfik-uCDhYiG6oRchtfK6CswuOQDaBH98RJwi-HmQ1oQc5gS2dl-698XLh6Nn7X20ds4Q2ejIz5W2urL5UItxNTHnR0jp6KLKg3tFMMD1yV3CRYS7Zw594/s4128/20240210_203513-wm-144675.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cxpIJpYTjCswgdeX0Cbx4hmeNJZkjlkYHcjHXLCqK0OQyqJzJiMQMbCbqkF5QqCTlgM4Ssfik-uCDhYiG6oRchtfK6CswuOQDaBH98RJwi-HmQ1oQc5gS2dl-698XLh6Nn7X20ds4Q2ejIz5W2urL5UItxNTHnR0jp6KLKg3tFMMD1yV3CRYS7Zw594/s320/20240210_203513-wm-144675.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0FM4BH1VUboKLzXl7OrmO6J5c4kXlhYib94UOHQwcfnFPj7Q30gr_Vm8ULdKXrDd2tSIa07IYs66Jxs7_518C8szg8Oenf7-RiHlF9DEyk1ZXdTn2eh7IYbh9chWg5zw_F-pF4fq-nPg9vWU7UyIYElda28Ph7sBo3_yjfN2-2Ux9Yrl66WPeDw2dWc/s4128/20240210_203527-wm-143624.69999998808_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0FM4BH1VUboKLzXl7OrmO6J5c4kXlhYib94UOHQwcfnFPj7Q30gr_Vm8ULdKXrDd2tSIa07IYs66Jxs7_518C8szg8Oenf7-RiHlF9DEyk1ZXdTn2eh7IYbh9chWg5zw_F-pF4fq-nPg9vWU7UyIYElda28Ph7sBo3_yjfN2-2Ux9Yrl66WPeDw2dWc/s320/20240210_203527-wm-143624.69999998808_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've also been playing some more with felt embroidery and used the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/adoring-hearts-hybrid-embossing-folder?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Adoring Hearts dies</a> to create these little felt tags/ornaments:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxPmoj3moFjMTnEje5CkUGrgKrpJpzl_z-l9Ilz6HxdnpVrELRCsP30gf6lBUCf896mvazcCPSr9DhEdC2IVGMR-Jm8xLc_CHEOH6VU7h8o5TBrrBIVD4UbtoJmtArVxV4bVPnVtG_b8sxZCwGuuOyAJUA5hhTd5npDkKVT0N3Ii4aaObK1_kxjjHMr8/s4128/20240207_153635-wm-148336.89999999106_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxPmoj3moFjMTnEje5CkUGrgKrpJpzl_z-l9Ilz6HxdnpVrELRCsP30gf6lBUCf896mvazcCPSr9DhEdC2IVGMR-Jm8xLc_CHEOH6VU7h8o5TBrrBIVD4UbtoJmtArVxV4bVPnVtG_b8sxZCwGuuOyAJUA5hhTd5npDkKVT0N3Ii4aaObK1_kxjjHMr8/s320/20240207_153635-wm-148336.89999999106_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also made one using one of these hearts sewn onto circles cut with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/everyday-details-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Everyday Details Dies</a>. I love these dies because they have convenient build in die cut holes for stitching around the edge!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtx2QGmhIrBEaEar2hCt8j4zJNhOpT_z9uvZlbZtGA43zytSROxxQ6DTveq5I-pGcn2nlhva6VQENNXyoi_hkyNG1YK6aH5sdSds1XszoRzLGWM6sKPs0fPSuM37bw1hF8Nw0OmXUv8oTrCWNd7gop2F79svqcsNeojVF4vbBdXzt7lvUv2spF-qOGRTI/s4128/20240207_153551-wm-149278_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtx2QGmhIrBEaEar2hCt8j4zJNhOpT_z9uvZlbZtGA43zytSROxxQ6DTveq5I-pGcn2nlhva6VQENNXyoi_hkyNG1YK6aH5sdSds1XszoRzLGWM6sKPs0fPSuM37bw1hF8Nw0OmXUv8oTrCWNd7gop2F79svqcsNeojVF4vbBdXzt7lvUv2spF-qOGRTI/s320/20240207_153551-wm-149278_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I embroidered sequins all over the heart as well before stitching the circles together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you liked these projects! Please let me know if you have any questions about them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for visiting my blog! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>- Michelle</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-29980396425197887782024-02-12T12:49:00.000-08:002024-02-12T15:00:00.924-08:00SUper Friends Valentine's Card SwapThe SUper Friends' January Swap was Valentine's themed, and I am excited to show those cards to you today! <div><br /></div><div>Jaya's beautiful card features a very creative bouquet that cleverly combines flowers from the Painted Lavender Bundle with hearts and a wrap for the flowers made with the Share a Milkshake dies (don't you love the versatililty this shows for the 3D waffle cone die!?!!). The greeting is from the Bee My Valentine stamp set: </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BvcpQeBpfXxP25EWR2FEdXRJc5PL2Z4-ediABWVxtpEOx_iNiMX3nWOVnPc6GJqajRyhthtvc1z9HTJ5cWOptJDTZhjlrY0-0xQLHDS-qNCKlzPOi7KqLYIJxnxCgDqJlvvweEcx0l1CJHlsjKF_BVZKrXHghoCyxJyfJelk94Jpdr9BXow1EyMpKVw/s3433/20240123_175531-wm-487650.2000000179_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2838" data-original-width="3433" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BvcpQeBpfXxP25EWR2FEdXRJc5PL2Z4-ediABWVxtpEOx_iNiMX3nWOVnPc6GJqajRyhthtvc1z9HTJ5cWOptJDTZhjlrY0-0xQLHDS-qNCKlzPOi7KqLYIJxnxCgDqJlvvweEcx0l1CJHlsjKF_BVZKrXHghoCyxJyfJelk94Jpdr9BXow1EyMpKVw/s320/20240123_175531-wm-487650.2000000179_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a close up of the wonderful bouquet:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxc0jIwkz_LAqjY8WknSCgKG_TfAe6oAMFr8MbEtTQvUmLrtYAsEVCH2uD7Rs5xJImw8XGtUchI4mRfXAgvmN2UYgbdMbXg4sLRryD4jvJiMsoWQMxRZ0ZQzhS8L3bSemEyXwjQP8eioWn-k-O7qChBuI8KVj8mBPEHuWC-GD5zXNf_fkolXOKHf6mUU/s3085/20240123_175556-wm-488019_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3085" data-original-width="1797" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxc0jIwkz_LAqjY8WknSCgKG_TfAe6oAMFr8MbEtTQvUmLrtYAsEVCH2uD7Rs5xJImw8XGtUchI4mRfXAgvmN2UYgbdMbXg4sLRryD4jvJiMsoWQMxRZ0ZQzhS8L3bSemEyXwjQP8eioWn-k-O7qChBuI8KVj8mBPEHuWC-GD5zXNf_fkolXOKHf6mUU/s320/20240123_175556-wm-488019_watermarked.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kallien created her darling interactive card and its coordinating envelope with the Hooray for Surprises Bundle. I love how the heart on the card front opens to reveal a hidden message inside! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJCz5udAZDLOGNuvfXYS8cJFtElRJqrfB2NUjehBZuu1yg1MTaZyFc40oturSvFazODuFfhSJW6qSk4BIeGniY08SV_8my8C0B2Ch8YkURHzokPqO6yCYvLvBYMlv4dMQZjrWIMXeEDCjwIR8j3AfNvYsB5MFrAt6Bd7Z9bahn3sHB7baX2gpfXFTpQg/s2457/20240123_175622-wm-543822.8000000119_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="2457" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJCz5udAZDLOGNuvfXYS8cJFtElRJqrfB2NUjehBZuu1yg1MTaZyFc40oturSvFazODuFfhSJW6qSk4BIeGniY08SV_8my8C0B2Ch8YkURHzokPqO6yCYvLvBYMlv4dMQZjrWIMXeEDCjwIR8j3AfNvYsB5MFrAt6Bd7Z9bahn3sHB7baX2gpfXFTpQg/s320/20240123_175622-wm-543822.8000000119_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6w5LYGFgCtlYzSxtrqdEyLa_DuQa2img4PH4gxbbN0Npw28BbepPQMcJQ31ukSne10HUvjkBPAwPykSeFten0xr2vzJCa_bHUfvZla-FNdjDGkby7tz1-c3LIkyeW1ZADz0rYiLt9gQLitGh3U17AC6hItAzJodqDcJObOEE_-l0RVKOIuNPq7yIVd4/s2769/20240123_175716-wm-544511.2000000179_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="2769" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6w5LYGFgCtlYzSxtrqdEyLa_DuQa2img4PH4gxbbN0Npw28BbepPQMcJQ31ukSne10HUvjkBPAwPykSeFten0xr2vzJCa_bHUfvZla-FNdjDGkby7tz1-c3LIkyeW1ZADz0rYiLt9gQLitGh3U17AC6hItAzJodqDcJObOEE_-l0RVKOIuNPq7yIVd4/s320/20240123_175716-wm-544511.2000000179_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVO-Ccpibv2z95rLnbhBgbT5P9Au1X3Qw4Ha9mpzw9mE8-AOoqzdbnCOJmLqnYu4u2Vy1gFPd3vIEwXtyuYXyswDyoXLt5SPVekqeHfZkO_-9PJtYdqSmcx4VLWR_r_Usp1lePsSA1-DLnD6L2O4-0_9EukeRS5YG4S9VzSZREWSmHTQom7hsakYn3Bus/s2600/20240123_175654-wm-544175.2000000179_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="2600" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVO-Ccpibv2z95rLnbhBgbT5P9Au1X3Qw4Ha9mpzw9mE8-AOoqzdbnCOJmLqnYu4u2Vy1gFPd3vIEwXtyuYXyswDyoXLt5SPVekqeHfZkO_-9PJtYdqSmcx4VLWR_r_Usp1lePsSA1-DLnD6L2O4-0_9EukeRS5YG4S9VzSZREWSmHTQom7hsakYn3Bus/s320/20240123_175654-wm-544175.2000000179_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, the inside of the card is finished with the flower image to coordinate perfectly with the card front and envelope: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uKWbY2wv1f_jKxegv4dWvu9j_0K6ccqlvid8iVLM5ODixv_-YwdEL496WeHb2RNWu1MWmGpUUp-nD2begx8rs4HdzqgL-N6aJU9NuvK8cr_N9ila0OSC0WeeYYZ4nVCLsBl8quuyGQFZIQpQrO7c_pZzEJtgFfF-VpvduPGmuiH3XSGofe19R4jr2BA/s2935/20240123_175728-wm-544913_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2935" data-original-width="2537" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uKWbY2wv1f_jKxegv4dWvu9j_0K6ccqlvid8iVLM5ODixv_-YwdEL496WeHb2RNWu1MWmGpUUp-nD2begx8rs4HdzqgL-N6aJU9NuvK8cr_N9ila0OSC0WeeYYZ4nVCLsBl8quuyGQFZIQpQrO7c_pZzEJtgFfF-VpvduPGmuiH3XSGofe19R4jr2BA/s320/20240123_175728-wm-544913_watermarked.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Margery created her adorable diorama card with the Bee Mine Suite Collection. This is such a clever way to show off the fun patterns in the designer series paper in this Suite, and I love the expressions she gave to the bees. I took photos from a few different angles to better show off this fun fold:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnr_uTejtlBFyyCiB7qVns0GJUDHbElFtedOpdXQrAxdX_IwiZlEHN14kKfK4_LBf5Wxo3UBu3gZ4b62QK5Vbr94q0iz9oHrSKnT6bCaotN5_O6YPC-Qwqwdb_-S7Y9f210Bk1-yOZcUZOuDrURf39Pe53M5XkI2cLzG7AroFNdpLgSCnSj5GNPCvBh8/s2741/20240205_182526-wm-119178.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2289" data-original-width="2741" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnr_uTejtlBFyyCiB7qVns0GJUDHbElFtedOpdXQrAxdX_IwiZlEHN14kKfK4_LBf5Wxo3UBu3gZ4b62QK5Vbr94q0iz9oHrSKnT6bCaotN5_O6YPC-Qwqwdb_-S7Y9f210Bk1-yOZcUZOuDrURf39Pe53M5XkI2cLzG7AroFNdpLgSCnSj5GNPCvBh8/s320/20240205_182526-wm-119178.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlOFNl9De5tjbiFK52eWR_dfBn7Aw74JSkUkM_RmXpeQM8H7atMV2_lSJP6OzX78VrbtQ4TM6Mt72sE6Vm_Eaqt4E7AsYgzlFwD-HtH_n7kHokC4-ezQTBsb1fjOsYQcFOsKIfOf43AgMi7vI1eFwqmg_gloXu-Z-zlqYGk1ktLCEsrOIHemNsSrylwM/s3223/20240205_182550-wm-119713.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3223" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlOFNl9De5tjbiFK52eWR_dfBn7Aw74JSkUkM_RmXpeQM8H7atMV2_lSJP6OzX78VrbtQ4TM6Mt72sE6Vm_Eaqt4E7AsYgzlFwD-HtH_n7kHokC4-ezQTBsb1fjOsYQcFOsKIfOf43AgMi7vI1eFwqmg_gloXu-Z-zlqYGk1ktLCEsrOIHemNsSrylwM/s320/20240205_182550-wm-119713.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjqa7MA7KyVvxPx_m5Yj3pDJZlCjlL-L_dvob3O5lPuF-S-hVZstVZ8uqUMsWianNFLtAdvDDGFwoirg_l7zZe3RY3xPwP2M4uMIi_nSyHfrf8SqtINz4vgmdNHiG7T1EbtXPTZVIa6iSCuHrlnLqo-jN0nxjXukb4ryn_UXzW3NMwuNJA8BrMq043W8/s4128/20240205_182558-wm-118431_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjqa7MA7KyVvxPx_m5Yj3pDJZlCjlL-L_dvob3O5lPuF-S-hVZstVZ8uqUMsWianNFLtAdvDDGFwoirg_l7zZe3RY3xPwP2M4uMIi_nSyHfrf8SqtINz4vgmdNHiG7T1EbtXPTZVIa6iSCuHrlnLqo-jN0nxjXukb4ryn_UXzW3NMwuNJA8BrMq043W8/s320/20240205_182558-wm-118431_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, the inside is finished with one of the sentiments from the Bee My Valentine stamp set:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5t2gK9gf8YUQjWzA7l2LRKST9-fgX7lQBCILlAnFs00TfFfIyg2kEtt9b3iYZPwz9jn8I10pyP_fC70VHgh6LslHOeAXNJHq86pnIdYn2xpl05t1A75C8kCgT6hA8SU37szSIYcnwBl_lUCGQuW0g5PxNh5vOC7jaqqMONtvfgpIB4jGZmpyHfZcGgK4/s4128/20240205_182539-wm-256524.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5t2gK9gf8YUQjWzA7l2LRKST9-fgX7lQBCILlAnFs00TfFfIyg2kEtt9b3iYZPwz9jn8I10pyP_fC70VHgh6LslHOeAXNJHq86pnIdYn2xpl05t1A75C8kCgT6hA8SU37szSIYcnwBl_lUCGQuW0g5PxNh5vOC7jaqqMONtvfgpIB4jGZmpyHfZcGgK4/s320/20240205_182539-wm-256524.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Judy's gorgeous card features the Enduring Beauty Stamp Set and Decorative Masks combined with the Radiating Stitches Dies. She embossed the floral stamped image with black embossing powder, and the greeting (from the Bee My Valentine set) in white. Then, finished off with some rhinestones for the perfect amount of sparkle. I think the embossing and rich colors of the flowers give this card such a classy, romantic look!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5t5_Ak01kTJzTYALOK1scPIHyAieLYulPZs_1pK53bjokWhA25Zk2DP1x4x0X3TyRSX9PwIRgdp7LlCTaoWv0FkL_RTRXA9WpQLEZGudVeOKAQEsY0YnnTLFChCwsQyK0D2bPtPlkXGu1TaikL4b0O95SAlKkZKED61MPDwF_qhG-qjFYTg3_hUjpEE/s2579/20240205_182416-wm-217804.5_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2579" data-original-width="2518" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5t5_Ak01kTJzTYALOK1scPIHyAieLYulPZs_1pK53bjokWhA25Zk2DP1x4x0X3TyRSX9PwIRgdp7LlCTaoWv0FkL_RTRXA9WpQLEZGudVeOKAQEsY0YnnTLFChCwsQyK0D2bPtPlkXGu1TaikL4b0O95SAlKkZKED61MPDwF_qhG-qjFYTg3_hUjpEE/s320/20240205_182416-wm-217804.5_watermarked.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdO_91teQhYDBJFgr3APzxwf_tATdrMKle3xpvRY-aTrfWgpcHym74bx-R7X2zjEThEJ9qjUhCPSpSWwxspG6tvj4_tESvtiFgbBv9ERUZK5K_KhUtBTnUxZHm0Zd60asKXMi2Vhb7qoD-vXpFh8_85uU7cgb22Yh6wjJz31JAPdufgv96VBPBGScf6lA/s3691/20240205_182429-wm-217432_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3691" data-original-width="3012" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdO_91teQhYDBJFgr3APzxwf_tATdrMKle3xpvRY-aTrfWgpcHym74bx-R7X2zjEThEJ9qjUhCPSpSWwxspG6tvj4_tESvtiFgbBv9ERUZK5K_KhUtBTnUxZHm0Zd60asKXMi2Vhb7qoD-vXpFh8_85uU7cgb22Yh6wjJz31JAPdufgv96VBPBGScf6lA/s320/20240205_182429-wm-217432_watermarked.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a close up to better show the vibrant colors and a bit of the wonderful sheen from the embossing:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfW8J-o70cBhkf3hDb45qJkhS4d6quSJpDMN-pwxT9JqPAmYNH6F2O9padk7sJEqozYBOmyBq1pbL5z0YdSy0JAPVKnn3-f07peQaJvoxdrHTYW9E6lx_tk3zD8OJxOFl79mi6futSk12KEP3vB-Hxkn8OEUiGE8kDf8fFVfW0ra2HijQsUsjx62jejJ8/s4128/20240205_182401-wm-218653.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfW8J-o70cBhkf3hDb45qJkhS4d6quSJpDMN-pwxT9JqPAmYNH6F2O9padk7sJEqozYBOmyBq1pbL5z0YdSy0JAPVKnn3-f07peQaJvoxdrHTYW9E6lx_tk3zD8OJxOFl79mi6futSk12KEP3vB-Hxkn8OEUiGE8kDf8fFVfW0ra2HijQsUsjx62jejJ8/s320/20240205_182401-wm-218653.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, the inside is finished with a greeting from the Enduring Beauty Stamp set and hearts from the Bee Mine Valentine set:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA5DaTT44WQ-jhyphenhyphen2OyvrE3RYge2-m8gDcuASt8r9d9SsdLalcyJF3gxSYKFy-Va6c-mOTJeGgZzyPjR4Lu1aicMEQoNgcN6Yo8DN1-NKhuJK4cnILImxaeUzlsOV-zFOv7PbuzULUop-aXe1oTx34J8RuJYkS37MoViZmn5HjsKsKcD2zeMt9bCRwUt0/s4128/20240205_182505-wm-220483.89999999106_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA5DaTT44WQ-jhyphenhyphen2OyvrE3RYge2-m8gDcuASt8r9d9SsdLalcyJF3gxSYKFy-Va6c-mOTJeGgZzyPjR4Lu1aicMEQoNgcN6Yo8DN1-NKhuJK4cnILImxaeUzlsOV-zFOv7PbuzULUop-aXe1oTx34J8RuJYkS37MoViZmn5HjsKsKcD2zeMt9bCRwUt0/s320/20240205_182505-wm-220483.89999999106_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my card, I decided to combine the Adoring Hearts Hybrid Embossing folder with the Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper (one of the Sale-a-Bration choices). (And, I just realized looking at the Sale-a-Bration brochure that there is a card with the same layout there, so while I may have thought I was being clever, it was probably really more of a CASE, which is okay, too! ;) ). I had fun using the letterpress technique on some of the hearts, adding foil die cuts on others, and adding some heart pearls, which I just discovered are actually retired (oops!). The greeting is from the Bee My Valentine stamp set (a popular one in this swap, for good reason!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRip0RodsP6iE0TFUxbX1XPoab9orVIYZZ014SWUn1j29a9fNwmDOi-iNFZMnKd-nSzj1W3NLiJ1206IStgHjYZ64W_wHMzKC1adkrSu3jZaeYWf3HXz5LOmL8PfpAniL3Fiyf91PiJdAaPigB8Q9AnUCHuJb8fS8a1MiH2t6qAohyphenhyphenFu765acwRuqXA8/s3165/20240212_121957-wm-140668_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2392" data-original-width="3165" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRip0RodsP6iE0TFUxbX1XPoab9orVIYZZ014SWUn1j29a9fNwmDOi-iNFZMnKd-nSzj1W3NLiJ1206IStgHjYZ64W_wHMzKC1adkrSu3jZaeYWf3HXz5LOmL8PfpAniL3Fiyf91PiJdAaPigB8Q9AnUCHuJb8fS8a1MiH2t6qAohyphenhyphenFu765acwRuqXA8/s320/20240212_121957-wm-140668_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK4tkmU9M1PJmbdwYxtPf3sRnrYKpbOXnEjr4k1-_Fl1ub5i3D1bkhezpmUUlwWoIB_EHoPRtIZZz0b-WPGqCeuv2_U7kG6ui2NuFfqdaJf6J9vWlr-3CeLSh0m-zIIybuNiCxY63_lLdO5pS6AfFH7JhhJWtDRJ7IZLHSwMNs2s24cjSjHh2UHVP88c/s2917/20240212_122038-wm-141615.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2530" data-original-width="2917" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK4tkmU9M1PJmbdwYxtPf3sRnrYKpbOXnEjr4k1-_Fl1ub5i3D1bkhezpmUUlwWoIB_EHoPRtIZZz0b-WPGqCeuv2_U7kG6ui2NuFfqdaJf6J9vWlr-3CeLSh0m-zIIybuNiCxY63_lLdO5pS6AfFH7JhhJWtDRJ7IZLHSwMNs2s24cjSjHh2UHVP88c/s320/20240212_122038-wm-141615.09999999404_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, here's the inside of mine, finished with strips of card stock and coordinating designer series paper, plus some gold foil heart die cuts:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmV48_U-vSucc6nIRFmQA08Kygf-Fp2bXLvEZHUJbnU8GyzAVWbq6cQxI2drZFY-AeMoEI03H_jTTSBIAEY6grW7gkd1H7BWicYb4To839Cblu3kyq4w_RzGhB-dfn13jqNK4FPjK4kETOn8jOAgQnCRWhqEHPFIHoXeW6PbYhi10igjiKERveqBuMBg/s3242/20240212_122014-wm-141207.5_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3242" data-original-width="2685" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmV48_U-vSucc6nIRFmQA08Kygf-Fp2bXLvEZHUJbnU8GyzAVWbq6cQxI2drZFY-AeMoEI03H_jTTSBIAEY6grW7gkd1H7BWicYb4To839Cblu3kyq4w_RzGhB-dfn13jqNK4FPjK4kETOn8jOAgQnCRWhqEHPFIHoXeW6PbYhi10igjiKERveqBuMBg/s320/20240212_122014-wm-141207.5_watermarked.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you enjoyed this bit of Valentine's inspiration! Thanks so much to the SUper Friends for another wonderful swap! And, if you are interested in joining us, please message me for more information about how to do that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>- Michelle</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-68978022602034790302024-02-07T20:28:00.000-08:002024-02-07T20:28:29.021-08:00Something Old, Something New . . . Birds, Flowers and Blends!<p>I recently decided to revisit a sort of ombre technique using Stampin' Blends! I believe I first did this technique back in 2019 (this <a href="https://michvanstamps.blogspot.com/2019/07/june-super-friends-gathering-make-and.html" target="_blank">blog post</a> has some of the cards I made with it then). I had come across this Hello card, made using stamps and elements from one of my very favorite Paper Pumpkin kits, the May 2019 Hugs from Shelli kit. I decided to try that technique again with stamps from the Thoughtful Expressions Stamp Set and some different colors. Here are the two cards side by side:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuvqdKIbmgSqMSAsHKc52caiwXJVvp0oNmozpoSw3lgVFkSIl4S3TLWj4LpkGnNfdhfUFVqGh33c8rtQGrmduQnX82KaQ2L6OZgNkrhpYGPe1DPXFZONrXAEkv3LLebddKZetZlAwu9t6-KmRelRyKD7DiTNKxLu8rwRkQ90gjdh2WBSnphkqsEC88xg/s2654/20240205_180859-wm-132109.40000000596_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="2654" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuvqdKIbmgSqMSAsHKc52caiwXJVvp0oNmozpoSw3lgVFkSIl4S3TLWj4LpkGnNfdhfUFVqGh33c8rtQGrmduQnX82KaQ2L6OZgNkrhpYGPe1DPXFZONrXAEkv3LLebddKZetZlAwu9t6-KmRelRyKD7DiTNKxLu8rwRkQ90gjdh2WBSnphkqsEC88xg/s320/20240205_180859-wm-132109.40000000596_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, here are some closer views of the Thoughtful Expressions card:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-S5Xa5Jujnbb-Qfl32pSsJCb-z0vFRLTE6B2rtuTnZ0BeWf_eC8xxUlyZZ9_3paflDM6VS6RYOledT7v6Z_-v6SfbjZf4SCB_ZpWhZIYitMbMfAFFcbtxeHyqyO1dDFWeCkBbS-bMSJSwfgN78y5cbr8xFZhreImryoeM0hA0ildA0y58ZSMUx1S6TA/s4128/20240205_180956-wm-138490_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-S5Xa5Jujnbb-Qfl32pSsJCb-z0vFRLTE6B2rtuTnZ0BeWf_eC8xxUlyZZ9_3paflDM6VS6RYOledT7v6Z_-v6SfbjZf4SCB_ZpWhZIYitMbMfAFFcbtxeHyqyO1dDFWeCkBbS-bMSJSwfgN78y5cbr8xFZhreImryoeM0hA0ildA0y58ZSMUx1S6TA/s320/20240205_180956-wm-138490_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPllcWdJkse9hgY8HGPvXHLTvMR4ekHwohu17StF-0B_c07LVoPrr1ufG53nlJv1X5i63haqPCCl4xAUkdvw9SvMLsOavrZsEw_6Rpg1JaSqblqXHiz-xvPBlqpkR2y9vCSGRdkYdsJqiMjRKYqdzmjccENLxrgLH70HV8P_klKttrbfeJmIpS1rI9zrs/s4128/20240205_181040-wm-137561.6000000015_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPllcWdJkse9hgY8HGPvXHLTvMR4ekHwohu17StF-0B_c07LVoPrr1ufG53nlJv1X5i63haqPCCl4xAUkdvw9SvMLsOavrZsEw_6Rpg1JaSqblqXHiz-xvPBlqpkR2y9vCSGRdkYdsJqiMjRKYqdzmjccENLxrgLH70HV8P_klKttrbfeJmIpS1rI9zrs/s320/20240205_181040-wm-137561.6000000015_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have you tried this technique? If not, would you like to learn how? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please let me know if you have any questions about it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>- Michelle</i> </div><div><br /></div>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-3143678050095430802024-02-06T14:27:00.000-08:002024-02-06T14:27:30.052-08:00Lighter than Air Mystery Monday Card!<p> I love when it works out so that I can play along with Sharon Armstrong's Mystery Monday stamping! Yesterday, even though I wasn't quite prepped and ready when the live stream started, I was able to catch up and create a very fun card along with Sharon and her wonderful group of stampers! I love the layout she shared with us -- this is a great one for showing off and using up designer series paper!!!</p><p>I had just received a box with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/lighter-than-air-suite-collection-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Lighter than Air Suite</a>, so I decided to use that to create my card. I love the colors in the Suite, and had so much fun adding the Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots! Those would be fun on projects with the Ice Cream Swirl Bundle, and well, I can think of lots of other uses as well! Anyway, here's how my card turned out:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdxZzWVAdvcX1qEI8xQYf-4fWd0aR_EnRxNAd_kPxO_lRWn2xSMTu9qx8PSD21x4VYrzRoOo1PcuLJakGoVLuGjM9_s0K15pyNGJjC1r9N4ch0x-yWJzs6d0yxQ9GHmVoyNPBl3-Dws1jKszCMvL5ifAjyE7TNwOIcPnnswP3Ek8t0WFaswhda4xsLWM/s3074/20240205_180524-wm-133534.5_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="2609" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdxZzWVAdvcX1qEI8xQYf-4fWd0aR_EnRxNAd_kPxO_lRWn2xSMTu9qx8PSD21x4VYrzRoOo1PcuLJakGoVLuGjM9_s0K15pyNGJjC1r9N4ch0x-yWJzs6d0yxQ9GHmVoyNPBl3-Dws1jKszCMvL5ifAjyE7TNwOIcPnnswP3Ek8t0WFaswhda4xsLWM/s320/20240205_180524-wm-133534.5_watermarked.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHqg7-o5QrtJ4CTqdyWFzi2Tp2NhJGB_QTmZybSdsoW97eGw1pgiZVJyOzLOaXZEEFCkfqMwRlmfpvYdeJ-txd9ihkuIt2jAxFAFWGH2d3opZUOhoIGNsbdNNknnYWSLqwHHKKdFYLbZXWO_HcrUeMaP5c3GMTzaKr-_u52p3dZp1-vyMavvVPrkHqq0/s3470/20240205_180546-wm-134031.20000000298_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3470" data-original-width="2668" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHqg7-o5QrtJ4CTqdyWFzi2Tp2NhJGB_QTmZybSdsoW97eGw1pgiZVJyOzLOaXZEEFCkfqMwRlmfpvYdeJ-txd9ihkuIt2jAxFAFWGH2d3opZUOhoIGNsbdNNknnYWSLqwHHKKdFYLbZXWO_HcrUeMaP5c3GMTzaKr-_u52p3dZp1-vyMavvVPrkHqq0/s320/20240205_180546-wm-134031.20000000298_watermarked.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KZH_aTKNPQuKsCvYsjw2ECbed8U00PzyvnQEz5PV9yzXgWf4Lmzf_r0B0w4iVnu4c8CaiFgJCy8WVm16VyHFrxJ4EQmJaK2ICw0Ki31-PqjSTGlNYXl2DrTxJYHEiaa888GImY0wlybsf-Ko6nb9aTcVXBRPdXCeSGVtAQ_OSwssKee5poeSRN-P_9k/s2977/20240205_180804-wm-135700.5_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2977" data-original-width="2669" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KZH_aTKNPQuKsCvYsjw2ECbed8U00PzyvnQEz5PV9yzXgWf4Lmzf_r0B0w4iVnu4c8CaiFgJCy8WVm16VyHFrxJ4EQmJaK2ICw0Ki31-PqjSTGlNYXl2DrTxJYHEiaa888GImY0wlybsf-Ko6nb9aTcVXBRPdXCeSGVtAQ_OSwssKee5poeSRN-P_9k/s320/20240205_180804-wm-135700.5_watermarked.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a closer look at the balloon, and the little Flirty Flamingo Twine bow I added to it (and those Rainbow Dots, too!!!):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtlGNblQbbCc2s8ZK02bEtYa8A5C5iKm0uzdQ4h2DoaVUomEJEJOyrVtuS2CdpE0KVMGQfaCC2z8oWWjjSVuTnNs3na39pLJgS50M60occDndT88rXpusQe3HYlcJZ0PrHesTmLWkKdU4KzscD_Dhi9OMkkFGPQVY3OsKCWZZ4ohrUVwd104DbZNeccE/s3809/20240205_180620-wm-134597.6000000015_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3809" data-original-width="2933" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtlGNblQbbCc2s8ZK02bEtYa8A5C5iKm0uzdQ4h2DoaVUomEJEJOyrVtuS2CdpE0KVMGQfaCC2z8oWWjjSVuTnNs3na39pLJgS50M60occDndT88rXpusQe3HYlcJZ0PrHesTmLWkKdU4KzscD_Dhi9OMkkFGPQVY3OsKCWZZ4ohrUVwd104DbZNeccE/s320/20240205_180620-wm-134597.6000000015_watermarked.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also finished the inside with a bit of stamping, and a little strip of the designer series paper to match the front:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_nQv516hIkyVTV32LLVd_Obo_gUHoaNtj9mauxN2zBtcLm7nGSG6WcdykuAe0QGuvaSIP9JgTBdOIDG8gM-Qg7Gm2umhfFxXf45-IxQtAUEOeDVtC0tgUxk7Z7CuyT-qrjxX7FM5qi1tWlEqYQ3ObtK8hzlhd8X5aHlT4cpowXdhGQp5QxHk7uFcFGo/s3388/20240205_180748-wm-135199.6000000015_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3388" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_nQv516hIkyVTV32LLVd_Obo_gUHoaNtj9mauxN2zBtcLm7nGSG6WcdykuAe0QGuvaSIP9JgTBdOIDG8gM-Qg7Gm2umhfFxXf45-IxQtAUEOeDVtC0tgUxk7Z7CuyT-qrjxX7FM5qi1tWlEqYQ3ObtK8hzlhd8X5aHlT4cpowXdhGQp5QxHk7uFcFGo/s320/20240205_180748-wm-135199.6000000015_watermarked.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks so much for visiting my blog! Please let me know if you have any questions about this card, or would like to order any of the products used on it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>- Michelle</i></div><br /><p><br /></p>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-72259598023754134892024-02-05T19:54:00.000-08:002024-02-05T19:54:18.471-08:00Merry Monday: Marlene's Paper Pumpkin Alternates <p> Merry Monday! So, I have a little confession to make -- I haven't created anything with my October or November 2023 Paper Pumpkin kits! I love them, so much that I actually have not one but two of each kit! I just haven't gotten them open and started creating . . . yet! Hoping to jump into that soon! However, I did receive some wonderful projects with it from my friend Marlene Caravello! So, I have those to share wtih you today!</p><p>First up is a bridge fold card Marlene created, inspired by Rachel Tessman:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvblN0kjwW3eCtfl-GPBLcWNi2HaR_zM5nNPOsyacAK79HvrqGauLHoc52cHtr4tTPEtbuJznO01hDYZ4oloG7uCei0S55fZ3RfB8qP9bc5xtra1ZQx6YZI3eJ_tqXeNu-LHgMuFtD8WY3jpgpuLEw3xMOjwZk2nsMEAH9l9lhJ4ql3nDyyB-vezFz6c/s2155/20240105_124257-wm-353235.39999997616_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1972" data-original-width="2155" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvblN0kjwW3eCtfl-GPBLcWNi2HaR_zM5nNPOsyacAK79HvrqGauLHoc52cHtr4tTPEtbuJznO01hDYZ4oloG7uCei0S55fZ3RfB8qP9bc5xtra1ZQx6YZI3eJ_tqXeNu-LHgMuFtD8WY3jpgpuLEw3xMOjwZk2nsMEAH9l9lhJ4ql3nDyyB-vezFz6c/s320/20240105_124257-wm-353235.39999997616_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I love how Marlene added dots on the foremost tree using gold Metallic Effects! Such a nice 3D detail!!! A few more views of this card:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfX9kBYD53MIeHHw3iZusZonvF1rkXopUtWA-sdz7ceOSRpe2jC-GGs58T2CFbIyzUakBPfzrCD2PFL0nTgHLc0W1uVe15pMU7O_XejYroYE-MzpRSI_UiEYRcxF5jIQ3Jeq9ROjaQqGi-lKO6NinQ03aSyE-2NDzoBsOZ0n1VkgkEjTmJMJPFze986kk/s2761/20240105_124237-wm-352873.7999999523_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="2488" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfX9kBYD53MIeHHw3iZusZonvF1rkXopUtWA-sdz7ceOSRpe2jC-GGs58T2CFbIyzUakBPfzrCD2PFL0nTgHLc0W1uVe15pMU7O_XejYroYE-MzpRSI_UiEYRcxF5jIQ3Jeq9ROjaQqGi-lKO6NinQ03aSyE-2NDzoBsOZ0n1VkgkEjTmJMJPFze986kk/s320/20240105_124237-wm-352873.7999999523_watermarked.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYM5oG7uOKW66BqKgd7pZfAbRl244s_2KBbA6y9iwGsVb41wiIGGIRD5bwNydPfWL8PMcXcqpTF83S7ifkmfSnKpMU9X0lGjZ02zWBFFpotuCn7gBAp1-2SrhcEkbmVOK6rhzVo3TGtyH0JwDB3KZQpWA8nash0h5uoe4APAGgO-0ph152bVPI7Fg7_k/s2462/20240105_124226-wm-352482.39999997616_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2462" data-original-width="2300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYM5oG7uOKW66BqKgd7pZfAbRl244s_2KBbA6y9iwGsVb41wiIGGIRD5bwNydPfWL8PMcXcqpTF83S7ifkmfSnKpMU9X0lGjZ02zWBFFpotuCn7gBAp1-2SrhcEkbmVOK6rhzVo3TGtyH0JwDB3KZQpWA8nash0h5uoe4APAGgO-0ph152bVPI7Fg7_k/s320/20240105_124226-wm-352482.39999997616_watermarked.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><p>And, the second project is this adorable house shaped treat box:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gp7Sg2whq_GTkD0tvGWvvNAkgA1R9p_AgzGdd295fCmc6b9CcTLzyfK-FPM-kQjQsVf6Na5QJswWufp3Q40O5oRKOgD-MriyamBxPc3LyuDkmyXqpF3igVXDOQv9XkU2VgrwU-GjzOs03XJ3jWbwaKitlL51tpCqwfFb1qrZZmmZXwJDGsHeLLeyldY/s3149/20240105_122433-wm-373132.09999996424_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3149" data-original-width="2124" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gp7Sg2whq_GTkD0tvGWvvNAkgA1R9p_AgzGdd295fCmc6b9CcTLzyfK-FPM-kQjQsVf6Na5QJswWufp3Q40O5oRKOgD-MriyamBxPc3LyuDkmyXqpF3igVXDOQv9XkU2VgrwU-GjzOs03XJ3jWbwaKitlL51tpCqwfFb1qrZZmmZXwJDGsHeLLeyldY/s320/20240105_122433-wm-373132.09999996424_watermarked.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLP8bkHWs8VF_sR3fxQwqurAjvrLmqp3YVCwI1PS6F1k6X2XP7CJ1gtNIQVy-ykielPrayta10n43n3WpDDR2Qy5P800EXNgpF2MWOtRqLZwnmbfRZWfm56TLpzZFxAn3bU5DNNCgUe3NgMhLpDwNeZfkHoHGKkspll5qa-2r8pi_cAgdkPc45_jtng8/s2473/20240105_122423-wm-373509.2999999523_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2473" data-original-width="2377" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLP8bkHWs8VF_sR3fxQwqurAjvrLmqp3YVCwI1PS6F1k6X2XP7CJ1gtNIQVy-ykielPrayta10n43n3WpDDR2Qy5P800EXNgpF2MWOtRqLZwnmbfRZWfm56TLpzZFxAn3bU5DNNCgUe3NgMhLpDwNeZfkHoHGKkspll5qa-2r8pi_cAgdkPc45_jtng8/s320/20240105_122423-wm-373509.2999999523_watermarked.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6TpWx5jsgDsLiFTbvmBQ25-ub6fVK9gKCw-qPrgTpHjaIXFJaT9j2_GWfAEbit1JqI2XL8SOcCLPeIGSMFctVVng68bIYIs7Ot3SX-yumK2ZfrLXWybuLYs5mUiraizNVD7zJUhWHC6ZP_SXiQbV07p2j-rJl-HAw8_XzWbvP5gagjrR8_XB_8kJG4g/s2321/20240105_122417-wm-373893.6999999881_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2321" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6TpWx5jsgDsLiFTbvmBQ25-ub6fVK9gKCw-qPrgTpHjaIXFJaT9j2_GWfAEbit1JqI2XL8SOcCLPeIGSMFctVVng68bIYIs7Ot3SX-yumK2ZfrLXWybuLYs5mUiraizNVD7zJUhWHC6ZP_SXiQbV07p2j-rJl-HAw8_XzWbvP5gagjrR8_XB_8kJG4g/s320/20240105_122417-wm-373893.6999999881_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I love how Marlene added wreaths on dimensionals on the front side of the house, and added a 3D doorknob with gold metallic effects! </p><p>Thanks so much to Marlene for these projects, and thanks to you for visiting my blog!</p><p><i>- Michelle</i></p><p>P.S. I'm very excited for the next Paper Pumpkin kit -- it will have flowers, bunnies and chicks, oh my!!! Please let me know if you'd like more information, or you can visit the Paper Pumpkin website <a href="https://www.paperpumpkin.com/subscribe?demoid=95017" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-29811596451078139702024-02-03T20:01:00.000-08:002024-02-03T20:01:57.920-08:00Adoring Hearts Boxes<p> Hope you are having a happy Saturday! It's been a rainy day here, and I've been catching up on various things. What have you been up to? Hopefully your day has included something fun!</p><p>The project I'm sharing with you today is some cute little treat boxes I made as favors for the stamping party a couple weeks ago. The hearts are made with foil paper and the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/adoring-hearts-hybrid-embossing-folder?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Adoring Hearts Hybrid Embossing Folder</a>. The paper is the<a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/most-adored-12-x-12-30-5-x-30-5-cm-specialty-designer-series-paper?demoid=95017" target="_blank"> Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper</a> (one of the Sale-a-Bration choices). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjl-r9-WghHRpHkwMJB_sdRbH0tiE4-Rb7FZJukgscfgFrWrMuR4epPgjt2kumWn5HTphnfx8bNNtgKvdsmQpD-1kbbMFpl3Fxk-1F1U_LT-H8o4PlBC8gvxHgmhJrmCjyVCIG8msJColb92iPTjZaNwj4DhKKTcwlULkPza9T2j0Zqru9BlRUsFnvXRw/s2971/20240119_193501-wm-775294_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2971" data-original-width="2780" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjl-r9-WghHRpHkwMJB_sdRbH0tiE4-Rb7FZJukgscfgFrWrMuR4epPgjt2kumWn5HTphnfx8bNNtgKvdsmQpD-1kbbMFpl3Fxk-1F1U_LT-H8o4PlBC8gvxHgmhJrmCjyVCIG8msJColb92iPTjZaNwj4DhKKTcwlULkPza9T2j0Zqru9BlRUsFnvXRw/s320/20240119_193501-wm-775294_watermarked.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYtC0e6l0ZhFagehSIbe2rz6z-F-IB1lY6MDGhj6kbb_5i2UfpxT4juq5wYRindkL07hc0Y_OMS8bWsupdPFwplcWS_-Ao6D9ohTmqAU-5X7TxSmB9xpgL44_MDQMEpHkYgq_spCJHTrafycMNuGpBV6K1U9PnorR4XPMIayVW1p8ydOgpn8D_ltONwc/s2611/20240119_193631-wm-776992_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="2053" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYtC0e6l0ZhFagehSIbe2rz6z-F-IB1lY6MDGhj6kbb_5i2UfpxT4juq5wYRindkL07hc0Y_OMS8bWsupdPFwplcWS_-Ao6D9ohTmqAU-5X7TxSmB9xpgL44_MDQMEpHkYgq_spCJHTrafycMNuGpBV6K1U9PnorR4XPMIayVW1p8ydOgpn8D_ltONwc/s320/20240119_193631-wm-776992_watermarked.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBDOZL5KP7h15Xpjck01kojnGTOLigI7iGwB0mK7hFJpyx8QMbx3_nykDNl4KCIDawHuLmtUcKb4Kiio7v4YZwDKzBc5PzUITwtGhg-zE4YUUPXwD8hLzdy54x5fF03vstd2C4gPym9S0DmLcmzxgc6X4HFwo_OETMlqjteKK81ECmmROiP8uoBCB7SY/s2558/20240119_193638-wm-777443.900000006_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2558" data-original-width="2105" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBDOZL5KP7h15Xpjck01kojnGTOLigI7iGwB0mK7hFJpyx8QMbx3_nykDNl4KCIDawHuLmtUcKb4Kiio7v4YZwDKzBc5PzUITwtGhg-zE4YUUPXwD8hLzdy54x5fF03vstd2C4gPym9S0DmLcmzxgc6X4HFwo_OETMlqjteKK81ECmmROiP8uoBCB7SY/s320/20240119_193638-wm-777443.900000006_watermarked.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Which are your favorite -- the red or pink boxes?</p><p><i>- Michelle</i></p><div><br /></div>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-54587036263643288282024-02-01T19:57:00.000-08:002024-02-01T19:57:38.859-08:00Enduring Beauty vs. Botanical Beauty and Heartfelt Hexagons?<p> A couple Saturdays ago, I did some cardmaking with a lovely group of ladies, and these were the cards I designed for them to make! The first is an easel card made with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/enduring-beauty-bundle-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Enduring Beauty Bundle</a> and <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/deckled-rectangles-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Deckled Rectangles dies</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1qSo9cTLw7q12pp8SekhlzIOQ_qVNftthNpPjNqggZC3BjGna75UFP0kVQ3fPEfhbRv3ay-_JHG4ime5xQ_dqRVPosj-JSS0ytYIntu5pOEGzG66Y-Q7oI5V3sGJ1OwCjVyjRxsCVAyRKMmAc7DqyeVBYTQImGqPBfrvFpbaVHTohCe8te_cbq-wFv4/s3130/20240119_171505-wm-769401.6000000238_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3130" data-original-width="2623" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1qSo9cTLw7q12pp8SekhlzIOQ_qVNftthNpPjNqggZC3BjGna75UFP0kVQ3fPEfhbRv3ay-_JHG4ime5xQ_dqRVPosj-JSS0ytYIntu5pOEGzG66Y-Q7oI5V3sGJ1OwCjVyjRxsCVAyRKMmAc7DqyeVBYTQImGqPBfrvFpbaVHTohCe8te_cbq-wFv4/s320/20240119_171505-wm-769401.6000000238_watermarked.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXkgLBoUBozq5p72m9GvkD014rxj0lW5VYVI7HWyvlHzDrl5_fKDdCtL-v4VEEhmoAMfvUwG7gWnVb464vIPOMNc5KFt_jX41cxHLheJjJgI8INXKqmLOPSPVNCJ0AXHJ0SfTArb0DbvZI0cIw3ZGE9y_8RHIRK2vCnufx48iU5j0eiKOto1x5dEMhEM/s320/20240119_171522-wm-781258.7000000179_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbm38BLdq1v3O8QSKJyR1SCsTHNs1uLP_Rur7r_Ck5HSXhX_gJtk3HdzAm-rIPETLi5aO8grK83K2EyWHGyxb5a7P5obuHn2LisxzGYxGIidlJjHIgXbIS0QE98txfipZgfwDZj8jZAf3W1ZEA104yDm7Qu-Jscxa9VKqbgzll72ibPb0F0LCQL44i9w/s4128/20240119_171543-wm-780358.6000000238_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbm38BLdq1v3O8QSKJyR1SCsTHNs1uLP_Rur7r_Ck5HSXhX_gJtk3HdzAm-rIPETLi5aO8grK83K2EyWHGyxb5a7P5obuHn2LisxzGYxGIidlJjHIgXbIS0QE98txfipZgfwDZj8jZAf3W1ZEA104yDm7Qu-Jscxa9VKqbgzll72ibPb0F0LCQL44i9w/s320/20240119_171543-wm-780358.6000000238_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The second is a card made with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/botanical-beauty-cling-stamp-set-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Botanical Beauty background</a>, <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/heartfelt-hexagon-bundle-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Heartfelt Hexagons</a>, <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/heartfelt-hexagon-bundle-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Heartfelt Hellos</a> (a Sale-a-Bration choice), <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/petal-park-photopolymer-stamp-set?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Petal Park stamps</a> and <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/petal-park-photopolymer-stamp-set?demoid=95017" target="_blank">punches</a>, and <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/pool-party-5-8-1-6-cm-crinkle-ribbon?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Pool Party Crinkle Ribbon</a> (another Sale-a-Bration choice). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Please leave me a comment and let me know!</p><div><br /></div><div><i>- Michelle</i></div>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-49398484734263219862024-01-30T22:25:00.000-08:002024-01-30T22:25:32.074-08:00Blending with Friends!Happy Tuesday! Hope you've had a great day! We enjoyed a bit of sunshine here today and are preparing for rain for the next few days . . . may be some good weather for getting some stamping done! <div><br /></div><div>Yesterday, I spent time with Jana and Judy, and we ended up making cards together. We started with the intricate background design from the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/two-tone-flora-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Two-Tone Flora dies</a>, which Judy cut out of Basic Black Card Stock for us. Then, we decided to do some ink blending on a layer underneath that, and we each chose different colors for that. We used bits from our blending to create elements and the greeting pieces for our cards. Greetings were stamped with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/something-fancy-cling-stamp-set-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Something Fancy Stamp Set</a> and die cut with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/everyday-details-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Everyday Details Dies</a> (a new die set from the January to April Catalog). Judy also cut butterflies for us using the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/designer-tags-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Designer Tag Dies</a> and either Gold or Silver foil paper. Here's how our cards turned out:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FftKw8MrpIzPfmA__6FzrnMXy_3O-iZ-mzViZRr-bOqQiAExJMBTgrqsPKaZYGmugXHYhB4RXNk8HGg4U5TXXbAlzB64KBUyEngGxCiohUcrp1G92XcqfxShRIh7R8evfCBWhvJL2c2z74YAxDMJkeHoo7V2c5M7I91QWf1VFoHDMFjqzD0fEvSUtuQ/s800/IMG_4350-wm-48422.69999998808_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="800" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FftKw8MrpIzPfmA__6FzrnMXy_3O-iZ-mzViZRr-bOqQiAExJMBTgrqsPKaZYGmugXHYhB4RXNk8HGg4U5TXXbAlzB64KBUyEngGxCiohUcrp1G92XcqfxShRIh7R8evfCBWhvJL2c2z74YAxDMJkeHoo7V2c5M7I91QWf1VFoHDMFjqzD0fEvSUtuQ/s320/IMG_4350-wm-48422.69999998808_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlgC2DmIsER-3H0E9XchmvOciMoNbtIwPvx5C-rNIptUfTqwdtSTu7s3UqU_Rj893Sj9_v7EJVS8ASKDPAf2uZjyF0bPbLf4WHVTrKdvda_4nPnxdLWe707JPpvi0OKDSZ0b0BjN944pj04VOrxjz4Jh6ZKb_7OnebZMWjs6x9oN_0cJSFHSfCp86sp0/s800/IMG_4353-wm-98293.5_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlgC2DmIsER-3H0E9XchmvOciMoNbtIwPvx5C-rNIptUfTqwdtSTu7s3UqU_Rj893Sj9_v7EJVS8ASKDPAf2uZjyF0bPbLf4WHVTrKdvda_4nPnxdLWe707JPpvi0OKDSZ0b0BjN944pj04VOrxjz4Jh6ZKb_7OnebZMWjs6x9oN_0cJSFHSfCp86sp0/s320/IMG_4353-wm-98293.5_watermarked.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yEVgjOmJvyGVARSYQYgoUBqK1V6XWvLK2gTxhgD7SUBS1bRSJM0YQkfRgY8bH835j0KMXTjWOpL0EYe-9-17cRNhl-y9R7-nQ9-gUcFJjisHeDACO7WYDDToOFiaiHOLmfEC2sH24w12Q3-N_tpNwMKkK1DZVc0-SCPp2QDGNeZ-pdK4yn3idNuHno8/s798/IMG_4352-wm-130430.40000000596_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="595" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yEVgjOmJvyGVARSYQYgoUBqK1V6XWvLK2gTxhgD7SUBS1bRSJM0YQkfRgY8bH835j0KMXTjWOpL0EYe-9-17cRNhl-y9R7-nQ9-gUcFJjisHeDACO7WYDDToOFiaiHOLmfEC2sH24w12Q3-N_tpNwMKkK1DZVc0-SCPp2QDGNeZ-pdK4yn3idNuHno8/s320/IMG_4352-wm-130430.40000000596_watermarked.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRAb2iP-I1qlRWldZ5UGX5aNxDM7oaLExL3aBfj-gxy9a0rhvWTIZAWLvPxYeti-j3dzvUIgcmRHffDKXLdxAN9so0wTUVUMgzPCDEYFHIYYbQKkOE2zlyCJ7LABtMgu-hfvGJD0xQjnhjSwKzfHIYFEaBFg6hyUpCPisCHXboiQvQtJTl57LHkRm2o0/s800/IMG_4351-wm-189222.59999999404_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRAb2iP-I1qlRWldZ5UGX5aNxDM7oaLExL3aBfj-gxy9a0rhvWTIZAWLvPxYeti-j3dzvUIgcmRHffDKXLdxAN9so0wTUVUMgzPCDEYFHIYYbQKkOE2zlyCJ7LABtMgu-hfvGJD0xQjnhjSwKzfHIYFEaBFg6hyUpCPisCHXboiQvQtJTl57LHkRm2o0/s320/IMG_4351-wm-189222.59999999404_watermarked.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks so much to Judy for sharing these terrific photos she took of the cards!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>- Michelle</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-27739563722358748852024-01-29T21:57:00.000-08:002024-01-29T21:57:20.225-08:00Merry Monday: Fun with Felt!<p> Merry Monday!!! This Christmas, I stumbled across a wonderful free felt advent calendar on Instagram by Anabella Cahwje (@whatacurlylife). I had fun making a number of the projects from that, and then I started thinking that it would be fun to cut some felt with Stampin' Up! dies and see what I could create from there! </p><p>I decided to start with the gingerbread men from the Sending Cheer Bundle. I die cut the felt, and decided to try stamping on it, and was surprised to find out that stamping worked! I used Memento, and it was a great guide for embroidering details on:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpiOCnQxwG5tr2A4RCNhybEPdJHd7nwxor3MmYXy1qjKC2u3V-cQrU6RIn8IzyHUaK2KSOSAe_7cHrks70pigVuYknIW9R9PUyXrxtJYjAqrHSrk1GXo3xv-xNFyVMfnV9uV5VnNlZCwOOvxNDMsotVjvnSjjBzkhbyIYX9UZw6XD5oMj2O3pEMJ2e_4/s4128/20240119_171446-wm-782235.8000000119_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpiOCnQxwG5tr2A4RCNhybEPdJHd7nwxor3MmYXy1qjKC2u3V-cQrU6RIn8IzyHUaK2KSOSAe_7cHrks70pigVuYknIW9R9PUyXrxtJYjAqrHSrk1GXo3xv-xNFyVMfnV9uV5VnNlZCwOOvxNDMsotVjvnSjjBzkhbyIYX9UZw6XD5oMj2O3pEMJ2e_4/s320/20240119_171446-wm-782235.8000000119_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Next, I decided to cut some trees with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/merriest-trees-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Merriest Trees dies,</a> and I first tried stitching snow on the branches, but didn't like how that was coming out, so decided to try something else -- I made a simple tree with just a star on the top, then decided to make two more trees and add some pretty die cut flowers in red, pink and white on those:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAEz2C5YzANcAhkLJcN21ZeZ-weoA22gDc_rx2myCfmlcCC0jXLtB4t2CyuFEQAm60_DRq0bZNmpRvQcgu6yQ9m1Vfur8S2eDPvO3AJ4BS6qZ98awfcsuIrrOVKgUar0VVoFZMhz1Z6SIl5i8s3V5qUTkoMXyJwN3Pvi_qc8ZTSSkocaxK1JI5EwNYNA/s3080/20240119_171347-wm-768909.2000000179_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3080" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAEz2C5YzANcAhkLJcN21ZeZ-weoA22gDc_rx2myCfmlcCC0jXLtB4t2CyuFEQAm60_DRq0bZNmpRvQcgu6yQ9m1Vfur8S2eDPvO3AJ4BS6qZ98awfcsuIrrOVKgUar0VVoFZMhz1Z6SIl5i8s3V5qUTkoMXyJwN3Pvi_qc8ZTSSkocaxK1JI5EwNYNA/s320/20240119_171347-wm-768909.2000000179_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The flowers are from the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/sweet-citrus-hybrid-embossing-folder?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Sweet Citrus Dies</a>, <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/sentimental-park-dies?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Sentimental Park Dies</a>, and <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/thoughtful-moments-hybrid-embossing-folder-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Thoughtful Moments</a> dies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm actually looking forward to trying this out with some Valentine's and Spring dies as well! Stay tuned for that . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks so much for visiting my blog!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>- Michelle</i></div><br /><p></p>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-51504254066123347682024-01-25T17:26:00.000-08:002024-01-25T17:26:08.363-08:00Yum Yum!<p> Happy Thursday! While I was preparing my <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/ice-cream-swirl-bundle-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Ice Cream Swirl Bundle</a> card for Sunday's open house, I happened to notice that there was some paper in the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/flight-airy-12-x-12-30-5-x-30-5-cm-designer-series-paper?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Flight and Airy Designer Series Paper</a> (which is one of the free Sale-a-Bration choices) that works really well with the Ice Cream stamps and dies! So, I had to make a card combining those:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAXGTvENm9PKo8sc2LevvCXkz5tYFmk5jJ4zxlaW7XynPwPDNV6hwKybseWRWwF4AOwpQLFZcG5-A6CHR0j4XzDzEjCh8SGyr9_sI9HaQSgnR9HnGpuiMdjLGkniWcvDVww4l9D3hkq7Q0m_KVmEJeNrhkAMgPNqAMTwV_A8t-0gqfCifG7P64enh9Q8/s2268/20240123_175808-wm-377185.10000002384_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="1844" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAXGTvENm9PKo8sc2LevvCXkz5tYFmk5jJ4zxlaW7XynPwPDNV6hwKybseWRWwF4AOwpQLFZcG5-A6CHR0j4XzDzEjCh8SGyr9_sI9HaQSgnR9HnGpuiMdjLGkniWcvDVww4l9D3hkq7Q0m_KVmEJeNrhkAMgPNqAMTwV_A8t-0gqfCifG7P64enh9Q8/s320/20240123_175808-wm-377185.10000002384_watermarked.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><p>This is a relatively quick and easy card. I started with a Pecan Pie card base with the Fresh Freesia watercolor design from Flight and Airy as a background layer on top of that. Then, the waffle-cone like pattern from Flight and Airy is die cut as the ice cream cone, and I topped it with ice cream cut from a piece of Basic White stamped with Crumb Cake ink (stamped off once). The strawberry, cherry, and chocolate cookie were stamped and die cut from Basic White, then colored with watercolor pencils. I stamped "Yum Yum" in Memento Tuxedo Black. I finished the card with some <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/petal-pink-pretty-peacock-foiled-gems?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Petal Pink Foiled Gems.</a> </p><p>Hope you like that! </p><p>Thanks so much for visiting my blog!</p><p><i>- Michelle</i> </p>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-2553271427466941342024-01-24T17:16:00.000-08:002024-01-24T17:40:45.711-08:00January to April and Sale-a-Bration Open House<p> Hi! This Sunday, Connie and I hosted our Open House for the new January to April Mini Catalog and Sale-a-Bration Brochure. We had some wonderful help in getting everything set up and cleaned up from Connie's sister, Chris, so wanted to say another big thanks to her and Connie for that!!!! </p><p>Connie and I had prepared 4 make and take projects for our friends who came to make. We each designed a card with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/bee-mine-suite-collection-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Bee Mine Suite</a>. Then, Connie also created a card with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/nature-s-sweetness-suite-collection-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Nature's Sweetness Suite</a>, and I made one with the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/ice-cream-swirl-bundle-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Ice Cream Swirl Bundle</a>. </p><p>Here are Connie's cards:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0UulJiX_D_0bbtztm4x3dThleAwIuvDQyS9Pn7a9-7up9HfO-xpzlEp2Qzn6NKq_I5t3q0JvONsDc65N_FLuVE9rcXUnmx14LO7C_U8fLQ0Zethsm01UCJoQg9O-1nUUXUOZpuTgT6HFrZE6Ow_0bWeYPQ3IkzeYLkaFs2Jb65kyufvfPqlS-y2fzwc/s1600/image000000(27)-wm-433728_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0UulJiX_D_0bbtztm4x3dThleAwIuvDQyS9Pn7a9-7up9HfO-xpzlEp2Qzn6NKq_I5t3q0JvONsDc65N_FLuVE9rcXUnmx14LO7C_U8fLQ0Zethsm01UCJoQg9O-1nUUXUOZpuTgT6HFrZE6Ow_0bWeYPQ3IkzeYLkaFs2Jb65kyufvfPqlS-y2fzwc/s320/image000000(27)-wm-433728_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Her Bee Mine card is an adorable adaption of a card we made as a make and take during the Stampin' Up! OnStage Online event we attended in November. <br /><p>Then, here is Connie's beautiful Nature's Sweetness card (which draws inspiration from a <a href="https://www.thinkingstamping.co.nz/2023/12/notes-of-nature-for-freshly-made.html" target="_blank">design by Jan Clothier</a>): </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuZyTKkJ7UBlfmS1kkOWjHA46LsJoqzwFh4c9FUPyAZhN2hnDvI_mq-gqJEVlN-NssrKZkEjM9IOq1vF-sSiy5qwBcoZIRPr2AnAqnaRcvFftIBgynubH7J14Dw6tIOXyKJAJb5ca0KxMjw7J7Zx9AoE9U_Ag3kaVIImtMyPxBrC8-BYePOxJfSrT7lw/s1600/image000001-wm-433536.299999997_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuZyTKkJ7UBlfmS1kkOWjHA46LsJoqzwFh4c9FUPyAZhN2hnDvI_mq-gqJEVlN-NssrKZkEjM9IOq1vF-sSiy5qwBcoZIRPr2AnAqnaRcvFftIBgynubH7J14Dw6tIOXyKJAJb5ca0KxMjw7J7Zx9AoE9U_Ag3kaVIImtMyPxBrC8-BYePOxJfSrT7lw/s320/image000001-wm-433536.299999997_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the card I made with Connie and a peek at the inside:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuFC-vGp-u3VTn_ZGsYRyewptZSrzposcQBtkauHhe-omne2jFW8ZhNBJXHVxEBdsCfIZ48d75ZjpbDpIBgaL7cZIUsRoS9J8B1QkicNCP2O3nTb5WMc-lPpbbp2ms9Sg1PZDnSBcZAVpWODZR5aTZTUTKb4orEezMQpsEyJ6j6gn_1CtJdt9Pwn4Xw4/s2357/20240123_175501-wm-437765.2000000179_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2357" data-original-width="2066" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuFC-vGp-u3VTn_ZGsYRyewptZSrzposcQBtkauHhe-omne2jFW8ZhNBJXHVxEBdsCfIZ48d75ZjpbDpIBgaL7cZIUsRoS9J8B1QkicNCP2O3nTb5WMc-lPpbbp2ms9Sg1PZDnSBcZAVpWODZR5aTZTUTKb4orEezMQpsEyJ6j6gn_1CtJdt9Pwn4Xw4/s320/20240123_175501-wm-437765.2000000179_watermarked.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfb71-Uh98Grz1iDaiaIw44nsXXcGaTJhfsymSUXb8vy0PKRSpy5BnExHvfSlq38GmJ90EX4_GhivJGScuESMWE5RfPsNnk1wC_ZeGm9vvSDyhkPV5-h21fuIcsovkMiC5LzB09T78RuNarWn-Y7d1VB6EmTarrhW9G8JWOXukC2hzYCEMKvbzlUeemI/s3326/20240123_175512-wm-438159.2000000179_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2433" data-original-width="3326" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfb71-Uh98Grz1iDaiaIw44nsXXcGaTJhfsymSUXb8vy0PKRSpy5BnExHvfSlq38GmJ90EX4_GhivJGScuESMWE5RfPsNnk1wC_ZeGm9vvSDyhkPV5-h21fuIcsovkMiC5LzB09T78RuNarWn-Y7d1VB6EmTarrhW9G8JWOXukC2hzYCEMKvbzlUeemI/s320/20240123_175512-wm-438159.2000000179_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Connie also demonstrated inking with the new brayer and the Adoring Hearts Bundle, though I didn't manage to capture any photos of that! I will have some Adoring Hearts projects to show you as part of our SUper Friends Valentine's Swap, though . . . so stay tuned for that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's my project with the Bee Mine Suite:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLp1RcH6-t0LFHb3kT9i8Cg97_dRn3Oo9RkokWqwACCFccun6WaX7iLIxkR-KXm9OiDTLFQYsmyg3WivSz_6qrzea9u6VnvOndMEoXD_DGJCrRADT71J4rI4RLnfKlzpnlVYkpWiB8rwwI_K8xxERuMwjhCoRLLjjP-XsDCrQlW-9w6ZUwr0p7Y5KL0o/s2965/20240113_114107-wm-192288.70000000298_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2965" data-original-width="2495" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLp1RcH6-t0LFHb3kT9i8Cg97_dRn3Oo9RkokWqwACCFccun6WaX7iLIxkR-KXm9OiDTLFQYsmyg3WivSz_6qrzea9u6VnvOndMEoXD_DGJCrRADT71J4rI4RLnfKlzpnlVYkpWiB8rwwI_K8xxERuMwjhCoRLLjjP-XsDCrQlW-9w6ZUwr0p7Y5KL0o/s320/20240113_114107-wm-192288.70000000298_watermarked.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodTJJzMiz4j7a7eet6L6A12FfMnlQxJYsL61BqXbd97eFyhE-KSL_9RfyhlDgLbNvY-P73SS8MiCT7nJUS-mTWfIJ-SvsUY3bQVMA5g8nUL6e12ofTvx2PMbhDZtaNv6dxQ5Jrue4py-arg9vmlFynoxa8_Z1iy0Umcufx20GfmMXxQv9DbYypxp1bhM/s3394/20240113_114125-wm-193165.70000000298_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3394" data-original-width="2840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodTJJzMiz4j7a7eet6L6A12FfMnlQxJYsL61BqXbd97eFyhE-KSL_9RfyhlDgLbNvY-P73SS8MiCT7nJUS-mTWfIJ-SvsUY3bQVMA5g8nUL6e12ofTvx2PMbhDZtaNv6dxQ5Jrue4py-arg9vmlFynoxa8_Z1iy0Umcufx20GfmMXxQv9DbYypxp1bhM/s320/20240113_114125-wm-193165.70000000298_watermarked.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We used a Petal Pink Stampin' Write Marker to add the blushing cheeks, and a bit of Wink of Stella on the wings! Here's a closer view of the little bee:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD68xcDjUuS__azz0tJ94_odZtodQdVGWwuG3_sM79aoGWREwRXWdvPfqZEZqYloy7V47eG3HN7pXVOeRu5PTT7GX_2KufG36vqCEhtW4n7jeAKB2qlal6fac6OBBHuZEuwyGF3PbM4iU3U8X8S5Rog0dZmtt0Bk24ggD6d5QO3h-7FpldEo9_q2TIzKo/s4128/20240113_114251-wm-194046.60000000894_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD68xcDjUuS__azz0tJ94_odZtodQdVGWwuG3_sM79aoGWREwRXWdvPfqZEZqYloy7V47eG3HN7pXVOeRu5PTT7GX_2KufG36vqCEhtW4n7jeAKB2qlal6fac6OBBHuZEuwyGF3PbM4iU3U8X8S5Rog0dZmtt0Bk24ggD6d5QO3h-7FpldEo9_q2TIzKo/s320/20240113_114251-wm-194046.60000000894_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During the open house, my friend Jaya came up with an adorable alternate design for my card! Here's the photo I snapped then, and she was gracious enough to send me a better photo after, which you can see as well:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKtsvLzj-P6btBbZeGC03xFncfCF6XaLB_3lEqMSqQ_7LA2DjWVdIoY1-CZsJ_K9WECS5PUAeWQ-qp339T14PurVm7LmdGaJNKQFwA9Bd0YJ-ddm8lyRKBwOwdRc71qMCVwQmDDn4rqIJS76LO__Ezy-lekSnZcgGu6aC38-tJCRFMPyGy3e8lXKOvXw/s4032/20240121_142556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKtsvLzj-P6btBbZeGC03xFncfCF6XaLB_3lEqMSqQ_7LA2DjWVdIoY1-CZsJ_K9WECS5PUAeWQ-qp339T14PurVm7LmdGaJNKQFwA9Bd0YJ-ddm8lyRKBwOwdRc71qMCVwQmDDn4rqIJS76LO__Ezy-lekSnZcgGu6aC38-tJCRFMPyGy3e8lXKOvXw/s320/20240121_142556.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNsViswEyjdl8A0z8rFdX0t1_aIuTQO_6Z8YqAk8toCT-z-UuWepoSyUfCqb3sj54OEKMgwLtp054LmbOuoj7nyRJlWxWhH2RrZ_WAyrPHtoII97_EzyZrXwL7yxzxwGG7_7H5B1fXgGqSG8YJWza_7gZdLIT-nSpqlO6OaCMKettxahgEIISnsGZ6WM/s1600/IMG_6955-wm-82239.5_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNsViswEyjdl8A0z8rFdX0t1_aIuTQO_6Z8YqAk8toCT-z-UuWepoSyUfCqb3sj54OEKMgwLtp054LmbOuoj7nyRJlWxWhH2RrZ_WAyrPHtoII97_EzyZrXwL7yxzxwGG7_7H5B1fXgGqSG8YJWza_7gZdLIT-nSpqlO6OaCMKettxahgEIISnsGZ6WM/s320/IMG_6955-wm-82239.5_watermarked.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks, Jaya!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my project with the Ice Cream Swirl Bundle, I CASED cards on page 37 of the January to April Catalog! I die cut the ice cream cone card bases from Crushed Curry card stock, then everyone could add texture with one of the dies from the set, which was a bit different than the stamping done in the catalog samples. There were 4 ice cream "flavors" to choose from: Vanilla, Melon Mambo (strawberry), Pecan Pie (chocolate), and Lemon Lime Twist (which initially made me think of pistachio, but my friends told me they chose because it reminded them of Matcha!) :</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgniB8qQ3zq25__abRe2naDyYX2xzHCF1-zxA5ZBBL8GztWMSHO_edDRz9z-PQoGDkDc9oRQIsi5ln1wOWGnCyqEhiYuvNBT5nrTi9U1pe5sGcgIE6A1f50Iob8k3jvKbon2ymUtj3slycYglDjGzLKi3MfR0t1j_3pctjWi7WmUEC1DtOhFgcMXMCYE/s3853/20240123_175253-wm-374032.2000000179_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2242" data-original-width="3853" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgniB8qQ3zq25__abRe2naDyYX2xzHCF1-zxA5ZBBL8GztWMSHO_edDRz9z-PQoGDkDc9oRQIsi5ln1wOWGnCyqEhiYuvNBT5nrTi9U1pe5sGcgIE6A1f50Iob8k3jvKbon2ymUtj3slycYglDjGzLKi3MfR0t1j_3pctjWi7WmUEC1DtOhFgcMXMCYE/s320/20240123_175253-wm-374032.2000000179_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We used Crumb Cake ink to do all the stamping on these cards. Here are some close ups of them:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHntzzrEhi9u0xsGI8papyLC_7a5TMeTroyOAMAwqrz8p7z_0Ptcc0nAa-4TTjBFsCU5x3ghI-8n24-Arp7ym7t10yJ_xKRsOvEYJ4OWwgONpbPvbaYgmPmbi3F8o2pDwKFNf4j3pCB8cMBj16KHorymrD5o7Aybsh2BgDFw7crGhCugHiRYV13Ybq6E/s2368/20240123_175325-wm-374592.8000000119_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2368" data-original-width="1462" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHntzzrEhi9u0xsGI8papyLC_7a5TMeTroyOAMAwqrz8p7z_0Ptcc0nAa-4TTjBFsCU5x3ghI-8n24-Arp7ym7t10yJ_xKRsOvEYJ4OWwgONpbPvbaYgmPmbi3F8o2pDwKFNf4j3pCB8cMBj16KHorymrD5o7Aybsh2BgDFw7crGhCugHiRYV13Ybq6E/s320/20240123_175325-wm-374592.8000000119_watermarked.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJS-C8ysTgbAceMlSeL0ud7NZ-rPvTYsK6yUk25cP44BJvGaUa7jK3KcednlBYwyVMUSpdwOUKFF94X6ZfMY-oCpjgOPO1H0vUGuBW_t86bsSLngw7x3sHu3z37CH3Av2Rw42eGzjbSWY8BWx0L4Y3oxV2dpz8Z48xA_cr5meJ5UeXXJsLtbNK6uwrYw/s2907/20240123_175359-wm-375744_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2907" data-original-width="2024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJS-C8ysTgbAceMlSeL0ud7NZ-rPvTYsK6yUk25cP44BJvGaUa7jK3KcednlBYwyVMUSpdwOUKFF94X6ZfMY-oCpjgOPO1H0vUGuBW_t86bsSLngw7x3sHu3z37CH3Av2Rw42eGzjbSWY8BWx0L4Y3oxV2dpz8Z48xA_cr5meJ5UeXXJsLtbNK6uwrYw/s320/20240123_175359-wm-375744_watermarked.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QAD1wmzgVOeEcBn6-jdVZgv_BgKbIzWdYDtPPH-bmTKIveAT56KV31PjKB1xTM5XxdLpZeGXc0tViaKVszrZvQIPpp0PepckYZoBJ9b6tdClzR2MojqyhfzXmILDLeMhaMfxTWJ0dLkcUt5RJRJgSpN6HCoP6LjGaRiguisu9thz8QdYZ_yiGCuMlTg/s2723/20240123_175405-wm-376176.40000000596_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2723" data-original-width="2334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QAD1wmzgVOeEcBn6-jdVZgv_BgKbIzWdYDtPPH-bmTKIveAT56KV31PjKB1xTM5XxdLpZeGXc0tViaKVszrZvQIPpp0PepckYZoBJ9b6tdClzR2MojqyhfzXmILDLeMhaMfxTWJ0dLkcUt5RJRJgSpN6HCoP6LjGaRiguisu9thz8QdYZ_yiGCuMlTg/s320/20240123_175405-wm-376176.40000000596_watermarked.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the greeting inside:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mkJJJtrobuLdSF55fNcmdxr7Gk3bgCY0nr5CtqbLkZAng8y3q5JNILDgQhWHUyrQu8B6IY48HmSiF_Bm1AsgM138F1l2R0578RxHXxgp6eJ9jQ0WEHAvG_WTr20hvZ29P7Afpu_ZyD_3UcgSPjv7uCx6RfzSQC40vEi8uBP2iQS2PCjtsVXuB5yXQjw/s2936/20240123_175419-wm-376552_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2936" data-original-width="1972" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mkJJJtrobuLdSF55fNcmdxr7Gk3bgCY0nr5CtqbLkZAng8y3q5JNILDgQhWHUyrQu8B6IY48HmSiF_Bm1AsgM138F1l2R0578RxHXxgp6eJ9jQ0WEHAvG_WTr20hvZ29P7Afpu_ZyD_3UcgSPjv7uCx6RfzSQC40vEi8uBP2iQS2PCjtsVXuB5yXQjw/s320/20240123_175419-wm-376552_watermarked.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I was making up some of the leftover kits from the event, I decided to play around and make a triple scoop cone. Here's how that turned out:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0Wjn-9J4N2264s6zm_vyqBv3Ls-SsNT9J1Y9CFi00mfdCv6SobG9HzKiYC55PayiBEN7EB-2IU_t2kTQwMDW5J6DDTe2PuhLrPIaHssiNyfq-ci7LS-TffcEsCkXSy2L1HBhuFYkLUyxMqVUSOSb-ALlZ9S5ax5pv1jN0E6bZ57ECRqHbo4nxbW3al4/s2611/20240123_175432-wm-376862.10000002384_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="1161" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0Wjn-9J4N2264s6zm_vyqBv3Ls-SsNT9J1Y9CFi00mfdCv6SobG9HzKiYC55PayiBEN7EB-2IU_t2kTQwMDW5J6DDTe2PuhLrPIaHssiNyfq-ci7LS-TffcEsCkXSy2L1HBhuFYkLUyxMqVUSOSb-ALlZ9S5ax5pv1jN0E6bZ57ECRqHbo4nxbW3al4/s320/20240123_175432-wm-376862.10000002384_watermarked.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>And, here are a few random photos from the event:<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLldGdugG88_Vaw5O7CrmGlqOUVqn44H7T0UkkFovCN8i042bV2hSlGRbx038U7vs7-pX1blU8i8kiGrlT5wsatp0G8P20DnteJ7yGJMkAGTEghGldOT9FblWPVOujjcqGqYodrarvKVOLekB1411F7kpPqVViRs_UQaVyAbrsFlhxa1WTjCpmrs3dqo/s4032/20240121_134620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLldGdugG88_Vaw5O7CrmGlqOUVqn44H7T0UkkFovCN8i042bV2hSlGRbx038U7vs7-pX1blU8i8kiGrlT5wsatp0G8P20DnteJ7yGJMkAGTEghGldOT9FblWPVOujjcqGqYodrarvKVOLekB1411F7kpPqVViRs_UQaVyAbrsFlhxa1WTjCpmrs3dqo/s320/20240121_134620.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZOx446fD4jGmkplWaic5kUQxpGtGOmoKXtgQmOB6Q7zwDCiVmOkIOTnrR3Ieo5Oai2G4TEf7newXfmVkQW_ykU62noWkXpUqBG7lE83wbweFzc1RTIA6KjkECwyYIXxn_gs1H60kXI_MkGDikdopHsQudpGihIp_hnlkGymzVOUA5_0r5XSFD8GV0xE/s3648/20240121_135942.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So much fun!!!! Can't wait until we get together again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Thanks so much for visiting my blog!</div><div><br /></div><div><i>- Michelle</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-60008374892417483802024-01-13T22:07:00.000-08:002024-01-13T22:07:12.642-08:00SUper Friends Saturday: December Yankee Swap<p> Happy Saturday! In December, my SUper Friends group had our annual Yankee Swap. While I shared some photos of that on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/michvanstamps?mibextid=ZbWKwL" target="_blank">FaceBook Business Page</a>, I realized I hadn't posted here yet. Today seemed like a good day to do that! </p><p>We started off with our traditional group photo (thanks to Timothy for taking that!):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-Lf1rUdf6qzaAPvRhJs9bd1XuDRBUXRgB9esTt5rvBHedx6RRMAIPwxv6jxk7AmpVuc0NolzRiiDOlpHnt3RDbvN5ZC1KzWHrPxjn219NJtD5jZrmXSF0K2ln97H8QDVGUBaRojfYE1BcgfZwVkIZ8Dq5JNxZzesPglMigX8uxKP7XjwX-M8XXzi9fo/s4032/20231210_143616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-Lf1rUdf6qzaAPvRhJs9bd1XuDRBUXRgB9esTt5rvBHedx6RRMAIPwxv6jxk7AmpVuc0NolzRiiDOlpHnt3RDbvN5ZC1KzWHrPxjn219NJtD5jZrmXSF0K2ln97H8QDVGUBaRojfYE1BcgfZwVkIZ8Dq5JNxZzesPglMigX8uxKP7XjwX-M8XXzi9fo/s320/20231210_143616.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So thankful for all these amazing and talented friends!!! <div><br /></div><div>After our photo, we jumped right into our swap. We'd drawn numbers to see who would open in what order, and we have a three-steals-before-a-gift-locks-in rule. </div><div><br /></div><div>The first present opened was a beautiful bracelet created by Agnes (Jana opened it on Judy's behalf):</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQP5iei51dSWcwzK8DS6mO_fJvBFPHpaNVnOjmxDkpfDCHt3Ba-YkUDSt1sLcUS9GwnLkSKhMA5L9B7tQmC_3NFNegQ3XFeE4GOfFn_cbTPUphiL5NQbuC88W8KFPtPQsKZnoKHvx599AmIpmT4DUeKINm6Kow0f4lEh6B-dTkdT-11n4u4CknRg_jLE/s4032/20231210_143810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQP5iei51dSWcwzK8DS6mO_fJvBFPHpaNVnOjmxDkpfDCHt3Ba-YkUDSt1sLcUS9GwnLkSKhMA5L9B7tQmC_3NFNegQ3XFeE4GOfFn_cbTPUphiL5NQbuC88W8KFPtPQsKZnoKHvx599AmIpmT4DUeKINm6Kow0f4lEh6B-dTkdT-11n4u4CknRg_jLE/s320/20231210_143810.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Inside was some delicious scone mixes, tea and a crocheted bag:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWI2WIbrfkoxv21wXtVuA9NpqoWPJgGkDvgKIk2wemx08XuzUdwy6w2y4ccjuKw4cgBor5nwLVIElKTOejHL7iSbiaIsEibLBLXyy4rgA5ilrzn8szmxHImTcPsE4RWKy5ZPzPGRTP4L9BNtQVhviXJVQiYSBnilYdTiuxfkYOtqvh7OlUodg88rCNmA/s4032/20231210_144524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWI2WIbrfkoxv21wXtVuA9NpqoWPJgGkDvgKIk2wemx08XuzUdwy6w2y4ccjuKw4cgBor5nwLVIElKTOejHL7iSbiaIsEibLBLXyy4rgA5ilrzn8szmxHImTcPsE4RWKy5ZPzPGRTP4L9BNtQVhviXJVQiYSBnilYdTiuxfkYOtqvh7OlUodg88rCNmA/s320/20231210_144524.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsab9_48OQVaNHBwi1udZlI7Dzqnk25CS0lksCDiK2i56BEHuK9BBMSnc7MontezV71Bk3KPLjFxkj574oHg7YE39I0qMacJZchAMuh5rxNB32VJjeJcrvXuJlIR7M0vPWIYeVNZSeFrfnBvt8xZcP9YxtNkweZGmVgShdis_BAKGGYwHSyxhmO34Dv4/s4032/20231210_144624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsab9_48OQVaNHBwi1udZlI7Dzqnk25CS0lksCDiK2i56BEHuK9BBMSnc7MontezV71Bk3KPLjFxkj574oHg7YE39I0qMacJZchAMuh5rxNB32VJjeJcrvXuJlIR7M0vPWIYeVNZSeFrfnBvt8xZcP9YxtNkweZGmVgShdis_BAKGGYwHSyxhmO34Dv4/s320/20231210_144624.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2J4FVsRDnCR04OPLZzK5h8SMOrJNZ31UpFE6-etTLj4ZTDQdwPBFwOuftyD0tF5QWpEXVu5s6AWxslsstosrPWplUCIb2FheAUVRIUaa2PXp-kJ50RDsPyRd9Y0QGloVQ_XtZx7cX9hJhnDgKafGFx7kO5PS_znJi2lrbhIC3Ot9XiWz1lxROwKQjKJ4/s4032/20231210_144639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2J4FVsRDnCR04OPLZzK5h8SMOrJNZ31UpFE6-etTLj4ZTDQdwPBFwOuftyD0tF5QWpEXVu5s6AWxslsstosrPWplUCIb2FheAUVRIUaa2PXp-kJ50RDsPyRd9Y0QGloVQ_XtZx7cX9hJhnDgKafGFx7kO5PS_znJi2lrbhIC3Ot9XiWz1lxROwKQjKJ4/s320/20231210_144639.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next up was Jane. She ended up picking my present, which contained an embroidered felt gnome and a framed cross-stitched gnome. I had altered the frame with embossing paste for texture, painting, and then embellishing with a bunch of Stampin' Up! buttons and trinkets:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO1U5ursxod21UQKHAv0u5rv7eOT8oPALedNl1yK8YucfXgAhiyD_oobQ49etvsn4P_6t9wg1Q3KgclNoS34qDifxlIwVc4bWa1gkfS9yfKa3MkStzkpHZ8hd9-sslSrfvXhtQauDSIcEl66OZQhxfyqt_X0ZB8OtoTEMErvkQB-EHDXs9iLDP07oCeE/s4000/20231210_144758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2256" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO1U5ursxod21UQKHAv0u5rv7eOT8oPALedNl1yK8YucfXgAhiyD_oobQ49etvsn4P_6t9wg1Q3KgclNoS34qDifxlIwVc4bWa1gkfS9yfKa3MkStzkpHZ8hd9-sslSrfvXhtQauDSIcEl66OZQhxfyqt_X0ZB8OtoTEMErvkQB-EHDXs9iLDP07oCeE/s320/20231210_144758.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I can't quite remember the details of the exchanges that happened next, but somehow the gnome artwork I'd made ended up going to Judy, and Jane picked again. She ended up choosing a gift made by Kallien, which was some beautiful stamped tumbled coasters:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupV3xbOtmzt-XvhsduqIh-Uh1Qtpk012xsiylYBGGGlDKtzx-dS-VAjygWgnTvKMQjpXV-K7PLvn23k5NKcaRmwtPahFDOO9R8aflvCWBkEm2mEaKOvDISXKOXqZzqVeqZ60NOiPgftyOxmUdg50EklVHsKO6brfZ79JQaArp7TxON1FpMn_QDsYimCw/s4032/20231210_145754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupV3xbOtmzt-XvhsduqIh-Uh1Qtpk012xsiylYBGGGlDKtzx-dS-VAjygWgnTvKMQjpXV-K7PLvn23k5NKcaRmwtPahFDOO9R8aflvCWBkEm2mEaKOvDISXKOXqZzqVeqZ60NOiPgftyOxmUdg50EklVHsKO6brfZ79JQaArp7TxON1FpMn_QDsYimCw/s320/20231210_145754.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Lcr85EdbP8H57V1NvhmhU1usY_Cc3MuEJ6RNfRO9nHJPvim2TIz7KW2d1Ufq31MvmkUL5cz03QGFsh2USrO1UlxslC48kv-ZmVBjmZplCtWK0dHF_fbnpJEIXZ6ZPm8JiM98YttgypOfRt-XpPJNe-P6JDVzO_mcsjI6cYHGt2u1AGEcxR_WmergaXQ/s4032/20231210_145804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Lcr85EdbP8H57V1NvhmhU1usY_Cc3MuEJ6RNfRO9nHJPvim2TIz7KW2d1Ufq31MvmkUL5cz03QGFsh2USrO1UlxslC48kv-ZmVBjmZplCtWK0dHF_fbnpJEIXZ6ZPm8JiM98YttgypOfRt-XpPJNe-P6JDVzO_mcsjI6cYHGt2u1AGEcxR_WmergaXQ/s320/20231210_145804.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LfD0Scx13laot5bpd9yE_9hFFSpT0y_pFgJ7LyLNJrQ4rVJumdmjGthTD7fSaNn3u-VJ1aULtBI-SXmDT0b_A7y7jj5bxuNdawQgam1tXFVH9NhhuO6Y-lP0HYLxhhzYPI_yhVbjxwFw5SUpB3azc490DZN53TQjLdI0ncDVa2CWMqVuRAUXuVGApRg/s4032/20231210_145830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LfD0Scx13laot5bpd9yE_9hFFSpT0y_pFgJ7LyLNJrQ4rVJumdmjGthTD7fSaNn3u-VJ1aULtBI-SXmDT0b_A7y7jj5bxuNdawQgam1tXFVH9NhhuO6Y-lP0HYLxhhzYPI_yhVbjxwFw5SUpB3azc490DZN53TQjLdI0ncDVa2CWMqVuRAUXuVGApRg/s320/20231210_145830.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was my turn to pick, and rather than steal, I decided to open! That turned out to be a gift made by Nancy -- a wonderful zipper pouch made of Stampin' Up! fabric, filled with chocolates and some passes to the Monterey Bay Aquarium!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBWfbEvg4wmIKlezC8aoM2SqAfb_xc9xAwfttZJjFkqtA7B-iFOlHhgQCXsIg6mVQH8qT_3A4empHyUAJGZecFg4khRNkrGgGJ7Knw9uJs-wdp302EyeVfmnFVJghSVfMv9wr8PgVk75zRpej4lpuYgQ1KkBcJQjyegTbbzApleTIoBBi1PRKZRBNCUs/s4032/20231210_145943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBWfbEvg4wmIKlezC8aoM2SqAfb_xc9xAwfttZJjFkqtA7B-iFOlHhgQCXsIg6mVQH8qT_3A4empHyUAJGZecFg4khRNkrGgGJ7Knw9uJs-wdp302EyeVfmnFVJghSVfMv9wr8PgVk75zRpej4lpuYgQ1KkBcJQjyegTbbzApleTIoBBi1PRKZRBNCUs/s320/20231210_145943.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a closer view of the cute pouch (love the fabric!!!):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkT5PpArDn-KfVsH4CoTrKmVTfAg6d65wFuaGwTIB_CYmht4MSDxfpCBHSd_wtTwDXNvJpxM3AEM_w6Ak8mVs3kSXAW3AEKlq0bPEP7uh77PzXYncoDuaPEGZKj03OKnuU58T9Lylf1rrl4nfJ2JuToe5vzV3XAfVEQmB5pxanP3yEeP2ekanEeSAfSo/s4032/20231211_152657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkT5PpArDn-KfVsH4CoTrKmVTfAg6d65wFuaGwTIB_CYmht4MSDxfpCBHSd_wtTwDXNvJpxM3AEM_w6Ak8mVs3kSXAW3AEKlq0bPEP7uh77PzXYncoDuaPEGZKj03OKnuU58T9Lylf1rrl4nfJ2JuToe5vzV3XAfVEQmB5pxanP3yEeP2ekanEeSAfSo/s320/20231211_152657.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had also prepared some gifts for everyone. I made some necklaces with pieces of designer paper:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqs-9FhY3-mE6WnBwLMSQLMa2D2US-8PlvsViTBvjiquIfwv4iv4r-dPEluOqs9HjWuv0Z4uFsk2jaVpl_ylTG3IIGYU2zsSfrb3xLqpUpFkR7xw6KB8G4UsITM3qYV4Ac_O2Kn98SAF0vNSQNLwZnHDyYfjWEyj3YEpOUyUZusTIAJmb4kNuCl4V2yP0/s3032/20231206_123238-wm-200454.19999998808_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2598" data-original-width="3032" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqs-9FhY3-mE6WnBwLMSQLMa2D2US-8PlvsViTBvjiquIfwv4iv4r-dPEluOqs9HjWuv0Z4uFsk2jaVpl_ylTG3IIGYU2zsSfrb3xLqpUpFkR7xw6KB8G4UsITM3qYV4Ac_O2Kn98SAF0vNSQNLwZnHDyYfjWEyj3YEpOUyUZusTIAJmb4kNuCl4V2yP0/s320/20231206_123238-wm-200454.19999998808_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div>And, I also made some goodie bags, using bags from the With Love and Gratitude Paper Pumpkin kit (refills still available as of the time I'm posting this!) and tags made with the Trucking Along Bundle and Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Country Wreaths dies:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2qL7it3SPrU6n8vU6X3sYfWfQHLDccEKwN1LYY4m__dz4oUMIYhpKj1s1jT8tslAQrqfKTwY3cgJrl4FhcEE2kOdznSCGesiItvsmW2qIgbiNM0tR2kShgXn0rCtaXhAWs9VdQ0MXJlZvuNFQscgWXo_qhoTBU9m6QqLkIW-SyQ5TYvtVIUFfQNDKjw/s4128/20231208_160152-wm-79193.79999999702_watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2qL7it3SPrU6n8vU6X3sYfWfQHLDccEKwN1LYY4m__dz4oUMIYhpKj1s1jT8tslAQrqfKTwY3cgJrl4FhcEE2kOdznSCGesiItvsmW2qIgbiNM0tR2kShgXn0rCtaXhAWs9VdQ0MXJlZvuNFQscgWXo_qhoTBU9m6QqLkIW-SyQ5TYvtVIUFfQNDKjw/s320/20231208_160152-wm-79193.79999999702_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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That was a lot of fun to share! Thanks so much to the SUper Friends for another fun and laughter filled gathering with some amazing and creative gifts!!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks so much for visiting my blog!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>- Michelle</i></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-6786731634569654542024-01-12T20:07:00.000-08:002024-01-12T20:07:40.767-08:00Enduring Beauty Cards<p> Happy Friday! I've been playing with the new <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/enduring-beauty-bundle-english?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Enduring Beauty Bundle</a> from the January to April Catalog, and I'm having so much fun trying different color combinations with it! Here are some of the combinations I've tried so far, along with some cards I have made with them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first colors I tried with the masks were Granny Apple Green and Old Olive for the leaves and then combinations of Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, Bubble Bath and Berry Burst for the flowers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bjiG490LON1uuNsJVyfGVUqpJClfiP_P-OHfbEdbXWl3ZThCt3chv4BD0Zp7PUmCwGO8sWQCXmV_rr7j88tqNOVzx4Wdo9vbmv6HoudLAiaINQnvQUAHCJdfqZx-ajmwEdpE6Ppcyb_hyphenhyphenxbXsiGF3YDvMNGuaLuTTTSkPlORgBUoDskfEqjmWZmdmCA/s3778/20240108_181556-wm-35409.89999997616_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3778" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bjiG490LON1uuNsJVyfGVUqpJClfiP_P-OHfbEdbXWl3ZThCt3chv4BD0Zp7PUmCwGO8sWQCXmV_rr7j88tqNOVzx4Wdo9vbmv6HoudLAiaINQnvQUAHCJdfqZx-ajmwEdpE6Ppcyb_hyphenhyphenxbXsiGF3YDvMNGuaLuTTTSkPlORgBUoDskfEqjmWZmdmCA/s320/20240108_181556-wm-35409.89999997616_watermarked.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I die cut the images, then added them to an Old Olive layer, embossed with one of the designs from the Basics 3D Embossing Folders. I added a bit of the <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/products/pecan-pie-3-8-1-cm-center-stripe-ribbon?demoid=95017" target="_blank">Pecan Pie Center Striped Ribbon</a> (from the Online Exclusives) around the greeting, which is stamped and cut with the Enduring Beauty stamps and dies:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DL_mzXF5YE9bMLlSzdEa5_djCftg22npZ1X_MdRQxmoTq46Dhr77wteG5pfB34ZKkmy2z1_OFaqTNxWP4bL4ZbY8SwolUHewOSkgGga5taunUMipqbcT0YHZJ4_PLy8s-4qkrGdDWSxXvDKx89A7uFALrT_iW4yTY3bzA6KKJ6XF2vnaSb0ezLdYKUE/s3096/20240110_183117-wm-79404.89999999851_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2955" data-original-width="3096" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DL_mzXF5YE9bMLlSzdEa5_djCftg22npZ1X_MdRQxmoTq46Dhr77wteG5pfB34ZKkmy2z1_OFaqTNxWP4bL4ZbY8SwolUHewOSkgGga5taunUMipqbcT0YHZJ4_PLy8s-4qkrGdDWSxXvDKx89A7uFALrT_iW4yTY3bzA6KKJ6XF2vnaSb0ezLdYKUE/s320/20240110_183117-wm-79404.89999999851_watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Which one did you like the best? What else should I try? Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.<div><br /></div><div><i>- Michelle</i><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>Michelle VanWiggerenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367149468168137299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626703751521320176.post-90158485073355726382024-01-11T09:37:00.000-08:002024-01-11T09:37:19.372-08:00Throwback Thursday: Welcome Inn Paper Pumpkin Kit Cards and Alternate Ideas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I finally have cards to show you that I made with the Welcome Inn Paper Pumpkin kit last year! As usual, I started with cards made according to the kit instructions, then ventured out to some ideas I'd seen on Pinterest and that came to me as I worked with the supplies in the kit. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">For the first two designs, I stayed with the kit design:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibM0HsBX69RxGOTeVJhJoNXD7Vxg-q_c8Gr0-YaHQiMmgTQrPsOmyLWwDbZNYn2P755DoaMd-QVuZzY-5F35-iAMQ2kq6YtMOQgOAfWV6sV26ef8qud29FGZnmVUneZYuNS43j1YRrYexAA6OZ01IOF-I4ZfrJI7LT0WQAXgqI4R79eF1Sz75y2W1Rpgk/s2669/20230922_182759-wm-440799.89999997616_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2669" data-original-width="2643" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibM0HsBX69RxGOTeVJhJoNXD7Vxg-q_c8Gr0-YaHQiMmgTQrPsOmyLWwDbZNYn2P755DoaMd-QVuZzY-5F35-iAMQ2kq6YtMOQgOAfWV6sV26ef8qud29FGZnmVUneZYuNS43j1YRrYexAA6OZ01IOF-I4ZfrJI7LT0WQAXgqI4R79eF1Sz75y2W1Rpgk/s320/20230922_182759-wm-440799.89999997616_watermarked.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">Here are a couple other alternative designs, using some embossed Lemon Lolly card stock as a a background layer, along with leftover pieces from the kit on the first card:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_PovgfgR12TXEmGpJirRPkszo-SuZapd3b-IxvvuefEHomP8rsgEF1XKwI6hl2X7JvGK_-oP1Nt4Vtx-McoRoWRjyKmhzP778pVs6AlP0BQ8m7MYtxrebQJBwHmJNSaw2wKjeLxcdPZRgY2E-x-oZ5Y9WIrhemPEr8RBx6lVaeG_B9fk5HT8qbzw3h8/s3039/20230922_183104-wm-402356_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3039" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_PovgfgR12TXEmGpJirRPkszo-SuZapd3b-IxvvuefEHomP8rsgEF1XKwI6hl2X7JvGK_-oP1Nt4Vtx-McoRoWRjyKmhzP778pVs6AlP0BQ8m7MYtxrebQJBwHmJNSaw2wKjeLxcdPZRgY2E-x-oZ5Y9WIrhemPEr8RBx6lVaeG_B9fk5HT8qbzw3h8/s320/20230922_183104-wm-402356_watermarked.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For the second card, I stamped and die cut a piece with the Countryside Corners Bundle, then added a stamped and die cut vase and stamped and drew in some flowers and greenery:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYqq3i0qUAGbZ-yyH5CEFNCjrpzSG_J_tmoi4LRoxVhVQzuephCVLymdgpcyveuu5OcBJliT0pkhjrlfSqjE76Y-IbYW3-7J-DgXcHjpeYPSYk_G_8ZAL6v3veaBcOWMxBQV4FHJNJh37SSJZrrB_lnahOGvjTK5BD5jvOp_5EjplPIqXTFWLC_GoHrE/s2985/20230922_183109-wm-402796.89999997616_watermarked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2985" data-original-width="2437" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYqq3i0qUAGbZ-yyH5CEFNCjrpzSG_J_tmoi4LRoxVhVQzuephCVLymdgpcyveuu5OcBJliT0pkhjrlfSqjE76Y-IbYW3-7J-DgXcHjpeYPSYk_G_8ZAL6v3veaBcOWMxBQV4FHJNJh37SSJZrrB_lnahOGvjTK5BD5jvOp_5EjplPIqXTFWLC_GoHrE/s320/20230922_183109-wm-402796.89999997616_watermarked.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Thanks so much for visiting my blog! </div><div><br /></div><div><i>- Michelle</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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