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With Sympathy

Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020by Lisa

I’m continuing on with Prussian blue explorations today with a sympathy card. They’re always so hard for me to make, but I’m hoping that these flowers give a friend just a little comfort. See those feathery blooms in the petals? Those are Prussian blue working it’s magic. I love the look this gives — I […]

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12 Tags / Day 12: Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town

Posted on December 12, 2019December 11, 2019by Lisa

Heyyyyyy, you know what day it is? It’s the day SANTA comes to town! Yeah! (It’s also Day 12 of Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas — how the heck did THAT happen?!) I went a little overboard today and made a bunch of tags — just couldn’t stop! It’s so easy to do, thanks […]

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12 Tags / Day 11: Dreaming of a White Christmas + a video!

Posted on December 11, 2019December 11, 2019by Lisa

Welcome back to Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas! Today is “my” day, and I chose “White Christmas” for my carol. And yep, I’m totally dreaming of a white Christmas — just like the ones I used to know from growing up in Ohio! Since moving to Texas I hardly ever get to enjoy snow. […]

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12 Tags / Day 10: Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

Posted on December 10, 2019December 9, 2019by Lisa

At the Christmas party hop! Welcome back to Ellen Hutson’s annual 12 Tags of Christmas party! Today’s carol was my sister’s favorite when we were growing up — I gotta ask her if she still sings it non-stop like she used to! This tag came together super quick and yeah I was giggling the whole time I made […]

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12 Tags / Day 9: Sleigh Ride

Posted on December 9, 2019December 7, 2019by Lisa

Out of all of the carols in the 12 Tags of Christmas challenge, THIS one was the hardest for me. Why? Because I didn’t have a sleigh stamp. What to do? What to do… Then suddenly, I knew! Paraphrasing The Grinch: “If I can’t find a sleigh, I’ll make one instead!” And that’s just what […]

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12 Tags / Day 8: Let It Snow!

Posted on December 8, 2019December 7, 2019by Lisa

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! That’s what I was singing the whole time I was working on these tags for Day 8 of Ellen’s 12 Tags of Christmas! What’s the best part about snow? (Besides how beautiful it is? Yeah I’m one of THOSE people!) Anyhow the best part? Snowball fights!! […]

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