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April 30th, 2007

Mom to Be Mother’s Day Card From Plaid

This is the cutest idea for an expectant mom. I must admit that the colors a bit too bright for my taste, but the idea is just adorable. It’s especially nice for someone who’s almost due and probably feeling a teensy bit blue at the thought of missing Mother’s Day by a few weeks this […]

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April 29th, 2007

Saying for Mother’s Day Card

Well, I am on my 4th attempt to make my mom’s card and the only thing I like is the saying:
Children bloom from a Mother’s love like precious flowers. This time, I didn’t like the way the glue showed through the tissue paper and tried coloring the background to disguise the glue streaks. Ick. I […]

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April 29th, 2007

Plaid’s Bohemian Mother’s Day Card

This Mother’s Day card from Plaid uses All Night Media stamps and watercolor pencils to create a colorful background. Pop dots create the raised effect of the two extra paisley swirls.
(If you really need to get a card done fast, I’ve seen scrapbook papers that look very similar. Instant background.)
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April 25th, 2007

Stamped or Store Bought?

My grandmother thinks that rubber stamped cards are less special than storebought ones, so we always buy her a card. However, my mom knows that handmade cards take a lot more effort and planning. I thought a poll on the subject would be kind of fun:

Do you make your Mother’s and Father’s Day cards or […]

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April 24th, 2007

What Does Mother’s Day Mean to You?

One of the members of MomGadget’s forum is having a blog carnival for Mother’s Day and was asking what Mother’s Day means to me. Well, as I was thinking about the question, I realized that Mother’s Day is coming up fast and I have no idea what to get my mother, who insists she has […]

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April 22nd, 2007

You Can’t Rush Art

I’ve been working on a few canvases for I don’t even want to know how long and finished some today. I needed a break and a cup of tea, but I decided to rush out while there wasn’t a breeze and spray a coat of sealer over a canvas that was dry. Well, I grabbed […]

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April 21st, 2007

Bind It All System

I’ve been thinking about doing some fat books that are a mix of favorite family recipes, special memories and a bit of genealogy as gifts for everyone in my family this Christmas. Then, I priced binding at Kinkos and some of the other options and realized it would be expensive to have them bound and […]

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April 19th, 2007

Totally Off Topic - My Brother is So Sweet

I was rummaging around in the kitchen this morning looking for anything chocolate. No luck. I came home from work to see this note resting on top of a mound of delicious homemade chocolate chip cookies:

Isn’t he the best?
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April 19th, 2007

Five Blogs that Inspire Me Meme

I love memes, because you can always discover some great new blogs as you follow the links. So, I’ve decided to start a meme of my own - listing five blogs that inspire me. I’d love to have the five bloggers mentioned here continue by listing five blogs that inspire them and so on.
1. Posie […]

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April 17th, 2007

Technique Tuesday - Melted Crayon Background

Ok, the secret to making this type of melted crayon background is a vegetable peeler. Seriously. Head for the kitchen drawer. You’ll also need crayons, waxed paper, an iron, a metallic ink pad and a canvas. Watercolor paper works fine, but I used an actual canvas for this one.
1. Shave your crayons right onto the […]

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