tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478166379950895012024-03-13T07:50:48.261-06:00bits, baubles & blissbits of me. baubles i love. bliss i experience.Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-2912927650777821752016-12-08T11:38:00.001-07:002016-12-08T11:38:43.949-07:00Few and Far Between...<div style="text-align: center;">
Wanted to share my most recent layout with you...I absolutely love this photo of my daughter Ellie (now 11) and our sweet black lab, Loretta (10). It's one of my favorite photos ever!</div>
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Created for Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog with this Layout Sketch by Bev Code:</div>
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Here's my take!</div>
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<b>Note</b>: Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog will be closing down mid-January 2017. It has been a wonderful blessing to be part of this group/design team for many years. I will miss it. But most good things come to an end...(sad but true).</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-17085361788979966232016-05-10T09:41:00.001-06:002016-05-10T09:41:27.696-06:00It's Been Awhile...<div style="text-align: center;">
It's been awhile...</div>
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So...I want to share my latest creations for Scrapping Everyday Miracles <a href="http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2016/05/may-challenges.html">May challenges</a>.</div>
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Based on this sketch by Bev Code:</div>
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And here is my latest card creation...</div>
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Based on this card sketch by Bev Code:</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-59546625392229969332015-12-01T06:49:00.001-07:002015-12-01T06:49:44.826-07:00SEM December Layout<div style="text-align: center;">
It's already December and Scrapping Everyday Miracles has some more great challenges for you...see them <b><a href="http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2015/12/welcome-to-december.html" style="color: orange;">here</a>.</b></div>
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Here's the sketch from the talented Bev Code.</div>
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And here's my take on it.</div>
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I absolutely love this sweet photo of Ellie with her Great-Grandpa, and was so happy to be able to use it on this layout challenge. </div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-35085252396163224452015-11-09T11:02:00.001-07:002015-11-09T11:02:32.902-07:00SEM November Card<div style="text-align: center;">
I created a card sample for<a href="http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2015/11/welcome-november.html"> <span style="color: #45818e;">Scrapping Everyday Miracle's November challenges</span></a>. Here's Bev's fun card sketch.</div>
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And here's my take on it:</div>
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Hello (fussy-cut from paper)-Bella Blvd.</div>
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Pink chevron paper-Bella Blvd.</div>
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Bird (fussy-cut from paper)-Basic Grey</div>
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Wood-patterned paper-Pebbles</div>
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Aqua paper-Jillibean</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-72548416235350056742015-09-19T07:15:00.000-06:002015-10-25T18:37:14.124-06:00SEM Birthday Bash Mini-Crop is Here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello and welcome to the SEM Birthday Bash Mini Crop!</div>
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I am hosting Challenge #6, the <b><span style="color: orange;">Inspiration Challenge</span></b>. </div>
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My challenge is to use this photo below as your inspiration:</div>
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Can I just say how much I love this quilt?? Love all those bright colors set off by the black and white...and that triangle pattern is awesome!!!</div>
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This is what I was "inspired" to create:</div>
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*I also love that I could use a bunch of my patterned paper scraps...what a great idea!!</div>
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AND NOW...I can't wait to see what you create!</div>
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You have the rest of September to play along at the <a href="http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: orange;">Scrapping Everyday Miracles Blog</span></a>.</div>
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Link to the side bar <b>inlinkz on the SEM blog</b> and <u>mark the Challenge #6 </u><u>in the title with your name</u>. </div>
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As for here on my blog there is a chance to win some <b>BLOG CANDY</b>....a <span style="color: orange;"><b>$10 gift card to Paper Issues</b></span>...</div>
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Just play along with my challenge and then leave me a comment here on my blog!</div>
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(I'll post the winner here on October 1st)</div>
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And also be sure to look back all the fun challenges that SEM has for you this month--our <a href="http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2015/09/welcome-to-september.html"><span style="color: orange;">September monthly challenge</span></a>--and all the 6 Birthday Bash Mini-Crop Challenges, and play along with one, two or all!! Have fun creating this month!!</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-31756071641526182212015-09-18T20:33:00.004-06:002015-10-25T18:35:49.878-06:00September SEM Challenge Pages to Share<div style="text-align: center;">
I created this layout for Scrapping Everyday Miracles using the sketch below from Bev Code.</div>
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Paper from Doodlebug Designs.</div>
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Then I made a coordinating layout based on a PageMaps sketch.</div>
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Paper and Stickers from Doodlebug Designs.</div>
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Be sure to check out our <a href="http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2015/09/welcome-to-september.html">SEM September challenges</a> and play along!</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-89649886422457107132015-05-01T10:06:00.000-06:002015-05-10T21:03:43.837-06:00Two for You!<div style="text-align: center;">
I did samples for both the card and layout challenges this month at <b><span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2015/05/time-for-may-flowers.html">Scrapping Everyday Miracles</a> </span></b>that I'm excited to share with you.</div>
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This is the card sketch.</div>
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And here is the card I created:</div>
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Here's the Layout sketch:</div>
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And here's my take on it:<br />
I loved creating this layout about when we got to have Ellie's classroom pet for a weekend--Madrasha the guinea pig. </div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-38147148157238956582015-04-06T15:57:00.001-06:002015-04-06T15:58:22.863-06:00Love You Card<div style="text-align: center;">
Here's my latest card for Scrapping Everyday Miracle's April challenges...you can check them out here: <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2015/04/april-showers-bring-may-flowers.html"><span style="color: orange;">April SEM Challenges</span></a>.</span></div>
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Here's the card sketch from Design Team member Bev Code.</div>
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Nearly all the products I used are from Pebbles, other than the enamel dots (from MME and Target) and the twine (Darice).</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-49261998480195494062014-10-04T08:00:00.000-06:002014-10-04T08:00:01.325-06:00Purrrfect Day Card<div style="text-align: center;">
This summer Ellie and I got to take a fun trip to visit my friend Mendi and her 2 daughters in Vancouver, WA. We had the best time and I so enjoyed getting to scrap in her awesome scrapbook room. She convinced me to try my hand at a call for cards at Paper Crafts Online. I used some of her cute stamps to create this Cat themed card, and although I didn't get chosen, I still wanted to share my card:</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-18557717619954561292014-10-03T08:00:00.000-06:002014-10-03T08:00:04.864-06:00SEM Card Challenge Cards<div style="text-align: center;">
Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog is back up and running and I'm so happy to be continuing on with the Design Team...this will be my third year with SEM!</div>
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We kicked off with a Mini Crop in September, and now we're back to our monthly Challenges in October.</div>
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Here's the October Challenge Card sketch by Bev Code...</div>
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Here's my October Card Sketch sample:</div>
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Here's my sample for the Mini Crop back in September.</div>
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Based on this card sketch by Bev Code (I just rotated the sketch for my card):</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-64914054736319375952014-10-02T10:38:00.001-06:002014-10-02T11:22:32.956-06:00Summer Layouts<div style="text-align: center;">
It's my daughter Ellie's 9th Birthday today!!! I LOVE YOU Ellie!!!</div>
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To celebrate her, I wanted to share a few fun "Ellie" layouts with you today...</div>
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This first layout was scrap-lifted from Scrapbooks and Cards Today magazine (Summer 2014 Issue). </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(scrap-lifted from layout by Amy Coose)</span></div>
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My Ellie girl and one her best friends, Gracie. They always have so much fun together.</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-87001344859047957432014-09-29T21:32:00.000-06:002014-10-02T10:38:35.304-06:00Happy Trails Card<div style="text-align: center;">
I created this fun card this summer for the president of our Airstream (trailer) Club---it was the end of her presidency, so the "Happy Trails" seemed fitting (and she loved it!). I used the Lawn Fawn Happy Trails set to stamp out on various patterned paper, then fussy cut the images and used foam tape for depth. </div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-42015236431993898412014-04-01T00:00:00.000-06:002014-04-01T00:00:07.840-06:00April SEM Challenges<div style="text-align: center;">
Scrapping Everyday Miracle's has 3 Fun Challenges each month, and this month I made samples for 2 of the challenges:</div>
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For our Card Sketch Challenge we were asked to create a card using this cute sketch from PageMaps:</div>
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Here's my take on the card...I printed out a cute & free Happy Spring tag I found on Pinterest as the sentiment for my card...and added a cute little bird from Recollections (Michaels), washi tape, enamel dots, and a cute little wooden heart from Pinkfresh Studio. </div>
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And for our Layout Sketch Challenge we were to create a layout using this great sketch from PageMaps: </div>
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And here's my take on the layout sketch celebrating the new & tough things that my daughter Ellie has had to face this past school year. I LOVE this girl!!</div>
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Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for this compassions never fail. They are new every morning, great is your faithfulness. (I want her to remember that no matter what she goes through, the Lord is with her always!)</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-29309664192655125112014-03-01T10:54:00.002-07:002014-03-01T10:54:55.160-07:00Have a Beautiful Day...<div style="text-align: center;">
Here's a card I recently made for <a href="http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2014/03/marching-in-with-3-new-challenges.html"><span style="color: orange;">SEM's Card Sketch Challenge </span></a>using this fun sketch by PageMaps.</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-71490418710502288132014-02-01T01:00:00.000-07:002014-02-07T07:13:52.677-07:00Some Valentine's Love<div style="text-align: center;">
Here are some Valentine cards I made recently.</div>
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Hope they inspire you to go make one for your Valentine!</div>
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This one I created for the Card sketch challenge at <span style="color: red;"><b><a href="http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2014/02/love-is-in-air-3-new-challenges.html">Scrapping Everyday Miracles</a></b>.</span></div>
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And that gave me the motivation to try a few more...</div>
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Had fun using lots of washi tape, enamel hearts and baker's twine...</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-47561782960028657972013-12-20T19:47:00.002-07:002013-12-20T19:47:54.923-07:00Happy Almost Christmas...<div style="text-align: center;">
Boy, it's been waaaay too long since I've posted anything. So, I'm going to make up for it a bit by posting a bunch of photos on this post....enjoy!!!:)</div>
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In November and December, I was really busy making lots and lots of cards to sell at my parent's jewelry store. Here are some of my favorite Christmas card creations.</div>
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This first one, I used as for the Scrapping Everyday Miracle's December "Christmas theme" challenge. </div>
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Love this cute little reindeer from K & Co....and I added the red "bling" for fun. And I really enjoy using washi tape (really like how easy it is to remove if I need to correct the placement).</div>
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These two I made with some Martha Stewart snowmen stickers I picked up from JoAnn on clearance (YAY!! Makes my day to find a great bargain!). </div>
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Here's a fun one made with washi tape and a cute doodle-pop sticker from Doodlebug. The sentiment stamp is from Papertrey Ink.</div>
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This one is probably my favorite...I love all the whimsy---the bright pop of yellow, the cute sticker (from K & Co), and the fun snowflake die cut (die from Papertrey Ink).</div>
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Similar card layout to the one above, just flipped a bit...and a bit more traditional looking with the pretty holly sticker (again from K & Co). Sentiment stamp from Papertrey Ink.</div>
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Hope you all have a very MERRY Christmas. I'll post some of my other favorite cards I created after the New Year!</div>
Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-10975745214149539262013-11-01T16:50:00.000-06:002013-11-01T16:51:02.230-06:00SEM Thankful Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
Over at the Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog this month, we have a new challenge all about being thankful....check it out here: <a href="http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2013/11/challenge-to-be-thankful-is-to-be-truly.html"><span style="color: orange;">To Be Thankful Challenge</span></a></div>
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God has blessed me with such supportive friends and family...I so appreciate each person in my life who encourages me, helps me, and loves me just the way I am!! I made this card for in honor of all those people....as a way to say THANK YOU--you are such a blessing in my life!</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-43591004914633915942013-09-03T09:27:00.001-06:002013-09-05T21:50:40.683-06:00SEM's September Main Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
At <a href="http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2013/09/september-main-challenge.html"><span style="color: orange;">Scrapping Everyday Miracles</span></a> this month the challenge is to create a project about your favorite season, and the scrap twist is to include at least 3 leaves on your layout. There are things I enjoy about all the seasons---spending time during the holidays with family in Winter, the pretty flowers in Spring, the extra time with my little girl and camping in the Summer....but my very favorite season is Fall. Why? I love the cooler temperatures, the changing colors of the leaves and our family tradition of going to the Farm and picking out our own pumpkins. So Fall fun is what I chose to scrap about...</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-29145524685681596272013-08-07T12:27:00.003-06:002013-09-03T09:27:49.862-06:00SEM's August Main Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
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I chose to create a layout about my Ellie's Kindergarten graduation (back in spring 2012). She is in the Dual-Language program and many times felt overwhelmed not understanding very much of the Spanish language, but she has stuck with it despite her fears, and is on her way to becoming a fluent Spanish speaker (she will be going into the 2nd grade in the program this Fall). I know God is so very proud of her...just like I am!</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-29497748899823160852013-07-18T09:24:00.001-06:002013-07-18T09:24:45.367-06:00My Birthday Celebration Prize Winner<div style="text-align: center;">
The winner of my RAK is...</div>
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JENNIFER EARLEY!</div>
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Congratulations Jennifer! PM me on Facebook with your address and I'll get your prize pack out in the mail!</div>
Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-4518550483228915802013-07-17T05:00:00.000-06:002013-07-17T05:00:07.446-06:00Baby Cards<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy Wednesday! Here are some cute baby cards I created recently...</div>
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I had some cute little elephant stickers (by Hallmark--picked them up at Target:)) and knew they'd be perfect for some baby cards.</div>
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I used some Close to My Heart paper that I recently won as a prize and created a "boy" and "girl" version....</div>
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Whatcha think? Pretty cute, huh?</div>
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That's it for my card inspiration this week, but that's not all the cards I've made, so check back next week and I'll try to find time to take photos of some more fun cards I created. I love sharing with you!</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-12592409667806123862013-07-16T13:54:00.004-06:002013-07-16T13:54:50.058-06:00SEM July Sketch Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
Over at the <a href="http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2013/07/july-sketch-challenge.html"><span style="color: orange;">Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog</span></a> the July sketch challenge is on! This is what I created for the challenge this month.</div>
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Here's the Card sketch (by our own Design Team member Jessica):</div>
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You may choose either the Card Sketch or the Layout Sketch and with each entry you'll get a chance to win our awesome prize this month!</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-3003941140609205222013-07-16T05:00:00.000-06:002013-07-16T05:00:02.327-06:00And a Few More Cards...<div style="text-align: center;">
As promised, here are a few more cards that I want to share with you:</div>
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This one was also inspired by the talented Danille Flanders. I'm always struggling to come up with wedding cards, but when I saw a lovely card she made, I wanted to recreate it (a bit differently, but still with the same feel)--I love the vellum stars (I don't often use vellum, but I LOVE the look of it!)</div>
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This one is all me (my style, plus my own idea)...bright & simple. I found some cute packaging embellishments at my fave store ever-TARGET :), and knew they would be perfect to make some cute cards. </div>
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Check back tomorrow for some cute baby cards...</div>
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Cara Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741557286570021254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-547816637995089501.post-4409270130976875102013-07-15T05:00:00.000-06:002013-07-15T10:57:21.427-06:00Some New Cards to Share...<div style="text-align: center;">
Today I wanted to share some cards that I recently made...these two ideas were inspired by cards I saw on Pinterest...</div>
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This one was inspired by a (very similar) amazingly cute card by Jennifer McGuire...I'm really loving washi tape right now & this was a great way to use it.</div>
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This more masculine card was inspired by a similar card created by Danielle Flanders. I love the way the stripes create the arrows at the top. I used my Cricut to cut out the letters. </div>
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*Check back tomorrow to see some more card inspiration*</div>
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Cara here to say welcome you to our (woot-woot!!) 2nd Birthday Celebration!! You should have come over from <a href="http://scrapmethis.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: magenta;">Nicole's blog</span></a>. </div>
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I love celebrations...and I especially love birthdays! Hmmm...maybe it's because I love presents and cake...who doesn't? Even though we can't all sit down and have some cake together, we still have an awesome party planned....we have five fun, easy challenges you can enter this weekend to win some amazing PRESENTS (I mean prizes)!! </div>
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We'll also be celebrating over at our<span style="color: magenta;"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/200817343359030/"><span style="color: magenta;">Facebook Chit-Chat Page</span></a> </span>where you can join in the fun and games and possibly even get another present/prize! They'll be tons of fun stuff going on there...you won't want to miss it!</div>
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I have THREE projects to share with you...</div>
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The first is a Birthday Card. I love making cards, and I figured it wouldn't quite be a birthday celebration if I didn't make a birthday card. I decided to raid my stash of ribbon scraps for this one and used a cute Pebbles flower along with some MME enamel dots. </div>
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Next up is a layout I created from a few photos of my daughter Ellie's 6th Birthday that I had yet to scrap. </div>
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I love bright, fun colors and birthdays are the perfect opportunity to use those colors. I again went to my stash of scraps--this time my "patterned paper" and used some strips and some small pieces (to punch out my arrows--I actually used my photos corner stamp from Stampin' Up). I also added some sequins that I've had in my stash for a looooong time and never used...decided this would be the time...because I wanted the look of confetti. And I finished it off with some circle embellishments from Pebbles. So fun!!!</div>
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Lastly, because I was talking about the "arrows", I'll share a super easy and more masculine birthday card (told ya I love to make cards!)...</div>
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I really like how simple this one is...and really fast to put together!</div>
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<i><span style="color: orange;">*As a side note, if you're a card lover like me, <u>check back on my blog next week</u> (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) as I'll be sharing lots of card-making inspiration!</span></i></div>
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And now...because I not only love getting presents (yes I do confess I LOVE it!), I also love <u>giving them too </u>...<b>I have a present/prize for one lucky winner</b>. To be part of my prize drawing, just leave me a comment about the best birthday present you've ever received. And if you're not one of my blog followers...become one and leave me an additional comment stating you did and I'll give you an extra entry! I will announce my winner on <u>Wednesday, July 17th</u>.</div>
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Here's the "blog candy"....:)</div>
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...to celebrate my love of stamps, washi tape and baker's twine (not to mention bright colors):</div>
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Studio G Clear Stamp Set (I can totally see this set being used to make your own washi "paper" tape)</div>
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1 roll of hot pink baker's twine (from American Crafts)</div>
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1 roll of orange baker's twine (from American Crafts)</div>
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1 roll of green baker's twine (from American Crafts)</div>
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Don't forget that over at the <b><a href="http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: magenta;">SEM blog</span></a></b> we're also giving away a fabulous GRAND PRIZE from...</div>
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<b>The hop will remain open until Sunday night, July 14th at midnight PST. </b></div>
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And remember <u>in order to qualify for our grand prize you must leave a comment on all the blogs</u>.</div>
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Now, on with the Hop....</div>
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<b>HOP ON OVER</b> to </div>
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