tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73776955313274439532024-03-13T07:10:28.506-05:00Creative Yearnings....join me as I embrace my creative yearnings.Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223741074239480318noreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377695531327443953.post-11978150063713422482013-01-07T08:05:00.003-06:002013-01-07T08:05:44.373-06:00Vintage Mica Necklace<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I remember when my Grandmother would bring out her piece of Mica rock and let me play with it. I would slowly peel away a piece and then would peel each little layer apart as well. So you can imagine the memories it brought back when I started designing this vintage necklace.</div>
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<a href="http://usartquestblog.com/2012/12/19/vintage-memories-with-mica/karentaylormicanecklace/" rel="attachment wp-att-2886"><img alt="karentaylormicanecklace" height="312" src="http://askusaqsue.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/karentaylormicanecklace.jpg?w=300&h=234" width="400" /></a></div>
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I used a 1/8″ hole punch on the <a href="http://www.usartquest.com/proddetail.php?prod=xpfx100_master">Mini Mica Tiles</a> and sewed them into vintage tatted lace for this side of the necklace. Look at that Mica and the way it sets off and accents different parts of the necklace! A couple of vintage buttons and some loose pearls for this side and I’m ready to have fun with <a href="http://www.usartquest.com/proddetail.php?prod=PFX201_master&cat=178">Small Mica Rings</a>!</div>
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<a href="http://usartquestblog.com/2012/12/19/vintage-memories-with-mica/karentaylormicanecklace3-micatiles/" rel="attachment wp-att-2889"><img alt="karentaylormicanecklace3-micatiles" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2889" height="285" src="http://askusaqsue.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/karentaylormicanecklace3-micatiles.jpg?w=300&h=214" width="400" /></a></div>
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For the <a href="http://www.usartquest.com/proddetail.php?prod=PFX201_master&cat=178">Mica Rings</a>, I also used a 1/8″ hole punch and used jump rings to dangle them from a bronze chain I got at a local craft store’s finding department. These rings are just perfect and I can already think of a bunch of different ways I’m going to use them. Because Mica is so light it’s just perfect for jewelry making.</div>
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Here’s a closeup of the middle of the necklace below. The<a href="http://www.usartquest.com/" target="_blank"> Mini Mica Tiles</a> look great and help bring the left and right side of the necklace together.</div>
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I would like to end this post with my New Year Wish for you....</div>
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Until next time.....be Creative!</div>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223741074239480318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377695531327443953.post-4823053503867762642012-10-31T10:16:00.002-05:002013-01-07T08:06:19.456-06:00A Halloween Paper Pixie Costume<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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'Twas the night before Halloween</div>
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And all through the crypt</div>
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Every creature was stirring</div>
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The monsters had gathered</div>
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To plan and prepare,</div>
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For the trick-or-treaters</div>
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Who soon would be there.</div>
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Mummies unraveled and put on new
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Spiders found corners and spun silky traps.</div>
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Count Dracula grinned and slicked back his
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Frankenstein's bride cried, "I've nothing to
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"There's so much to do before bedtime at
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So the witches brewed up a magical potion</div>
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Which set every monster and goblin in motion</div>
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And decorated till the wee hours of night.</div>
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Meanwhile the children were tucked in their
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With visions of candy corn danced in their
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There was bobbing for apples and rides in the
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There were costume parties, and games to be
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Cupcakes and candy and, of course, a
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After dinner was served and the kids were done
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It was finally time to go trick-or-treating!</div>
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Put wings back on fairies, angels and
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Jack-o-Lanterns were set out on porches with
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Their grins seemed to say, "Knock if you
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Gypsies and pirates and zombies in rags,</div>
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Grabbed their bright flashlights and trick-or-treat
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They walked down each lane, avenue and
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Rang every doorbell and yelled,
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But just when the children thought they were
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The princess piped up, "We've forgotten just
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So they walked to the house at the top of the
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Which gave all the kids a spine-tingling
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They stood on the porch and were ready to
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When the heard heavy footsteps, and a turn of the
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When what to their curious eyes should loom,</div>
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But a wicked old witch holding a broom.</div>
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Her cape, how it shimmered! Her face-oh, how scary!</div>
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Her hat was so pointy, it frightened the fairy!</div>
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The wicked witch said, "Welcome! We have a
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And the children yelled, "Run! It's not a disguise!"</div>
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The monsters were sad when the kids ran away.</div>
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The wicked witch said, "We can have our own
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Come on, little monsters, the night's just begun!"</div>
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The monsters all cheered as they danced with
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"Happy Halloween to all ... and to all a fright's
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For this Halloween I knew I must make a paper pixie costume and that is what I set out and did with the help of my fantastic assistant, Robert.</div>
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I'm a Filipino-American who currently calls beautiful Croatia my home. I'm blessed to be a wife to my best friend and mom to three sweet girls. Life and ministry keep me busy, but I always find time for crafts. I enjoy making cards that I like to send out and give away. I joined the paper crafting community in 2009 when I started my blog, <a href="http://ninabdesigns.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crafting in Croatia.</span> </span></span></b></a><br />
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I have worked as a stamp illustrator/product designer for Layers of Color Art Stamps, Gina K Designs, There She Goes Stamps and Spellbinder Paper Arts. As a former science geek, I didn't know my artistic side until I started drawing for my girls to color. I got the courage to submit my illustrations to stamp companies (which I had to Google since I was only familiar with Stampin' Up!) for consideration. Surprisingly, most of them responded positively and I have enjoyed making cards with my own illustrations ever since. I have since expanded to die designs and I'm thrilled to work with Spellbinders Paper Arts creating die cuts for paper crafters.<br />
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I want to thank Lisa for the opportunity to design stamps for The Craft's Meow. I'm honored to be a part of TCM from the beginning. And what a treat for me to work with the talented Sarah and Alice also. God has given me a full life and I can't thank Him enough for the countless ways He blesses me everyday.<br />
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Overall size is approximately 3 x 4 inches Made in the USA from high grade non-yellowing photopolymer resin Designed by <strong class="highlight">Nina</strong> B Designs for The Craft's Meow</div>
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Today I want to share project I made: <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">For my project I created a steampunk necklace using products from </span><a href="http://www.want2scrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #ff0099; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Want2Scrap</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">, </span><a href="http://g45papers.typepad.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0068cf; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>Graphic 45</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong><span style="color: #0068cf;"> , and <span style="color: #ff0099;">Art Glitter</span></span></strong>. I used a thrift store find necklace to attach the necklace elements together and create this fun and funky wearable art.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">And I am this weeks guest designer along with the other talented Cafe player we are showing off Want2Scrap and their wonderful products! Everyone loves BLING!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">— </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/435477.Shel_Silverstein"><u><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Shel Silverstein</span></u></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Many times I have been ask how I began on my creative journey. I aways stumble with what to say...because I do not remember not being creative. I do know my inspiration came from being raised by my dear grandmother and her collection of old buttons, fabric scraps, photos and most of all her 1920 and 1030's scrapbooks. To me those things were my toys and I would spend hours playing with them. I would make anything I could think of out of those wonderful treasures.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Today I would like to take a trip down memory lane...from where my paper crafting journey began and share projects from the past until now. I have always had a love for flowers and the vintage style. Using old lace and other found items that you would not expect to find on a paper craft project.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"> I hope you have enjoyed my trip down memory lane from when I started this blog. I hope you have enjoyed my trip down memory lane. Until next time be creative!</span></div>
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Happy Tuesday to everyone. Today I am sharing a sneak peak at Thursdays post: Beginnings </div>
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This is a layout I created using <a href="http://www.want2scrap.com/store">Want2Scrap</a> and <a href="http://www.artglitter.com/">Art Glitter</a>.</div>
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Loved using a photo of my mother as a baby and adding bling and glitter. I can not wait to show you the layout! I hope you have a creative day!</div>
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</div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223741074239480318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377695531327443953.post-65077002763872024782012-05-21T01:00:00.000-05:002012-05-21T14:18:20.480-05:00Welcome to Glue Arts and Want2Scraps SPRING INTO SUMMER BLOG HOP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><a href="http://tolmanchronicles.blogspot.com/"><u>Grace Tolman</u></a></b> </div>
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<b><a href="http://creativeyearnings.blogspot.com/"><u>Karen Taylor</u></a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://mamacowcreations.blogspot.com/"><u>Elise Durenberger</u></a></b></div>
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<b>Here is my projects today....you may want to visit them all and take note....friend us on facebook....might just win you some bling!</b></div>
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<b>Want2Scrap:<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://want2scrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_164&products_id=1396"> Double Rose Ribbon Mocha 1.5", </a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://want2scrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=183&products_id=1508">Wonderful Wings Bling, </a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://want2scrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=1060">Swirls, Finesse - White Pearls - 2 Pack - Self Adhesive </a></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">and </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://want2scrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=1491">72 Count - Le Creme Pearls - Self Adhesive</a></span></b><br />
<b>Glue Arts: <a href="http://www.gluearts.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">GlueGlider PRO+® </span></a></b><br />
<b>My Minds Eyes and DCWV: Patterned Paper</b><br />
<b>Art Glitter: <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://www.artglitter.com/">Nebula and Pewter</a></span></b></div>
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</div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223741074239480318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377695531327443953.post-13814949001351313612012-03-27T12:13:00.000-05:002012-03-27T12:13:54.812-05:00Spellbinders Floral Repurposed Frame<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">I am super excited to be sharing my second floral spring post with you today. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Our theme is Spring floral.This is some thing I love. But what girl does not love flowers especially when you can use them as accents in your home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<li><a href="https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/products/p-339-grand-peony-creations.aspx">SKU: LF-005 Grand Peony Creations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/products/p-681-splendid.aspx">SKU: EL-005 Splendid</a></li>
<li><a href="https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/products/p-199-classic-squares-sm.aspx"><b style="font-weight: normal;">SKU: S4-128</b> Classic Squares SM</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1872956758"><span style="font-family: times new roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Clearsnap</span></a><span style="font-family: times new roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.clearsnap.com/"> - Chestnut Roan Ink</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: times new roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.beaconadhesive.com/">Beacon-Zip Dry Adhesive </a></span></li>
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</ul><div style="text-align: center;">I started out by cutting and embossing my flower and leaves from the SKU: LF-005 Grand Peony Creations. It is wonderful that you can cut so many dies at one time with the <span style="color: #0070c0;"><a href="http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/Community/Blog/products/p-95-grand-calibur-die-cutting-machine.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: times new roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grand Calibur® Machine</span></a></span>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I then sanded the embossed areas on the die cuts and inked the edges and crinkled the flowers and then formed them back to give the shabby look that is so popular in paper crafts right now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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and added layered flowers and Want2Scrap bling to finish it off. Perfect for your Spring decor.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a variation I did using same flower technique to a wreath for the front door!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Post Tags</h2><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.creativeyearnings.blogspot.com/">Karen Taylor</a> • <a href="http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/Community/Blog/SearchResults.aspx?Tag=Want2Scrap" id="ctl00_ContentMain2_BlogPosts1_ctl00_ctl00_Tags_ctl07_tagLink">Want2Scrap</a> • <a href="http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/Community/Blog/SearchResults.aspx?Tag=My%20Mind%27s%20Eye" id="ctl00_ContentMain2_BlogPosts1_ctl00_ctl00_Tags_ctl09_tagLink">My Mind's Eye</a> •<a href="https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/products/p-199-classic-squares-sm.aspx"><b style="font-weight: normal;">SKU: S4-128</b> Classic Scalloped Squares SM</a> •<a href="https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/products/p-339-grand-peony-creations.aspx"> SKU: LF-005 Grand Peony Creations</a> • <a href="https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/products/p-681-splendid.aspx">SKU: EL-005 Splendid</a> • <a href="http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/Community/Blog/SearchResults.aspx?Tag=Grand%20Calibur%20Machine" id="ctl00_ContentMain2_BlogPosts1_ctl00_ctl00_Tags_ctl17_tagLink">Grand Calibur Machine</a> </div></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223741074239480318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377695531327443953.post-69924179676555655742012-03-12T11:08:00.000-05:002012-03-12T11:08:23.740-05:00We Interupt Monday for some Fantastic News for Me...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I usually do not get on here and tell you a lot of big news but today is the day.. CHECK THIS OUT!<br />
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</tbody></table>With a new Design Team in place and various other creative teams being built... it was also time for Spellbinders to welcome a new Spellbloggers Team! You're sure to have seen them around... they're active community members on the Spellbinders <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Spellbinders">Facebook</a> page, they have their own blogs, and they've carved out their own niches in the crafting community. These ladies will be creating posts and videos for you three times a week! Let me introduce you to... <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/">Beate Johns</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lovelylindascraftcentral.blogspot.com/">Linda Lucas</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://creativeyearnings.blogspot.com/">Karen Taylor</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Each brings their own sense of style to our blog. Beate has a talent for stamping and clean, classic styling. Linda brings a whimsical style... coupled with an old world victorian feel. And Karen will be sharing her love of mixed media art with us. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Not only do we have three new Spellbloggers... we also are adding a team of International Spellbloggers! The International Spellbloggers will post once a week and give us a look at the styles and trends in their area of the world! Meet our International Spellbloggers:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sylviastamps.blogspot.com/">Sylvia Blum - Germany</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/Community/Blog/Post/12-03-12/monma.blogspot.com">Monika Martinson - Sweden</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/Community/Blog/Post/12-03-12/www.trinamcclune.typepad.com">Trina McClune - New Zealand</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://astridsartisticefforts.blogspot.com/">Astrid Maclean - UK</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">With these two amazing teams of bloggers... we're sure to get some amazing content this year! I'll also be adding my own editorials, interviews, and behind the scenes Spellbinders stories. We hope you continue to visit the blog and learn along with us. Thank you for being such fantastic friends!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">In celebration I will be giving out two Want2Scrap Gift Certificate's and some bling to some lucky people...make sure you leave a comment here and on my facebook! https://www.facebook.com/karentaylor1111</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some favorite Spellbinders Projects of mine...it is like walking down memory lane@ </div><br />
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</div></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223741074239480318noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377695531327443953.post-14047361129409457652012-03-11T19:00:00.002-05:002012-03-11T19:00:00.606-05:00What out there is Pixie Karen the lose Inking Everything she sees!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BrkvKYETAyE/T10bT8uB1FI/AAAAAAAAEU8/3PE1O9D-OZQ/s1600/Pixie+Karen+with+bugs+and+words+and+shadows+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For Clearsnap Green with Inky contest I let my hear down ..or you might say up...boy my daughter can back comb...she is a true girl from the past and my I sent a couple of shots to my friend True and by the time I came home for doctor and dentist.....it was DONE...I love it!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well here is my entry! Love it..just wish I had wings to fly all the time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fireflies are cats eyes in two colors and my Pixie wand is glue gloss, embossing gloss, mixed media reinkers and full size ink pad! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div> For the cake I use <a href="http://www.want2scrap.com/">Want2Scraps</a>: <a href="http://want2scrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=647">Beautiful Bling Strips - Black Wave Rhinestones/Silver Pair, </a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1848149361">Beautiful Bling Strips - White Pearl/Silver Rhinestones - Pair, 72 Count - White Pearls - Self Adhesive,</a><br />
<a href="http://www.want2scrap.com/"> Dalton Chipboard Embellishments - Pack of 4 and Decorative Pin Jewels - Set of 6</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Spellbinders Paper Arts™</span></a>: <a href="http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/products/c-35-grand-calibur.aspx">Grand Calibur® Die Cutting Machine ,</a> <a href="https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/products/p-361-spiral-blossom-one.aspx">Spiral Blossom One <b>SKU: S4-351,</b></a><br />
<b> </b><a href="https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/products/p-106-lotus-borderabilities-petite.aspx">Lotus Borderabilitie® Petite <b>SKU: S4-240, </b></a><a href="https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/products/p-99-big-scalloped-border-grand.aspx">Big Scalloped Border Grand</a><a href="https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/products/p-106-lotus-borderabilities-petite.aspx"><span id="ProductNavigation"> </span></a><br />
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I was thrilled to represent <a href="http://www.want2scrap.com/">Want2Scrap</a> at the Craft and Hobby Association Show in California. Charity Wings is a not for profit charity organization that does great things for different charities with money raised by paper crafters!<br />
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I was ask to create a art journal page using Want2Scrap bling, <a href="http://www.prlog.org/11779443-spellbinders-paper-arts-to-introduce-shapeabilities-wings-of-hope-die-template-set-at-winter-cha.html">Spellbinders Wings of Hope</a> die template and <a href="http://unitystampco.com/default.aspx">Unity Stamp Company</a> stamps set <a href="http://unitystampco.com/product/1451-fly-with-wings-of-hope.aspx">Wings of Hope</a>. These dies and stamps were made for <a href="http://www.scrapbookroyality.com/">Charity Wings</a>.<br />
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It was a thrill working with Charity wings....it important to give back.<br />
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Do not forget to head over to Want2Scrap Facebook page for Extreme Bling!! Lots of goodies are being giving away for National Scrapbook Month.<br />
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COME BACK ...in a while and you can see my Pixie Karen <a href="http://www.clearsnap.com/">Clearsnap</a>'s <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/343517879019958/">Green with Inky Contest</a>!<br />
WHAT FUN THIS WAS...just wait to see!<br />
I have learned that a Pixie is: noun<br />
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Come back tomorrow for a VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT and A Gift Certificate Giveaway to <a href="http://want2scrap/">Want2Scrap</a>!!<br />
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Until next time....be creative.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Featuring <a href="http://www.want2scrap.com/">Want2Scrap™</a> and <a href="http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/Home.aspx">Spellbinders™ Paper Arts</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time be creative!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Karen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223741074239480318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377695531327443953.post-34825545546651211822012-01-18T22:48:00.001-06:002012-01-18T22:51:44.310-06:00More Inky Antic FUn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">After my guest design post on <a href="http://inkyanticsrubberstamps.blogspot.com/2012/01/sunday-stamping-with-karen-taylor.html#comment-form">Inky Antic's Blog</a> Sunday <a href="http://inkyanticsrubberstamps.blogspot.com/2012/01/sunday-stamping-with-karen-taylor-more.html"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Karen's petal card</span></a> , they received an inquiry about how I created the flower embellishment using the image from 11013SC Brushed Calligraphy #2 Clear Set (which is 10124J Coneflower in the wood mounted version):<br />
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I stamped it on double-thick kraft paper and then used watercolors. I then brushed a coat of Clearsnap Glue Gloss on top and sprinkled glitter Clearsnap's Fairy Dust glitter by Donna Salazar over it. (Next time, she said she might try lightweight cardstock behind kraft paper so she can really bend and adjust the petals and leaves.<br />
I was then ask to tell us more about my creative process in general...<br />
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<b>What have you learned as you’ve evolved as a designer? In other words, what advice or tips can you share with our readers for helping them improve? </b><br />
Be free, be yourself, and do not be afraid to be different. There are no rules when it comes to art and you do not need a pattern...let it come from the heart.<br />
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<strong>What is one area that you are trying to improve in your own creative style, techniques, or process?</strong> [Finding] time to really create what I love...using unusual things, trying to find things outside the box that inspire me.<br />
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<strong>What’s your current favorite stamping technique?</strong><br />
I love using ink that can be used on plastic and making my own overlays.<br />
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Twisters, cosmetic sponges, popsicle sticks (yes, I save my Bomp Pop sticks so I have an endless supply), emery boards, and pinking shears!<br />
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<strong>Where do you find inspiration for your stamping projects?</strong> <br />
Everywhere…fabric, ads, home decor items, and just life in general.<br />
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Have fun. Remember, rules are meant to be broken...think outside of the box. This is where the next great techniques come from, but most of all enjoy [the process]!<br />
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The stamps that I used for this week's project are from <a href="http://www.inkyantics.com/cards/c0112-2b.htm"><span style="color: #5588aa;">11020SC Hearts Valentine Clear Set</span></a>:<br />
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I also created this gorgeous vintage-style Valentine card:<br />
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Earlier I had mentioned stamping on plastic and making my own overlays. You can see them a little better in this close-up:<br />
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I stamped on a clear overhead projector sheet with permanent ink, and then I painted the back of it white with a Clearsnap reinker for the ColorBox Mix'd Media Inx by Donna Salazar. I love how it made the images really "pop." <br />
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I hope you enjoyed this fun Stamp Project I did as Guest Designer from <a href="http://inkyanticsrubberstamps.blogspot.com/2012/01/sunday-stamping-with-karen-taylor.html#comment-form">Inky Antics</a>.<br />
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Until Next Time......BE Creative~<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Brushed Calligraphy ............I'm so pleased to be the Inky Guest Designer for January:</div><div class="post hentry" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="post-body entry-content">Want to see an example? One of the sets I used was 11014SC Brushed Calligraphy #3 Clear Set:</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
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Here's the project I created with these stamps:<br />
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This is a tribute to my dear grandmother.<br />
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For instance, at first glance you might spot the butterflies that are beautifully layered and embellished with pearl and rhinestone bling: From <a href="http://want2scrap./">Want2Scrap.</a></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--daJLKDmyTs/TwE4gc8t6VI/AAAAAAAAER8/aejkzESHY4Y/s1600/butterful+cu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_uid_ven7ut="5" height="237" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--daJLKDmyTs/TwE4gc8t6VI/AAAAAAAAER8/aejkzESHY4Y/s320/butterful+cu.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
Speaking of layers, that's real sheet music...on the left, inked around the torn edges and on the right, passed through a paper crimper to add texture.<br />
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Did you notice the teal-colored vintage seam binding that was artfully arranged above the saying? I also used it as the stem that forms the base of her glittered paper flowers: <br />
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I asked I would describe my stamping style in five words or less, I would said "Artist out of the box!"</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
I just want to be free. NO boundaries, just to create with my heart...in doing that, I come up with different and fun ways to use stamps, nothing is off limits"</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
I want to reminding you: "Have fun. Remember, rules are meant to be broken...think outside of the box. This is where the next great techniques come from, but most of all, enjoy [the process]!</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content">Besides the wonderful Stamp set for <a href="http://www.inkyantics.com/">Inky Antic</a> I used:</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="http://want%202%20scrap,%20live%20life%20...%20scrapbook%20it!/">Want2Scrap</a>: <a href="http://www.want2scrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=145_160&products_id=998">Chipboard Embellishments - Pack of 4- Style B</a> , <a href="http://www.want2scrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=645">Beautiful Bling Strips - White Pearl/Silver Rhinestones - Pair</a>, and <a href="http://www.want2scrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=1059">Swirls, Finesse - Black Rhinestones - 2 Pack - Self Adhesive</a></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="http://www.clearsnap.com/">Clearsnap</a>: <a href="http://www.clearsnap.com/products.cfm/132/Archival-Dye-Full-Size-Inkpad">Glue Gloss</a>, <a href="http://www.clearsnap.com/products.cfm/132/Archival-Dye-Full-Size-Inkpad">Archival Dye Full Size Inkpad <span id="product-name">Wicked black</span></a> and <a href="http://www.clearsnap.com/products.cfm/139/Fairy-Dust-Glitter">Fairy Dust Glitter by Donna Salazar</a></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="http://donnasalazar.typepad.com/">Paper</a>: <a href="http://gcdstudios.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=144">Antiquities: Donna Salazar for GCD Studios</a></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content">Until next time...BE CREATIVE!</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
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"Some how I have to keep all the ideas from coming out at once".</div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="text-align: center;"> Karen Taylor</div></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223741074239480318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377695531327443953.post-60286160007380749482011-12-16T10:21:00.000-06:002011-12-16T10:21:06.083-06:00Faber Castell and Helmar Week Artful Fun!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Good morning everyone! I am here today to share a card made using <a href="http://designmemorycraft.typepad.com/design-memory-craft/">Faber Castell</a> and <a href="http://helmarusa.typepad.com/blog/">Helmar Adhesive.</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I used the followeing Faber Castell Products:</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Sizes </strong>- 3.38 fl. oz. and 8.45 fl. oz.</div><li><strong>Mediums</strong>- paper, wood, glass, plastics, metal ceramics and more. Refer to <a href="http://helmarusa.typepad.com/blog/helmar-easy-selection-chart.html" target="_self">Helmar Adhesives Easy Selection Chart</a>.</li><br />
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<ol><li>Always test before use.</li>
<li>Make sure surfaces to be adhered are clean & dry</li>
<li>Using a soft brush apply Helmar Crackle Step 1 over the entire surfact to be treated and allow to dry. Helmr Step 1 will remain tacky to touch after drying. Drying time approximately 10-20 minutes.</li>
<li>Liberally apply Helmar Crackle Step 2 with a soft brush. A little bit of experimenting with the thickness of the coat will be required to create your desired crackle effect.</li>
<li>Leave to dry overnight.</li>
<li>To highlight crack wipe the surface with a small amount of ink/linseed oil. Gently wipe away excess color leaving the pigment behind in the cracks.</li>
</ol><ul><li><strong>Dry Time </strong>- Step 1 10-20 minutes. Leave Step 2 to dry overnight.</li>
<li>Helmar Products are ACMI certified to ensure our products are the safest they can be.</li>
<li><strong>Type of Jar </strong>-Remember to close and tighten after use to avoid drying.</li>
<li><strong>Where you can purchase it </strong>- List of Helmar Preferred Retailers on Blog: <a href="http://www.helmarusa.typepad.com/">www.helmarusa.typepad.com</a> (left side) </li>
<li><strong>Wholesale retailers contact - </strong><a href="mailto:info@helmarusa.com">info@helmarusa.com</a></li>
<li><strong>Tips</strong>: Can speed up dry time on Step 1 with heat gun but be careful not to overheat or you will get bubbling. We recommend letting Step 2 air dry. It's a product you will want to experiment with to find out what else it can do! </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://helmarusa.typepad.com/blog/">Helmar 450 Quick Dry</a></span><br />
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<li><strong>Sizes </strong>- 1.7 and 4.23 fl. oz..</li><br />
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<li><strong>Mediums</strong>- Fabrics, leathers, ribbon, rick rack, sheer fabrics, flowers, buttons, embellishments. Refer to <a href="http://helmarusa.typepad.com/blog/helmar-easy-selection-chart.html" target="_self">Helmar Adhesives Easy Selection Chart</a>.</li><br />
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<li><strong>Instructions</strong>: </li><br />
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<ol><li>Make sure to Remove Foil Seal upon initial opening.</li>
<li>Always test before use.</li>
<li>Make sure surfaces to be adhered are clean & dry</li>
<li>Apply an even coat of glue over entire surface to be adhered.</li>
<li>Carefully wipe any glue residue off using a gum eraser or damp cloth.</li>
</ol><ul><li><strong>Dry Time </strong>- Quick Drying.</li>
<li>Helmar Products are ACMI certified to ensure our products are the safest they can be.</li>
<li><strong>Clean up </strong>-With most solvents if glue is still wet, soak with water using a damp cloth and wipe. Comes off as anon sticky opague gum.</li>
<li><strong>Where you can purchase it </strong>- List of Helmar Preferred Retailers on Blog: <a href="http://www.helmarusa.typepad.com/">www.helmarusa.typepad.com</a> (left side) </li>
<li><strong>Wholesale retailers contact - </strong><a href="mailto:info@helmarusa.com">info@helmarusa.com</a></li>
<li><strong>Tips</strong>: Nice thin, even layer is key. Dries clear, and sets quickly.</li>
<li><strong>Precautions </strong>- Do not smoke when using. Keep away from eyes. Avoid contace with heat sparks an open flames. </li>
<li><strong>Twist Top </strong>- Twist to open and twist top to close.</li>
</ul>And with these products I created this card: FIRST CLASS<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SB1ZkedF_JE/TuguDJLfwwI/AAAAAAAAD90/OSM1y4FfbXo/s1600/helmar1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SB1ZkedF_JE/TuguDJLfwwI/AAAAAAAAD90/OSM1y4FfbXo/s320/helmar1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Remember to always be a first class person!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"> <em>All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was. I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory. I was naïve. I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer. It took me a long time and much painful boomeranging of my expectations to achieve a realization everyone else appears to have been born with: that I am nobody but myself. ~Ralph Ellison, "Battle Royal"</em></span></span><br />
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I also used the following products to created this card: Kraft Paper by The Paper Studio, Patterned Paper by My Minds Eye, Blind and Chipboard Elements by Want2Scrap, Brass Stencil and Flower by Maya Roads<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><div style="text-align: left;">Mixed Media Holiday Greeting</div></span></b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><div style="text-align: left;">by <i>Karen Taylor</i> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b></b></div><b><div align="left">Supply List:</div></b><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Paper: Donna Salazar Designs</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mixed Media Inx, embossing powder, Fairy Dust Glitter, Emboss Gloss and Smooch Spritz: By Donna Salazar for Clearsnap</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Die Cut Machine (Grand Calibur) and Holiday Tree Die Template</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bling and Nestabling: Want2Scrap</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stamp: Heartfelt Creation</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Corrigated Cardboard: Zutter</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stencil Template: Crafters Workshop</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Adhesive: Helmar 450 Quick Dry and V2 Vellum Adhesive</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Step One:</strong></div></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="">Using Spellbinders Grand Calibu die cut two trees. Cover stamp with embossing ink and stamp on trees. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Step Seven:</strong> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Spray cardboard through stencil with vellum adhesive and sprinkle on glitter.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZamtnX1fyrc/TthblJqOb3I/AAAAAAAAD40/3nwp0uAnoxY/s1600/IMG_8396+%2528450x390%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZamtnX1fyrc/TthblJqOb3I/AAAAAAAAD40/3nwp0uAnoxY/s200/IMG_8396+%2528450x390%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Step Eight</strong>:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Layer on doily edges, sentiment cut from paper and embossed tree.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5qdAxscx3zw/TthbxlkkHSI/AAAAAAAAD5M/rzTvXvbAbUQ/s1600/IMG_8398+%2528450x286%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="126" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5qdAxscx3zw/TthbxlkkHSI/AAAAAAAAD5M/rzTvXvbAbUQ/s200/IMG_8398+%2528450x286%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Step Nine</strong>:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Add bling to tree and edges and Nestabling for the finishing accents.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-41EK1on_AH8/Tthbve9-olI/AAAAAAAAD5E/lpTI2A84wL4/s1600/IMG_8399+%2528450x372%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-41EK1on_AH8/Tthbve9-olI/AAAAAAAAD5E/lpTI2A84wL4/s200/IMG_8399+%2528450x372%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Step Ten:</strong> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Enjoy the smile on your friends face when you give it to them as a gift!</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ocdKftoNTas/Tthb79xHZcI/AAAAAAAAD5Y/zE01FqIK_aQ/s1600/IMG_8405+%2528450x439%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ocdKftoNTas/Tthb79xHZcI/AAAAAAAAD5Y/zE01FqIK_aQ/s320/IMG_8405+%2528450x439%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me.</span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Let there be peace on earth The peace that was meant to be. </span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With God as our father Brothers all are we. </span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me walk with my brother In perfect harmony.</span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Let peace begin with me Let this be the moment now.</span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> With every step I take Let this be my solemn vow. </span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To take each moment And live each moment With peace eternally.</span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Let there be peace on earth, And let it begin with me. </span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me. </span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let there be peace on earth The peace that was meant to be. </span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With God as our father Brothers all are we. </span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me walk with my brother In perfect harmony. </span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let peace begin with me Let this be the moment now. </span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With every step I take Let this be my solemn vow. </span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To take each moment And live each moment In peace eternally. </span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me. </span></em></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"> </div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">No matter your beliefs we all know the importance of peace, inner peace, peace with those around us and call me a hopeless optimist...world peace.</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">So today I share<strong> PEACE</strong> with you.<strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">How I find </div></span><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><em>Peace</em></span></div></strong><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"></div><br />
<div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;">How can it be that a small piece of cardstock speaks so deeply to so many people to inspire them to create and release their souls on these small pieces of cardstock with a hole in the top meant for labeling something. I sometimes think the fact that it was meant to be a label is one of the reasons it is so appealing for me to take it and turn it into what is was never intended for..... anything but "a label".</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;">I live in a small southwest Missouri town. Like in every community across this country there are so many labels that are put on a person to define who they are. Whether it is who or what they are at all. Many hide their true identity from those around afraid of ridicule or being label with a term that once again is something that they are not.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;">I love that I can release those inner feeling of my true self onto these mini pieces of art.<br />
Someone looking at one of my tags might see the wings in the corner of the tag and think it has to do with the bird cage at the bottom and my hand written sentiment of "Fly ...Fly High" and think I am speaking of a bird when I am really talking of myself and my fears being locked away in a cage and my longing to release those fears and being able to fly free...of course not literally but release myself from the labels I feel that restrain me.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;">I am ME....just Me....a creator who would like to be a superhero, who love quotes because they touch my soul, who loves to create flowers simply because those flowers make me smile. I love the color red while most female around me love pink. I have travels to take, adventures to enjoy and some to endure but each will bring with it a life lesson that I hope my heart is open to listen to. That is why I release myself on paper. It is there that I can be me and able to open up my heart so all the lessons that life has to given me and I can not only break labels but shatter them from those around me and....myself as well. I want to live my life open and free and the tags I create one at a time allow me to open myself to the world. As people look at my different pieces of art I really want them to get a glimpse of me, maybe not the whole picture. There are the things that I will always keep deep in my heart that will come out in symbols in my art but with the words I write and the quotes I choose, the emotions that come out that they will KNOW with out a doubt that I am a true unique individual, that I choose not to be like the crowd. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;">That I choose to live life with an optimism that things are good. That I care for all things and work every day to find inner peace and to be less judgmental. And to those who have none I hope to try and bring some peace to their hearts. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;">"</span></strong><a href="http://co107w.col107.mail.live.com/quotation/peace_is_not_something_you_wish_for-it-s/263062.html" target="_blank"><u><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;">Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away.</span></strong></u></a><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;">" </span></strong><a href="http://co107w.col107.mail.live.com/quotes/robert_fulghum/" target="_blank"><u><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;">Robert Fulghum</span></strong></u></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">My tag today is <strong>PEACE</strong></span></span></div><div class="ecxseparator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gB9wa9cZBeE/TsMkPRDE8oI/AAAAAAAADw4/jWINdUN-ZYU/s1600/peace.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gB9wa9cZBeE/TsMkPRDE8oI/AAAAAAAADw4/jWINdUN-ZYU/s400/peace.gif" width="220" /></span></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"><br />
You will clearly see that, but above all I will share some of my soul today with you. This DOES not happen often. In the last couple of years there have been many changes in my life. We all have this happen. I was unhappy with this until I realized I needed to find peace. That with change things would be different but I had to find the peace in my new life and in everything around me.<br />
If we would all strive for an inner peace and I know that is a lot to ask, but this world would be a better place forever. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"></span> </div><div class="ecxseparator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ccuVPVB8RSI/TsMh_Kn3dFI/AAAAAAAADwg/Pm-rUkF1mcM/s1600/Tag+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ccuVPVB8RSI/TsMh_Kn3dFI/AAAAAAAADwg/Pm-rUkF1mcM/s400/Tag+4.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;">So I wish to those who's make the choice to be unkind to others I wish them peace.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;">To those have to battle health issues I wish them peace. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="ecxseparator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2p_Mf9Phq7M/TsMeV-TYaWI/AAAAAAAADvw/IQvmdb9MRi0/s1600/tag+3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="290" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2p_Mf9Phq7M/TsMeV-TYaWI/AAAAAAAADvw/IQvmdb9MRi0/s400/tag+3.jpg" style="cursor: move;" unselectable="on" width="400" /></span></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;">To those who are battling each other... at war with someone different than them because of their beliefs, where they live or because of the way they look, I wish them peace.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: black; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"><strong>"</strong></span><a href="http://co107w.col107.mail.live.com/quotation/let_us_forgive_each_other-only_then_will_we_live/161222.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"><strong>Let us forgive each other - only then will we live in peace</strong></span></u></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"><strong>" </strong></span><a href="http://co107w.col107.mail.live.com/quotes/leo_nikolaevich_tolstoy/" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"><strong>Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy</strong></span></u></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S3xdicxpKhA/TtR_a-8iLEI/AAAAAAAAD1M/HiS4p7UQ3cw/s1600/altered+donna+dec+2011+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S3xdicxpKhA/TtR_a-8iLEI/AAAAAAAAD1M/HiS4p7UQ3cw/s320/altered+donna+dec+2011+004.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">During this season of joy we can have <strong>HOPE, WISH AND BELIEVE in PEACE</strong>.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">AND then it will truly be a <strong>Merry Christmas</strong> for all!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">For My Tags I used:</span></strong></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.donnasalazar.com/"><strong>Donna Salazar Designs</strong></a><strong>:</strong> </div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v6F4PgOXwQw/TtSE791qdNI/AAAAAAAAD1s/RoLo1PTYuPo/s1600/droppedImage_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v6F4PgOXwQw/TtSE791qdNI/AAAAAAAAD1s/RoLo1PTYuPo/s1600/droppedImage_3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">1.<a href="http://www.donnasalazar.com/"> Artsy Christmas Cards</a></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W0mlqKG3r4g/TtSE-NFQA3I/AAAAAAAAD1w/wM2XTde99TQ/s1600/weathered_mosaics-600x312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W0mlqKG3r4g/TtSE-NFQA3I/AAAAAAAAD1w/wM2XTde99TQ/s320/weathered_mosaics-600x312.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">2. <a href="http://www.donnasalazar.com/">Weathered Mosaics</a></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hIQfqN7DT1U/TtSE_52z77I/AAAAAAAAD18/aKcU2cTyWDg/s1600/Antiquities-12x1221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hIQfqN7DT1U/TtSE_52z77I/AAAAAAAAD18/aKcU2cTyWDg/s1600/Antiquities-12x1221.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">3. <a href="http://www,donnasalazar.com/">Antiquities by GCD Studio's</a></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8NAPZL_FEgU/TtSHGE2kYZI/AAAAAAAAD20/KdNPPRoYa40/s1600/DIAv2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8NAPZL_FEgU/TtSHGE2kYZI/AAAAAAAAD20/KdNPPRoYa40/s320/DIAv2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">4. <a href="http://www.donnasalazar.com/">Destress-it-All by Zutter</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sr8xEja6r14/TtSFoV-nIrI/AAAAAAAAD2E/HHOYK81CbWg/s1600/DS_Spritz.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">5. <a href="http://www.donnasalazar.com/">Clearsnap Smooch Spritz</a></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="paragraph_style" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">There are 8 colors that you can buy in a pack or individually:</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Pralines & Cream, Caramel Latte, Sea Breeze, Green Olive, Tea Party, </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">River Mossy, Wood Stain & Mixed Berries</div><div class="paragraph_style" dir="ltr" style="padding-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">and the 3 newest Holly Berry, Candle Light and Evergreen</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">6. <a href="http://www.donnasalazar.com/">Mixed Media Inx</a></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">I also used Want2Scrap: Bling and Chipboard Shapes</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Paper Doily</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Helmar 450 Quick Dry</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Misc. Ribbon and Mini Alpha's</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Thanks for joining me today.....and until next time....BE CREATIVE!</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VTmgRltrDwo/TtSRq9pZY6I/AAAAAAAAD3U/Rn_BEFTLzvw/s1600/me.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VTmgRltrDwo/TtSRq9pZY6I/AAAAAAAAD3U/Rn_BEFTLzvw/s1600/me.png" /></a></div><img height="69" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2p_Mf9Phq7M/TsMeV-TYaWI/AAAAAAAADvw/IQvmdb9MRi0/s400/tag+3.jpg" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 486px; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 3001px;" width="96" /></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223741074239480318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377695531327443953.post-3724642692061123852011-12-02T18:56:00.000-06:002011-12-02T18:56:15.516-06:00A Vintage Christmas by Candle Light Featuring Helmar Fabric Stiffener and Draping Liquid<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>A Vintage Candlelite Christmas</strong></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R1FDN-CgOa8/TtlZqPHjBKI/AAAAAAAAD5s/myRiiPT_WHM/s1600/jar1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R1FDN-CgOa8/TtlZqPHjBKI/AAAAAAAAD5s/myRiiPT_WHM/s320/jar1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">For my project today I used<strong> <a href="http://www.helmarusa.typepad.com/">Helmar Fabric Stiffener and Draping Liquid</a></strong>. What fun adhesive it is!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">I took old jars and put the<strong> <a href="http://www.helmarusa.typepad.com/">Helmar Fabric Stiffener and Draping Liquid</a></strong> on the doily until it was "damp" I then just wrapped the jar with the doily and <a class="spell" href="https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1525&bih=690&sa=X&ei=H1_ZTvXKIuK02gXX3JHfDg&ved=0CGcQBSgA&q=crochet+thread&spell=1"><span style="color: black;">crochet thread</span></a> and added a little bling and misc. ribbons to finish.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
</div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YdckK4CMoO4/TtlZrDRpq8I/AAAAAAAAD50/SfL_rP291zk/s1600/jar3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YdckK4CMoO4/TtlZrDRpq8I/AAAAAAAAD50/SfL_rP291zk/s320/jar3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">the jars off. I Put battery operated batteries in the jars and sat back and enjoyed the glow! I will be </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><br />
making many more of these fun candle jars.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Supplies</span></strong><br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.helmarusa.typepad.com/">Helmar Fabric Stiffener and Draping Liquid</a></strong><br />
<strong>Doilys</strong><br />
<strong>Want2Scrap: Bling</strong><br />
<strong>Larger thread</strong><br />
<strong>Misc. Lace and Trim</strong></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7XmBV-SXUyM/Ttle2Du0KFI/AAAAAAAAD6U/6MhEMoh2DEs/s1600/Karen%252BPost%252Bheader.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7XmBV-SXUyM/Ttle2Du0KFI/AAAAAAAAD6U/6MhEMoh2DEs/s320/Karen%252BPost%252Bheader.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223741074239480318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377695531327443953.post-37706073944503796142011-11-29T07:00:00.004-06:002011-12-02T01:49:22.043-06:00Heartfelt Blog Hop! Holiday Greetings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">This fun November Blog Hop is by <strong>Heartfelt Design Team Alumni</strong>....and one lucky visitor who leaves a comment will win a 25.00 Gift Certificate!! Make sure you leave a way to be contacted!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Make sure to visit all the designers and see their creations!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Dina </strong><a href="http://mamadinis.blogspot.com/"><strong>http://mamadinis.blogspot.com</strong></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Selma </strong><a href="http://selmasstampingcorner.blogspot.com/"><strong>http://selmasstampingcorner.blogspot.com/</strong></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Karen Taylor </strong><a href="http://www.creativeyearnings.blogspot.com/"><strong>http://www.creativeyearnings.blogspot.com</strong></a><strong> YOU ARE HERE</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Olga </strong><a href="http://craftieodamae.blogspot.com/"><strong>http://craftieodamae.blogspot.com/</strong></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Tesa</strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/Dina%20http://mamadinis.blogspot.com"><strong> http://tesasscrap.blogspot.com</strong></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Clare</strong><a href="http://clarespaperworks.blogspot.com/"><strong> http://clarespaperworks.blogspot.com</strong></a><strong>/</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Marsha</strong><a href="http://stampingdownsouth.blogspot.com/"><strong> http://stampingdownsouth.blogspot.com/</strong></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Carla </strong><a href="http://www.carlasstampingspot.blogspot.com/"><strong>http://www.carlasstampingspot.blogspot.com/</strong></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Debbie </strong><a href="http://www.debbieseyer.com/my_weblog/"><strong>http://www.debbieseyer.com/my_weblog/</strong></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Linda </strong><a href="http://paynehollercards.blogspot.com/"><strong>http://paynehollercards.blogspot.com</strong></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I am sharing a Christmas Card....but did you ever wonder.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ideafinder.com/images/guest/calandar/z-christmascard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Santa" border="0" height="173" src="http://www.ideafinder.com/images/guest/calandar/z-christmascard.jpg" width="120" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"><tbody>
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<tr> <td bgcolor="#dddddd"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">A relatively recent phenomenon, the sending of <strong>commercially printed Christmas cards</strong> originated in London in 1843. <br />
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Previously, people had exchanged handwritten holiday greetings. First in person. Then via post. By 1822, homemade Christmas cards had become the bane of the U.S. postal system. That year, the Superintendent of Mails in Washington, D.C., complained of the need to hire sixteen extra mailmen. Fearful of future bottlenecks, he petitioned Congress to limit the exchange of cards by post, concluding, "I don’t know what we’ll do if it keeps on."<br />
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Not only did it keep on, but with the marketing of attractive commercial cards the postal burden worsened. The first Christmas card designed for sale was by London artist John Calcott Horsley. </span></td> <td bgcolor="#dddddd" style="text-align: center;" valign="top" width="130"><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="2" bordercolor="#ff0000" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 120px;"><tbody>
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Christmas card?</strong></span></small></td></tr>
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<tr> <td bgcolor="#dddddd" colspan="2"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">A respected illustrator of the day, Horsley was commissioned by Sir Henry Cole, a wealthy British businessman, who wanted a card he could proudly send to friends and professional acquaintances to wish them a "merry Christmas." Sir Henry Cole was a prominent innovator in the 1800s. He modernized the British postal system, managed construction of the Albert Hall, arranged for the Great Exhibition in 1851, and oversaw the inauguration of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Most of all, Cole sought to "beautify life," and in his spare time he ran an art shop on Bond Street, specializing in decorative objects for the home. In the summer of 1843, he commissioned Horsley to design an impressive card for that year’s Christmas.<br />
Horsley produced a triptych. Each of the two side panels depicted a good deed-clothing the naked and feeding the hungry. The centerpiece featured a party of adults and children, with plentiful food and drink (there was severe criticism from the British Temperance Movement).<br />
The first Christmas card’s inscription read: "merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you." "Merry" was then a spiritual word meaning "blessed," as in "merry old England." Of the original one thousand cards printed for Henry Cole, twelve exist today in private collections.<br />
Printed cards soon became the rage in England; then in Germany. But it required an additional thirty years for Americans to take to the idea. In 1875, Boston lithographer Louis Prang, a native of Germany, began publishing cards, and earned the title "father of the American Christmas card."<br />
Prang’s high-quality cards were costly, and they initially featured not such images as the Madonna and Child, a decorated tree, or even Santa Claus, but colored floral arrangements of roses, daisies, gardenias, geraniums, and apple blossoms. Americans took to Christmas cards, but not to Prang’s; he was forced out of business in 1890. It was cheap penny Christmas postcards imported from Germany that remained the vogue until World War 1. By war’s end, America’s modern greeting card industry had been born.<br />
Today more than two billion Christmas cards are exchanged annually, just within the United States. Christmas is the number one card-selling holiday of the year.</span></td></tr>
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</div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX159032500" style="margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="1893409771" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 16pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"><strong>Holiday Card:</strong></span></div><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="1893409771" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div></div><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="1930987752" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Patterned Paper: <a href="http://www.mymindseye.com/">My Minds Eye</a>: Holly Jolly and Lost and Found </span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="1132425298" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Cardstock: White</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="255501741" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Stamp: <a href="http://www.heartfeltcreatons.com/">Heartfelt Creations</a>: </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Innoscents</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Flowers 2 Pre</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Cut Set </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Product ID:</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> HCPC 2242</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #6d2d5c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Innoscents</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #6d2d5c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Flowers 1 Pre</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #6d2d5c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #6d2d5c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Cut Set</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Product ID:</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> HCPC 2241</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Golden Rule Supply: GRS 150</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="1562812523" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Die Cut Machine and Dies: <a href="http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/">Spellbinders Paper Arts</a>: </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Grand </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Calibur</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">™. Product #GC-001, Blossom Two Product #S4-232</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #0a263c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Big Scalloped Border Grand </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Product #S7-018</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="324574601" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Score Board: </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Scor</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">- it-</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">all</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="1282171651" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Ink: </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.clearsnap.com/">Clearsnap</a></span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">: </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Archival Dye Full Size Inkpad </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Wicked black</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">ColorBox</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Fluid Chalk Inkpad </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Chestnut Roan </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">and Dark Moss</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="296953249" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Ribbon: </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Offra</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">y</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="776932543" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Adhesive: <a href="http://www.helmar.com/">Helmar</a> 450 Quick Dry</span></div><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="867889016" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Misc. Vintage </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">buttons</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> thread and Pin Back</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="867889016" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div class="WACImageContainer Selected SCX159032500" style="display: block; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;">To make the </div><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="587111895" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Card:</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><div class="SCX159032500" style="text-align: center;"><ol class="NumberListStyle1 SCX159032500" start="1"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX159032500" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="1494794008" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Make card from card stock</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> and ink edges</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><span class="ListGhost SCX159032500"></span></li>
<li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX159032500" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="1623881326" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Cut</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> printed panel slightly smaller than card</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">, ink edges and attach to card</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><span class="ListGhost SCX159032500"></span></li>
<li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX159032500" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="1156943359" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Cut grand scalloped border from</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> paper</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> using Grand </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Calibur</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> and cut to fit edges of </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">patterned</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> paper</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> ink and adhere</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><span class="ListGhost SCX159032500"></span></li>
<li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX159032500" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="1382319647" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Cut strip of paper and score it ever line. Ink and adhere to edge of grand scalloped cut die</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><span class="ListGhost SCX159032500"></span></li>
<li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX159032500" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="446464732" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Stamp </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">the three middle size </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">flowers out of red patterned paper and </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">stamp </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">one of the largest out of notebook print paper. </span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><span class="ListGhost SCX159032500"></span></li>
<li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX159032500" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="784654990" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Using </span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">scissors</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> cut out back petals</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><span class="ListGhost SCX159032500"></span></li>
<li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="1217527876" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Ink large notebook paper flower Dark Green and all the red flowe</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">r</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">s with Chestnut Roan.</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><span class="ListGhost SCX159032500"></span></li>
<li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="Paragraph SCX159032500" paraid="1696284719" style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Segoe UI",Tahoma,Verdana,"Sans-Serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> P</span><span class="TextRun SCX159032500" style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">lace large red on top of green and adhere with Beacon Zip Dry alternating as you adhere largest to smallest.</span><span class="EOP SCX159032500" style="font-family: Times New Roman,Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><span class="ListGhost SCX159032500"></span></li>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img alt="Acid_Free" src="http://helmarusa.typepad.com/.a/6a010535f181dc970c014e8762e2a6970d-320wi" title="Acid_Free" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" src="http://www.helmar.com.au/__data/page/378/Zapdots_Title.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">With the holiday season upon us I am excited to share this fun project I created with </span><a href="http://helmarusa.com/"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Helmar</span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> products. A holiday wreath. I love putting my Christmas wreath up each year after making it and making one that can last year to year with some paper, a yard sale wreath and some of Helmar’s wonderful Adhesive seems so perfect,,,,,,but do you ever wonder why we put wreaths up during the holidays?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img align="left" alt="Christmas Wreath" border="0" height="200" hspace="4" src="http://www.holidaydecorations.com/g/Christmas_candle_in_wreath.jpg" width="200" />The term "Wreath", curiously enough, is linked to our word "Wrist", with both terms forming a continuous physical circular shape. It also came from Middle English's "wrethe", meaning a twisted band or ring of leaves or flowers in a garland. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wreaths have been used symbolically for centuries. The circle or ring shape is symbolic of eternity or eternal life, because the shape has no beginning or end. Back in ancient Rome, this symbol became so powerful that people used decorative wreaths as a sign of victory. Some believe that this is where the hanging of wreaths on doors came from. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Putting plants into the symbolic circular shape symbolizes the strength of life overcoming the forces of winter. Wreaths and other decorations during long winters often consisted of whatever natural materials looked attractive at this bleak time of year. People used candles, fires, evergreens, hollies, berries, and forced blossoms to hold on to the promise of spring. </span></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">A Brief History of Holly and the Christmas Wreath</span></h4><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The ancient Druids are the first society in known history to have worn sprigs of holly and mistletoe. These priests of yesteryear believed that holly, with its glossy, shiny prickly leaves of green adorned with red berries, remained green all year due to their magical properties. The Druids considered Holly sacred. Many speculate the holly berries have given us our green and red colors of Christmas. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img alt="Christmas Wreath, Holly, & Berries" border="0" height="150" src="http://www.holidaydecorations.com/g/holly_berries.jpg" width="225" /> </span></div><h5 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Holly and Berries, often used to make Christmas Wreaths</span></h5><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Combining the symbolism of the wreath with the believed magical powers of Holly, the Romans exchanged Holly Wreaths as gifts. Once Christianity took hold in Rome, Holly Wreaths became Christmas Wreaths as part of popular holiday decorations, but mistletoe was considered "pagan" because of its mystic properties. In fact, in 575 A.D., a German Catholic Bishop forbade all Christmas greens and condemned them as "dangerous and heathen". Churches did not see their likeness again for centuries. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">In the 16th century, the word "Holly" appeared in writing for the first time, used by Shakespeare. By the 17th century, holly had become a grander part of Christmas celebrations, the Christmas Wreath, and holiday decorations once again. The shape of the wreath symbolized the crown of thorns put atop the head of Jesus Christ, as well as the resurrection and eternal life. Holly and Christmas Wreaths came to stand for peace, joy, and contentment. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">To add color to Christmas Wreaths, colonists used pomegranates and other colorful fruits. Pomegranates, in particular, indicated wealth. Other items used to decorate Christmas Wreaths include seashells from nearby beaches, pinecones, and imported items. The colonists celebrated the Christmas season for 12 consecutive days (this is where we get the "12 Days of Christmas"). At the end of the 12th day, on January 5th, the homeowners took down their Christmas Wreaths and other holiday decorations. They removed the fruit and added them to the holiday feast, enjoying the bounty of summer in the heart of winter. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love learning the history of things we just take for granted and to find their origins. I puts a smile on my face to know how long that wreaths have been used as a decoration during this festive season of giving. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I started by cutting out using the Spellbinders Paper Arts Grand Calibur pile of Rose and Carnation Creations die flowers and leaves by Donna Salazar for Spellbinders.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nDvO9NvL0xI/TsYDlXfWevI/AAAAAAAADxA/Lx0hsc7KaUw/s1600-h/hwa%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img alt="hwa" border="0" height="422" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QGCakk5pPKU/TsYDmMTq81I/AAAAAAAADxI/YxAdBTif7Hg/hwa_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="hwa" width="582" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I “fluffed” a wreath that I bought at a yard sale for .25.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XDjR379CT0E/TsYDnfhnfhI/AAAAAAAADxQ/OJ5VnCKAwxI/s1600-h/hwb%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img alt="hwb" border="0" height="168" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-IVKMggSsvbo/TsYDn4ZgguI/AAAAAAAADxY/G07fBlLZ3CI/hwb_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="hwb" width="244" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I inked the flowers with Clearsnap Mixed Media Inx in Leather. For to make the leaves a pretty shade of antique green I used Clearsnap Moss Green ColorBox ink and the edges with Clearsnap Mixed Media Inx in Leather.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5dvmTwgqdzk/TsYDokNPD_I/AAAAAAAADxg/ebaheophlT4/s1600-h/hwc%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img alt="hwc" border="0" height="168" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-17QueMxcsdw/TsYDpN1Y1JI/AAAAAAAADxo/vgxXPoAkMBs/hwc_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="hwc" width="244" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I brushed on </span><a href="http://helmarusa.com/"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Helmar Gemstone Glue</span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> and sprinkle Clearsnap’s Fairy Dust Glitter on the branches giving a frosted effect.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WrCy-WLArzM/TsYDpwX1mXI/AAAAAAAADxw/lrim1vERW2A/s1600-h/hwd%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img alt="hwd" border="0" height="168" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bhrxtPHtgPQ/TsYDqVOYZvI/AAAAAAAADx4/P_ewqU3se6E/hwd_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="hwd" width="244" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I sprayed the backs of the flowers with Clearsnap Smooch Spritz by Donna Salazar.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nVZ_zahKXGc/TsYDryVi6CI/AAAAAAAADyA/zF8iTJuJyuI/s1600-h/hwf%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img alt="hwf" border="0" height="168" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UgTun5mlDBw/TsYDsY0u5kI/AAAAAAAADyI/YWio_G0tTQk/hwf_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="hwf" width="244" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I adhered the layered flowers with </span><a href="http://helmarusa.com/"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Helmar Zapdots</span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> and a jingle bell in the center of each using </span><a href="http://helmarusa.com/"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Helmar Gemstone Glue</span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eQL_lo19EvI/TsYDtHk6ZXI/AAAAAAAADyQ/yRVSU0jtwcw/s1600-h/hwg%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img alt="hwg" border="0" height="232" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-SxmP0-SHkgM/TsYDtr8cX3I/AAAAAAAADyY/6Geq7JFzleY/hwg_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="hwg" width="244" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I attached the flowers to the Wreath with </span><a href="http://helmarusa.com/"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Helmar’s 450 Quick Dry</span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8ieAKh4aAh4/TsYDuXg7kXI/AAAAAAAADyg/LsBU3CEGiAo/s1600-h/hwh%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img alt="hwh" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1CYKRme7oog/TsYDvG3ZnOI/AAAAAAAADyo/zqeswl0WdRk/hwh_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="hwh" width="168" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">And did the same to the inked die cut leaves.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-pvtJdsd_4DA/TsYDwHBAMUI/AAAAAAAADyw/j8iLJ4Djb3I/s1600-h/hwi%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img alt="hwi" border="0" height="197" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RW4CKZ3MZWM/TsYDwcA8BiI/AAAAAAAADy4/WwVLfgVobco/hwi_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="hwi" width="244" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I think it would be the perfect hostess gift for Thanksgiving that could be used though out the Christmas season.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-G1jKA3Qgo2Y/TsYDxuuO0gI/AAAAAAAADzA/o-5vB6KkHxo/s1600-h/hwk%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img alt="hwk" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Itd0hOZyI9Y/TsYDyc3-9AI/AAAAAAAADzI/eWEXBiMeWuM/hwk_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="hwk" width="222" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">t==</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Product Supply List</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <strong> </strong><a href="http://www.helmarusa.com/"><strong> Helmar Zapdots</strong></a><strong> </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong> </strong></span><a href="http://helmarusa.com/"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Helmar 450 Quick Dry</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong> </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.helmarusa.bom/"><strong>Helmar Gemstone Glue</strong></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Spellinder’s Paper Arts: Grand Calibur and the Rose and Carnations Creations Dies</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Antiquities Paper by Donna Salazar for GCD Studios Clearsnap Fairy Du st Glitter, Mixed Media Inx and Smooch Spritz by </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Donna Salazar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">With the upcoming holiday next week may I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving! I can not wait to share my next project but until then…..BE CREATIVE!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.creativeyearnings.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Karen Taylor</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>"Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts." - Janice Maeditere</strong></span></div></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223741074239480318noreply@blogger.com0