Dragonfly card (Double-sided stitching & tall skinny box template)

ETA:Sorry guys, haven't been well enough to post. Migraines. Hoping it'll let up so I can post tonight. Hugs, melETA: taking a sick day (Sunday)I'm SOOOOOOOOoooh excited about somethin' to give all of you for Christmas (or for just plain fun for all of you who don't celebrate Christmas...) I'm going to try and post a new template every single day for a month! Here's the first one: a tall skinny box. :O)Are you guys are tired of this card/look by...

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Curvy Bracket-Shaped Template Tut

The shape for this card was inspired by this stunning card by the amazingly talented Peet. Here's how I made the curvy bracket-shaped template (and the card) in case you'd like to make your own shape...(sorry for the sucky photos...)Step 1) Take a piece of copy or scrap paper & fold it in 4Step 2) Cut a curve until you have a shape you'd like. (You can draw it on first if you like) You're aiming to draw or cut 1/2 of the finished line that you'd...

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Make old Stamps over into brand new Die Cuts! (Stamp on the back of schtuff)

Migraine made a new friend: Flu (or Food Poisoning?) Whoever he is, I don't like him.Here's a pre-prepared post (that makes it sound like the instant mashed-potatoes of the stamp world, LOL but hopefully it'll be useful to ya)....Economically, times are tough, but we get tired of the same ol' same ol' stamps, right? Well... You know me, always looking for cheap ways of trying to make old stamps do new tricks. I'm especially twitterpated about this...

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Trekking the "Winter Neighbourhood" (my first slider)

This sled slider was my very first slider card and how fun it was. These little guys go for a walk when you pull on the snowball. I lurrrrve those houses and that little snowman. The artist of all these images, Holly of Eat Cake Graphics fame, is my favourite stamp illustrator.You all know too well how I adore the cling mounted indexed stamps from Paper Garden Projects madly ('cause I never shut up about their loverliness) but I exraspecially love...

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Kelly Bags from Hermes (templates)

Made a sample to show you how the Kelly bags from Hermes look assembled. (These are from the Hermes site (US under travel the world of Hermes) They are found under "surprises" there's a purse icon that says "I want it." Click on that and the purse templates should load.) You need cookies enabled though. :O)Size & Assembly:They're smaller than they might look in the photo: they end up being 4" wide at the bottom, 1.5" deep 2 3'4" high (4" with...

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Itchy embossing in Nature's Garden (& frindge from embroidery thread)

Nope, not poison ivy...scratchin' embossing. Yup, migraines turn me into (even more of) a raving lunatic. Thank you all so much for your sweet well wishes. No need to worry though, the neurologist says they're just headaches... it runs in the family. It's been around so long that it's almost like a pet. Well, a really awfulbiteygrowlymean pet whom you'd like to give away, but you can't....heehee.So anywho... I've been wanting for ages to to make...

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