tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86988590941240724512012-01-30T13:42:05.759-06:00Thoughts about and ideas for papercrafts from a colored paper addictEllen Kemperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18152514070456618929noreply@blogger.comBlogger6061100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698859094124072451.post-31888020991313352642011-12-21T13:04:00.001-06:002011-12-21T13:06:18.955-06:00

I know, I know. I am on Santa's naughty list (and most of yours) as I have not been a very good blogger.  As some wise man said (and some folks sang) "there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven" and Autumn has not been punch/post season around here. Thank you, thank you and thank you again for the continuing comments and emails of support and concern.  Honest, I'm fine.  I

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Tina Gillespie used my firefighter on a very nice card.  Check out the great job she did HERE to thank them for the great job they did with her childs' play group. Do you know how much it THRILLS me when I see you gals actually using some of my ideas?  I have gotten some of the sweetest emails about how you are using punch art in hospitals and card ministries, etc., to brighten peoples days

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You didn't really think I'd let the Texas Rangers play in the 2011 World Series without some commemorative Punch Art, did you? It has been a LONG time since I've punched so this is pretty simple - but hey, I gotta get started again somewhere... And you could add a wimpy little moustache to represent our darling pitcher Derek Holland.  Way to pitch in the World Series Baby! Punches needed:

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Some of you might remember that I have been working on a HUGE Jane Austen scrapbook workshop project.  IT IS DONE!  And it was fun. I had some of the loveliest ladies EVER in my classes and fortunately they LOVED what I had prepared for them.  I managed to please the newbies and give some tips to the experienced gals.  I had a few students that hunted me down later in the conference - so I

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No punching has been going on.  As shocking as it might seem, there is more to life than paper crafts! I'm fine.  I'm happy.  I'm busy.  And I haven't been posting 'cause I haven't been punching (or scrapping) I could fill this blog with blather about life and my random thoughts and stupid insights -  but since most of you come here for the free punch art ideas, I decided silence was better. 

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Don't worry, the Inspiration Fairy has been located.  Blog reader, Melanie Gunn, confessed that she has been at her house, baking cakes.  She helped Melanie bake this for a four year old: Lucky four year old, huh? I'm very glad to know that the I-Fairy hasn't been lazy! Hoping while Melanie goes on her vacation, I can lure the fairy back to my punch drawer...  I have gotten a few

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Someone needs to call BPS (Blog Protection Services) because I am SERIOUSLY neglecting this blog. It is neglect when you totally miss your child's birthday, right?  The blink blog had its second birthday this week and I didn't even think of it. Bad blogger. Can't really say what will become of Blinky this year.  I have the kids settled and am trying to get the hubby ready to work on the

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Still no punching around here.  Back from dropping off the kiddo.  Hard but not impossible.  Teared up but no hard core sobbing.  And even though neither of the girls live here, they can still stir up plenty of drama. Oldest drove youngest's car to work while hers was in the shop. Left her purse in the car.  (note: I have only told her 300 times to NEVER do this) Broken window. Bye bye purse.

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About this time last year, I advised you to buy plenty of stock in a tissue company in anticipation of today because today is the day I leave to take my youngest to college.  I am ready for her to have her big adventure... to start her "big girl life".  But I'm not ready to change my job title.  I can't exactly claim to be a "Stay Home Mom" without a kid in the home, now can I? I guess I am

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I'm back - and I'm very near the end of the final blog hop of the 2011 VC Rocks Season - Punches Galore is our theme - I couldn't miss this! Where have I been since last hop? My Punch Art should give you a clue... I have helped a friend pack to move out of her HUGE house in Houston.  I have been to Austin, carting boxes from my attic to my eldest daughter's first solo apartment.  This

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The two trips are done, I have taught 2 of the 3 on line classes and the pile of pages prepped for Jane Austen has grown significantly, but the moving humans around part is just starting... and that of course means more trips.  Geez, how did my life get so busy? Just letting you know that I am fine but little time to create and no time to punch.  Hang on... I shall return (just don't know when)

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Be patient with me for a little bit - I had a roll of posts going but that has come to a screeching halt. I'm knee deep in Jane Austen.  Remember the big workshop I designed scrap pages for?  Well, now I'm doing assembly of the kits.  And completing 2 more Jane Austen tasks that I was "volunteered" for... Plus I have to prep for 3 online classes for VC Rocks. I have 2 fun weekend trips with

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Anita is at it again - punching her heart out - and doing an AMAZING job.  This one will be really popular... MINNIE MOUSE She didn't leave any directions on the post.  And I can't immediately tell what she used for her cheeks but if directions don't magically appear on Lucia's blog, I'll try it for you.  All you gals that vacation at the Disney Theme Parks will want her, I'm sure!  Make sure

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Welcome to my little portion of the VC Rocks Blog Hop.  Our theme this weekend is "Anything but a Card".  No problem for me, since I so RARELY show a card.  What I came up with (just for you) is a punch art bookmark.  Which is shown here in a good book I just finished, Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier. . Here is the WHOLE thing Instead of Fiction is my cup of tea, it could

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Sometimes you have some smart or snarky sentiment but no image to coordinate.  This is the type project/card that I like to use a "random woman" on.  So here is a random woman punch art The hair was inspired by some of the "dos" from the 60s as I was watching DARK SHADOWS on Netflix.  Hysterical - the special effects are atrocious, the phones are rotary dial and you get an AWESOME idea of the

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This started out as a color challenge but I got distracted and missed the deadline, so now it is just another piece of punch art for the pile.  Maybe you can use the idea. Nothing wildly different about this guy - the hands are part of the butterfly punch - repunched with a largish circle - the pants are the breast from the owl punch - and the rest is pretty obvious. Here it the link to

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I know this is a little weird for a July post... but it is what sprung from more blossom petal builder playtime - I'm betting NO ONE else has made a werewolf with this punch (possibly from ANY punch). Take 2 of the feather duster looking parts and two of the leaves for his ears, add a RETIRED AND LOVED small oval, small heart eyes, scrap teeth and a few pen marks and you are done.

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Check this out! Isn't that fun? Didn't spy any directions but my daughter and her 2 'besties' are planning their first ROAD TRIP this month so I'm going to be trying this.  I'll let you know how my teen-ed up version comes out.

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Yet another "why did I make this?" project - but I was playing with the new pennant punch which has a scallop and plain version and this popped into my mind. Yes, the top of the drum is the retired small oval layered on the large oval.  Not sure I'll ever forgive SU for retiring this punch.  I could resign in protest but ummmm, that would hurt ME, NOT the company, so I'll just keep buying

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I am almost "giddy" when I can create a character using just ONE punch.  Man of Mystery from the Owl Punch was one of my most genius moments. For today you get an elephant made entirely from the small tag punch (easily made from large tag punch too) Here is the how to: punch just a bit of the tag on the edge of your paper  Punch one tag over the "hole" and 3 additional tags  Trim 2 of the

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Yesterday, we had petals from the NEW pennant punch - today the same punch in the same color becomes a bee hive Just trimmed the bottom the tiniest bit with scissorsRounded the top (stuck it in the hole of the 1/2 inch circle, I think)Draw on a few lines, sponge some ink , add a heart door Bee is 1/2 smallest heart to heart with vellum heart wings (from owl punch)

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Simple little project - Used the postage punch for the flower center and the NEW pennant punch as the petals.  Leaves are the wide oval, folded in half and run through the crimper on the diagonal.

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Surprise!  Third post in a row... I don't play tennis (I don't play sports - I think I'm "allergic" to exercise) but if I did, I would not want this character hitting a ball in my direction - this gal has some muscles! Head - Owl punch (minus feet and ears) Hair - NEW postage punch - as is, turned on the diagonal Strip of something (I already forgot) for headband Usual, usual usual  blah blah

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Maybe if I write the name of this punch a few more times, I'll actually remember it.  As of now, I'm still having to look it up.  Blossom Petal Builder is the one that looks like a feather duster to me - Haven't used it too much so I tried another project and I think you might like this.. Ok, maybe you'll like it better next Easter instead of now but I haven't been turning out too many punch

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Did I really NEED to punch yet another dog?  No, but let's just be glad I punched something... And he did turn out kinda cute... Head and Body - Feather Duster looking part of the Blossom Petal Builder (BPB), for head insert small end into 1/2 inch circle to shorten and round for his forehead. Muzzle - large leaf BPB - trimmed on one end to "match" Ears - small leaf BPB Paws - small blossom BPB

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LostI think we'll have to call June 2011 the "Lost Month" on the Blink Blog. Went over to my former upline's house this week thinkin' she'd light a fire under my lazy crafting butt. But she was not up to that monumental task - I sat and visited with her while she scrapbooked. I punched a few pieces with a new pennant punch that is coming out July 1- but made exactly NOTHING worth sharing.

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Hey blog readers.  Did ya notice I was gone? Been "on the Vineyard" with my girls and my brother's clan and my mom (SO very nice to have relatives that plan your trip for you!)  Got home a little before 2 am - TIRED - so we all slept in But I just had to post a little VICTORY announcement in case you didn't notice that our beloved MAVS are the CHAMPIONS in the land of the orange round ball and

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Here is how my smart nerd wanted to celebrate her 18th birthday: She had never had a bounce house for her birthday - Check that off the list. I am heading off with the girls on a fun trip for a few days.  They tell me I'll have Internet but I certainly won't have any supplies to punch you anything.  Why don't some of you punch me some dolphins so I can scrap these photos when I get home? 

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Baby girl (also known as "kiddo who lives at home" will graduate from high school tonight.  And let me BUST MY BUTTONS with pride telling you that her class rank is 11 out of a class of 760.  If you need me to calculate that for you, she is in the top 2% of her class. I hope you are impressed because we are so so proud.  Smart smart smart (and cute and sweet) just like her big sis.  That is also

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No, not from the new SU catalog (available to everyone July 1)  - I'm too tight to expedite... This is a new download for MDS called Hello Baby - and it has a pennant punch which makes pennants and  easy turned down corners too. and there is PINK in the kit too you have to order the kit to get the MDS pennant punch right now - I'm betting it will be available separately at a later date - but

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Last fall I told y'all I was working on a punch art book, and I was.  Then Daddy died and I got off kilter.  Yesterday's announcement retiring the small oval punch(sob!) made it clear to me that a book just isn't practical to do - when the punches are not available for purchase, who would buy a book?  And basically, half the punch art on this blog is useless without this punch.  Never thought

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Today is the big day - when Stampin' Up! announces the retiring stamps and accessories - and nine out of ten demo blogs will have that info for you. I just want to give you a head up on punches - in case you don't have some of the retiring ones. Spiral Punch - love it for it's intended purpose - makes great "film strips" - makes cleats for baseball and golf characters - you NEED this one Bitty

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Bella Rose paper is a BRAND NEW download (of retired designer series paper) for MDS and I thought it would work with heritage photos  - then, based on that paper, I decided to use one of the photo effect tools and tinted the focal photo pink.  I think I like it! This would be my father-in-law's aunt.  Isn't she gorgeous?

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I am working on my husband's family - heritage type album, so don't expect a lot of out of me over the next couple of weeks.  We also have a graduation and a birthday and a vacation.  I may pop in with a random story or two but you punch art fans better look elsewhere because the Fairy is still MIA. As I said, I am deep in the Kemper Family past and gosh, I wish I knew some of these people...

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I really wasn't going to bore you with my digital scrappin' for awhile, but I'm so excited about the Simple Stitching download - I just have to show you some layouts - the first one is not the newest stitch download - the second 2 photos are. sketch from Alesha Walls Next, my idea (yes, it does happen)Third, the  5.26 Sketchy Thursday Sketch You might notice these are OLD photos - pre-digital

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Clare (Crafty Cow Creations) had Bob the Builder on her blog today.  I don't have little boys and I never watched his show or read his books or whatever the heck Bob the Builder has out there, but this would be a great start for any handyman card or layout.  Check it out!

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Look at the first small photo on the first page - yes, there was a lady using a walker with a grass skirt...

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Saw a plea for a hornet over on SCS so I jumped into action with this: Body and wings - large ovals head - small oval eyes - small heart cut in half Legs and antennae - wide heart to heart next to hole of the same (antennae need to be trimmed) Stripes were just drawn in - lay an oval down, trace the edge, move & repeat - color between them What she really wanted was a "brown hornet" and when I

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Never Give Up! This post title could be talking about the Mavs - Thunder playoff game last night, where the Mavs were down 15 points with less than 5 minutes to play and came back to win by 7 points in overtime... but it's not.   (GO MAVS!) Never Give Up, in this case, refers to talented crafter Barbara Diane, who also happens to be a faithful Blink Blog reader and commenter.  She has not

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Once a brunette baker, next a blond artist, this same "face" now belongs to a Red Headed Science Major. or maybe a lab tech, or maybe a doctor - give her the prop you need for your project  (Graduation card perhaps?) Face from THIS POST White coat - large oval - cut flat on bottom, cut in V at neck.  I actually cut the thing in half to make her coat but it is exactly the same size so I

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So the baby steps continue... I took the first baby step face again and instead of making her a baker - I made her a blond... This hair looks like one of kiddo's best friends, who happened to be in my kitchen at the time of creation so I asked her what she would like to be and she answered "Artist, artist with a green smock". Just a few minutes later I had this done so I guess I am starting to

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When you lose your stampin' mojo, casing someone else's work is a great way to get back in business.  Well, that works for punching too. This is NOT an original - I got it from Quiltmaniac46 on SCS right here and click HERE for her instructions. I made a couple of adjustments but this is basically her Hello Kitty: Here is what I used: Dress - scallop circle - trimmed like hers Head - wide oval

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Slowly getting back to punching - continuing the baby steps.... Nothing fancy, no sponging, nothing complex but a character that you can use for just about ANY recipe card... or a card for a cook... or a scrapbook page about cooking up trouble... oh, just use it for SOMETHING How to: Face from previous post plus Hat - 3/4 inch square (retired punch, just use your paper trimmer to make one)

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It really has been a loooooooooooong time since I punched.  I actually had to open a drawer and hunt for mini glue dots for assembly.  (I have plenty, they had just shifted to the back) With the Inspiration Fairy MIA, (my MDS obsession must have hurt her terribly - but I LOVE me some MDS)  I will just have to start again with baby steps... baby steps back towards punching. I saw some really

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While I'm waiting to get my punch mojo rolling, let me show you who is Rockin' the Punches again... It's ANITA (click on her name) - she turned the stamp set Totally Tess into punch art. Mom? why can't you give ME cute stuff for my blog?  Oh yeah, you don't even remember I have one! Great job Anita (as always and forever)

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Honest, I pulled out punches today - didn't finish anything but I have 2 "in work" Then I left that mess on my desk and hopped on the laptop and made this: which makes the mess on my desk look pristine!

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The oval blob in the middle of the page during my "watercolor" tutorial made me think of this. Hope someone out there can use an over-caffeinated bug...

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Welcome to the first VC Rocks blog hop of the 2011 Season - Color My World! If you were not "hopping" and just popped in to see me, why not follow along the hop trail and see what great things my fellow VC Rockers prepared?  Home base is HERE.  To go backward click HERE. To go forward click HERE.  To see how to watercolor in My Design Studio (MDS) scroll down. WHAT?Watercolor Digitally?You

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Blogger has had a bad case of ummm, "hiccups" this week.  Things disappearing.  No access.  Access. Things still gone.  Maybe posts will still show back up!?!?! Maybe it was my post that broke the system... those shoes I scrapped were sooooooo ugly - blogger couldn't handle it. I hope all is running perfectly soon, so you can have a perfectly great time of the VC Rocks Blog Hop - Tomorrow and

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Oh yes, there are lot prettier things to scrapbook - but these nasty shoes (the stuff of my nightmares) are family lore - the story needed to be recorded.  As your children (or grandchildren) grow - don't just take pictures of the pretty things - document some reality.  Someday when I'm feeling really strong I'll scrap the photos I took of my girls rooms during their early teen years - HORROR

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My daddy and my baby girl - before she "became" a red head and before he got so bad with Parkinson's. Stampin' Up! is running a DEAL on printing your digital pages - I just got a huge stack back and the family was IMPRESSED with the quality of the product.  (it goes without saying that they were impressed with my work - hee hee)

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This is what you call "current events" Photos from Friday night and Sunday. GO MAVS I bet I took 15 photos of the scoreboard - thinking I'd get a shot of our biggest lead of the night - and it just kept getting better!  Sorry LA fans - you have the memories of ALL those championships to comfort you.  We are still hunting for our first.  And it feels great with each step closer. Another layout

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If you are a mom - I wish you a Happy Mother's Day! If you miss your mom - I wish you comfort from happy memories. If you have a mom - stop reading this and GO CALL HER (or take her out to eat - YUM) I spent Saturday with my mom (Mother's Day Eve) - 'cause I'll be going to the Mavs - Lakers game for Mother's Day.  We are sitting in the nose bleed sections but hey, that is where the true fans

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This is an idea you can use in traditional as well as digital scrapping.  If you have a page with LOTS of photos (this is a sketch from Alesha Walls again) - make a matching page and put your journaling for each photo in the corresponding spot.  This way you have the "purty" page and also you have all the info you want to share.  Like THIS: Purty page... Journaling page...

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More Chicago pages...  If I haven't convinced you to play with MDS YET - let me remind you that stuff doesn't retire in MDS.  ALL your old favorite SU colors are still there, along with Designer Series Papers (some new and some retired, but still loved) - now I'll never run out! May is National Scrapbook Month - if you don't want to digi scrap, I hope you can still get a layout idea or two from

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I LOVE these 2 layouts Sketches again were from Alesha Walls First one, I love because the title is PERFECT for the filmstrip.  And I love my little makeshift sunshine.  The circle on the sun is from a MDS download called Sweet Details. AND I love the font I found to use.  It is called Smitten Kitten - from a free font site.  Want it?  Google it! Second one, I love because the older buildings

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Seriously, I can't stop... These are all from my 50th birthday trip to Chicago (um, no that was not this year) Sketches were all from Alesha Walls - she shares them on mydigitalstudio.net More tomorrow... sorry punch fans

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Well, it is punch art - that is a small step back to normalcy... To make his hat I took the largest arrow punch (not retired in MDS) and stretched it sideways.  Ha, can't do that with paper punches can I?  Added the arm stamp from All in the Family as the tassel.  Too Easy! Don't know why I can't get punching - I think the Inspiration Fairy may be on a long vacation... I keep on scrapping in MDS

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Back from my awesome scrapping weekend - I did 28 layouts (all I took) then switched over and did 10 MDS layouts.  But I've decided to show you 2 layouts with older photos - pre-digital camera days... You weren't expecting these colors for the 4th of July, were you?  I went with the dress not the theme.  These are from 1990 - old photos but they look good with a fresh layout.  Check out that

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Last MDS share for awhile.  (Sketch from a Heather Summers Layout) I've got to do some other REAL LIFE things.Like pack for a scrapbook retreat.And clean house.And pamper my punches 'cause they are getting rather jealous of the laptop...

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I didn't even look at a sketch.All my ideas.Woo HooYeah ME! I kept on adding stuff - I couldn't stop...I have had more things on and off this page... (Easy to do in MDS - hard to unstamp real paper)Which one do you likeButtons or No Buttons?

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Three stolen ideas in a row, that must officially make me a thief.  Stole this one from Hazel Comeau Tovell.  Isn't that cute?  Hazel digi-punched the grad cap using the arm from All in the Family as the tassel!  I love having just part of the face showing.  Click click  and I have a different hair do... Click click click and I have altered my project for different school

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I stole another idea.  This time from digital scrapper Cindy Cort. I have to call it stealing not borrowing 'cause I'm not giving her idea back - I'm keeping it.  In fact, I'm keeping it AND sharing it with all of you.  I haven't even finished all these layouts but I wanted to get this great idea out to you. With the previous stolen idea, I was cramming 36 photos on the pageNow it looks like a

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Great way to get a lot of photos on one page huh?  And super easy in MDS! I just plain out STOLE this idea from a digital scrapper named Christine Fuson.  Hers was the highlights of her family in 2010 with a huge 10 on top (reduced opacity).  Mine is my 2008 trip to Paris that I never scrapped.  I did a 2005 trip in detail as soon as I got home but I never got around to scrapping the second

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Yes, I'm gonna get back to punching - it is still my main love After a little more MDS... And while I'm off with my new 'digi craft' let me show you what another puncher has done with her "other craft" Look HERE Clare (a puncher) took some time off to be Super Mom and make her son a DRAGON PINATA. So cool! Bet you gals could make a punched dragon like her pinata! Why don't you try it?

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Had a quick girlfriend trip this weekend - lots of talk, lots of antique store browsing (her thing - not mine) and a few adult beverages overlooking the lake...  absolutely no crafting involved.  Although I did spot a scrapbook store on my way out of the little town Sunday night so I just might have to check that out next time I drive that highway... Here is a simple page I did in MDS before I

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Long time readers might remember that each summer I participate in a Virtual Celebration of Stampin' Up! on the Yahoo Group VC_Rocks. Well, this year I was drafted into ownership of the group so I'll be even more involved (If that is possible!) This means 1 of 2 things. I'll be crazy busy creating and have TONS of ideas to share with you here. OR I'll be crazy busy reading emails, laughing,

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If  you have ever seen my gallery on Splitcoast Stampers you might recognize this face as my avatar.  This is my "son" TJ - adopted from the animal shelter almost 5 years ago.Poor dog has endured a lot...

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I know it isn't that exciting looking at these scrap pages since they are MY memories- not Yours, but that is all I have to share 'cause that is all I've worked on.  Good thing is I've done 30 or so pages with no mess.  A BIG benefit to digi scrapping. The only mess on my desk is tax stuff.  Yes, Miss "I like to do things ahead of time" does not like to do her taxes.  So that is today's

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This is my simple little slice of pepperoni pizza. The idea came from Tammy Howell right HERE.She has video and all kinds of detailed directions.You can go simple or very complex on your slice.You will want to make one.And then, You will probably order pizza for dinner...

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I had an umbrella on my Under the Weather Duck last week - HERE is one that is WAY cuter!

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I bet I tried 5 or 6 backgrounds before I settled on white. But with MDS, I don't have 5 rejected sheets of paper strewn on my desk.  And I didn't have to cut up any of my hoarded pattern paper. This is based on a past Sketchy Thursday sketch.

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MDS ROCKS!!! And with MDS (my digital studio) I have all the retired SU colors to work with - Blush Blossom (title) is so perfect for beach scenes.  These ocean photos are from our San Diego trip last summer. AND with MDS you can make a change in SECONDS that would be very time consuming "in real paper" time For example, first I made this: Then I decided it was too much of ONE COLOR, so in less

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To a Stampin' Up demo, "come to order"  means you should drop by their house to place an order for some stamps, ink or paper! To the rest of the earth, "Come to order" is the start of meeting or courtroom session. Mary Lou Schussler emailed me for some tips on making a gavel for a journal project for a judge - she even sent a picture of what she had in mind.  (Way to go, Mary Lou!)  I figured

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Let me explain why I like challenges so much (when I try them) - it is the CHALLENGE of MAKING them work with what you have.  Similar to the challenge of making punches into something with the limits of available shapes. Limited supply but "must get to your goal"- that's the challenge I like. (See, that doesn't apply to house cleaning because there is an infinite supply of mess...) I am

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Snapped a few of my oldest on her birthday today....Happy Birthday Doodle Bug!

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This is my big brother and his wonderful wife. Lawyers. Smart. Generous. & Awesome - definitely Awesome! Sketchy Thursday sketches appeal to me.  The design team offerings are often a different style than mine - but I'm ALWAYS happy with my layouts when I use their sketch.  Which proves the value of a good sketch - it will work for an infinite number of layouts and styles. This week I tried

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It is a Splish Splash Flash Back... I don't do a lot of challenges.  This is primarily because I'm usually a week behind on my blog reading and the due dates are past. But I have turned over a new leaf and hope to do someones challenge each week.  This week I bought into the Color Combos Galore Inspiration 187.  I've been following this site for YEARS with good intentions yet this is my first

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Not a bald baby this time,some babies have lots of hair (niether of mine did) I think I mentioned the pile of magazines I HAD to look through before I recycled.  Well, on the back of a 2004 magazine there was a Stampin' Up! ad with a baby stamp similar to this pose - awwww so cute! But in case you need a change of outfit see this: Face - 1 inch circle trimmed on one sideHair - 1 3/8 inch circle

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Carolyn Gibbs noticed my recent ummmm.... uhhhhh..... let's call it "lack of participation" and kindly sent me her recent contribution to the world of punch art.  It's a bit of '"Down Under" Easter.  CUTE! Thanks Carolyn!!

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Oh my goodness, it is Wednesday afternoon and I haven't punched a thing for you this week.  OOPs! Hubby left for a golf trip this morning so I should be finding some punch time over the next few days (if I'm not out playing with my girls and girlfriends) Last night, I made a HUGE effort to clean up and clean out my computer - files, photos, and emails and realized that I have neglected many of

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Had to try one more (just to be fair) and nope... digital punch art is not for me - at least not at the skill level I'm at right now with MDS

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Y'all don't have to worry about me making a total switch to MDS.  Punch Art just isn't the same when you can't REPUNCH and trim with scissors.  Although, being able to make circles and ovals ANY size is pretty darn handy.... Want to see my first attempt? Link to the girl I was trying to recreate HERE And here is my MDS attempt: I told you that you don't have to worry - I'll stick with

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Does that post title make sense?  Probably not. I am still messing with MDS today... and could that have something to do with the fortune I got in my cookie Saturday night? "More art in your life at this time will help you feel better"      -- Isn't that a great fortune? I took a long 'round about route, but I got my new MDS pages printed... Using MDS you have to DECIDE how you are going to

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I warned you it was a new addiction. All made last night 'cause I just couldn't stop - and I learned a lot simply by TRYING stuff to see what it would do.  FUN FUN FUN!!! These are all from the trip last summer. Not my writing here - I "borrowed" it from info they provided us.I normally would have made a pocket page and inserted the original paper. I'm not sure I'll ever figure out how

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I'm always a little late to the party... Not a real party - I'm early to arrive for those.  I'm late to new technology, new techniques, new styles... But I stumbled on some videos about MDS - My Digital Studio, which is Stampin' Up!'s product for digital creations.  OMG!  I have a new addiction!!!! I promise not to show you EVERY page I create, but this is one of my first-ish ones and boy was

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I snapped a few candid shots while my youngest was having her Senior Photos taken last weekend.  Couldn't resist adding the thought bubble 'cause moms can read the minds (or at least the expressions) of their offspring ...

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I am evidently on a dog jag.... Ears - larger photo corner - trimmed slightly Head - medium oval Eyes - narrow heart to heart, standard hole punch Nose - standard hole punch on corner of paper Tongue - circle itty bitty punch pack Cheeks - wide oval - repunched at top to round in with the end of the wide oval Vanilla jowl and chest - wide oval (snipped in on both sides at bottom of face - I did

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Running Dog - sounds like the name a young boy would pick for his Indian Guide name...Do they still have Indian Guides? Well, in reality, it is the description of this: A lot more complex than yesterday's puppy. Here's the 411: Body - 1.75 inch circle, curved line drawn for leg Scruff - small oval (don't ouline ALL the say with black - leave it open and it will look more like part of the

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I was cleaning out a pile of OLD stamping/scrapbooking magazines I found on a shelf that I had forgotten about.  Out of sight, out of mind, ya know? But I MUST thumb through them before they go to recycle and I spotted an add for a PUNCH - actually 2 punches - a puppy head and a puppy body.  Well.... you know what happened next... Head - Owl punch with ears and feet cut off Ears - Petal from

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I can tell from comments that someone could see the photos in the previous post - but I couldn't - nothing but the words was showing up. I am reposting the photos in case someone else had the same problem. 

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Same girl as yesterday - but she put on a clean shirt, found her hands, and decided to water her garden. All you have to do is shift your full heart, shorten the cuff and attach the shoe at a different angle.

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I wish, I wish, I wish I could show you what I used as inspiration for today's punch art but alas, I only saved the tiny photo and I cannot read the watermark to tell you where I saw it.  Cutest stamp - a little girl sitting with her head on her arm looking at a flower.  She had tendrils of loose hair hanging down, a wreath of flowers in her hair and was barefoot - just darling. It inspired me

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I am such a sucker for doggie stuff.  Our dog just about rules our world. (He is a spoiled little beast) So I followed a link from Kim Score's Paper Punch Addiction blog because it said "hydrant box" and we all have a pretty good clue that this is either going to relate to a dog or a firefighter right? And I found THIS where Carrie Gaskin made a box that looks like a hydrant.  And she even

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It has been three days since I've posted and usually about this time I start getting email from my online friends to make sure I'm OK.  So, to save you the typing, YES!  I'm fine. I have been playing with stuff I can't show.  Some 'cause it is for cards I want to send and I don't want to show them before they get to the recipient.  And some because I have been having a ball playing with stuff

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Sometimes you see a card that appeals to you so much that you have to drop what you are doing and copy it.This is HEAVILY based on Mary Fish's card found HERE.  I think Mary's card is AWESOME.  I'm not sure I like mine quite as much but I can't bring myself to do "exact" copies - where is the fun in that? This uses the medium oval punch as a balloon - I punched two and put a dimensional between

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Some of you will remember the Jetsons from the 60s.  Some from when it was reprised in the 80s.  Some of you might not have a clue about this character.  I am one of the original watchers and I loved Rosie the Robot Maid.  I loved the way the Jetsons loved her even though she was a little "out of date". Since we are officially in SPRING now, I thought it might be nice to have Rosie come do

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Yesterday's brick wall post reminded me I had never shared this Brick Oven Pizza layout.  Spring Break- FIVE years ago... our rainy vacation in Hawaii resulted in 2 meals at this pizza place - very yummy. The "bricks" under the words are chipboard squares I cut in half and sponged.  I cut them most of the way through with my paper trimmer - simply broke off the rest of the way and I sanded the

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I am hitting a brick wall on the last couple of scrapbook pages I'm designing for next fall's workshop so it is time to set them aside and try again in a week or two.  That means I need a couple of days to document what I have decided on and get my mess cleaned up. (Hubby will do a happy dance!)  THEN, I will hopefully get some punching done for y'all.  The ideas are piling up and they need

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Laura Lipe (fantastic punch artist) made a darling yet simple punched dog.  I know a lot of you can use this cutie and just in case you haven't been smart enough to subscribe to Laura's blog I thought I'd better send you there RIGHT NOW RIGHT HERE! Laura is the one who came up with the cute polar bears everyone copied last year!  You really should be checking her out all the time...

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