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Papers from Happy Days by Echo Park, available at Crop Chocolate. Followed a sketch by Mojo Monday.

Digi stamp by Natalie aka Moon Cookie Gallery for Whimsy Stamps. Colored with Prismacolor pencils, blended with OMS and accented with chalk.

Papers from Oct 31st by Fancy Pants, available at Flying Unicorn. Followed a sketch by Mojo Monday.

Digi stamp by Bits N Bobs. Colored with Loew-Cornell pencils.

Watch me color these images!

File Folder Album *Crop Chocolate*

Papers and embellishments from Little Boy by Echo Park. Way back in 2007, my friend Julie taught me how to make these. The file folder album began the scrapbook explosion at my house!

Watch my video tutorial.

Fancy Pants Metal Charms *crop chocolate*

Papers from Vintage Findings by Making Memories. Stamps from See With the Heart by Stampin Up.

Metal frame by Fancy Pants, available at Crop Chocolate. I stamped, colored, used the square template to cut out and then glued the image to the frame. Topped with glossy accents.

See With the Heart *crop chocolate*

Papers from Vintage Finding by Making Memories. Stamps from See with the Heart by Stampin Up.

These metal frames by Fancy Pants are now available at Crop Chocolate. I cut my image to fit and topped with glossy accents. The frames come with templates for easy cutting and fitting.

Kitty in a Pot

Followed a sketch by Mojo Monday. Papers from Happy Go Lucky/Lime Twist by MME. Scored this collection for one sweet price at Crop Chocolate!

Digital stamp by Spyder's Corner. Colored with Loew-Cornell pencils. Accented with blue chalk and outlined with a Micron pen. Die cuts are Spellbinders and Cricut.

Sentiment by Hero Arts.

Swimming With Chance *Crop Chocolate*

Papers from Splash by Echo Park. I scored this awesome collection from Crop Chocolate! Based on a sketch by DeeDee, fellow Chocolatier.

Rub ons, stickers, stamping, and brads.

Used glossy accents here for dimension and interest.

Whimsy Inspirations Magazine Issue No. 2 (Reminder)

Have you checked out the magazine yet? So many great creations to see!

My Contribution: Altered CD Case

Anne altered a CD cover into a card and I definitely wanted to try something similar. While I was thinking about how I wanted to do mine, I decided to make it a mini album. 

Papers from Gabrielle by BoBunny.

This embellished square is by Raindrop Echo Designs for Whimsy Stamps. I used shimmering chalks by Pebbles Inc for color and cut out.

Butterfly punch by Fiskars, topped with pearls and stickles.

Lotus-lookin' flower by Stephanie. Gemmed flowers are Petaloo and sprayed with glimmer mist.

Inside view, standing.

Inside view, laying flat.

Printed the blank embellished square and filled with a rub on sentiment by Fancy Pants.

Pleated trim by Pink Paislee.

Die cut from Storybook, topped with glimmer mist.

My favorite corner punch. This corner is foam dotted to allow room for photos.

Just a row of sparkly gems.

The back.

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just a note *Whimsy Stamps*

I made this card for the challenge blog this week. There's still time to play and win prizes!

The flowers are by Natalie and the sentiment is by Raindrop Echo Designs for Whimsy Stamps. I also did this card for Amber's Crop Chocolate Focus Group Challenge. I had to use four items that I bought from Crop Chocolate. Papers (3 different pieces) from Obscure by BG. Butterfly from Paper Reverie by MM. Ribbon from Passport by MM. Stick pin from Chloe's Closet by MM. Followed a sketch by Mojo Monday.

Digi is colored with Loew-Cornell pencils. Check my tutorials label on the L for coloring help.

I've ignored this Obscure paper for quite some time but never purged it and you know I'm the queen of purge. I thought it worked out really well on this card. I'm certainly looking at it with new perspective.

Crop Chocolate DT Challenge (Never Dunnit)

Never Dunnit.

I've never made a waterfall card before so I decided to try it for this challenge. I found a tutorial at scs.

Paper from Union Square by MME. Available at Crop Chocolate!

Stamp by Inkadinkado. Colored with chalk.

 Have trouble getting a good impression with highly detailed stamps? Watch my video for making a good impression every time.

Crop Chocolate Design Team Blog Hop

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Welcome to post for the official Crop Chocolate Design Team Blog Hop! I am absolutely thrilled to be on this team :) If you're participating in the hop and hoping for a prize, you should have come from Paula's blog. Lost? Want to join in? Start at Crop Chocolate!

A card to brighten your screen.

Followed a sketch by Mojo Monday. Papers from Splash by Echo Park. 

Digi by Natalie for Whimsy Stamps. Colored with Loew-Cornell pencils. See my tutorial for coloring this image with pencils.

Ribbon from my mom's stash and accented with brads.

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Crop Chocolate Blog Hop

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Whipped up this chocolaty brown monochromatic card. Papers, ribbon from Lush by MME. The brad is from MM. The stamps are Sassafras, stamped with Archival ink.

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On to DeeDee's fabulous blog.

Popcorn the Bear for Father's Day

I love Popcorn the Bear by Crafter's Companion.  They are sold in a rubber sheet set, making them cheap. $7 for a set or less. You do have to cut out the stamps from the rubber. Some like to mount their stamps using EZ mount or mounting to a woodblock. I just use repositionable adhesive with a clear block.

Papers from Little Boy by Echo Park that I got for a sweet price from Crop Chocolate. Loosely followed a sketch by Mojo Monday.

Colored with Stampin Up and Derwent watercolor pencils. I use good paintbrushes for blending, can't stand the waterbrushes.

Ain't that li'l ducky cute?!!  He was stamped twice so that I could layer him and he wouldn't feel left out.