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PAINTERLY PEARS

These two cards were CASED from ideas on Pinterest.

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I think this second card needs to have a little sentiment added.

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PLAYING IN THE RAIN

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Book Binder card

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 I had mentioned on a post about the papers I purchased from Echo Park.  These are a couple of the cards that I have made this year.  I have an old Stampin' UP! stamp set with a "bee" theme, so I pulled this cute little bee and stamped it inside each of the cards that I am making.

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Three more Mother's Day cards.

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I had a request for a few Mother's Day cards from a friend who has an organic farm.  She is having a special day where she will be selling flowers in unique containers.  She and her husband built a little "store" and she offers items from local vendors for the public to purchase.    I was honored when she asked me to make cards to sell there.  Her first date for the season is May 2 right before Mother's Day. 

They have bees and she sells honey eventually during the season so I purchased Echo Park papers that are "bee" oriented and made cards that she had last year.  I also gave her cards with strawberries and other fruit which she also sold.

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The paper I used for these cards is from a pack I purchased on Amazon.

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Using the 3/24/26 Facebook Video from Rita Holmes

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CHEERFUL DAISIES

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FINAL STORYBOOK FRIENDS (FOR NOW)

The first three pictures are of the same card.  It is a tri-fold.  I made this card over a month ago and I'm sorry I didn't make a note of the measurements.  It was a great say to use up three good sized pieces of coordinating dsp.

I will be moving on to other cards now.  There will probably be a series of cards using the "Pear" paper but I will try to throw in some other designs along the way including some retired papers that need some attention as well.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GEORGIA!

Georgia is one of the friends in the group of ladies who used to meet one a year in the Des Moines area. We had some great times sharing so many laughs and so may of our ideas.   Some of us (including Georgia) have remained in touch and Zoom every month to stay in touch.

I chose this card for Georgia because she does have a pear tree in her yard.

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STORYBOOK FRIENDS

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STORYBOOK FRIENDS

I had already posted all of my Easter cards so I will continue sharing the Storybook Friends cards that I have made.  These little character remind me of Beatrice Potter.

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STORYBOOK FRIENDS

 

STORYBOOK FRIENDS

This has been a busy week and I realized that I had forgotten to post something on Wednesday and Thursday so I back dated a post for each of those days in case you want to check them out.

The April 1st post is using a layout from Rita Holmes who I follow on Facebook.  Rita could certainly use any and all prayers today.  She is having surgery for breast cancer today.

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STORYBOOK FRIENDS

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RITA HOLMES VIDEO 3/31

As you probably know by now if you follow my blog, I enjoy watching the videos from Rita Holmes on Facebook.  If you are on Facebook, .  This was the layout she used this past Tuesday.  I had been working with the Painterly Pears dsp from Stampin' UP so I pulled out designs from that pack to make this card.  You can see the video HERE.  I'm not sure if she was able to post a link for the measurements but I was able to replicate her card just by looking at her sample.

It is a fun layout and a way to use those narrow strips of dsp instead of tossing them.

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