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Welcome to Simple Saturday!  Simple Saturday is when I share super-simple projects that don’t lack the gorgeousness of complicated projects – OH! and I do it all on a Saturday.  Brilliant, huh?  Anyhow, welcome.  Today’s project is not only super-simple (Stampin’ Up! does all the gorgeous background work for us here), but it’s also a sneak peek at See Ya Later, one of the awesome stamp sets that you can earn during Sale-a-Bration.  Here’s my card:  Tips, Tricks…

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Woo hoo!  I was so happy last night to play around with my Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper.  I absolutely love the patterns and colors in this paper.  Love.  Love.  Love.  I also love a good sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.  I always look forward to the sketch and designs from this talented design team.  Here’s my card for this week’s challenge: And here’s the Cindy Lovell’s sketch that inspired my card (this is Cindy’s…

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Happy Thursday!  It’s time for another Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge, and this sketch from Margaret Moody is very simple, which is also very exciting. Woo hoo!  Here’s my card:   And here’s the sketch that inspired it: Tips, Tricks and Reminders: Color Combination.  While I’m really happy with this layout (it gives room for almost design), it’s this color combination that excites me the most.  I started with this starry piece of High Tide Designer Series…

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I loved my trip to Houston – I loved hanging out with my friends and meeting new ones, I loved seeing the staff from Stampin’ Up! who are always inspiring, and I loved seeing some of the new products that are on their way.  That said, there’s truly no place like home (I should trademark that phrase because it might be big someday).  Anyway, I’m getting settled back into the Fungeon after a week away, and this week’s…

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Today, I am happy to share a summary of my trip to Houston for Stampin’ Up!’s Leadership Conference.  What a wonderful time!  I have pictures and stories for you.  Before we start, though, please know that many of these pictures came right out of my iPhone, while others were lifted directly from other people’s posts (in blogs and on Facebook) about the weekend. Wednesday Every January, Stampin’ Up! hosts a 3-day event for demonstrators who are leaders in recruiting and sales.  While…

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I am back from Houston – I’ve been at Stampin’ Up!’s incredible Leadership Conference since last Wednesday – and I’m super-excited to share a couple of Sneak Peek item with you.  While the Banners Framelit Dies are from the Occasions Catalog (launched Jan 3), the paper is a sneak peek at one of the wonderful Sale-a-Bration products, and the images and sentiment are from a brand new 2014-2015 Annual Catalog stamp set called So Very Happy.  We were all So…

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There’s just something so sweet about the 2013-2015 In Colors.  Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Strawberry Slush all look like a beautiful sherbet right out of fairytale ice cream shop.  The colors for today’s card are so sweet that the sentiment “sweet” from Countless Sayings 2 just seemed like a perfect fit.  Here’s this week’s Simple Saturday card:  Tips, Tricks and Reminders Finding Your Color Inspiration.  There are thousands of places to find color inspiration. …

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Step aside, Christmas and Halloween and Thanksgiving.  Take a back seat, July 4th and Valentine’s Day.  Today is the most special day of the year.  Today is my Mom’s birthday!  Woo hoo!  While I am at Stampin’ Up!’s Leadership Converence in Houston, Texas, Mom is staying at my house to keep an eye on that rascally cat, Bandit.  She and her best friend traveled to Atlanta – a little vacation in a large city to celebrate…

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I always love to share my design team projects from the Pals Paper Arts challenges.  This week’s color challenge consists of a gorgeous pairing of two colors and neutral that work beautifully together – Real Red, Soft Sky and Whisper White.  The colors work well because they contrast one another – Real Red is so bright and bold, while Soft Sky is soft and subtle.  Together, they are beautiful.  Here’s my card: Tips, Tricks and Reminders An extended banner. …

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Wow!  I am having such an amazing time at Stampin’ Up!’s Leadership Conference in Houston, Texas.  It’s so good to catch up with my friends from all over and to meet new people.  Just this morning, I met a woman who…wait.  I’m not there yet.  As this post goes live, I will be waking up to get ready for the trip to the airport.  All those things I said, though, are expectations of things I…

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