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Stickles Cards

Front of card with a belly band.

Inside of first layer of card. The background colors are a paint sample strip.

Last layer of inside of card. With a few "alterations", this card would make an easy money gift card!

I went a little crazy using my Stickles...but, oh I LOVE that stuff! First card is one I made using a Firecracker Stamp set I won on Vicki's blog. The set is called Gifts of Love.....this is one I had wanted and feel so honored I won it! I tried to make the coat look like a vintage wool, using my chalks and blender pen. The Stickles, well, you can see I got carried away with that!

Second card I had admired the technique on another blog, I also got rather carried away with my Stickles, as Rudolph (SU Moose You set) has a BIG red Stickles nose! I also used the Stickles on my trees (SU Mr. Twigster set). I am in the process of making another card with this technique, which I will post once I am done.

Another Granddaughter "Stolen" Photo

Sorry, I couldn't help myself, but I "stole" another photo from my daughters blog http://www.loridianephotography.blogspot.com/ ! This is Kendall in her "Christmas" Finery! It is really a bright red, and I am hoping "Lori" will post a few of those on her blog, too. I was at her home yesterday and she showed me lots more of the photo's she took, and they were outstanding! I just wish I could of stayed longer and got to see them all, but Christmas shopping got in the way! Hop on over to Lori's blog and check out her other "Kendall" photos'''.....darling! Also she has a new web site for her photography that is really nice, you might want to "visit" there, too!

Inkadinkadoo Reindeer

These are the reindeer cards I made for a swap I sent to "Lana" in Canada. I love the Inkadinkadoo stamp sets that are made like this reindeer...I have several of the sets and hope to "own" more of them! I am signed up for several more swaps and will post some of them as I get them done...after they have been recieved, as I like mine to be a surprise!

I used the SU Heat & Stick powder with MS fine glitter, the Heat & Stick really works great to hold the glitter in place.....the poinsetta flower is from the SU set Spotlight On Christmas...I have been using this set over and over again. I love it as it uses so many of the SU punches with it, and they have come out with another set (hostess) in the new catty, I won't "tell", but lets just say it is going to be as great a set as this one!