Inspirational Words

It's official.

My baby girl is growing up!

sniff.

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We celebrated her 6th grade graduation

this past Thursday evening.

It was absolutely lovely!

The guys and gals looked so stunning.

And it was so sweet to see all of them

going from friend to friend

for photo opts and hugs.

Ahhh, to be young.

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As part of my gift to my daughter,

I covered a little book of

inpsirational words

for her.

I fell in love with what the book

had to say but didn't really like the cover.

So I (being a paper crafter

who will alter anything

that doesn't move after ten seconds)

I covered the cover.

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I just LOVE the way it turned out.

It is SO Wynne!

And she loved it! Yeah!

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For all the details on products,

visit Right at Home Scrapbooking

and look for "KellyJean's Album."

If you have any questions,

feel free to email me.

TTS Sketch #59

Fun sketch!

It's hard to believe Sketch #59

is already here!

Thanks to Patter at

Triple the Sketch!

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This card was so fun and simple to create!

With my Scallop Square and 3/4" Square Punches,

it was a snap (or punch, he he.)

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All supplies to create

this great summer time card

can be found at

Lavender Sentiments.

Just stop by their

New Albany, Charlestown Rd location

and ask Lana and the gals for the deets.

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If you have any questions about this card

or anything you see her on my blog,

please feel free to email me.

I really appreciate

that you joined my paper dance!

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Right at Home Scrapbooking and a WINNER!

Let me begin by congratulating...

Kindred Esprit

from my group of followers!

(be sure to email me your contact info

and list "blog winner" in your subject)

She won my card offered

yesterday seen here...

http://dancingwithstamps.blogspot.com/2009/05/royal-wednesday-blog-hop_27.html

Each week I will try to

give away a card.

So you will want to make sure you are

A FOLLOWER OF MY BLOG.

It's so easy to follow

even if you do not have a blog of your own.

As a matter of fact,

Kindred Esprit

doesn't have a blog and she won!

Join my dance today!

And thanks so much!

I really need and appreciate

your support. hugs to you!

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I will be uploading a whole new set of

layouts over at

Right at Home Scrapbooking.

You can view all sorts of

creativity there so

c'mon over to our home!

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My sweet daughter got scratched

in one of her

last basketball games of the season.

OUCH!

She didn't even know.

She just kept right on playing...

blood running down her check and all.

Ya, blood! ick. It was a nastly scratch!

She is SUCH a sport!

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Ephesians 3:16

His Spirit was certainly with her!

May He be with you also today.

Royal Wednesday Blog Hop

READ THE ENTIRE POST TO KEEP HOPPING.

Enjoying the "Royal Hop?"

If you've hopped from

Shannon's Sentiments,

you've hopped to the right place!

If you're just joining the hop,

you will want to start at the beginning.

Click here...

Queen Kat Designs.

This way you won't miss a thing.

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wink

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Isn't this bird just the cutest?!

He is from the stamp set

"Build a Bird"

and you can find him at

the Queen Kat Store.

You won't believe the great price!

(and the queen usually has GREAT sales, wink.)

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For my "tweet" little birdie,

I stamped in a Basic Gray

and used my aquapainter

with So Saffron to color him in.

His wing is stamped in

Real Red and colored in

with a Cameo Coral marker.

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I love how the stitching

matches the stitching of the ribbon.

Cute, huh?

I actually hate my

Provo Craft sewing machine

because the straight stitch

is NEVER straight.

But (funny enough)

I always end up liking the finish project.

This one is no exception. Hm.

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HEY! WANT THIS CARD?

Become a follower of my blog

and I will mail this card

to one lucky follower.

Thanks for dancing with me today!

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Now you best be on your way and

hop on over to

RiaCreations

Have a great hop!

Magestic Monday

Wishing you a fun

Magestic Monday!

This little

"Space Girl"

from

Queen Kat Designs

always makes me feel FUN!

Notice how simple my layout is.

Card making doesn't have to be

time consuming or costly.

This card took me less than

TEN MINUTES

to create

and it cost

LESS THAN 35 CENTS

in supplies.

Email me and I can get you started

in saving time and money

while making your own

handmade gifts and greeting cards.

Thanks for dancing with me today!

TTS Sketch #58

I am IN LOVE with this adorable can!

Yep, a veggie can!

I love making these to packag my gifts.

And as most of you know,

I truly believe the pkg is a gift in itself.

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By removing the bottom with

a safety seal can opener,

you can then glue it back on with

Crystal Effects

for a fancy little gift package.

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Inspired by Sketch #58 (see below) at

Triple the Sketch

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Thanks for dancing with me today!

Cards and Coffee

Here are some of the cards created

at the most recent

Cards and Coffee

stamping event.

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Since it was just me stampin',

I was able to crank out

20 cards in just 40 minutes.

Imagine what we can do

with a few more stampers!

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Do you have 30 to 40 minutes

to donate to a great cause?

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If you are in the area,

be sure to keep an eye on

my calendar of events

here in the right hand side bar

for the next

Cards and Coffee

always at

Coffee Crossing on Charlestown Rd.

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The cards we create

will always be CAS cards.

(Clean and Simple)

This way, ANY level stamper

can join in and help us stamp up

a ton of cards for a great cause!

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The designated cause

for these cards is

our TROOPS.

These cards will be sent to

our local troops serving overseas

to send back to their loved ones.

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PLEASE consider joining me for the next

Cards and Coffee.

Royal Wednesday Blog Hop

Button Button.

Who's got the button?

If you've hopped from

Queen Kat Designs

then YOU have the button!

(and if you're not hopping from there,

you will want to jump back

to see what the fun is all about!)

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Happy Royal Wednesday!

Today's creativity was inspired by

the Royal Wednesday Challenge

at Queen Kat Designs.

Where she has a

little planet on her suit,

I applied tiny buttons.

Cute, huh?

You can check out

"Space Girl"

as well as other cute

and affordable images at the

Queen Kat Store.

Now keep hoppin' on over to

Bee Stamper

to continue your hopping pleasure.

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TTS Sketch #57

So Silly!

and so sensationally simple!

That's my take on Sketch #57!

Thanks, Patter at Triple the Sketch!

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The Princess and I were being

so silly

with these pops.

We were celebrating

our Risen Lord, Jesus Christ!

Hallelujah!

I believe there is a time and a place

to be respectful and reverent,

but I also believe

He wants us to enjoy life and have fun.

Psalm 66:1

We can do that out loud, in spirit,

or even in a photograph.

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So go ahead...

"Make a joyful noise!"

Mini File Folder Album

Mini File Folder Album Class

at Lavender Sentiments

Tuesday, May 19 at 6:00pm.

$15 class fee includes everything

but the basic kit of adhesives and cutting tools.

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You will truly be amazed at how

easy this little album is to create.

One ordinary office style file folder...

cut two ways and then four folds...

super simple!!!

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Call Lana or one of the gals at

Lavender Sentiments right now

to reserve your spot!

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Enjoy the dance,

Retired Stamp Sets

"Be Happy"

An oldie but a goodie!

I LOVE this stamp set!

But it's no longer available.

Oh, you MIGHT be able to find it

on some auction site and

you MIGHT pay a fortune for it.

This is why it is so important to

be considering which sets

you'd like to invest in

BEFORE they retire.

Of course we can't

BUY THEM ALL.

he he he...

But those ones you've really

had your eye on for a long time

are the ones you will want to

be ready for when

Stampin' Up!

releases the Retiring List.

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Keep in mind this is the perfect reason

to join STAMP CLUB.

I keep many of my retired sets

for you to use while you

attend our monthly club gatherings.

It's a special perk for members

as well as visitors.

ANYONE can attend club.

Email me for more info today!

This card is so simple to create!

Begin with a piece measuring

6x9.

Score this piece at 3" and 3".

Trim one end of the scored card.

I chose to trim mine in a wave pattern.

Decorate as desired.

Just email me if you have ?s!

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Enjoy the dance!

Royal Wednesday Blog Hop

If you just came from

Bee Stamper,

you've hopped to the right place.

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I do hope your Wednesday is

royally divine, dear friends.

Today is our blog hop over at

Queen Kat Designs

(thus my title.)

How about this sweet sweet

SPACE GIRL!

She's super cute!

Especially with flowers

to replace her outerspace stars. he he.

Stumped on making a card?

Not sure where to start on that

scrapbook page?

Challenges always spark my creativity!

Check out the Royal Wed Challenge at

Queen Kat Designs

every Wednesday.

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A quick TY for the prayers

sent up for my little sweetie!

I am so touched by the comments

left for her sake. TY again and again!

She is better... well, at least no pain.

And she just left me for her

very first over-night retreat!

sniff sniff (no really, sniff!)

Honestly, she is such a great gal...

fun, funny, silly,

but serious when she knows to be.

How God has sweetly blessed me!

My prayers are for YOUR blessings

to be magnified for you today

and that your praises will

bless our Heavenly Father!

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Now... be blessed and

hop on over to

Shannon's Sentiments

for more inspiration.

Box Ideas

Stampin' Up! use to offer sheets of

precut boxes in their catalog.

Do you remember that?

I LOVED those boxes!

I still have a ton of the sheets

in my own stash of paper craft supplies.

I just love them!

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So I whipped up a few ideas for you.

Even if you don't have

these sheets of precut boxes,

I hope these ideas will inspire

you on any of your packaging items.

Just be creative!

If you do have these sheets,
you will notice that I took one box
and cut it in half to create
the two boxes seen here.
One box was vanilla,
the other was navy, of course.
But you get the idea.

For the one seen below,
I simply eliminated part of the
top portion of the box.

Enjoy your day and
thanks for dancing with me!

Remembering...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this page!

Today has been a bit yucky

so I went back through some of my

page ideas that haven't been

uploaded and (appropriately so)

stumbled upon this one first.

Appropriately so because...

my sweet little (okay, not so little anymore) gal

has a severe ear infection today

and is home in major pain.

Last night was really rough.

After seeing the doctor, picking up meds,

and a little lovin' on the couch,

she is finally feeling restful.

So I thought I would jump on

and ask for prayers while sharing.

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This page is of my baby girl's

first day of school.

How sweet!

She is considered a "senior"

and will "graduate" this year.

I can not believe it!!!

I plan to get a picture of her

on her last day as she walks

into the building just like

she did so many years ago.

Whoa! That will be a tough page

to scrapbook!

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But isn't that what scrapbooking is all about?!

Saving cherished memories, right?!

I can't wait to look back

on these pages with her and tell her

how great our God is for

giving her to me.

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If you don't scrapbook,

you may want to consider

attending my

New Way to Scrapbook event on

May 21st from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.

It's a great way to "get started"

and save your own cherished moments.

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Thanks for dancing with me today!

Please lift my sweetie in prayer

if your prayer time has room for it.

TTS Sketch #56

Only a sneak peak of my take

with the TTS Sketch #56 this time.

If you want to see the rest of the

page, you'll have to jump on over to

Triple the Sketch

(sneaky, I know.)

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I LOVE these pics of my baby boy!

Free and living it up on

his way over to Grandma's house.

Dont'cha just love it?!

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