Blog Hop Celebration Continues!

Okay, now I am REALLY cyring!!!

My sweet and creative daughter is the one who created

both of my farewell projects for TTS.

You can view yesterday's project as well as TTS sketch #73 here...

 http://dancingwithstamps.blogspot.com/2009/09/triple-sketch-farewell.html

and what I JUST realized is...

my daughter's LOs are of her 6th grade farewell banquet!

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OM, I need more tissues!  Seriously!

Why is it that all good things must come to an end?

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Today, I am celebrating through my tears!

I hope you will join me by continuing on the blog hop

and leave a bit of lovin' for all of the TTS gals!

You should be hopping FROM Jen's blog...

http://createoften.blogspot.com/

and then continue hopping TO Marcee's blog...

 http://bringinghistorytolife.blogspot.com/

BUT KEEP READING FOR SOME FREE STAMPS!

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In celebration of Patter's new position, her obedience,

and TTS's inspiration in my own creative experiences...

I am giving away these amazing stamps from Pink Persimmon!

AND

I am continueing to offer TTS sketches!

Since I only recently joined the TTS team,

there are so many sketches that I've not had the pleasure of working with.

I hope you will join me in revisiting each and every TTS sketch.

Beginning NEXT TUESDAY,

I will offer the TTS sketch #ONE for my TTS TUESDAY!

I'm so excited!

On Tuesday, September 29 I will draw a winner

from my comments and followers for the Pink Persimmon Stamps.

Be sure to leave a comment ON THIS POST.

Follow Dancing with Stamps OR

http://alwaysstampinwithkelly.blogspot.com/

(or both if you like!  But following is not required.)

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I hope this isn't goodbye to many of you TTS subscribers

but a continuous hello!

Praising God for HIS creativity!

And thanking Him for allowing me to share it (and HIM) with YOU!

Blessings,

Triple the Sketch Farewell

I bring you to your next stop on this fond farewell hop.

You should be hopping FROM Jen's blog...

http://createoften.blogspot.com/

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and from here you can hop on over to Marcee's blog...

http://bringinghistorytolife.blogspot.com/

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But be sure to check out all the info below...

I have some freebies information for you!

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I simply can not tell you how sad and happy I am at the same time.

Being on the TTS design team was not only my absolute favorite

but it was also the biggest (BIGGEST) blessing.

And with all that SU! has been going through lately,

I was positive I wouldn't be giving up my TTS position.

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God always has other plans, doesn't He?!

I trust Him completely...

even when I don't like it...

even when it doesn't make sense...

even when.

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Being a part of CBS myself,

I know what a huge and wonderful position Patter is taking on.

My congratulations go out to not only her but her whole BSF group!

Here's wishing you well, sweet Patter, my friend!

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Be sure to check back tomorrow for more ideas and blog hoppin' fun!

Plus... I will be giving away more BLOG CANDY

in celebration of Patter's decision!

I'm not celebrating that TTS will be no more.

I'm celebrating Patter's decision to OBEY.

Thank you for your example, sistah!

Triple the Sketch #72

Yes, smile today!

Lately, I've had some people treat me in ways

that make me NOT want to smile.

So I really like this page.

It not only reminds me to smile by what it says

but also because when I see my precious little guy and gal

discovering God's goodness, mmmmm

I am filled with joy that makes me smile!

Praise God!

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Triple the Sketch is filled with JOY for God's goodness
and that is one of the reasons it is my favorite DT to be on!
Jesus is Lord and TTS shouts it!
Check out all the shouting as well as
this weeks sketch and more inspiration at the TTS site...
http://triplethesketch.blogspot.com/
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In the words of FFH...
"Say 'hey, it's a good day' even if things are goin' my way
Jesus is Lord and I am saved so...
say 'hey, it's a goooooood day!"
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May you have a "good day!"

Thank You With LOVE

I just had to say THANK YOU once again

to my friends at SHIMMERZ

for treating us gals on the design team of TTS.

My card has all kinds of Shimmerz goodness on it.

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First I spritzed my 4 Leaf Clover Spritz

around the edge of my circle.

Then I colored in my "LoVe" with a #2 paint brush

using the same 4 Leaf Clover Spritz.

SO easy and SO adorable!

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For my card, I also used

SU!'s new Melon Mambo card stock and ribbon. Yum!

With that I used Handsome Hunter and Basic Black.

Anytime I paint with a medium such as Shimmerz Spritz,

I always HEAT EMBOSS my image first.

This way the paint is sure to stay within the lines

of the embossed image.

In this case, I used Basic Black Craft Ink and Crystal Clear EP.

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My card was inspired by Sketch #71 at

Triple the Sketch

and you can check it out here...

http://triplethesketch.blogspot.com/

Also be sure to stop by the Shimmerz site here...

http://shimmerzpaints.com/

so you can see even more inspiration!

I wish you could see the blingy fun these
Shimmerz paints create!
My photos just don't do them justice!
My "LoVe" is sparkling like all get-out and I LOVE it!
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Hope your day "shimmerz" today!
Blessings,

Triple the Sketch #71

And yet another week passes while Triple the Sketch

inspires us with yet another fabulous sketch!

I feel the need to once again say

THANK YOU!

Thank you for sketch #71!

Be sure to check out this sketch and more inspiration here...

http://triplethesketch.blogspot.com/

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I have another thank you to extend...

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Thank you to SHIMMERZ Paints!!!

Shimmerz is the TTS sponsor this week.

They have a fabulous assortment of paper paints

that add all sorts of color and bling to your creations.

Visit their site here...

http://shimmerzpaints.com/

The flower you see above was spritzed with some "Spritz" paint.

It is so much lovelier in real life!

The photo just doesn't show the bling like I wish it would.

However, would you like to know

how to make your own paper flowers like this one?

Then visit the Shimmerz site and go to

"Tips and Tutorials."

That's what I did! and look what I learned!

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So sit down for a few minutes today and use this great sketch!

Make a card. Preserve a memory.

and ENJOY!

Triple the Sketch #70

Thank you Triple the Sketch for

Sketch #70!

I LOVE it! and this page as well!

Take a look below and you can compare the sketch to my page.

I twisted the sketch as you will see.

Or visit the TTS site here...

http://triplethesketch.blogspot.com/

And I have yet another THANK YOU today...

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a BIG TY... to my beautiful gal and her beautiful heart!
She recently donated her hair to Locks of Love
for the SECOND TIME!
I wish my hair would grow like this!
I think her hair is gorgeous short OR long.
She prefers it long so you know it's quite a sacrafice.
Can you imagine the recipent's reaction ot all those curls?!
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May you be blessed today for the sacrafices you make!

Triple the Sketch #69

Oh, I had fun with Sketch #69!!!

My photos made this one SO EASY!

I kept looking at the finished page thinking,

"That was too fast... perhaps I need to do more...

but it looks so cute the way it is...

should I do more...

naaaahhhh."

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Sometime, the less Patter at TTS puts on her sketches

the more challenging I find it to create with.

(Although I LOVE a good challenge. wink.)

So this one just seemed so easy peasy to me.

Thanks, Patter!

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Did you know Triple the Sketch posts TWICE in one week?

Friday is for scrapbook pages inspiration

and Saturay is for cards and other treasured items.

So head over there now

but be sure to check it out tomorrow as well!

http://triplethesketch.blogspot.com/

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Hope you have as much fun today as
my son and husband had in these photos...
and as much as I had taken them!
Blessings!

TTS Sketch #68

When I scrapbook,

I like to use as many photos as possible

on one or two page LOs.

I think scrapbook pages that focus on 1 photo

turn out really super cute,

especially if the scrapper has a real knack.

But I take so many pictures and

never can decide which ones to add to my albums.

So I try to use them all. he he.

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Coming up with new LOs can be very challenging

with mutliple photos.

UNLESS...

you visit TTS

http://triplethesketch.blogspot.com/

on a regular basis.

A new sketch each week with

samples that go BEYOND scrapbooking.

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One way I manage to add several photos to one LO

is by using WALLET SIZE photos.

As you can see, this is what I did here.

Let me know if you like that tip!

Have a great day!

TTS Sketch #67

These photos just crack me up!

These are "my boys" at Cub Scout Day Camp.

One of the counselors played some H2O games.

At the end of his session,

he just started throwing the balloons straight up.

It was hillarious watching the boys!

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Thanks to Patter at TTS

http://triplethesketch.blogspot.com/

for Sketch #67!

TTS Sketch #66

This card ended up SO CUTE!

I can't wait to give it to someone!

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When you are stumped on making a card

or putting together a scrapbook page,

be sure to visit TTS

http://triplethesketch.blogspot.com/.

Not only are there amazing sketches,

but the samples are quite incredible.

(and I'm not just saying that

because I am on the DT team!

Sometimes I have to pinch myself

because the other gals are SO talented.)

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Check it out and be blessed!

TTS Sketch #65

A guest sketch artist blesses us today at TTS

http://triplethesketch.blogspot.com/!

It's our very own Alisa!

Thanks girl!

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Sketch #65 looked like a bit of a challenge for me

...at first.

But once I got started on it,

like always, I am so thankful for TTS!

And the finished project turned out pretty darn cute!

Take notice on how I used the sketch for

INSPIRATION

but went a totally different route with the placing of items.

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Check out Alisa's Sketch #65

as well as her inspiring artwork here...

http://triplethesketch.blogspot.com/2009/07/sketch-65-layouts-layers-of-color-art.html

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TTS Sketch #64

Well, that only took FOREVER!

Not the acutal project...

just ME getting around to the project!

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Let me explain

because I am sure you can relate...

Quite some SU! Regional ago,

Jared

(sniff)

showed us his very own "idea book."

I fell in LOVE with the concept

and immediately planned to create my own.

Good grief!

I can't even tell you how long ago THAT was!

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I DID purchase a sketch book

and HAVE been adding little goodies

here and there such as...

color swatches, sketches, phrases, etc.

I just never got around to

altering it like I had wanted to.

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WELL!

Once again

Triple the Sketch

to the rescue!

With this really fun Sketch #64,

the book took me no time at all!

And now I LOOOOOOOOVE it!

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Be sure to check out

Triple the Sketch

for all the details.

May you feel the Spirit
feeding your creativity today!

TTS Sketch #63 and Happy Anniversary!

Triple the Sketch

has another wonderful sketch available

to spark your creativity today!

I'm thrilled to bring you

http://triplethesketch.blogspot.com/2009/06/sketch-63-layouts-pink-persimmons.html!

Along with this sketch comes a

Happy Anniversary wish for

Pink Persimmon

who happens to be celebrating one year

of business in the acrylic stamp industry.

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Want to win a $50 gift certificate from

Pink Persimmon?

Click on "Sketch 63" above to find out

all the fun details!

I put this page together for the summertime
Bible study of "God's Good Gifts."
The very first lesson focused on the gift of self.
After studying a week of God's Word,
we gathered together and recieved instructions
to scrapbook a page out "ME."
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Although Jesus IS the "key to my heart,"
I believe He has allowed many keys
be granted to me that have unlocked
His many treasures in my life.
Check back tomorrow for the
2nd page to this layout and find out
just what those keys have been.


Thank you again and again to
Pink Persimmon
for the sweet, sweet gifts.
I completely enjoyed stamping with
these adorable stamps!

I Still Love You

Inspired by TTS Sketch #62,

I couldn't help but make this

adorable card for my BFF.

We've been together now for

NINETEEN YEARS

and I DO still love him!

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After my card was completed,

I couldn't help but be reminded of

God's great Love.

After so many mistakes

and times that I neglect Him,

He tells me

"I still love you."

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"For I am persuaded, that neither death,

nor life, nor angels, nor principalities,

nor powers, nor things present,

nor things to come,

nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature,

shall be able to separate us

from the love of God,

which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Romans 8:38

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May you know Him

and His love for YOU.

TTS Sketch #62

Thanks to Patter over at

Triple the Sketch

the hardest part of creating

is all done for us!

AND thanks to the incredibly talented

Design Team (he he, that's me)

the rest of the creating is done for us as well.

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Patter comes up with the sketches

while the Design Team

feeds in inspiration.

DIVINE inspiration, that is.

Since Triple the Sktech is a

CHRISTIAN based papercrafting site,

you can always feel God's love

while you're there.

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I just LOVE it!

I know you will as well.

Check it out!

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Here is my take on

Sketch #62

this week.

Thank you to

Right at Home Scrapbooking

for all supplies on this page.

Have a blessed day and be sure to
Psalm 55:6!