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20th Anniversary card

July 17, 2014 Written by SusieL
20th Anniversary card
A good friend & her husband recently celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary. The photo above doesn’t do the front of the card justice because you can’t see the shimmery paper, embossing or glitter paper. So below is a scan that shows those details. However, you still don’t get the look & feel of the shiny, gol [...]
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More Pet Sympathy Cards (Sophia, Vinn...

June 8, 2014 Written by SusieL
More Pet Sympathy Cards (Sophia, Vinnie & Ben)
Last year, I had several friends who lost their dogs. I had not made a pet sympathy card in many years. I really like the Cricut Paper Pups cartridge, so I used it to make variations of this card for them. The verse on the front reads: “They are your friend, your companion, your guardian. They live for you, love you and will follow you [...]
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For Katchie…

June 7, 2014 Written by SusieL
For Katchie…
A couple of months ago, my neighbor had to put down the dog she’s had for 17 years. I only knew Katchie for a couple of years, but I can certainly relate to the heartache when you have to let them go. This one is for Miss Katchie… The dog was cut on my Cricut Explore & is from Nate’s ABCs cartridge & the glitte [...]
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Graduation card – Arizona State...

May 28, 2014 Written by SusieL
Graduation card – Arizona State!
A friend’s son graduated from Arizona State this year. Here’s the card I made for him, using the ASU colors (go Sun Devils!) This was the first time using the pen option on the Cricut Explore & I only used it for the “Nice Hat!” sentiment on the front. And, I did this at the last minute, so didn’t note al [...]
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Belated Birthday card for my sister

May 25, 2014 Written by SusieL
Belated Birthday card for my sister
This card took two or three pages (I forget) of Close To My Heart Skylark paper.  It’s not one of my favorites, but I had a few of them & since I thought my sister may like it, I didn’t mind using the two (or three, I forget) sheets necessary to make this card.  I do think it turned out quite nice. I also used two [...]
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Heavenly Mother’s Day 2014

May 9, 2014 Written by SusieL
Heavenly Mother’s Day 2014
Some of us have mothers who have passed on & Mother’s Day can be a sad day.  However, we can hopefully put a smile on someone else’s day by “adopting” them. After my aunt passed away several years ago, my cousin sent a Mother’s Day card to my mother every year.  After my mother passed away two years ago, I ha [...]
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Halloween cards 2013

October 30, 2013 Written by SusieL
Halloween cards 2013
I made two of these. One for one of my sisters & one for my sister-in-law. The “outer” paper is from Spooksville by The Paper Studio. The “inner” paper is digital – from Harvest Moon Halloween Mega Kit (Jessica Sprague). But I “lightened” it by only printing it at 38%. The bat on the inside is a [...]
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A few cards

October 6, 2013 Written by SusieL
A few cards
Since I’m so behind on posting, I’m combining a few in this post. First up is a birthday card for my niece.  I wanted something bright & cheerful.  Although cutting text for quarterfold cards (since they are so small) is usually a fruitless endeavor IMO, this phrase came out quite nice. The card paper is from DCWV (Diecuts Wi [...]
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Money/check envelopes

October 6, 2013 Written by SusieL
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I wanted to discreetly give a check to a friend. But I also wanted it to be pretty! So I enclosed the check in this cute money envelope made with the Silhouette Cameo. The digital paper was from LetteringDelights Circle Paper Pack. The flower was made using a cut from Silhouette Online store & the leaves were from the Cuttlebug Daisy qu [...]
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Using Cricut mats in the Silhouette C...

September 24, 2013 Written by SusieL
Using Cricut mats in the Silhouette Cameo
Although I’ve had my Cameo for a year now & the Cricut a bit longer, I’m still on a learning curve & often unsure about blade settings & such. One issue I’ve had with the Cameo is that I’ve now ruined at least three new or nearly new mats because the Cameo cut right through them. I’ve tried to continu [...]
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