tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34824549320502260662024-02-19T10:33:06.237-05:00Stamping Designs by HeatherHeather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-12646178372133493352015-03-17T21:43:00.000-04:002015-03-19T11:39:20.265-04:00PREVIEW BOOK REVIEW ~ Fantastic Mosaics<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hello! I can't believe how long it's been since I blogged. Oh my! Maybe my new year's resolution should be to do more blogging. :-) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In any event... I'm here today to give you a little review of an upcoming knitting video ebook. What's a video ebook you ask? Well, let me tell you, it is the best thing since sliced bread as far as learning techniques go! In a nutshell, a video ebook has videos throughout the book showing you exactly how to do whatever it is you're learning about. This particular ebook teaches you <a href="http://knitfreedom.com/classes/mosaic-knitting" target="_blank">how to do mosaic knitting</a>. Do you know what mosaic knitting is? I didn't.... but I know now! Mosaic knitting is a color-knitting technique. I've pretty much avoided using more than one color when knitting, thinking it was for advanced/expert knitters. If you're like me, fear not. Mosaic knitting is easy if you learn from the best. :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Liat's newest book, <u>Fantastic Mosaics</u> is a <a href="http://knitfreedom.com/classes/mosaic-knitting" target="_blank">mosaic knitting class</a> that will teach you everything you need to know. Along with the video instructions, each section has written pattern instructions (printable versions too) as well as a photo tutorial of all the steps. I like using the photo tutorials as reminders after I learn a technique. She even has trouble-shooting sections AND a section with links to patterns that will help you practice. Brilliant! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There's a section on learning to read mosaic charts too. I haven't looked at that section yet, so that review will be in another post. In the meantime, check out my first try at mosaic knitting. All you need to know is to knit and purl and you can make this too! (Of course I chose orange and green. It is St. Paddy's Day today!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Not bad for my first time :-) If you haven't checked out Liat's books yet, you need to do it now! You will love her books! From beginners to advanced knitters, her books will help you learn great knitting techniques and will also show you how to fix common mistakes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thank you Liat @ KnitFreedom.com for allowing me the opportunity to preview your latest video ebook. <span id="goog_378582730"></span><span id="goog_378582731"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My Silhouette sure got a lot of attention this past week! I used it to print the Love hearts, and to cut them into stencils to use for the glass etching...which was my first attempt! I think the glasses came out pretty darn good for my first try at glass etching! The Love heart came from Rivka's Renditions found <a href="http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/?page=view-shape&id=62634" target="_blank">here</a>. Isn't it so pretty?! I used it on the glasses as well as the heart on the frame. On the opposite side of the heart on the glass, I etching the couple's initials. For that I used a font called Tangerine. Both stencils I cut out using my Silhouette. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The lettering on the frame was also from Rivka's Renditions. It's a new font for her and it's called RR Rhapsody and can be found <a href="http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/?page=view-shape&id=62916" target="_blank">here</a>. It cut out so beautifully! I typed out the letters and then welded them in Silhouette Studio. Gluing them to the frame was a little challenging since they are so delicate, but I think it was worth it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The coasters were made using a stamp set from Stampin' Up that I don't believe is available anymore. I stamped and then colored in with Sharpies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The card was made with Textile embossing folder from Cuttlebug and a Darice frame to make the oval opening for the sentiment. The sentiment was a clear stamp set and the inside sentiment is from SU.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-6837752169925357722014-07-11T15:49:00.000-04:002014-07-11T15:49:44.397-04:00GIVEAWAY!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There's a great giveaway for some Silhouette fonts and shapes! I love Rivka's designs and her files cut beautifully! (Check out my train card <a href="http://stampingdesignsbyheather.blogspot.com/2010/02/coopers-1st-b-day-card.html" target="_blank">here </a>- I used her file for the train.) Here's what you need to do:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And here's the link to her blog post: <a href="http://www.rivkasrenditions.blogspot.com/2014/07/july-giveaway.html" target="_blank">GIVEAWAY</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Good luck!</span>Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-68569130425859516372014-04-15T10:28:00.000-04:002015-03-17T14:30:28.389-04:00SSD Monthly Challenge<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wow! It sure has been awhile since I blogged! Yikes! I didn't even realize I had a draft from almost a year ago! I don't know why it's still as a draft since it was scheduled to post, but I guess blogger had something else planned lol. Anyways...here's my long ago post...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hi All! This last challenge was to use your favorite color combo...and lately I've been loving the black/red combo, so that's what I went with. The picture didn't come out great, but the background paper is from a sparkle pack, and there are some sparkles in it, you just can't tell from the picture. The bow is from a tulle-type material I had, but it made me think of fishnet stockings so I used it for this card. I colored her with Prismacolor colored pencils and cut her and the mats using my Creative Memories cutting set - she was too large to use my nesties with. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Based on my <a href="http://stampingdesignsbyheather.blogspot.com/2014/03/review-of-knitfreedoms-i-love-bind-offs.html" target="_blank">review</a>, well, more specifically the <i>suggestion </i>in my review, Liat added a chart listing which <a href="http://knitfreedom.com/classes/bind-offs" target="_blank">bind-offs</a> are recommended for certain cast-ons. How awesome is that?! It's just another reason why Liat is such a great teacher for knitters like you and me. Not only is she clear and concise in her teaching and really does a lot of research to give us the best tips and tricks, she also really does consider what her customers and fans have to say. You can't say that about many other people out there! I love that Liat makes herself accessible to us. Thank you Liat for all that you do, especially for beginner knitters like me!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So what are you waiting for?! Go check out her latest book...you won't regret it!</span>Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-24580404813876358932014-03-07T17:56:00.002-05:002014-03-09T13:26:22.394-04:00Review of KNITFreedom's "I Love Bind-Offs" video book<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh my goodness! I can not tell you how excited I was when I found out Liat was coming out with another video book....this time about <a href="http://knitfreedom.com/classes/bind-offs" target="_blank">bind-offs</a>! And the best part is that she allowed me an early look at it so I could review it, and let me just say, it didn't disappoint. It met my expectations and then some! (My expectations were fairly high since I really love her Cast-On book! You can check out my review <a href="http://stampingdesignsbyheather.blogspot.com/2013/07/knitfreedom-guide-to-cast-ons-review.html" target="_blank">here</a>.) Hands-down this is the best way to learn bind-offs. How many bind-offs do you know? Did you know that this book shows you <b>45 bind-offs</b>? Did you know there were that many?? I sure didn't! What if I told you Liat knitted over 200 bind-off swatches during her research that led to the best 45 - would you believe me? Well, she did! And the result of her hard work is something we all get to benefit from.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In her latest video book she gives you three different ways to learn & see how the bind-off is done. Each bind-off has<span style="background-color: white;"> a </span>video,<span style="background-color: white;"> </span>step-by-step photo instructions,<span style="background-color: white;"> and an </span>animated demo.<span style="background-color: white;"> You can learn this new technique using whatever style of instructions your brain likes best.</span> I love the addition of the animated video at the end because it allows you to quickly review the technique if you've forgotten a step. As always, her videos and instructions are clear and concise. The videos are close-ups so you can easily see exactly what she's doing. And don't worry, she teaches in both continental and American styles for each bind-off. If there's a tip or trick, she shows you. If the bind-off matches with a cast-on, she'll include that info as well. </span><br />
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Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-40307235176889523862014-02-14T18:18:00.000-05:002014-02-14T18:18:31.734-05:00SSD Monthly Challenge<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was so excited about doing the background to this card that I forgot one of the elements of the challenge - using hearts. OOPS! Anyways... here's my card... The image is Pinup Kitty and I colored her with Prismacolor colored pencils. My hubby's birthday is Feb. 12, so I thought going with red would work for him :-) I wrote the sentiment out by hand and fussy cut it. She was die cut using Nestabilities and a Cuttlebug machine. For the background...are you ready for this?.... I had saved awhile back the plastic mesh-type thing that is on the top part of a box of clementines. I thought it might make a good stencil someday...and this was the perfect card for it! I used Stampin' Up's Stampin' Pastels chalks and rubbed it all over the 'stencil' over black paper. I love how it came out! AND even my hubby picked up on it and commented on how much he liked the background - not a typical thing for him to do lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-69540957182788033412014-01-08T13:55:00.000-05:002014-01-08T13:55:24.506-05:00SSD Progressive Challenge <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy New Year! Kids are finally back to school after an extended holiday break (due to snow - yippee!) and it's time to get back into the swing of things. Today I've got my latest submission for the monthly challenge over at Sassy Studios Designs (it's on their FB page). This month's challenge was fancy folds using Katniss, Girl On Fire! She was so fun to color I colored two! But I'm only showing one creation for the challenge. I wasn't really sure what I was going to make with her, but my daughter saw the first one I had colored and mentioned how she'd like her in purple, so I made this for her (shhhh...she doesn't know lol) This was my first attempt at doing a side step card but I like how it came out. I think I'll be making more of these in the future. The image was colored with Prismacolor colored pencils and fussy cut. The shimmery mats are actually backs of business cards. I don't remember where I got them, but someone gave them to me and I saved them for crafting. I die cut the scalloped oval one using Nestabilities and the corner punch is from EK Success (Cardcreator - Interlaced Corner Punch). Katniss is popped up with pop dots. Underneath her is embossed using Cuttlebug's Organic Flourish border folder. It's hard to see, but the ruffle in her dress is pink, so I folded a ribbon for the middle step. The last step's mat was corner punched with Fiskars Multiple Circles. The sentiment was heat embossed in white and die cut with scalloped circle nesties.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-33372720048876719002013-12-13T10:17:00.001-05:002013-12-13T10:17:40.417-05:00SSD Progressive Challenge<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hi All! Here's my latest monthly challenge over at Sassy Studio Designs. The challenge was to use Santa Pin-Up to create a white on white project and you can't use the traditional Christmas colors - red, green, gold or silver. I think the white on white part was hardest for me! In any event... the digi was colored with Prismacolor colored pencils. I chalked around the edges of all the die cuts/punches with Lavender Lace ink from SU. I embossed the background and punched some snowflakes (I layered a small one on top of a larger one), added a tag and ribbon and there you have it! Boy, that sounds so simple but in reality it took me forever! LOL I hope you like it!</span><br />
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Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-74010713172588178482013-11-14T11:51:00.000-05:002013-11-14T11:51:03.258-05:00SSD Progressive Challenge<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can't believe I'm saying this...but I've (finally) entered a progressive challenge...for the first time ever! (Well, this is my second project technically, but since I've actually continued to the next month I'm going to count this as beginning) :-) In any event...the task at hand was to create a fall themed project using Sassy Studio Designs Scarecrow Sassy. Isn't she cute?! She was fun to color with all the fall colors. She was colored using Prismacolor colored pencils. The sentiment was computer generated by moi! Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-654081636777930612013-10-16T20:26:00.000-04:002013-10-16T20:26:46.354-04:00Who Wants Free Software For Digital Scrapbooking?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Seriously...I'm not kidding! Have you ever noticed the button on the side of my blog for My Memories Software? That's the program they are giving away for free...for this week only! That's right, it's my anniversary week, but YOU get a gift! Cool, right? Anyways, if you want to give digital scrapbooking a whirl, now's the time to do it! Just enter this code in the promo code field before checking out:</span> <b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia;">FreeTreatLL83 </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(copy and paste it because it needs to be exactly like this) This code is only good this week and will expire on October 21st, so you need to do this asap! Remember, this code is for the download version only - should you choose physical discs instead, you'll need to pay for shipping.</span></span><br />
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Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-48956867477834649672013-07-18T13:12:00.000-04:002013-07-18T13:12:06.179-04:00KNITFreedom Guide to Cast-Ons Review<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have you ever wanted to expand your cast-on repertoire? Ever wanted a reference to look back at because you've forgotten how to do one you learned for a special project? Ever wish you had additional tips? Don't you wish you had someone to physically show you how to cast-on? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, then Liat's newest book - <u>KNITFreedom Guide to Cast-Ons</u> - is for you! Ok, so if you've read my earlier post you might be thinking - "why is she telling us about this book when another book was previously reviewed?" Well, that's because as good as the other book is, <b>THIS</b> one is a <b>video book</b>! That's right! It's a <a href="http://knitfreedom.com/classes/cast-ons" target="_blank">cast-on video tutorial</a>. It has videos to show you more than 30 different cast-ons! Now don't worry, if you're thkining, "but don't have an ereader", it's ok! You’ll get <i>private access</i> to the online class with more than 45 HD videos, high-resolution photos of each cast-on, as well as written instructions. You can watch the videos anywhere! How awesome is that? This book is for anyone knitting, at any level of expertise. Each video is a close-up demo of each cast-on, and there's even some additional videos to help with common issues. This ebook/video course is the bomb-diggity!!! Seriously, this book truly rocks! Liat explains each cast-on in such a simple manner that anyone can understand. </span><br />
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<br />Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-50287423454286709572012-11-19T09:59:00.001-05:002012-11-19T10:09:45.284-05:00Version 4!!!It's coming, it's coming!!!! Version 4 of <a href="http://www.mymemories.com/digital_scrapbooking_software" target="_blank">My Memories Suite</a> is coming soon! Lots more added to this version...I can't wait to find out what! What will you create with your new software?? <br />
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Sorry, it's been a little while since I posted a freebie, but this week's a cool one that could be used for so many different things! And with Christmas coming up I think this could get a lot of use :-) Remember, these links only last for so long, so grab them while you can!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As always, if you're thinking about getting their fantastic software program, use my code on my sidebar.... shhhhh....you 'may' want to hold off for a little while.....but I can't say why just yet ;-)</span></span><br />
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<br />Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-80508784769872402792012-10-22T13:10:00.000-04:002012-10-22T13:10:13.930-04:00Book Review - Catching Fire<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6148028-catching-fire" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1268805322m/6148028.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6148028-catching-fire">Catching Fire</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/153394.Suzanne_Collins">Suzanne Collins</a><br />
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/439519929">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I liked the second book of the trilogy...not quite as much as the first, but liked it nonetheless. The end of the first book really kinda left me hanging, so I was looking forward to reading the second one to see what happens next! It was a fairly quick read and overall was pretty good. <br />
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/439515243">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I liked the book, but this was my least favorite of the trilogy. I'm not crazy about the ending (which I'll leave as a surprise for those who haven't read it yet), and for me it was slower than the previous two books. By the time I was halfway through the book I was looking forward to being done with it. I just wanted to know how it ended but it seemed to take a long time to get there, and then when I got there the ending seemed rushed to me. I'm interested to see how this will play out as a movie. Guess I'll have to wait and see. Hmmm....<br />
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Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-75050161806386736222012-08-30T12:30:00.000-04:002012-08-30T12:30:02.161-04:00MyMemories Party Bags Tutorial<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />1. Print your Purse Card templates on cardstock and gather supplies. </span></div>
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<img align="none" height="400" src="http://www.mymemories.com/images/craftables/PartyBag/PartyBagTutorial1.JPG" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #505050; display: inline; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; min-height: 400px; outline: none; padding: 4px; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">2. Using the scissors cut along inside of handles.</span><br />
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<img align="none" height="400" src="http://www.mymemories.com/images/craftables/PartyBag/PartyBagTutorial2.JPG" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #505050; display: inline; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; min-height: 400px; outline: none; padding: 4px; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">3. Fold bag at fold lines.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">There should be a total of 6 folds.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">TIP: Using a bone folder will help you get crisp edges on your project.</span><br />
<img align="none" height="400" src="http://www.mymemories.com/images/craftables/PartyBag/PartyBagTutorial3.JPG" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #505050; display: inline; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; min-height: 400px; outline: none; padding: 4px; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">4. Using scissors, cut along outside edge.</span><br />
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<img align="none" height="400" src="http://www.mymemories.com/images/craftables/PartyBag/PartyBagTutorial4.JPG" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #505050; display: inline; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; min-height: 400px; outline: none; padding: 4px; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">5. Lay the bag flat, printed side down.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Fold up the tabs at the bottom of the bag, so that you can see the printing.</span><br />
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<img align="none" height="400" src="http://www.mymemories.com/images/craftables/PartyBag/PartyBagTutorial5.JPG" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #505050; display: inline; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; min-height: 400px; outline: none; padding: 4px; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">6. Bring the side of the bag up and adhere the tab to the bottom of the bag.</span><br />
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<img align="none" height="400" src="http://www.mymemories.com/images/craftables/PartyBag/PartyBagTutorial6.JPG" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #505050; display: inline; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; min-height: 400px; outline: none; padding: 4px; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">7. Repeat on other side.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">8. Lay the bag down, and apply glue to the last tab.</span><br />
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<img align="none" height="400" src="http://www.mymemories.com/images/craftables/PartyBag/PartyBagTutorial8.JPG" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #505050; display: inline; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; min-height: 400px; outline: none; padding: 4px; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">9. Attach the remaining side.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">TIP: Insert your hand into the bag to ensure that all the tabs are securely attached.</span><br />
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<img align="none" height="400" src="http://www.mymemories.com/images/craftables/PartyBag/PartyBagTutorial9.JPG" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #505050; display: inline; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; min-height: 400px; outline: none; padding: 4px; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">10. Enjoy your Bag! You can fill it with all kinds of goodies or treats.</span><br />
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Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-72412888373355441622012-06-25T13:19:00.001-04:002012-06-25T13:19:48.391-04:00Dance Recital 2012My daughter's dance recital was this weekend...and she did a fantastic job! Here's a page I did with <a href="http://www.mymemories.com/" target="_blank">My Memories Suite</a> of her ballet routine. Other routine pages to follow :-) (If you want to make your own cool page, check out my sidebar to get the link for the software program. Easy to use and by clicking through my site you'll get $10 off!)<div>
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<br /></div>Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-27296301788948208942012-06-08T12:00:00.000-04:002012-06-08T12:00:01.660-04:00Share the Memories ~ Freebie<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's another <a href="http://www.mymemories.com/store/share_the_memories_kit_2" target="_blank">doorknob hanger freebie</a> for you! Have fun :-)</span><br />
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<br />Heather D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04889005157169403617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482454932050226066.post-38243533240217929952012-06-05T13:38:00.001-04:002012-06-05T13:51:47.937-04:00Prom Card<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">NO...not my prom...mine was too long ago! LOL A friend of mine decided to have a prom for her 30th birthday party. Everyone's dressing as if they are going to a prom! <a href="http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sassy Studio Designs</a> has the perfect digi for this! She's called Ashelee's Prom<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> (I know, fitting, right?!) Since my friend's favorite color is purple, that's what a chose for Ashelee's dress. I colored her with Prismascolor pencils and added glitter glue on her hair tie, sash and of course her shoes! A girl needs sparkly shoes for her prom! I also had some shiny silver sticky paper (I think it's actually used for something electrical) that I cut with my Cuttlebug as a double mat. I thought it would give it a disco ball kind of feel (not that the picture shows it that well, but it was quite shiny!) I added 30's all over the background and some gemstones around the corners and Voila! </span></span></span></div>
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