Black & White–there’s a reason it’s a classic

This is a quick card I whipped up for my friend Rhonda's show last week. I really, really like Garden Greetings–it's fresh and cute and just retro-y enough that you can use a lot of really fun colors with it. But for this card, I was experimenting with the chalkboard pastels technique for an upcoming …

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Well, whoo-hootie for me! Stamper Showcase again

I tell ya, I'm on a roll here! This card of mine is on today's Stamper's Showcase. I knew they would like this card, because it has always been a hit with my customer friends. I've had several requests for the instructions, so here's the link to my original post–http://embellishwithlyssa.com/2008/12/shirt-and-tie-card.html

My Stamper’s Showcase Card! 2/13/09

This is a card of mine that was featured on Friday, February 13th, on the Stamper's Showcase, a demonstrator-only website. It is quite a little hoopty-doo for a demo to get on there (there's forty thousand plus of us, although not everyone submits work) and I am very honored! What a nice early birthday present!Stamps: …

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Jan gets her own post

  Jan Hoyt (Inkerzaway on SCS) is so special she gets her very own post! Ok, ok, I'll admit, I somehow missed Jan's card when photographing my CQS#7 slideshow. And it is way too cute to pass up–so here we are. Her classy Fifth Avenue Floral shadowbox card on the right was her entry for …

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Three Altered Top Note Ideas

  Good morning, all! I'm sure no one wants to think about Christmas in February (except my five year old, who already can't wait) but I had to share these three card ideas because they demo just how versatile that gorgeous Top Note die can be. We experimented with all these at my last Big …

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Those little strips of DSP–don’t pitch them!

  Look at this fun new thing to do with those annoying little one-inch strip of leftover double-sided papers! To make these cute quilted cards, I simply glued DSP on scrap paper (strips in the right hand sample, squares on the left) and cut it out with my Big Shot (my new BFF). Then I …

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