#imbringingbackhappymail: back in the saddle again

I'm using up all kinds of fun papers for my #imbringingbackhappymail challenge and I thought you might enjoy seeing what I've created so far, for this MASSIVE PROJECT! This has been so much fun–really eye-opening to me, a reminder of why I started this hobby in the first place. I've been making the #imbringinbackhappymail cards …

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Live Laugh Love anniversary card

There's wedding anniversaries all over the place, this time of year! Here's a quick design that's handy to have on hand. Most of the products I used on this are retiring on May 22nd, 2016, but you can make it with any flourish stamp and in any color scheme! And it would double as a …

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NEW! “Twice is Nice” Paper Cutting Technique makes two cards at once!

Have to share this easy trick with you! It's a brand new paper-cutting technique called Twice is Nice. Cut two differently-patterned pieces of paper each measuring 4 x 5.25 inches. Holding them together as if they were one piece, cut diagonally from lower left towards upper right. You will have four pieces of paper. Reassemble …

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5 Tricks Designers Know about Using Bold, Diagonal Stripes

Stripes can be kind of a "love-'em or leave 'em" design element–I've rarely come across anyone who didn't have a strong feeling one way or the other about them. While some of us have managed to get over the "avoid horizontal lines at all costs" cross-over mentality of out-dated fashion advice, others of us still …

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a quick little layout you’ll love

I loooove this layout! Not only is it so easy, requiring no measurements at all, it uses up SCRAPS, which I have a ton of and always feel guilty pitching. So snag your scrap bin and make some of these quick cards with this cute layout from Cheat Sheets Collection #8. Don't have your Cheat …

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