I’ve been tagged!

 
Oh My!  My special friend Karen (KrB’s Korner) tagged me and now I am supposed to tell you seven things about myself.
Mike said I should tell that —-
1- I am 5′8″ and  weigh 120. 
2-was born with a silver spoon in my mouth 
3-I have no tattoos,
4- I was a pole vaulting champion
5-play a mean hand of poker
6- I am a [...]

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It’s All in the Details

Yesterday I shared with you the elements of my gift package ensemble made with the JustRite Baking Ensemble.  Today I want to share some of the details and how to-s that you may find helpful in making your own gift packages.
So here is my finished product:
 
Here are the elements that I started with to make the project.  [...]

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JustRite Baking Ensemble and I made an Ensemble!

The last part of the much awaited JustRite shipment arrived here at Flourishes.  So now the store has great stock of all the items, including the Baking Ensemble and the Birthday Ensemble and ALL of the wood block work with all of the items. 
 Today I have made up a ensemble of gift packages using the [...]

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Frightful Invite

Today as I worked here in the Atelier I had a strong pull to use the chandelier from Flourishes Summer on the Patio set.  What I had in mind was just not right, so I merely started playing and ended up with a Frightful Invitation that is fun and right for the season just around the [...]

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Special Report

I am breaking into our regularly scheduled Monday activities to make an important announcement. 
BLOG CANDY WINNER for the green and pink JustRite shirt…….Carol Southern
 
Lucky Carol please PM me with you mailing address and I will get it in the mail.
 
For the rest of you….STAY TUNED…THERE WILL BE MORE BLOG CANDY…WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT!

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Twilight-With Sympathy

Michael, my hubby ,asked that I make him some sympathy cards.  Two of his former colleagues from work had passed away and he wanted to send their wives a special card.  Since I did not know either of these ladies and their backgrounds I wanted something fitting but right.  Something that would appeal to a woman without being [...]

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Alzheimer’s Steals Lives–Let’s Help to Stop It!

  I know this personally.  This awful disease stole a man I loved!  It left an empty stare, unknowing eyes,  a loving man that no longer recognized his wife, but talked incessantly about his beautiful bride!  A man that thought his daughters were his sisters, save one.  Alzheimer’s did not cause his death, but it [...]

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Second Look at JustRite Love Birds

Hi All.  Sorry I am a little late with this Thursday post…yeah, I know it’s Friday….so tomorrow will be Saturday which I will take off and be back on schedule Monday.  Actually if the truth be known, I misplaced this card in the giant reordering in the Atelier! 
    
When I made Wednesday’s card using the SCS and self [...]

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Love Birds that are JustRite!

I love making cards.  I love challenges.  I love to stretch my limits, I also love it when my mojo is really pumping.  Today I have some special motivation and challenges.  They are:
1-color challenges on SCS:
        Riding Hood Red,
        Basic Grey and
       Always Artichoke. 
2-I added a couple of my own challenges-NO white, Not too feminine but [...]

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My First Christmas Card of the Season!

 I am making my first of many Christmas cards for this year.  Today’s challenge on SCS was to try a new technique…called a Glitter Surprise.  This was just right for my card today.  I have actually had this card in my mind for sometime, but finding the time to get it on paper was my challenge.  The [...]

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