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i {heart} papershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548981057566437774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479076437303286303.post-58853380643046333122015-02-17T12:07:00.003-05:002015-02-17T12:07:51.991-05:00DT Day: Sheri<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello IHP fans! It's <b><a href="http://papercraftyscreations.blogspot.com/">Sheri</a></b>
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Here's a great way to re-use holiday themed paper or any fun prints sitting in your stash.
I simply layered a few strips of paper that I cut from <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php?all=1&manufacturer_id=100&page=g">Lawn Fawn's Snow Day pad</a>, then pointed the edges using a ruler, pencil, and scissors.<br />
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On top of the layers, I showcased a fun scene from one of the paper stacks using <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6426">dimensionals</a>. Then added a <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6287&manufacturer_id=100">wood veneer snowflake</a> and some <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php?category_id=403">twine</a>.
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<br />i {heart} papershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548981057566437774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479076437303286303.post-38385813089008845522015-01-27T12:19:00.001-05:002015-01-27T12:19:39.383-05:00DT Day: LoriHi, IHP fans! It's Lori with today's DT post. I thought a thank you card would be appropriate today, as I can't thank Kate enough for having me as a part of the IHP family since the very start!<br />
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I stamped the "sending my thanks" sentiment from <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php?manufacturer_id=129&category_id=416" target="_blank">Avery Elle's</a> Sending You set in <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=5502" target="_blank">gray pigment ink</a> on a blue panel. The paper airplane was stamped on a scrap of white paper using black ink and cut out, then adhered to the panel using a dimensional dot. A trio of tiny hearts were stamped just above the airplane in <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=5502" target="_blank">red pigment ink</a>. The Sending You set is now sold out, but if you love the paper airplane theme, you could use the <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=5092&page=g&manufacturer_id=129" target="_blank">Air Mail set</a> instead. I edged the panel with a narrow strip of <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6161" target="_blank">multicolored striped patterned paper</a>, then added a blue strip. The panel was adhered on an angle to a red card base.<br />
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I created 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 Valentine Cards. They are the perfect size to tuck in a childs lunch box or back pack. They are easy enough for your child to make for their classmates for their classroom parties.<br />
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<b>Paper: </b>White CS (Recollection), Pure Poppy CS (Papertrey), <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php?manufacturer_id=64&category_id=191"><b>Cupids Arrow No. 14 6x6 Pad (My Minds Eye)</b></a>; <b>Stamps:</b> <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php?manufacturer_id=100&category_id=55"><b>Love you Tons (Lawn Fawn)</b></a>,<b> <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6165">Simply Said: Happy (Avery Elle)</a></b>;<b> Ink: <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=2267&page=2&category_id=52">Memento Tuxedo Black</a></b>; <b>Tools: <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php?category_id=419">Love You Tons Coordinating Dies (Lawn Fawn)</a></b>, <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6356"><b>Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables (Lawn Fawn)</b></a>, Mini Heart Punch,<a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=2504&category_id=56"> <b>Scor-Buddy</b></a>; <b>Other: <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=5988&manufacturer_id=141">Clear Wink of Stella (Zig)</a></b>, Glossy Accents <b><a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php">(Ranger)</a></b>, <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=4680&page=2&category_id=74"><b>ATG Tape</b></a>, Foam Tape</div>
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Before I get to my card, I just wanted to say how much I have enjoyed bringing you inspiration during my time with <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/">i {heart} papers</a>. The store closing was a huge shock for me personally, and to many other crafters as well. Kate did such an amazing job of providing fabulous customer service and lightening fast shipping. I certainly wish her all of the best in all that she does. Thank you, Kate!
My card is super clean and simple, using an ombre or gradient color scheme. I chose the <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=5176&page=g&category_id=395">Backgrounds and Borders 1</a> stamp set from <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php?category_id=395">Wplus9</a>, and stamped one of the patterns in a variety of blue inks from Hero Arts and Wplus9.
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Hello IHP fans! This is probably the most important post I will make on this blog, so please read it carefully. It's going to be long and a little sappy, so you've been warned!<br />
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It's a new year and it's time for changes. It's with a heavy heart and teary eyes that I am posting to let you know <i>I've decided to close the store</i>. It's no surprise that we're in an evolving industry. Many stores have closed before us - both online and retail giants like Archivers. Paper Crafts Magazine just closed. It's an ever changing industry and it's incredibly difficult to manage inventory expectations, trends, customer requests, increased overhead costs like postage and stay profitable and SANE.<br />
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A little background, if you care to indulge me. If not, skip to the bottom to the sale image for the nitty gritty details. :)<br />
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As you know, we moved into a new home over the past summer and our activity in dog rescue has increased exponentially. Early last year I also was accepted into <a href="https://www.academyfordogtrainers.com/" target="_blank">The Academy for Dog Trainers</a> (the "standard for dog training excellence worldwide" and called "the Harvard of dog training") and have been pursuing my studies there. It's a difficult and challenging program, based in science and on the science of animal learning (none of that "your dog is trying to dominate you" stuff). When I graduate, I will be amongst the company of the best trainers in the world. But, I need to graduate first. And that will take a lot of time and work. And I know that ultimately, that is where my heart is. And that is where I need to focus my time and energy.<br />
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So that, coupled with declining sales, Facebook's algorithm tweaking making it harder to reach our customers and a whole laundry list of other reasons, I've decided that it is time to close.<br />
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Honestly, it's been quite a struggle to make this decision. I'm not one to quit. I'm one to pile lots of things on an overflowing plate and just balance it. I am a multi-tasking queen. But, I've learned that it doesn't have to be that way. I recently re-listened to a favorite podcast of mine, Freakonomics and one specific episode called The Upside To Quitting. (Find it <a href="http://freakonomics.com/2011/09/30/new-freakonomics-radio-podcast-the-upside-of-quitting/" target="_blank">here</a> if you'd like to have a listen.) It really helped me work through the idea that quitting is OK. It helped me realize that quitting something doesn't have to be bad - it can be the door to a new opportunity. Economically speaking it is "sunk cost and opportunity cost. Sunk cost is about the past – it’s the time or money or sweat equity you’ve put into a job or relationship or a project, and which makes quitting hard. Opportunity cost is about the future. It means that for every hour or dollar you spend on one thing, you’re giving up the opportunity to spend that hour or dollar on something else – <b>something that might make your life better</b>. If only you weren’t so worried about the sunk cost. If only you could …. quit."<br />
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So I'm quitting, in the best sense of the word. <b>I'm quitting to pursue a greater dream</b> - a dream of helping save more dogs' lives by making them more adoptable, by helping ones with behavior issues that might otherwise cause them to be rehomed or euthanized and by helping people be happier with their canine companions, which makes the humans happier and healthier. (Did you know that petting a dog increases your oxytocin, serotonin and dopamine levels, which calm and relax both you and the dog, making you both healthier and happier?)<br />
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I'm a little sad right now because it is raw and new but I know there's a bright future ahead. It's just hard to close a door that has been open for so long. I'm incredibly thankful for so much. I'm thankful for my design team members, both current and ones who came before them. I'm thankful for my support staff (social media, newsletter, graphic designers, my husband, etc.) over the years but especially to Tracy and Lori, who have stuck with me since before day one. They're my confidants, my advisors and now, my friends. I'm thankful for the independent company owners I've met along the way and supported as we mutually grew our businesses. I'm thankful for the designers, Kimberly, Jannie and Tracy, who worked with me to launch their stamp lines. I'm thankful for all the guest designers who shared their talents with us for a few months at a time. And I'm thankful for the loyal customers I've gotten to know and a few that I count as good friends now. And it is these relationships and friendships that I've made during this journey will last forever and that my friends, is better than any profit I would have ever made.<br />
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So yes, I'm quitting, but incredibly proud of the business I ran and the success we had. I am proud of the exclusive stamp lines we launched and the opportunities new designers had. I am proud of the amazing support and fundraising effort we accomplished together with so many other companies and customers and individuals to help support Katie Renz and her family during her cancer and in the aftermath of her death through Swimming For Katie. I'm proud that I upheld the highest business ethics and refused to align with or carry certain products because I felt they stole other artists' work or were too heavily "inspired by" them. I am proud of the service I provided to almost 5000 customers and the over 9000 orders that were filled (with less than a dozen mistakes filling them in total). So, there's a lot to be proud of. And I'm certainly not the first small stamping company to close its doors and likely won't be the last. It's been happening like wildfire lately and things continue to change.<br />
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It's been a fun ride but it's time to get off. I can do more good in the world by training and rescuing dogs than I can selling paper and stamps and ribbon!<br />
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So with that being said (thank you to those who indulged me and read it!), now for the nitty gritty. Use coupon code <b>BYEIHP</b> at checkout. Everything is 30% off using this code. As inventory dwindles, the amount of the coupon may change to help move things along. You receive the discount that is in place at the time of your order, even if the discount amount increases later on in the sale. You will get the best selection early on, so don't wait. If you wait, items will sell out!<br />
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You will notice i {stick} papers is no longer available in the store. I will be selling this product over at my store on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/iheartpapers?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">Etsy</a> since this is the only item exclusive to us. That's good news since it is our best selling item and there's always a demand for it. So you will still be able to purchase our best selling, exclusive tape there!<br />
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Gift certificates must be redeemed by <b>Jan 31, 2015</b>. New gift certificates are no longer for sale.<br />
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i {heart} papershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548981057566437774noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479076437303286303.post-34560741987623708262015-01-08T08:00:00.000-05:002015-01-08T08:00:04.406-05:00DT Day: Tracy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi IHP fans! It's <a href="http://whoistracy.com/myhead/">Tracy</a> bringing you a simple and cute wintery scene card you can make.
I used Lawn Fawn's <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php?all=1&manufacturer_id=100&page=g">snow day paper</a> paired with this <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6282&page=g&manufacturer_id=100">little penguin</a>.<br />
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To make my scene, I just layered the decorative paper, then my penguin, and lastly a wintery hill I cut out using <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6304&manufacturer_id=100">Lawn Fawn's stitched hillside border die</a>.
I finished my card off with a snippet of coordinating paper from the pad, a <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6287&manufacturer_id=100">wooden snowflake</a>, and some <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=4805&page=2&manufacturer_id=126">twine from Hemptique</a>.<br />
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i {heart} papershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548981057566437774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479076437303286303.post-56411511191020589712015-01-07T06:00:00.000-05:002015-01-07T06:00:05.193-05:00DT Day: Vera<div>
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set to create this simple but adorable birthday card. Simply fussy cut the
bunny and the balloon and adhere both with pop-dots. For the word Happy I used <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=5954&category_id=52">Avery
Elle Aqua Marine & Lemon Grass ink pad</a>. Love, love these colors. Add
some festive finish by adding a few <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=4973&page=g&category_id=53">spotlight/disco
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Hope you enjoy today's card and hopefully it inspires you to play with some of
your older sets. Or maybe mix it up with the new sets. Need some more new
stamp? Don't forget to check out <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/">i
{heart} papers</a> store. Thank you all for stopping by here.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Today we're sharing a card from our guest <a href="http://marianagrigsby.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/i-heart-papers-card-sew-perfect/" target="_blank">Mariana</a>.<br />
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This is another simple card using a pretty stamp set called <strong><a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=4609&page=g&category_id=360" sl-processed="1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 226, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #006a80; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lucille Sew Perfect</a></strong> by Hero Arts/Basic Grey. I stamped the image and then the sentiment on a strip of patterned paper that belongs to a 6×6 pad collection called <strong><a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6266&category_id=373" sl-processed="1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 226, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #006a80; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Sweater Weather</a> </strong>by Lawn Fawn. I used Hero Arts Shadow Ink Mint Julep and <strong><a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=2267&page=2&category_id=52" sl-processed="1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 226, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #006a80; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Memento Tuxedo Black</a></strong>. I added decorative tape and stitches along two sides of the patterned paper. Finally, I just added three white hearts with <strong><a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=3276&page=g&category_id=57" sl-processed="1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 226, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #006a80; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">KaiserCraft Basics Rhinestones Gems</a></strong> and then, I tied <strong><a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=4803&page=g&category_id=58" sl-processed="1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 226, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #006a80; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Earthy Hemp Twine</a> </strong>around front panel. Very easy to make.</div>
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Happy New Year! It's a new year, full of new challenges and opportunities and a new guest designer for us!<br />
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Please help us welcome Amy Tsuruta! Here's her first project a little about her!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello,
it's ~amy~ from <a href="http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tsuruta
Designs</a>! I'm super thrilled to be the Guest Designer here at, i
{heart} papers. I live in the beautiful state of Washington. I work
part time at a start up biotech company in Seattle. I'm a lucky Mom to 2
fabulous kids. My son is in his senior year of high school and my
daughter is in her 2nd year at the University of Washington. I'm engaged
to a great guy, who is crafty too! He's building a <a href="https://www.vansaircraft.com/public/rv9.htm" target="_blank">RV-9</a>.
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been blogging since 2007 and continue to enjoy the journey. I'm super
grateful to be a part of this awesome papercrafting community. I love to
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The mini "Let the Show begin" die cut has not been adhered to the patterned panel so there's movement in the card. </span></div>
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<br />i {heart} papershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548981057566437774noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479076437303286303.post-58306963829348286022014-12-29T11:27:00.003-05:002014-12-29T11:27:55.597-05:00DT Day: LoriHi, IHP fans! It's Lori here with today's DT post. Since lots of us struggle with masculine cards, I thought I'd share one today using the fun <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6358" target="_blank">Mister Man set from Technique Tuesday</a>.<br />
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To get a masculine feel, I kept things simple with clean lines and added interest with a mix of fun papers, some shiny accents, and a tiny bit of texture. I went with a trendy gray and yellow color scheme that I love for both masculine and gender-neutral designs. Once I'd decided on my color scheme, I picked coordinating patterns from the <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6161" target="_blank">Carta Bella Boy Oh Boy paper pad</a> for the long panel that stretches down most of the length of my cardfront and for the paper pieced necktie. The "you are the man" sentiment was stamped in <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=5502" target="_blank">gray pigment ink</a> on a solid yellow panel that I layered over the patterned paper strip. After adding the dotted necktie next to the sentiment, I added a little shine with a pair of silver brads along the side of the panel. A little <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=765" target="_blank">white twill</a> tab tucked underneath the left edge of the panel adds just a bit of texture to the design. The finished panel was adhered to a gray card base.
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i {heart} papershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548981057566437774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479076437303286303.post-27125339669979693762014-12-16T07:00:00.000-05:002014-12-16T07:00:05.755-05:00DT Day: Sheri<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello IHP fans! It's <b><a href="http://papercraftyscreations.blogspot.com/">Sheri</a></b> here. Can you believe Christmas is only a week away?? Have you finished up your shopping yet? One of my favorite things to give are gift certificates so the recipient can pick something out they have been wanting but won't splurge on for themselves.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I thought that I would create a fun way to present a small gift or gift card/certificate using <b>Lawn Fawn's</b> <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6303&manufacturer_id=100"><b>Goodie Bag Die.</b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> These are super quick to put together.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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To begin, I took the open dot pattern, and stamped it three times down the front of my white card base. I then colored in the dots with my markers (which really didn't take that long).
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I took a piece of black cardstock, rubbed it well with an embossing buddy, and <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6229">white heat embossed</a> my graphic sentiment onto it. I trimmed it, and adhered it to the card using foam adhesive.
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far? Well, for me, December means Christmas and also homesickness. Never more
than in Christmas that I miss being with my family. Also, my niece birthday is
in December. So, two events where I am totally missing my family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This bunny is one of my favorite bunny stamp ever. Because
it's so adorable & sweet. It's from <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php?category_id=373&page=g">Lawn
Fawn Hello Baby</a> set. For the hills, I added some green using the <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6017">mini blending tool</a>
& <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=5954&category_id=52">Avery
Elle Lemon Grass ink pad</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I am keeping it CAS and sweet. This card totally reflect how
much I am missing my li'l niece on her birthday (of course, she gets a birthday
card as well). Hah.... My brother is used to me sending her a bunch of
cards. Sometime for no reason at all. Being far away, I need to make sure she
knows that I think of her all the time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Good morning IHP fans! It's <a href="http://whoistracy.com/myhead/">Tracy</a> here with a fun and simple pastel holiday card you can make.
I used <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6381&manufacturer_id=145">Chickaniddy's Jolly Good paper pad</a> and layered a couple pastel prints. My sentiment comes from <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6282&page=g&manufacturer_id=100">Lawn Fawn's Winter Penguin set</a> stamped in <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=2267&page=2&category_id=132">Memento Tuxedo Black</a> ink.<br />
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Happy December! Today we welcome a new guest designer to the team, Mariana Grigsby.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVdJhZ9gplINLZAmHlGnWw_e6Ong8s0yFa2VkZ3P-_CPw_fl8JRJ4yLgVwr7ghxZl2iLead-iV3RiSFtB39IvFPnGKGFB1jv9kIrUklHEZazIPpuPhOQs4LONjbdukDLRTqszHDv4UoM/s1600/mgavatarframe14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVdJhZ9gplINLZAmHlGnWw_e6Ong8s0yFa2VkZ3P-_CPw_fl8JRJ4yLgVwr7ghxZl2iLead-iV3RiSFtB39IvFPnGKGFB1jv9kIrUklHEZazIPpuPhOQs4LONjbdukDLRTqszHDv4UoM/s1600/mgavatarframe14.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">I live in Northern Illinois with my husband and our two sons. We also
have a cat and a dog that we consider part of our little family. I love
creating with my hands since as long as I can remember. That was one of the
reasons that years later I went to college to become a Graphic Designer, but in
2005 I set aside that title to become a stay-home mom. Since then, I discovered
that crafting was a great way to keep my creativity active. I specially
love creating cards and scrapbook pages. I also like to challenge myself by
trying out different styles of cards, and learning new techniques. I have
achieved many accomplishments as a card maker, several of my cards have been
published in magazines, I have been on different design teams, etc. Overall, I
can say that crafting is a therapy for me, exercises my mind, makes me
happy. You can find me at <a href="http://marianagrigsby.wordpress.com/">http://marianagrigsby.wordpress.com</a></span><br />
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To create my card I used a stamp set called Love You a Latte by Lawn Fawn. I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo Black onto a white tag, and then, I colored the images with markers. I also created a frame onto the card base with a patterned paper included in Sweater Weather 6x6 Paper Pad also by Lawn Fawn. I applied some glitter details over the marshmallows with a white Wink of Stella Brush Glitter Marker. Next, I put a layer of Glossy Accents on the image and sentiment. Finally, I adhered the tag with foam tape, I stitched along the edge with my sewing machine, and added a simple red ribbon knot as an embellishment.</div>
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The holidays are fast approaching and I haven't even begun to think about what I'll do for a holiday card (other than a fun photo insert featuring my Chloe the cutie puppy in her Halloween costume that I'll send to a select few who will appreciate it!). The beautiful <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6398" target="_blank">Snowflake Backdrops set from WPlus9</a> that I used for this card just might end up being the set I use for my card. The flakes in this set are so pretty!<br />
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I really like non-traditional colors for holiday cards, so I stamped the three snowflakes in <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=5954" target="_blank">pale pink pigment ink</a> on a white panel. The "peace" sentiment was stamped in <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=5502" target="_blank">gray pigment ink</a>. The image is a trio of banners, but the "peace" one was on the top, so it was super easy to mask off the other words to ink up just the one I wanted. I scattered a few <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=4973" target="_blank">white sequins</a> around the flakes for a bit of sparkle, then used some <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=3312" target="_blank">Sticky Thumb dimensional dots</a> to layer the stamped panel on a white card base. The white on white is so clean and elegant! I'm thinking I just may do a variation on this design for my cards . . .
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I hope you set aside some time this week to reflect on the things you're truly grateful for. I'm grateful for you and we're kicking off Black Friday early here at IHP and running it through Cyber Monday. <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi IHP fans! Sarah here
today with a card unusual for me - it's pretty much one layer! When I saw this
print in the <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6328&page=8" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416464222339_4304">Everyday Collection by Avery Elle</a>, I
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6336&page=9" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416464222339_3635">Finished Frames dies</a> have not
left my desk since they came out, I love them! The stamped sentiments from <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6167&page=6" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416464222339_4068">So Happy</a> paired perfectly
with the <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6164&page=6" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416464222339_3927">Simply Said: Happy die</a> - cut from
turquoise cardstock then covered with a <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=5988" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416464222339_4457">Gold Wink of Stella pen</a> for
some sparkle. <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=5954&page=5" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416464222339_3781">Avery Elle ink in Kraft</a> was used
for the sentiments and I finished with some <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=5967" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416464222339_4606">enamel hearts</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today, I created an elegant CAS card that could be mass produced due to limited stamping and just using a combination of dies from <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php"><b>Avery Elle</b></a>, <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php"><b>Lawn Fawn</b></a>, <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php"><b>My Favorite Things</b></a>, and <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php"><b>WPlus9</b></a>. I love how you can mix and match and come up with your own unique design.</span><br />
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<b>Paper:</b> White CS (Recollections, 110Ib); <b>Stamps:</b> <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php?manufacturer_id=100&category_id=55"><b>Deck The Halls (Lawn Fawn)</b></a>; <b>Ink: </b><a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=5613"><b>VersaMark (Tsukineko)</b></a>; <b>Tools: <a href="http://papercraftyscreations.blogspot.com/search?q=Stitched+Rectangles">Small Stitched Rectangles (Lawn Fawn)</a></b>, <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6304"><b>Stitched Hillside Borders Dies (Lawn Fawn)</b></a>, <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6336&category_id=421"><b>Finished Frames Elle-ments Dies (Avery Elle)</b></a>, <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6407"><b>Stag Trio Die (WPlus9)</b></a>, <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=6341"><b>Noel Die (Avery Elle)</b></a>, Pierced Circle Stax Die-Namics <b><a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php">(My Favorite Things)</a></b>; <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=2504&category_id=56"><b>Scor-Buddy</b></a>, Embossing Heat Tool; <b>Other: </b>Detailed Silver Embossing Powder (Stampa Rosa), Clear Rock Distress Glitter<b> <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/category.php">(Tim Holtz/Ranger)</a></b>, <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=4973&category_id=433"><b>Silver Sequins</b></a>, Glue Pen, <a href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/item.php?item_id=4680&page=2&category_id=74"><b>ATG Tape</b></a>, Foam Tape</div>
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