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Perfectly Pansies

Hello friends… Hope you are well and having a good day! Today I am back to share a very pretty embossing Folder that I recently discovered on Simon Says Stamp. Did you know that they have their own branded embossing folders that work in Sizzix Machines, or you favorite die-cutting machine? Well, I am here to tell you they do…
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Collector of Curiosities

Hello friends! I am back again with another project that I made for the Halloween idea-ology release and this time, it’s a little creepy…enter the Collector of Curiosities. A gentlemen’s gentleman and collector of creepy curiosities. I had so much fun with this one. Here’s a peek of the entire collection of Halloween idea-ology and for a limited time, Simon…
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Good Fortune

Hello friends! Ahhh, Halloween is here..at least when you create with Tim Holtz idea-ology it is, and I couldn’t be happier! I love a good story made with and inspired by vintage goods and the grungy details of them. My preferred way is to add as much age to the little pieces to help create the story of the life…
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A Book of Wildflowers

Hello friends! How can it be mid August already? Time is sure ticking by…I have been busy creating all sorts of things for this season, and for a few others, and before summer escapes us, I thought it would be fun to create a project full of flowers, spring and summer things and the sweetness of friendship. I love a…
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Tim Holtz and Simon Says Stamp Fall Wafer Die Blog Hop

Hello friends..Welcome! I am back again to share some more makes with you…this time featuring some Tags that I made using the new Wafer Dies that Simon Says Stamp released for Fall and Halloween that coordinate with past stamps released by Tim Holtz. I LOVE that they are continuing this…one can never have too many dies that match stamps. They…
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idea-ology Palette Ephemera: a focus on purple

Hello friends! I have another idea-ology project for you today focussing on Purple. I picked out several of the pieces that included purple in the Ephemera Pack and thought it would be fun to focus in on just one color from the pack. The idea-ology Palette Ephemera includes a rainbow of colors, but with the release of the new idea-ology…
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Inspired by Beautiful Flowers…

Hello friends! I am back again! This time I’m focusing on this set of stamps from Simon Says Stamp entitled Beautiful Flowers. This set is from a while ago…isn’t it fun to just dive in and use something that you’ve had for awhile and try something with it! Beautiful Flowers is a great set of stamps and comes with a…
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Inspired by Christmas, with a summer twist…

Hello friends! Hope you’re having a great day! I am back again today to share some little gift card and card ideas that I was inspired to create using a Christmas Wafer Die Set from Simon Says Stamp entitled Pine and Post…who’s up for a little Christmas in July inspiration? I love how they turned out…I mean, those tiny little…
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Inspired by Ephemera: Memory Boxes

Hello friends! I hope this blog post finds you well…I have been busy making all sorts of things these last few weeks and am bringing you a couple little projects today that I was inspired to create using idea-ology paper ephemera Curator Snippets and Paper Strips. These little things are essentials in my book for creating collage, in fact, I…
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She Was Spellbound

Hello friends…Hope your day has been a great one. I am back today with another tutorial..this time a slightly spooky one. Is it Halloween making season yet? I LOVE making for the season! Today’s tutorial is made using another of the Tim Holtz and Simon Says Stamp Collaboration of Stamps and Wafer Dies, made exclusively by Simon Says Stamp to…
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There is Beauty in Simplicity…

Hello friends…I am back today to share some new cards that I created using the new Wafer Die Sets that were released by Simon Says Stamp yesterday and were perfectly made to match a variety of the Tim Holtz Stamp Sets. These make the use of scissors not needed for fuse cutting out the images and tiny details of the…
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Sweet Forget-Me-Nots…a look at Teal idea-ology Palette Paper

Hello friends! Happy Spring! I’ve been busy creating but haven’t blogged much lately about some of my makes, so, I am back today to share what I created using the new Tim Holtz idea-ology Teal Palette Paper pack. This project was created using the 8×8, but it comes in 12×12 as well. My project size fit the 8×8 paper perfectly….
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Coloring idea-ology Photos and Paperdolls using Alcohol Inks

Hello friends! I am back again today to share a fun little technique that I discovered while creating my latest idea-ology project that I shared a couple weeks ago. Not sure why I haven’t thought to try it before, but, it works great and adds a little whimsy, ethereal twist to coloring them. I am a HUGE fan of the…
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Making with the new idea-ology Yellow Palette Paper Pack

Hello friends! Happy Friday! Hope you are doing well…I am back today on my blog to share a project I create using the new Tim Holtz idea-ology Yellow Palette Paper Pack..this was made using the 8×8 paper pack but these also come in 12×12 as well. Tim introduced the Palette collection earlier this year and I decided to give one…
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Tidying Up The Nest -Winter 2026

Hello friends! I’m back today…and with some goodies for sale. I am a maker, a stamper, a Tim Holtz Addict, a collector, a junker..and, in other words, a treasure hunter and collector! Some of those treasures end up finding their way into my makes, and some collect a good amount of dust prior to finding their way into my art….
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Let’s create with new Wafer Dies from Tim Holtz and Simon Says Stamp!

Hello friends! Happy New Year! I’m so excited to be creating with you today and starting off the year of making ahead with Tim Holtz and Simon Says Stamp. They have been at it again and making wafer dies to match previously released stamp sets by Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous, which means, more creative opportunities…YAY! I was asked to…
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