tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9914864003194865012009-11-30T06:30:04.228-06:00Mary Duffekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08578495078172566471noreply@blogger.comBlogger333125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991486400319486501.post-51020068956385738442009-11-29T18:13:00.001-06:002009-11-29T18:14:30.074-06:00

Please click to enlarge photo Well here are the photo's of each envelope.  In each envie is a one sided card.  I used various images from my stamp collection.  (See below for a list of all materials.) This is the journal we are going to use to write in everyday. This is what really makes the Advent special. I am going to do my best in explaining what we are doing.  I found the Journal in my

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I made a set of cards using Basic Grey's new paper called Nook and Pantry and their new mini stamp set that goes along with the collection, for my friends Birthday. I used one of K.Werners sketches. Check out the original. Thanks for those of you who left a comment or stopped by my blog the past couple of days. Hope your Thanksgiving was super splenderific! Ours was, we had 45 people come and

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I had to do a pre-post for Thanksgiving day.  I am so thankful for ALL the blessings that God has given us.  Even the blessings of hard trials.  Each year we go around the dinner table and give thanks to God  and I thought I'd do a little of that on my blog with you. (I hope you don't mind.)  Here I go... I thank God for each of my blogging friends.  Your comments and emails are such a

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Well I am showing you the finished project before all the good stuff.... LOL! What happened was I took all the photo's of each individual piece of the advent calendar and didn't check the picture quality before proceeding to make the finished product.  (Well it's almost done...this gives you a good idea.) So I am doing things a little backwards...I am showing you the finished product and

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I made a hat for one of my boys...working on the other one.  Isn't it cute?  And it is totally cute and super easy to whip up!  I used a pattern from one of my all time crochet pattern artist, Mamachee, yep it's another one of Tara's creations!  Love, love, love her patterns!  Check out Mamachee's Etsy store.  There's also a rumor that Tara is working on getting a book published too!  How

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I have missed the last couple of Feature Saturday posts....can't believe it.  Like everyone else, we've been crazy busy! Well I found a totally awesome inspirational blog.   I love it!  Rita is a Wedding planner in D.C.  Now I don't need a wedding planner....(insert sad face here! I think I will be forever single and that's ok.=)  But her blog The Ritzy Bee is chalked full of inspiration.  I

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Well I love, love, love Gina K Designs stamps. I use them all the time and a lot of the time, I don't get photos of them because I make gifts and use them up quickly. My family hordes all the cards that I make with my Gina K stamps! It's too funny and very sweet that they love me so much.  My aunt and some of our family friends, that I make cards for - don't even use the cards. LOL! They

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It's never fun making a Sympathy card.  I made this one for my mom's friend at work. We have been super, duper, ubery, busy here.  I've been preparing for the craft show tomorrow.  Whoo Hoo! it's finally here and I pray everything sell!  =) I do have lots of stuff to share with you....some of my creations that I've been making over the past few weeks....so I will talk with you soon.

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Hello!  I am almost done making the changes to my blog....Need to fix my signature....anyone know how to do that with the HTLM code in stead of doing under settings? Oh my did I make one UBER mistake.  I was so excited to start changing my blog, that I forgot to backup my template!  Can you say...UGH!!!  Well as you may or may not notice, my Inspiring Blog list is different (since I didn't have

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Please don't mind the dust on my blog....I am trying to give it an updated fall look... Blessings and thanks for stopping by...I'll have some projects to share with you all soon. Mary

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This is the project I made using my Blog Challenge #3.  I re-purposed an old inexpensive photo album.  I made the front and back covers and filled the pages with some hybrid mini scrapbook pages and pics of the boys, for my mom's birthday tomorrow. It was a lot of fun to make...I dug thru my one drawer that is full of half finished projects or filled with other paper craft items I found on

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Jessica Sprague is awesome!  She is offering another FREE class....how stinkn' cool is that for us!  I have been able to take two of Jessica's classes and they are top rate.  Love her teaching, you will not be disappointed. I will be posting the Challenge soon.... I have been taking care of another sick child today....UGH!  So time has gotten away from me. Blessings! Mary

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The Challenge will be posted tomorrow. I am sorry that it will be late.  The day has gotten away from us....and I have some projects to get done before bed tonight and that means I will not be posting my challenge until tomorrow.  =( But..... I did make some yummy zucchini bread this evening....love the smell of baking bread in the fall....the house smells all warm and spicy.  Makes me want to

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My boys turn my world upside down....and it's in a POSTIVE way!  I love these little men.  They are treasures from God.  I thank God daily for them.... We had a small extreme amateur photo shoot in our back yard the other day. It was over cast and we had no sun....so I will retaking these again soon when we have some more natural sunlight. I love to take pictures of the boys every fall of

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(Please don't mind the photo above; this is the only photo I have of him playing the Cello-more photos to come. He is in his jammies and you can see the blanket and backpack....LOL! This pic was taken the night of his first lesson.) Isn't he soo cute! Well this is my young man practicing his Cello. Both of the boys love music and well I do to. We have worship music playing a lot in our home.

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I made this pumpkin for my mother.  They are having a contest at work (they provided the pumpkin pattern)....now I know it sounds like she is cheating ....but they said you can take it home and have help decorating.  They all know my mom doesn't do stuff like this and I do....it's kind of a given...LOL! So do you like it?  It was lots of fun to make. I used some yummy travel Making Memories DP

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I made a bunch of these cards for all of the ladies that went to the Wisconsin Dells a couple of weeks ago. I also CASED this card from Teri Anderson's blog...A bit of this a bit of that.  Check out the amazing card! Thanks Teri for the inspiration for my card. I used the new Earth Love - from Cosmo Cricket. (yummy!) The stamp is from Papertrey Ink - Every Day Blessings.  Love the scriptures

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Ok....here is the picutes of the Boy Birdy Rattle I made for my friends.  They are having a bouncing baby boy sometime in Dec.  So very happy for them. I missed her baby shower this weekend because my boys and I were fighting some icky germy bugs that decided to crash our home....and they were totally not invited!!! (LOL!) So what do you think?  Do you all like the rattles?  See the post

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I have FINALLY updated my Etsy shop.  I have 3 sets of homemade felt embellishments with more to come later this week and 2 crochet birdy rattles for sale. The crochet birdy rattles are totally unique.  They are perfect for babies.  They have sound, color and texture...everything a baby loves.  Plus they are made with a 100% cotton yarn and they are totally Eco-Friendly. I have a fun gifty

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Ok....aren't these shoes totally adorable? When I saw these shoes....I swooned...LOL! Isn't that color dreamy? A size 8.5 is calling my name...but my pocket book is screaming "NO WAY, LADY" You can find them HERE. Now as much as I love these shoes....I wouldn't splurge that much on a pair of shoes...evah (call me cheap! LOL) And look at these: More dreamy....olive (one of my fav. colors)

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We've been uber busy with life since I've gotten home from my little weekend away with some girls from church.  I brought my mom's camera and didn't take 1 picture...shame on me. (LOL!)  Well that isn't entirely true...I did take a few pictures using some else's camera over the weekend....but I don't have a copy of those pictures yet.  (Insert sad face here...LOL!) We had lots of fun spending

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K. Werner has an awesome tutorial and PDF download on her blog to make these awesome card sketch books.  Can't wait to fill it. She makes it so easy, because she has provided us a PDF for the inside sheets.  So cool....Thanks Kristina! You are probably tired of seeing this paper line....It's from Sassafras Lass called....Vintage Yummy.  I know I've been using it a lot but can't help it. (LOL!)

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I made another yummy card using the uber awesome Yummy Vintage Paper from Sassafras Lass.  So in love with this paper....Well not really.....I really, really, really like this paper and love Jesus..(as my 8 year old corrects my words....Gotta love that!!!)  This paper rocks and that's all I have to say about it. I used a handmade felt heart embellishment and a cardstock sticker from the same

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I found this uber yummy Sassafras Lass paper at Michaels....it is awesome!!!  It's called Vintage Yummy and yes it is soooo yummy. I have been making some fun handmade vintage felt embellishments for my Etsy shop and will post them to my shop when I get back into to town.  They are sooo fun... If they don't sell, I will have lots of embellies to make some uber yummy cards! Deets:  Stamps:

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I am about to show you an awesome inspirational shop called  E W McCall.  This is a family Etsy store and it is full of yummy items. Check them out : E W McCall Below you will find a few items from their shop. Isn't this the cutest skirt eveah!?!???? This pin is sooo beautiful and gives you and romantic vintage feel. This is sooo stinkn' cool!  I wouldn't wear it...but it's gorgeous...

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