Monthly Archives: June 2013

An apple

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Evelyn

What better way to thank teachers (or former teachers, in this case) than to give them an apple?  The month of May is a very stressful time in my school, as I’m sure it is in every school, because of … Continue reading →

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Cut it Up New Nations

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Evelyn

Canada Day is July 1 and Independence Day is July 4.  They’re so close together!  I never knew that until this year, but because one of my design team sisters, Anita, is from Canada, not the USA, I researched it!  … Continue reading →

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Patriotic cards

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Evelyn

My son is serving overseas and I want to send him a card every week.  I saw these beautiful stamps from Close to My Heart and thought they would make some great cards for him, so I bought them to … Continue reading →

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New home card

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Evelyn

My daughter and son-in-law are moving this weekend.  Their new homestead is a fourteen acre property at the top of a 3,800 foot mountain in West Virginia.  It’s absolutely gorgeous!  It’s very serene and rugged with a pond, lots of … Continue reading →

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Cut it Up Red, White, and Blue

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Evelyn

Today is Flag Day! It’s also another challenge day at Cut it Up Challenge Blog, and so our theme is Red, White, and Blue to celebrate.  A really cool thing is that we are being sponsored this time around by … Continue reading →

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Ice cream cards

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Evelyn

Awhile ago, I got these cute ice cream cone cuts from my online friend, Jayne, but I didn’t have any paper to go with them.  Then one day I was at Michaels and saw this really cute summer paper by … Continue reading →

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Altered notebook

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Evelyn

Several people are leaving my school this year for one reason or another, so I made autograph books for each of them for people to write nice notes in.  I was trying to think of what to put on the … Continue reading →

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3 x 3 thank yous

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Evelyn

These little 3 x 3s were made using the baby scraps I told you about here and here.  I just used an old Creative Memories square punch to cut random images from the patterned paper.  The green patterned paper was … Continue reading →

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Retirement card

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Evelyn

My brother-in-law recently retired from work, and a card was in order.  I saw this sketch and thought its design would work perfectly. The clip art is pcCrafter, the dots are Icing Sugar Candies. Looks quick and easy, doesn’t it?  … Continue reading →

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