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Sweet Stampede October Blog Hop ~ Fall Colors

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   Hello October and   shhhhh,  happy birthday month to me :- )   Welcome to the latest edition of our ' Sweet Stampede Blog Hop '.  This month we are featuring our favorite Fall colors.  Seriously, how do you choose a 'favorite'? I love them ALL!!!   However, I ended up using only a couple of the color choices below, Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze. In addition, I sprinkled in a couple of random non-traditional colors that I thought went really well together...... Pretty Peacock and Pool Party. Surprise!!!   ------------------------------------------------------------------   I chose to use a 'one sheet wonder' template for my card(s) this time around. It's actually called a 'Criss-Cross One Sheet Wonder'.  If you're not familiar with this 'time saving' card making technique, then you're in for real treat!! 'Gathering Moments' I selected an obvious stamp set, Gathering Moments #165970 This stamp set features mostly leaves...
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Sweet Stampede September Blog Hop ~ Sept-Dec Mini Catalog

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  Hip hip hooray, it's finally September and Fall is on it's way 🍁 It's quite the marathon of sorts surviving the various seasonal 'extremes' in Oklahoma.  Winter here is typically ICE storms in February. Followed by about three days of what I'd call "Spring", sunshine and green grass once again! Then the dreaded "Tornado Season", my very least favorite. Once we flip the calendar to June, I drop to my knees and thank the good Lord above!  We've survived, once again and can now enjoy our 4-5 days of Summer before we're thrown into the hellish heat of July & August, these are our hibernation months where our AC is set on 'morgue'! And then finally the 'ber months show up and we all become human again for a few weeks. That is until Mother Nature likes to spring a 'secondary tornado season' on us. We've survived 12+ years now here in Oklahoma and THIS 'secondary' malarkey STILL catches me off guard! Th...
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Sweet Stampede August Blog Hop ~ Card Sketch

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   Hello Friends and Happy August,   Or as I like to call it... 'Autumn Eve, Month', the month before the 'ber months  *September, Octo ber , Novem ber and Decem ber .  My favorite time of the year!!!!   Our Sweet Stampede Blog Hop this month features this card sketch layout.    At first glance,  I saw MANY layers, using a LOT of cardstock.  However, I took a little different approach to create my 'layers ' .  ----------------------------------------------------------- Spooky Halloween ~ Banner Front Card  In case you're wondering...... yes, it's AUGUST and no, it's never too early for Halloween. Well, last month would have been 'too early' for Halloween. However, as crafters we need to plan our holiday projects almost a season ahead of everyone else. Especially as card makers!  It's Autumn Eve people!!! We need to get our 'Boo' on...... and now!!! Just look at these sweet 'trick or treaters'. How can you tell ...
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Sweet Stampede July Blog Hop ~ Card Sketch & Color Choice Trio

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 Hello Friends and welcome July,  Also known as the month that reaffirms the fact that we've survived yet another  'tornado season' here in Southeastern Oklahoma. Welcome to another inspiring Sweet Stampede Blog Hop full of a variety of projects created by a few of my stamping friends and fellow teammates. Here's hoping our designs inspire you to retreat to your craft space, crank up the AC and escape to your paper crafting paradise. Our projects this month each begin with a multi-element card sketch and feature three Stampin' Up! colors of our individual choosing. ----------------------------------------------------------- Patriotic 'Floral's in Bloom', in Red, White & Blue    (Strawberry Slush, Basic White & Secret Sea) Fun fold, column, pop up card. Since it is the month of July, I couldn't help but take a patriotic approach.  Combining a few different products, I managed to pull together a card that I absolutely love  and of course, hope ...
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