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Double Feature!

Cocoa Daisy's February kit, Double Feature is now for sale! Some of the add-ons are already sold out (but don't fret! Christine has added to the stocks for next month, so it should be easier to get your hands on the add-ons that you desire). In addition to Double Feature, the project kit, Love Letters is up for grabs! You should go, no. RUN to get yours.

I had so much fun working with Double Feature! I think the evidence can speak for itself...

The colors are perfect... all of my favorite colors together, in one kit! The embellishments are so easy to use and there is a stencil, this month! A Ronda Palazzari stencil! I snuck it into my design on the last layout. I embossed it, white-on-white. And the stamps!!! If you are a stamp subscriber, you are in for a real treat! There is a full alphabet and a view master slide stamp!! Do you spy it above?

Well, enough gushing from me. Go get you some Double Feature!

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Welcome to Paper Issues Fawning Over You Hop!

You should have arrived here from Kate's blog.

 

If this is your first stop, be sure to head over to Paper Issues to start at the beginning!

The PI girls are rocking out the Lawn Fawn stamps, this go-round.

I am a HUGE fan of the Lawn Fawn products. I have quite a hoard of stamps in my stash. Here is a montage of my favorite Lawn Fawn projects...

You're next stop on the hop is Nina.

But if you get lost along the way, here is a list of all the stops...

Amy

Christiana

Kate

Mandy<< ME!

Nina

Sabrina

Paper Issues Facebook fan page

 

Thanks for hopping with us today! If you are interested in winning a Lawn Fawn stamp set of your choice...

1. Like Lawn Fawn on Facebook
2. Like Paper Issues on Facebook
3. Leave a comment

Cocoa Daisy Feb. kit-Double Feature sneaks!!

How about a few peeks at the next kit?

yes, that IS a view finder stamp.

I reeeeeeallly love that "smile" overlay and the exclusive Ormolu goodies are not too bad, either!

I'll just leave you to drool on your keyboards.

See you soon!

a couple of cards for you

Hey there! I am stopping in to share a couple cards with you.

First, my husband just celebrated is 38th birthday, last week... Happy Birthday to my guy! For my motorcycle lover, I created this card using my Cameo and some Cocoa Daisy stamps...

We have another birthday coming up, next month. So to get a jump start on that (but it was really just an excuse to craft) I busted out some October Afternoon Cakewalk and my Laina Lamb Designs stamps and made this for my *almost* 10 yr old...

Now, I won't have to panic at the last minute, to get a card made! I feel so "on-top-of-things". Now, lets hope I don't forget where I stashed the card...

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My favorite kind of hop

Paper Issues' new linky party is all about your favorite projects of 2012. I personally, have a hard time picking favorites... of really, just about anything. I am an equal opportunity kinda gal. ;)

But since I had to choose just one, I picked this one...

Here's the deets on the hop:

Run time: Jan 13-26

Giveaway: Paper Issues $20 GC

What you have to do to win: like Paper Issues on Facebook 

 And here's the hop line up...

Martha

Leslie

Nina

Cassie

Jamie

MandyKay<< me!

Jess

Jen

Frank

Carol

Lori

Aimee

Enjoy the hop and I hope you win!!

Oh! Don't forget to link us up to your favorite project from 2012.

And if you decide to hit up the Paper Issues store for some goodies, use the code MANDYKAY for 20% off your order!

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Laina Lamb Designs

I was so happy to have some time last night, to play with my Laina Lamb Designs stamps and dies again last night. I had these pics from New Years Eve that I just HAD to scrap right away and the LLD stamps and dies were the icing on the cake. Check it out...

I can't tell you how much I love those date stamps and the label dies are the perfect size for layouts or Project Life. I even used the little shapes from the die set to make some of my confetti.

 

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Its a Kiwi Lane Designs Blog Hop!!

Kiwi Lane Designs makes products for the novice and expert paper crafters, that help take some of the guess work out of the process. If you are anything like me, you are always afraid to cut into that "favorite" sheet of patterned paper without knowing if you are really going to like how your project is going to turn out. With the Kiwi Lane Designs templates, you can lay out your designs before your scissors ever touch your paper.

I used the 8" Mini Madison Avenue template set to create these two different cards...

 For this card, I used the template first, to mask off my white cardstock when I sprayed it with some inks. Then, I used the same one to create the rolling hills of snow cut from vellum.

For my next card, I was looking at the templates and one of them looked just like a baby bump, so I used it to create a maternity card...

Now that I've shared my projects with you, here are the details for the hop.

If you are hopping along, you are probably already familiar with the details. If you just happened upon this, start at the beginning and work your way through for a chance at a $25 Gift Certificate to the Kiwi Lane Designs Shop. So here's the line up...

 

Kiwi Lane 

Erica Bass

Misty Buck

Megan Klauer

Penny Smith

Mandy Kay Starner

Shelley Haganman

 

And a little birdie told me that ScrapbookSteals.com are doing their own KLD hop and will be selling these templates today too! So stop by when you are finished hopping with us, and getcha some. ;)

CocoaDaisy January 2013 Kit Reveal!

Pemberley, is quite a delightful kit, I must say. The add-ons Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are as equally divine.

 That's my sad attempt at some Jane Austen styling...yeah. I'll just stick to the crafting.

Here are my projects using Pemberly(the main kit) and the add-on Elizabeth...

 

Crazy for you. (this one was made using only the Elizabeth add-on)

*ORIGINAL

Aren't those screw head stamps, awesome!?! They come with the calendar stamp set. I highly suggest scooping those up!

And a minibook, I created to hold our memories of 2012 and our hopes/dreams for 2013. We will each fill out a library card on New Year's Eve. It will be part of our celebration. (more on that to come)

To create the base for my minibook, I started with a plain manilla folder, cut 2-2 1/2" off the bottom:

I opened the folder, folded the bottom edge up to create the pockets, then accordion fold. I started with the middle fold, then another, midway across each side. This will give you 4 pockets, I am sure if you measure out, you could make more or less if you needed.

From here, you could sew or tape, or staple the edge together, but I prefer to just keep it free, and hold the whole thing together with a ribbon, tied in a pretty bow.

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CocoaDaisy January kit sneak peeks!

The January CocoaDaisy kit, Pemberley is simply delightful! I enjoyed using it along with the add-on, Elizabeth. Here are a couple sneak peeks of my projects using the kit...

I can't wait to share my projects with you! Reveal night is this Friday, December 28th. Join us on the message boards for some good conversation and a chance at a prize or two!

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ornaments!

I made some ornaments this week to give as gifts. Here are a couple that I featured on the Maya Road blog. You can find the supply list and some tips and tricks in my post, there.

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