Dawn's Creation Station

2010 is on it's way out...and 2011 will soon be here with endless possibilities. Here is a card featuring brand new CTMH product... Wings Paper Packet and the January Stamp Of The Month : Find Your Style. Since I finished this card, I went back and added some bling!  Just a few bitty sparkles on the butterfly. I will be posting more cards...

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We have a fresh snow-cover for this Christmas Eve morning...looks like we live in a snow-globe with snow still falling!  My wish is for all to have a blessed holiday with loved ones. love...hope...peace...joythe best gifts of all! ...

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This year I can't seem to stop making Christmas cards!  I used Mistletoe papers, a Nestabilities die, Martha Stewart border punch and finished it with ribbon and bling! This year I can't seem to stop making Christmas cards!  I used Mistletoe papers, a Nestabilities die, Martha Stewart border punch and finished it with ribbon and bling! ...

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With festive lights and lots of snow, my Creation Station reminds me of Santa's Workshop! Fortunately inside it is cozy & warm! The photo without flash has almost an eerie feel! ...

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Everlasting Life is one of the newest stamp sets with a scriptural theme.  It has such elegant fonts and beautiful passages for several occasions.  This simple Christmas card was made for a unit swap earlier this fall. **The opaque pearls add an extra-special touch to any project. ...

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Artist canvases make great wall-hangings when you cover them with beautiful papers! Add a family photo and they make a great, easy gift. Even though the Veranda papers I used in this photo are retired, the idea works with any of our wonderful paper packs. ...

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I am very fortunate to have a group of great gals who meet to scrap and share ideas regularly. To show my appreciation I made each of them a Holiday Planner/Album using a 2-pocket school folder. The first photo shows the outside of the planner folded and tied with ribbon.  Next is the planner opened once. These pages have mats for list or...

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At our holiday unit get-together, our awesome director, Margi, shared this fun project. It would make a great, quick gift for several people on your list! Two inside pockets hold their favorite tea bags! ...

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Close To My Heart is offering a great holiday special...if you order $20.00 from my website, they will include a popular retired stamp set worth $22.95 as a gift to you!! Click on the shopping cart to check out my website for all the details! Close To My Heart is offering a great holiday special...if you order $20.00 from my website, they will include a...

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Well here in MN we will definitely be having a white Christmas!  Lots of snow already and temperatures that feel more like January! This card was created with 'glitter snow' instead of the real thing!  It uses Mistletoe papers and 'Snow Days' stamp set in the Roundabout design from Wishes.  I love the classic elegance of the Mistletoe papers! It might be hard...

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Well, I HAVE been creating...just not posting lately!  I am very glad I have a good friend who reminds me when I'm being a slacker (thanks, Mary!) It's so nice to know people are still checking my blog :) These photos show a notepad/pen holder that I made using CTMH Aspen Papers and 'A Sip' stamp set.  Thanks go to Deb at withastampandasong.blogspot.com for...

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It's a great day to go a little batty!! It's a great day to go a little batty!! ...

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I created this card using CTMH Veranda papers and a stamp set from Unity for the scripture and cross. The flourished corners are done with one of my all-time favorite stamps from CTMH's Legendary Moments set.  It always adds a nice touch to any project. ...

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At our awesome unit Stamp Camp in September an idea was shared for making fun tags for candy tubes to be used as little treats or favors.  Since then I have been creating my own Halloween version, as well as tags for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  They are so cute hanging on clear tubes of seasonal-colored M&Ms!  Gotta love chocolate! ...

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Where has the time gone?!  I have been creating in my station, I just haven't taken the time to take photos and post.  I also took a couple days after my World Card-Making Day to clean and reorganize my station.  It is always a work in progress and I am always on the lookout for fun organizing items in my favorite colors...apple green...

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Here are samples of the 6 different styles of cards you will make if you attend my World Card-Making Day Event this Saturday!  More info regarding this event is below. Here are samples of the 6 different styles of cards you will make if you attend my World Card-Making Day Event this Saturday!  More info regarding this event is below. ...

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Only 3 days until I am hosting my first World Card-Making Day event!! Saturday, October 2nd, 9am-2pmcome and go  to fit your schedule Contact me NOW to register! $15 includes supplies to make 6 different cards:2 holiday designs1 masculine birthday card1 feminine birthday card1 thank you card1 sympathy cardEVERYONE will receive a goodie bag!There will be refreshments and door prizes.Contact me to register and get directions...

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I am starting to create with holiday papers and stamps as I prepare for a special event I am hosting soon! This card uses Mistletoe papers and a new versatile stamp set called Tag the Occasion.  This set includes fun icons and greetings that work for many occasions.  The background circles stamp perfectly inside punched circles made with our 11/2 inch circle punch! How...

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Here is another Halloween card featuring the new Hooligans paper pack and the beautiful stamp set: Captured Moments.  This stamp set also features images suited to Autumn/Thanksgiving and Christmas, with sweet smaller size greetings. It's one of the first new sets I HAD to have!!Watch for new cards soon! ...

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Normally I don't do Halloween cards much...but I just had to play with our September Stamp Of The Month, Thriller!  I used a masking technique to create the moon and sponged the textured cardstock with 2 of our new colors of ink: Sunset & Pear; and also one of our classic favorites Outdoor Denim.  It was a fun card to create and definitely...

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This card features CTMH's beautiful Passages paper pack and the Live Inspired stamp set.  I also used a Tim Holtz die cut for the fun edge on the right side. This card features CTMH's beautiful Passages paper pack and the Live Inspired stamp set.  I also used a Tim Holtz die cut for the fun edge on the right side. ...

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Wow!  How did the summer go so fast?!  It's been a very fun summer, but now we are geared up for the routine of school (and soon, harvest).  I have to say, Fall is my favorite season of the year...and it is especially great because that is when Close To My Heart puts out more great product in the newest Idea Book! I...

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Well, I haven't been in my Creation Station in the last week or so other than to tidy it up after my scrapping retreat :( I even received my order of the newest Close To My Heart product and drooled over it all as I unpacked the box...but still have not had time to 'play'! The photo below is of Split Rock Lighthouse...

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Yesterday I returned home from 5 fun-filled days of scrapping with friends on the North Shore of MN. My friend Diane received the acrylic album I had made for our secret swap.  Here are a few more photos of the inside pages: The cover was posted earlier in July. ...

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One of my favorite card designs for a 5 x 7 card is the 'Bullseye' pattern from Wishes. I created this card with Emporium papers and the stamp set - You Are Beautiful.  I added a little bling with Twilight twinkle brads and some glitter... here's my 'Glitter 101' tip: Don't use glitter near a fan!!  I have to stay I am still...

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We have weddings coming up in August so I am experimenting with card designs.  The following card is using the 'On the Ball' pattern from CTMHs Wishes book.  I used papers from Silhouette and Perfect Day paper packs and the stamp set, Soul Mates (one of my all-time favorites!). ...

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I will tease you with an acrylic album I made using Veranda papers. ( I may use this as a gift for my upcoming scrapbook retreat.) Thanks go to two other consultants who inspired this project, Vicki Wizniuk and Pam Klassen. I will post more photos of this project in August! ...

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I made this mini chipboard album from Clear Scraps using CTMH Passages papers, various stamp sets and rub-ons. I made this mini chipboard album from Clear Scraps using CTMH Passages papers, various stamp sets and rub-ons. ...

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This wicker rocker is for my family members to come visit me and 'set a spell'! I repainted this old desk to hold my Cricut Expression and my new printer. My Cricut cartridges are in the bottom two drawers. This wall has a counter the entire length where I can spread out my layouts for their final embellishing. My cardstock and paper packets...

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