Dawn's Creation Station

Today I finished the gift album I have been working on.  Our pastor & his wife will be grandparents for the first time and I wanted to make something special. Title page:  A grandchild is a gift from above, one to cherish & to love. Great joy comes in seeing our family enter another generation. I thought I had forgotten how to hold a baby...but...

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I don't know why...but masculine cards are harder for me to design.  I was pushed outside my comfort zone today, as we have some nephews with birthdays coming up soon. The first card uses some themed basketball papers I had on hand and the stamp set 'Shootin Hoops'.  I also added a basketball button for dimension & fun! This next card is for...

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I have had another test of my patience since yesterday.  NO internet!  That makes me very crabby!  Thankfully we are up and running now so I will quick post before anything else happens! We have friends who will be grandparents for the first time this spring, so I wanted to make them an album to have ready when the baby arrives, so they can...

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I just had to get out and finally dig into my new Spring products from CTMH! I used the new Sweetheart Paper Packet and the stamp set called Card Chatter-Love.  The colors are Baby Pink & Cocoa Brown.  I also used a Martha Stewart border punch...love my punches :). Close To My Heart has some new button collections that feature these fun shaped buttons...

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I am so excited to have my 'Creation Station' shown on the Crafty Storage blog today!  Welcome to those followers who have found me through that site!  Thank you for all your kind words about my station...I feel very fortunate to have my own space to create. If you go to my first post on July 17th, you'll see more of the inside...

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I got a couple new Cricut cartridges for Christmas that I have been playing with.  I used the Paper Lace cartridge to make the 'butterfly lace' on this card...it's a fun accent with the Wings papers.  I used black embroidery floss to sticth along where the papers met. Stamp sets used were A Flitter & Embrace Life.  The 'bling' on this card are Licorice...

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It's a new year and I am so grateful for all the blessings in my life. It's also the time to send notes of thanks and gratitude for all the kindnesses shown during the holidays. The Wings papers and A Little Thanks stamp set make it easy to create simple cards. ...

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