tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68603997426255086932024-03-05T05:57:41.314-05:00Crafty Crystal's CornerAn Independant Stampin Up CounslerCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-32891393651899142422012-06-14T18:59:00.000-04:002012-06-14T18:59:08.301-04:00<br />
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I CANNOT BELIEVE IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Last post was April 16th and here we are almost 2 months and I am finally getting some cards on here posted.<br />
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My dear friend and kindred spirit just recently was able to with her family get out of apartment living that they have been in for the last 4+ years and got a house to call home now. Well there nwere many thans that we needing to be said so i was asked for 2 really really special ones so here is the first one she wanted a house incorporated on it so I thought why not just a card made in the shape of a house.<br />
There was absolutely no stamping involved in this card just our punches and some embossing folders.<br />
This was my second attempt and I am rather proud of it.<br />
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Happy Stamping <br />
Crystal<br />
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<br />Crafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-35874359272983592182012-04-16T16:34:00.000-04:002012-04-16T16:34:10.665-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2CrhFdUHFcFDlo3v0ZmcMHTfkdTJ73pY7GpRNnGgdV1MRg92hHabp1PUYh6Ho0TmUfrzRSBqXO5MPq1YM2wM8463DmKUVAjQUoDpUd63hEj62pPsFtYsD3AZKS7IApwpfdJvrQE99J8/s1600/cards+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2CrhFdUHFcFDlo3v0ZmcMHTfkdTJ73pY7GpRNnGgdV1MRg92hHabp1PUYh6Ho0TmUfrzRSBqXO5MPq1YM2wM8463DmKUVAjQUoDpUd63hEj62pPsFtYsD3AZKS7IApwpfdJvrQE99J8/s320/cards+013.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>Well happy windy Monday to you all!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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I can not believe just how windy it is outside, I thought my 40 foot schoolbus was going to just fly itself home.....LOL. I am home safe though with my kids and all is well. Just whistles coming through the doors and windows but otherwise it is lovely outside, sunny, warm, just windy.<br />
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Anyways about the card before battery goes dead, made this for a couple classes I had in March, most loved the simplicity of making it but impressed how elegant it looked in the end.<br />
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Hope you like it as well<br />
Happy Stamping<br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-73368971634112598932012-03-29T14:01:00.000-04:002012-03-29T14:01:44.548-04:00Here is a quickie....LOL!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI15avfeu56arix_dMhY1h1cNZikhZy9OUeJev4AqvS9kCQ3Ld8LVFjknr7w_DnT5g7JkZEfC1xFsyPURlQDwi6E1Ylhdr_vwN4YFiBrCC6V8UHcLPwUz-3lU6YP9acWCIzKJnyL412KQ/s1600/cards+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI15avfeu56arix_dMhY1h1cNZikhZy9OUeJev4AqvS9kCQ3Ld8LVFjknr7w_DnT5g7JkZEfC1xFsyPURlQDwi6E1Ylhdr_vwN4YFiBrCC6V8UHcLPwUz-3lU6YP9acWCIzKJnyL412KQ/s320/cards+008.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>Very very short as I need to get on the bus now!!!!<br />
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But my father asked for some more masculine cards for the guys he works with as thank yous so this is one of the two that I made.<br />
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Hope you like it<br />
Happy Stamping<br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-63095343298914075992012-03-26T10:58:00.000-04:002012-03-26T10:58:39.940-04:00Buttons, I used buttons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtbflmQwomcdEkzj1tkDCf4DZfdpeB03ynmUYYaIhEVqK6dr_PoFcbv1huOM2RhbO05vdbJtgkZKwGFfz7oD25Q5SquXwYII4e7VETHfX4sPcNVejzNuJfSwmKs39iR2hAPL5D08yr2E/s1600/cards+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtbflmQwomcdEkzj1tkDCf4DZfdpeB03ynmUYYaIhEVqK6dr_PoFcbv1huOM2RhbO05vdbJtgkZKwGFfz7oD25Q5SquXwYII4e7VETHfX4sPcNVejzNuJfSwmKs39iR2hAPL5D08yr2E/s320/cards+012.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />
Good Monday Morning!!!!<br />
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So I knew it would happen we had a week of mid summer weather and then this morning I had winter coat and gloves back on to go and do circle check and start up the bus.....burrrr.<br />
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It was however a lovely weekend with friends at a long awaited class. My BFF recently had to step down from her demoship from Stampin Up and well she invited me to come and stamp with her and some previous customers and friends. It was so much fun and this is one of the cards that we made that afternoon....4 in total. <br />
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I am always drawn to samples where the person has used buttons and yet any time I ever tried to include them it just went wrong. Well the lovely set "Button Buddies" it is very easy for those of you out there like myself to use the buttons you have bought and never used because you couldn't get it to look right. Along with the Twitterpated DSP and matching buttons and VOILA I used buttons and you can too!!!!...smile<br />
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Hope you like it and are inspired to try buttons again<br />
Happy Stamping<br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-68039824292146172412012-03-25T13:15:00.000-04:002012-03-25T13:15:16.163-04:00This is for you Kathy!!!!!!!!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcsTcjFL779c5FFKMVbGOcLD3KXnu2hGaajuz3WIJEqQYOvr1ubGmFvYA0b6TXSoGTY2igX3MIBbwdcVqT8HAKhX5-8yEwph_dMVOEuOIrQeEmGmJvGTw4psWdrrVEAAxNb-7mzjhEVE/s1600/cards+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcsTcjFL779c5FFKMVbGOcLD3KXnu2hGaajuz3WIJEqQYOvr1ubGmFvYA0b6TXSoGTY2igX3MIBbwdcVqT8HAKhX5-8yEwph_dMVOEuOIrQeEmGmJvGTw4psWdrrVEAAxNb-7mzjhEVE/s320/cards+007.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>Good Sunday Afternoon!!!!<br />
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Okay I am going to have two posts for you today....this one is for Kathy who informed me yesterday at a class that she checks me out everyday and well I have not been very loyal to my blog. To be honest I was considering whether this is something I wanted to continue with....Stamping Up.<br />
Our family as I have talked about before has been having a hard time lately with illnesses and my heart was just not into stamping, it was a REAL effort to get back into the craft room. It used to be that stamping was my go to therapy but it wasn't doing it for me this time.<br />
However even though my father will never be cured he has started feeling better....his massive blood clots are still large and he is still on meds to shrink them so that they will desolve, and he is not totally out of the danger but he is supposed to start pushing himself a little to try and build up his breathing and strength again. <br />
He says he is even feeling better, so when my girlfriend (BFF) aksed me to come and do a class at her home for her friends and past customers I said sure and even though I felt like I was a new stamper all over again it felt good to hold that rubber in my hand and even had some uninked stamps meet with some inks and all was good....felt like riding a bike all over again it all came back....although Stampin Up makes it pretty easy with their beautiful Designer papers which is always my inspiration.<br />
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Okay so now that I have rambled on about the card above I was in a swap as I said in a previous post that was focusing on the items from the Occassion mini and one of the cards I recieved back was very similar to this card I had made a few changes but it was someone elses card that was the inspiration ( I will post her info once I find the original card)<br />
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Thanks for stopping by<br />
and thank you Kathy for sticking by me and my uneventful blog!!!!....smile<br />
Until later <br />
Happy Stamping <br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-48384440721148109052012-01-31T20:08:00.000-05:002012-01-31T20:08:41.659-05:00Rue des Fleur if you Please....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLxMAcE5D3cVZvX6iUy-oAqw1wMYlw65HnDFhSEgw3urwVoLh3LeY17wMInj-4ipQys9GtksXtYxAabiymZw3y474j6dYIqAtKMX4OFE8CWUO-AWytZBhUZP4WXruy6wa5ycoWDer6mQ/s1600/cards+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLxMAcE5D3cVZvX6iUy-oAqw1wMYlw65HnDFhSEgw3urwVoLh3LeY17wMInj-4ipQys9GtksXtYxAabiymZw3y474j6dYIqAtKMX4OFE8CWUO-AWytZBhUZP4WXruy6wa5ycoWDer6mQ/s320/cards+005.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />
Can you believe it .... another post and still in the same month!!!!!!<br />
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So I was in an all canadian swap and this is the set I said I would use from the Occassion Mini. I sure hope everyone liked it because I sure enjoyed all the cards I got back form the talented women that were also part of this swap.<br />
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For now this is going to be all<br />
Hope you all have a great evening and....<br />
Happy Stamping<br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-38916350658234983232012-01-28T16:11:00.000-05:002012-01-28T16:11:17.378-05:00Occassion Mini....I am in LOVE!!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7v2xr0vJkE5J2PGlqZNj4BqCmjzBtQGqaxsiRZcANhP7R7PuhAt_dLUm7f_D-fe6YHj0BdXBBUORSKXSQ04usasJRGsnS6XL4vKqKf3xyeL8PDvdr-wy6pbDTevdjym15-KMx0gp4cSA/s1600/cards+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7v2xr0vJkE5J2PGlqZNj4BqCmjzBtQGqaxsiRZcANhP7R7PuhAt_dLUm7f_D-fe6YHj0BdXBBUORSKXSQ04usasJRGsnS6XL4vKqKf3xyeL8PDvdr-wy6pbDTevdjym15-KMx0gp4cSA/s320/cards+003.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>Okay so I have not gotten back to daily yet but here is another post for those of you that have been so loyal to stick around through my blog posting delinguency<br />
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Here I put some of the occassion mini and Sale-a-Bration mini. Can I just say I am loving both of these minis. from the SAB I just love the ribbon and brad bundle. The ribbon is gorgeous and the brads are adorable.<br />
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Oh have noticed the framelits and edgelits in the mini they are such a staple especially for those of nyou that own the Big Shot.<br />
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Well that is all for tis evening I hope you liked my card and thanks for stopping by<br />
Happy Stamping<br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-12127021191629756002012-01-24T20:22:00.000-05:002012-01-24T20:22:03.734-05:00SO Much for my Posting more often!!!!!!!!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8m20KRamPhwtJJIPIhmHreBbKSCeOFSCh_DPefo6FYfxNEG1S7nV70EGJAq0dYnAtY9gqSrioGpU1HxYgEV1JG4x25LCHZ7WCLcmhkGykHGdKkQ2AHQisU4A2WaAiYtRtvanOKB1DWQ/s1600/niagara+falls+and+card+picture+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8m20KRamPhwtJJIPIhmHreBbKSCeOFSCh_DPefo6FYfxNEG1S7nV70EGJAq0dYnAtY9gqSrioGpU1HxYgEV1JG4x25LCHZ7WCLcmhkGykHGdKkQ2AHQisU4A2WaAiYtRtvanOKB1DWQ/s320/niagara+falls+and+card+picture+013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Well I think I may be back!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Even though this is my first post in over two months it is going to have to be short sie the battery on my computer is very low and it cannot be plaugged in due to a shorted wire.<br />
Nontheless here is a card from a class way back in September if I remember correctly I was inspired by Diana Gibbs ( she is amazing with the vintage as far as I am concerned)<br />
i hope you liked it and I do have more cards to show so I should be back again tomorrow.<br />
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Happy Stamping<br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-90752462046333649362011-11-19T09:52:00.000-05:002011-11-19T09:52:41.144-05:00Do you still remember me???<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1IE_av5UbhVHDV4HltVsxyTrCmU2htpKVIkoZSgBwl4CjSmPwtb7sl6iSrLTp8eosrMYT2dzNmLOWdyIFogw8NgM4c35h10ibsMBqiDNBqtuirhLKc_m2WEK_Crzm0CN7-X9X8W_rMM/s1600/100_2026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1IE_av5UbhVHDV4HltVsxyTrCmU2htpKVIkoZSgBwl4CjSmPwtb7sl6iSrLTp8eosrMYT2dzNmLOWdyIFogw8NgM4c35h10ibsMBqiDNBqtuirhLKc_m2WEK_Crzm0CN7-X9X8W_rMM/s320/100_2026.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Well guess what? It is November and I have not been on this blog for over 6 weeks, and for that I am sorry.<br />
What has been happening over here in Crystal's life you may be asking....well lket me tell you. The day after my last post I put in an application with a bus driving company. Well the next day I was called for an interview and two days later I started my training. As of he 14th I was officially a licensed B driver.<br />
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Now though that I am all done my training I am so hoping I will be back to posting more regularily.<br />
In the meantime my dad got a card with a monetary gift from the guys he works with and he wanted to send them a thank you card , two actually for each of the lunch rooms. This is one of the two that I made up for him. The horse unfortunately is not Stampin Up ( I so wish we had just one really nice horse set) I then used the hat and boots from the westerny set we have that the name has slipped my mind. I in the past had a friend (Gloria from gloriousgreetings) that made me a card and she made the twine into a lasso look and I just thought how lovely it would be to add to this card.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed and thank you for oming back for a visit.<br />
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Until next time <br />
Happy Stamping<br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-6231561291444669412011-10-01T12:58:00.000-04:002011-10-01T12:58:30.413-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWuM_TwUN18UylSAfClJvabWl8arqSLrD2MCkG7FVvRfR51gnlSUYKhSgo5B4jhaXrcjFMOIgVddYp3vXq8LSSFlqOWGzv8AAHTRo1IOdMZxpG3Un70NSqWrNR6xDMQ9kJk05cygETfY/s1600/cards+and+canoe+trip+aug+2011+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWuM_TwUN18UylSAfClJvabWl8arqSLrD2MCkG7FVvRfR51gnlSUYKhSgo5B4jhaXrcjFMOIgVddYp3vXq8LSSFlqOWGzv8AAHTRo1IOdMZxpG3Un70NSqWrNR6xDMQ9kJk05cygETfY/s320/cards+and+canoe+trip+aug+2011+011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
WELL September sure was a right off and I am so sorry to left any of you that come loyally to see me. However we have had some issues within the household. Those o you that know me personally know that we have four generations living on the property. Myself with my husband and kids, my parents and my moms mum ( aka grandma). Well my father a week after labour day was on a bike tour with a couple of guys from his work and 5 other men ( 8 in total) well he had an accident and broke his leg in three places. Oh and did I mention that he was in Wiarton. Yep needless to say Tuesday mom and I were on our way up to Owen Sound once they knew that was where he had to be sent to since London would have had him waitting 5-10 days for his surgery. The hospital was so good to us calling us a hotel and getting us a less expensive rate since we were up the for a loved on that was going to be having surgery. <br />
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Then we have my poor grandma ( she is 85) well she has to do her driving test and she failed and has to wait for another couple weeks before she can try again. What does this mean it means my grandmother that drives herself everywhere and is SOOO independant needs to either have you drive her or be with her when she drives.<br />
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Needless to say it has been interesting around here OH and me...yes me it is my blog,I am terrified of horses well because Richard works shift work and dad is not able to walk on his leg I have been doing the nightly chores. I know funny huh!!! My mom comes out as well so we have each other as support ( I have an ankle replacement and metal up the leg and my mom has two knee replacements).<br />
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All this said I still have fit in a card class, got the first month of hotfood orders for the school made, copied and sent home. I have not though gotten any pictures of the new stuff I had made so ....yes I am finally to the card part of the blog...giggle<br />
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This card I made back in the summer and I do not believe I have shown it to you yet.<br />
It uses the Flirtatious DSP and Greenhouse Garden stamp set.<br />
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So thanks for coming by and listening to my excuse for not being around....but it was all true and well family will always come first, BUT believe me I am excited to get my pictures all loaded up and show them to you all.<br />
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Until next time<br />
Happy Stamping <br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-22640162803948833252011-09-06T22:50:00.000-04:002011-09-06T22:50:20.381-04:00Field Flowers are one of my Favorites!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI51uxRF9x0S3QzkQgok0jiDk0BQyfiBYAmRI8K5BP6KNxgds0it_ojh5Pr0O6tmxvMBTMC8b32mIO9bx0oDdsBHy0WzZOHJ0Et1eoYoO7p_iTcvbTIMvGBmc8b_E4KICVYTU1lNIme00/s1600/cards+misc+4sept+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI51uxRF9x0S3QzkQgok0jiDk0BQyfiBYAmRI8K5BP6KNxgds0it_ojh5Pr0O6tmxvMBTMC8b32mIO9bx0oDdsBHy0WzZOHJ0Et1eoYoO7p_iTcvbTIMvGBmc8b_E4KICVYTU1lNIme00/s320/cards+misc+4sept+011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Good Tuesday Evening,<br />
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It is late and on a school night but hey that is how the cookie crumbles around here on Tuesday evenings.<br />
So is it wrong to be in love with a stampset????.....not if you are a stamper...smile<br />
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Well I am a stamper and I am in love with one set in particular and it is Field Flowers.....oh my. I am thinking I should really pair it up with my other love and that is the Mocha Morning Specialty DSP...Oh all the ideas....<br />
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This card however is paired up with the other delicious paper in the holiday mini Spiced Cake DSP I personally would never have thought to put BBreeze with MMustard but hey guess what it is beautiful!!!!!! Add the feild flowers and a few pearls and a little CChip scallop dotted GGrain ribbon and you get a fairly pretty card if I may say so myself. Well actually me and the 4 other ladies in the club thought it was pretty too...so there...LOL<br />
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Now that I am done bragging ( sorry if it really came across that way by the way....so not me) I am going to hit the hay. My baby is having her first day of SK tomorrow and the hubby and I are going for a much awaitted breakfast...it is my favorite meal to eat out ( unless of course you are taking me to the Keg or Ruth Chris's Steakhouse...yuummmm, expensive but still for a treat yummmm.<br />
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Until another day <br />
Happy Stamping<br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-54744658286629582672011-09-04T23:25:00.000-04:002011-09-04T23:25:12.280-04:00Mocha Paper....oh my!!!!!!!!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyQ2S8Tw_2aqNAOj8QrdvobvM1ui-fh-uIxOyTvddDAQ2OJbagt9jPiMlGk1xDJVm0iOFRXUBLkhIN3Z1YVlx161Y-ss2n-7qDdVAHK5H9HM1WdV6B-2UnoHlpfq-lzMKQgflHv1E1Pk/s1600/cards+misc+4sept+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyQ2S8Tw_2aqNAOj8QrdvobvM1ui-fh-uIxOyTvddDAQ2OJbagt9jPiMlGk1xDJVm0iOFRXUBLkhIN3Z1YVlx161Y-ss2n-7qDdVAHK5H9HM1WdV6B-2UnoHlpfq-lzMKQgflHv1E1Pk/s320/cards+misc+4sept+015.JPG" width="320" xaa="true" /></a></div><br />
Good Sunday Evening!!<br />
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Well can you believe that there is only 2 more sleeps before all ( most ) of our kiddies are back to school and the routines get back into motion. I myself like to have some routine in our life and both my kids so love school so sending them back and the first day of school is not as stressful as it can be for others.<br />
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Anyways onto the card I am so in love with this DSP everything about it screams " I've got class" and richness. This is one of the cards we made at the club of ladies on Wednesday. This was pretty much the favorite of the day...I will show the other two in the next couple of days.<br />
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Well it is late I am tired and have an exciting day tomorrow as I get to see my BFF. We have not been able to get together too much this summer because she and her family have had a couple really exciting and big trips planned. We are also due to the holiday all being able to get together as whole famillies not just her and I with the kids, hubbies actually will be there. I always like it when we ge together with everyone. So I look so forward to tomorrow afternoon.<br />
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Until tomorrow <br />
Happy Stamping <br />
Crystal<br />
Crafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-7584478170366253792011-09-01T13:05:00.001-04:002011-09-01T13:10:54.220-04:00A complete CASE from convention<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLYkdYvskAKEum1SCuWqH3zByLzZwDoyE0jpQwa8_Za5mAEc7ROLCnfvVSJbySSdpD0hFLDX_gSpyYZUutWJUoyRepuU0Ws-SiG2a7WEf_LW41gc7-Lq9_LoqI4su9YV-5Ctu5YggsSc/s1600/cards+and+canoe+trip+aug+2011+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLYkdYvskAKEum1SCuWqH3zByLzZwDoyE0jpQwa8_Za5mAEc7ROLCnfvVSJbySSdpD0hFLDX_gSpyYZUutWJUoyRepuU0Ws-SiG2a7WEf_LW41gc7-Lq9_LoqI4su9YV-5Ctu5YggsSc/s320/cards+and+canoe+trip+aug+2011+004.JPG" width="320" xaa="true" /></a></div>Hello and good afternoon,<br />
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Yep it is Thursday and there is only 5 days before my son goes back to school and my daughter has 6. She has made my summer go by way to fast by making me do a countdown of how many more sleeps before she gets to go back to school two weeks into summer holidays. Do not get me wrong I love my little girl and how much she loves school but let me just say it has been EXTREMELY annoying. <br />
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Anyways enough about how she cannot entertain herself but onto the the card I got as a swap from convention I thought it was so cute and I know I have seen similar out there in blogging world but I was happy to have one in my hand so thank you Carolyn Dobie from NY for swapping with me and this is my take on it ....LOL the only thing I changed is the extra layer under the strawberry and my words otherwise it was all her.<br />
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I hope you all like it, I know I just love it when the smart, creative people out there who show me how to use my punches in different ways than the obvious.<br />
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Until Tomorrow<br />
Happy Stamping<br />
Crystal<br />
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Oh and just incase you were unaware the Holiday Mini is current as of NOW so enjoy writting out your wish lists and if you would like to give me a copy I will have a copy for those phonecall I just may get in about 2 1/2 months from now....no worries though as we will keep them updated if there are those items you just have to have now.....smile<br />
If you have not recieved a Holiday mini as of yet and you are in Southern Ontario and do not already have a regular demonstrator send me an email and I will be sure to get one out to you right awayCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-91132113261475949332011-08-30T10:14:00.000-04:002011-08-30T10:14:59.267-04:00Sending a Kiss<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvZz99hyphenhyphen_AdtmyNZBgb75lGqyEddnVi3l07JxrFJhSsgq9iGFSHyj4WKha5wL6W-do4MuHSMFWtNDVEV1J6MNLinQwsfE8cbQ8jmOMDqVmbXFpMC8Jd1ubU_PPaKMA_OP9s90f-kBNjE/s1600/cards+and+canoe+trip+aug+2011+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvZz99hyphenhyphen_AdtmyNZBgb75lGqyEddnVi3l07JxrFJhSsgq9iGFSHyj4WKha5wL6W-do4MuHSMFWtNDVEV1J6MNLinQwsfE8cbQ8jmOMDqVmbXFpMC8Jd1ubU_PPaKMA_OP9s90f-kBNjE/s320/cards+and+canoe+trip+aug+2011+018.JPG" width="320" xaa="true" /></a></div>Good Tuesday Morning to you all!!!!!!<br />
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I have been a busy little beaver in my scrap room and I am not able to show you any of the new stuff as of yet. I have a swap I am doing with a lovely demo in Cambridge Ontario that I am just about finished and rea to send out to her. I have a club meeting for the first time out of this catalogue on Wednesday. Another class in September I am just starting to get the product cut up for so in the coming future there will be lots to show you. However today I am showing a card I did at a camp early this month.<br />
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I made mine a getwell as we had an aquaintance that fell and broke her hip and has been recovering, she is tough lady and I know she will do well but still everyone loves to get a card while still in the hospital don"t they!!!!<br />
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I used the new set Petite Pairs (LOVE IT) it has sayings that go nicely with 1/22 on outside and 1/2 inside....it is just perfect. So her's said "Sending a Kiss"......"to make it better".<br />
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Hope you liked it<br />
Feel free to come by and visit again<br />
Happy Stamping<br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-21795962393907820922011-08-26T17:56:00.000-04:002011-08-26T17:56:38.883-04:00Totally inspired by Lyssa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsy7ymHIQrZBmq__j7XFJuXOihX0TYXkp7Aq_cp9rgFGyjqP4he4wo2y8rX_NiY8ryQEQ2mQC0EDaiEEQUIJ_RSW7SZp1jaYmNKL6-vuUlYf9GU7Gv63WDhZHnrfqAIzvZRcWuJAfMaQ/s1600/cards+and+canoe+trip+aug+2011+048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsy7ymHIQrZBmq__j7XFJuXOihX0TYXkp7Aq_cp9rgFGyjqP4he4wo2y8rX_NiY8ryQEQ2mQC0EDaiEEQUIJ_RSW7SZp1jaYmNKL6-vuUlYf9GU7Gv63WDhZHnrfqAIzvZRcWuJAfMaQ/s320/cards+and+canoe+trip+aug+2011+048.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Good Friday Afternoon!!!!<br />
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Boy does a week fly when you are making two trips to London everyday....that is a 45 min drive to and home in the morning and yep again in the afternoon. It is so worth it though as my son absolutely loves going and it is educational and good for him as well. However it sure makes the days go by fast when you are always watching the clock so to not be late getting him.<br />
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Anyways on to the card I was so totally inspired by Lyssa here is her blog <a href="http://songofmyheartstampers.typepad.com/song_of_my_heart_stampers/">http://songofmyheartstampers.typepad.com/song_of_my_heart_stampers/</a><br />
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My card looks nothing like hers but go there anyways and you will see why I have been inspired. She has been doing a 31 day of delicate doillies stamp set but there is a few hello doily cards thrown in there as well....enjoy<br />
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In the meantime thank you so much for stopping by today<br />
Have a great weekend and Happy Stamping<br />
Crystal<br />
Crafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-34682645653782178002011-08-21T13:16:00.001-04:002011-08-21T13:17:17.496-04:00Medallion Thank You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4d-lUuau8B_v7NM3PCWQwbkq0MuCvMkFMoBJYU4PCY5vn6jb4pONxaXiK13SuGpb-ROm_ysDTTGM18UZyMpVrkcAN92dhny02GimzMRLevhdl748N4xBLDB7wk_qoSUHikQgas4BzlQ/s1600/cards+and+canoe+trip+aug+2011+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4d-lUuau8B_v7NM3PCWQwbkq0MuCvMkFMoBJYU4PCY5vn6jb4pONxaXiK13SuGpb-ROm_ysDTTGM18UZyMpVrkcAN92dhny02GimzMRLevhdl748N4xBLDB7wk_qoSUHikQgas4BzlQ/s320/cards+and+canoe+trip+aug+2011+016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Good Sunday Afternoon <br />
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I know I was supposed to have done this yesterday but my mom and dad had gotten tickets to take our family and my brother and his wife to Toronto for dinner at Midevil Times. Talk about some excited kids, we did not tell them where their Nana & Papa were taking them but they were so pleastantly surprised.<br />
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Anyways about the card I had gotten a couple swaps from convention and have seen it done a few times since then on some blogs I have been known to stalk...smile. I though had not put my first order in from the new catalogue until I got back from convention so for one of m classes I had not yet recieved the Hello Doily stamp so I used the Medallion background and took it from there. It is hard to tell but the green layer in the center of the medallion is our 2 3/8 scallop circle and has rhinestones on every other bump.<br />
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I really enjoyed the simolicity of this card and yet being able to use so many different accessories was lovely.<br />
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Well thanks so much for stopping by and until next time<br />
Happy Stamping<br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-12013967917187199272011-08-19T23:21:00.000-04:002011-08-19T23:21:58.104-04:00I am in LOVE with making the Pop Up cards <br />
Hello there my friends,<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I am so excited about this card. My girlfriend called me wanting to know if I would make her three cards larger than the standard size since all of them were going to be hand delivering them.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The first one she wanted is this one, we have a mutual aquaintance that on her wedding day last year got really sick and had to leave fairly quickly after the meal so there is going to be a little wing-ding of something for them this year on their first anniversary.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Okay so here is some of the info you are likely wanting to know</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The front uses dsp from Timelss Portrait, Cherry Cobbler 1 1/4 grosgrain and NEW quilted satin (from the Holiday Mini) and the most lovely set called Feild Flowers</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The inside the whole bride was made using the heart punch I am sure if you are visiting my blog you are a blog hopper kind of person and I got the idea from many different blogs out there certainly not thought up on my own...smile her bottom half was run throught the embossing folder called Elegant lines then rhinestone gems were added sparatically and our new Dazzling glitter glue stuff that is as well new in the holiday mini to give it some shine and then the pearls all along the neckline. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The groom I found rather hard but he too is made on top out of a heart punch.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I really enjoyed making this card and I hope you found something inspiring</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Until tomorrow (yes I have another)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Happy Stamping</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Crystal </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhsmN1kksaH4PhCfbxpCtgHFzsNA-VfhR6WxArYdzp5X4eM1AyUWhDySqilPejQyvTNRaxbJ-MTjvoYgZF0GcKtgE7NMrbkVt-ahT5o4GH8qOjHfWdfX8ZBV-JBoxNZA6yWdr3VHqVPM/s1600/cards+and+canoe+trip+aug+2011+050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhsmN1kksaH4PhCfbxpCtgHFzsNA-VfhR6WxArYdzp5X4eM1AyUWhDySqilPejQyvTNRaxbJ-MTjvoYgZF0GcKtgE7NMrbkVt-ahT5o4GH8qOjHfWdfX8ZBV-JBoxNZA6yWdr3VHqVPM/s320/cards+and+canoe+trip+aug+2011+050.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>Crafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-69463187007216638352011-08-15T16:46:00.000-04:002011-08-15T16:46:07.018-04:00Sailling Away will soon be sailling off<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVEr4HCEvQRNwXouRC-OqBUIMrWcBZY0Of13BBvNYyOKRk04QBZWoXrdGTbYH6einf5oG9EILusQGB3LVH1vBRnzuzkN6FUTPSIvXO1Gha3xMS_daiCrnTFT_P_XD7MICWbkmg8DUcsw/s1600/100_1917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVEr4HCEvQRNwXouRC-OqBUIMrWcBZY0Of13BBvNYyOKRk04QBZWoXrdGTbYH6einf5oG9EILusQGB3LVH1vBRnzuzkN6FUTPSIvXO1Gha3xMS_daiCrnTFT_P_XD7MICWbkmg8DUcsw/s320/100_1917.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Good Day everyone!!<br />
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So I am going to start off right away by reminding you all there is only a couple more weeks and your chance to get this lovely boat will be gone....your boat will have set sail...hee,hee<br />
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I know lame but hey it is Monday and well that is my only excuse. In all seriousness though really this a la carte stamp will be gone due to the Summer mini being done as of Aug 31st. I have so enjoyed it and the Nautical DSP what a great opportunity for camping scrapbooks, just male scrappages, manly cards there was so many perfect opportunities for it and I will greatly miss using it my classes. <br />
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Now as for the layout I have used this a few times it seems to be a go back to one from SCS that I just loved when I did the weekly challenges there...haven't been there in awhile maybe I should head back for some new inspiration...smile<br />
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Well I wanted to get this card on and now I need to go and finish dishes before going to the cleaning job....that pays me....LOL<br />
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Until next time<br />
Happy Stamping<br />
Crystal<br />
Crafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-59255184900252674422011-08-13T21:44:00.000-04:002011-08-13T21:44:20.770-04:00Easy Events...."for baby"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh158K4lEjXHDb5Ntwqyg0Hv0QYObD5zdJY2-LcCjuOrY_44vxBC7jGEg217h9dhJ4tClvBqzOT1iR_Ip_VoIme0IgF6Sqkny0vFmC_nT-SynVuEuEDYAA6hKDU8ESC7pg5G_u5dObEwOM/s1600/100_1919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh158K4lEjXHDb5Ntwqyg0Hv0QYObD5zdJY2-LcCjuOrY_44vxBC7jGEg217h9dhJ4tClvBqzOT1iR_Ip_VoIme0IgF6Sqkny0vFmC_nT-SynVuEuEDYAA6hKDU8ESC7pg5G_u5dObEwOM/s320/100_1919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
Good Saturday Evening to you all.<br />
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So how small of a world is it when your husband's family has a family that are close friends since he was little. Then he gets married and his wife tries to starts a business and goes to some wonderful ladies house for a workshop and guess what..... her son is dating the daughter to this family that has been my husband families friend how small of a world is this. Well to make this short story long... they have gotten married last summer and they are now expecting their first child...so here is one my first attempts at a baby card for the baby shower. It is also one of the cards that we did at a current stamp camp...it is one of the easier ones we did, which it is always nice to have at least one or two of these so to keep class on schedule and then allow for a couple of complicated cards.<br />
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I hope you liked it and it was inspiring in some way for you<br />
Happy Stamping<br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-5360186330435523542011-08-12T17:23:00.000-04:002011-08-12T17:23:09.861-04:00Convention Inspired Pop-Up card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogHfW6Q8RoK0H-SbCWpvI2FqyWt5ts_-jxHVK-kq_-NDbVbfwcYz5XiBL-aoVvrHuCM4aAp5vj9wGLUAGwbIvx4vy5OHQR8naITbB8rQ-W79WvbhHWyj3yLVhIzzcqsEa78pzxiyfa98/s1600/100_1923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogHfW6Q8RoK0H-SbCWpvI2FqyWt5ts_-jxHVK-kq_-NDbVbfwcYz5XiBL-aoVvrHuCM4aAp5vj9wGLUAGwbIvx4vy5OHQR8naITbB8rQ-W79WvbhHWyj3yLVhIzzcqsEa78pzxiyfa98/s320/100_1923.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Good Friday Afternoon!!!<br />
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Can you believe it, because I cannot....LOL I have a post two days in a row...I know WOW<br />
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So with this card I did it in a class in July and then because some ladies that did not come to that one were able to come in August I just repeated since it was new to all of them and I was 100% inspired by Shalae and Shelli's demo at convention. I know that any of you that had been there, theirs was an over the top WOW and well mine is not as wowwy but the ladies all loved it all the same and were inspired to be able to add to it on their own (class it just would have been too long when there was 3 more cards to be made).<br />
I did change it up in so many ways as it is not a birthday gift card holder, I did mine as a 5x5 card, made it a belly band to keep it closed, used flowers instead of the bright HBirthday colours the demos used as it was for a child, and I left mine open to be what I thought would be a great get well or thinking of you card.<br />
Back to the how you could take it to the next step would be that you could do a couple more pop outs with butterflies or a flower that fell out of the pot etc, etc....<br />
So I hope you liked my card today and found it inspiring in some way<br />
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Happy Stamping<br />
Crystal<br />
Crafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-57701668166926047442011-08-11T21:39:00.000-04:002011-08-11T21:39:14.258-04:00I told you, you would see Raining Flowers from me again!!!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopA2MOmN1yn76zb2KRElHu3c_HB2vF6Z5Hc3f2eGXUqQg9xrLDW_ElvSQwB0ZxaZer-DvkNdBs8fsLWHusF1nBght7FWCZ09XKcfFPjJGgW1cUu2p9qX25rY_sNOZZUM7DtKPLPbHJcE/s1600/100_1937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopA2MOmN1yn76zb2KRElHu3c_HB2vF6Z5Hc3f2eGXUqQg9xrLDW_ElvSQwB0ZxaZer-DvkNdBs8fsLWHusF1nBght7FWCZ09XKcfFPjJGgW1cUu2p9qX25rY_sNOZZUM7DtKPLPbHJcE/s320/100_1937.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Wow Happy Thursday to you all,<br />
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I cannot believe that my parents were so right on the money when they used to say the older you get the faster time goes......it really rather stinks if you ask me....smile<br />
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Anyways as I said in my last post which I know have been very sparatic lately but it is summer and well I can only get better at it. I have to sa I liked this set when I saw it in the catalogue but then thought you know I may be kind of limited with it but then when I got it into my hands at convention and saw some samples made with it I really felt it growing on me again.<br />
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This card actually came to me when another one flopped for a camp and I LOVE it myslef I was so happy with how it turned out. It is definitely a very blingy (new word) card but I am sure I will find the perfect opportunity for it.<br />
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Hope you enjoyed it and found some inspirations.<br />
Also as a last reminder this month is the 3 designer papers get 1 free promotion.<br />
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Happy Stamping <br />
Crystal<br />
Crafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-85001368956812655382011-08-01T23:40:00.000-04:002011-08-01T23:40:52.090-04:00Convention Swap & August's Promotion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-t4sBfTyVx590lEezZt-agut7Zwnw6w4iSDoMaha4d8t-ObmbwfKP_LvcplsLuywMRBEXPDLg6us4xZ7y_s2aUja9nG715IpVZpSF_XA3WGK1Cn1I_9arhu6DDUtHoZOqnzw_AUqLh0/s1600/100_1915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-t4sBfTyVx590lEezZt-agut7Zwnw6w4iSDoMaha4d8t-ObmbwfKP_LvcplsLuywMRBEXPDLg6us4xZ7y_s2aUja9nG715IpVZpSF_XA3WGK1Cn1I_9arhu6DDUtHoZOqnzw_AUqLh0/s320/100_1915.jpg" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div>Good Monday to you all,<br />
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I have not had the opportunity to upload too many pictures from convention and I am soo sorry about that BUT for some reason any of the really fun photos from Main Stage did not turn out at all....so instead I happened to remember to take a picture of one of the swaps I made and this is it.<br />
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I wanted to use something new from the new catalogue and having gotten this set from the pre order ( a fun and awesome advantage to being a demo) and this is what I came up with. Pretty much anyone thaat I handed this card to in a swap situation said they loved which was so nice to hear and I hope they are really happy with it and proud to show it off with the rest of the swaps they would have recieved.<br />
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Now one more thing before I go just so you are all aware that Stampin Up has a WONDERFUL August promotion, we have had it before but here it is again.....Buy 3 Designer Papers and get 1 for FREE!!!! Awesome , huh?....told you<br />
Just as a side note though this does not include the Specialty Series<br />
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Well thanks for stopping by<br />
Hope you come back again<br />
Crystal<br />
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P.S I have a couple seats left on Monday and Tuesday Aug 8&9th....email me to save you a seat if you have not already.<br />
<blockquote></blockquote>Crafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-76341074358004116032011-07-28T15:35:00.000-04:002011-07-28T15:35:42.365-04:00Rainy Days deserve Raining Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGU0tVgYNsLgjeSjVToGrhUrJiXeWMVyZdd-74_u6-bsWi2HvkA-IeIJtMw0eWwVq0y42MifroUyetxYS4semxwAjFKtlWEFtfMeW6LXuigCvYZ1y_ItG1r4tRNT3-9GhquitJfEyVas/s1600/100_1871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGU0tVgYNsLgjeSjVToGrhUrJiXeWMVyZdd-74_u6-bsWi2HvkA-IeIJtMw0eWwVq0y42MifroUyetxYS4semxwAjFKtlWEFtfMeW6LXuigCvYZ1y_ItG1r4tRNT3-9GhquitJfEyVas/s320/100_1871.jpg" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Hello my friends,<br />
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Finally I have some pictures of cards...phew really need to get a new camera so bad it is not funny.<br />
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Anyways on Monday I had my first class since convention and wow it was almost hard to do as I had so MANY ideas running through my head from conventipn I did not know where to begin...smile.<br />
Eventually though I did come up with three cards of my own and one that just had to be cased from a swap I recieved while in Utah. No worries you will be sure to see them all in the coming days I just have to get them downloaded and the Cased cards originators info.<br />
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Now to the card it is a larger than average card which I have grown to really enjoy making and the ladies that come to the class are also in favour of having a card that is a little bigger for certain occassions.<br />
I used the new set form the catalogue that we also recieved in our convention bag called Raining Flowers at first it may seem not your type but believe me it will grow on you quickly and there is so many possibilities, you will definitely see more of it from me anyways. The other set is Occassions Alphabet, I SO enjoy this set and love it so much more than the old Defining set we had with words and their definitions.<br />
Paper are from the collection of new In Colours for this year and of course a little bling, having the pearls along the scallops of the Scallop Trim Border Punch.<br />
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Well I sure hope you liked it and found something about it inspiring, and I will try to do my best and be a more regular pposter on this fun thing called a blog.<br />
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Until later<br />
Happy Stamping<br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-60365741093810797932011-07-20T13:59:00.000-04:002011-07-20T13:59:11.404-04:00I AM BAAAACCCCKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Can I just say WOW, what a whirlwind of fun, info overload, and FUN oops already said that....giggle.<br />
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I must say I do understand why demos make this a yearly event, there is so much inspiration, tips, swaps, ideas etc that gets put into the 4 days of convention. Gloria and I found out that we can travel together just fine. Considering she got to hang out with me the whole flight home while I was so not feeling well. Thankfully the throwing up and such came the day we were coming home and not at the the beginning of the convention like another lady had that was sittting in front of us on the plane back to Detroit had happen to her....yuck!! <br />
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I am anxious to get some pictures on here and I am sure if I just ask Richard will burn the camera onto a CD for me since the camera and my computer are not friends and I will share.<br />
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So until tomorrow, I am off to get my class ready for Monday <br />
CrystalCrafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860399742625508693.post-11038863889448279232011-07-08T23:03:00.001-04:002011-07-08T23:05:32.139-04:00So here is the Deal!!!So I have so not been a reliable demonstrator with my not posting BUT in my defense it has been SOOOO busy here and I really do not know how some other demos/bloggers do it....keep up the house , stamp everyday and have stuff to show on their blogs. All I have to say is kudos to them as I am not as organized as I should be.<br />
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Now as for today no I do not have anything to show you BUT again it has been an extremely busy first week off of school. My son has a severe speech delay due to a hearing loss in one of his ears and he is usually scheduled two weeks of speech camp at an amazing place called London Speech and Language and as much as it is good for him it is an 45-60 min drive to it then home, then at 3:00 it is trio to London again and then home. He is done now for a week then he gets another one and then a last one in August.<br />
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So it has been busy and then tonight went from hectic to sad. Anyone who knows me or has been following me for the little while that I have been doing this knows that I live in the house I grew up in and that we are on a small farm. Well 22 years ago my dad got his dream when he got his first horse and tomorrow morning her and one of the others that has been here for a good 15 years are having to get put down tomorrow. We have never had a dog or cat live for as long as we have had these two horses.<br />
Anyone that is animal lover even if it is not a horse per say will understand the saddness that our two households are going through so please forgive me but I will not likely be back for over a week because after tomorrow and our having our weepy day(LOL like I am not already having a weepy evening) I really need to get my act together and get my swaps done for convention and then Wednesday am my girlfriend/downline and I will be off to Utah for some major stamping excitement. So when I return I will be sure to share all the fun and exciting things we did.<br />
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So until then have a great week + and<br />
Happy Stamping<br />
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My daughter riding the beloved Cheyenne who needs to be put down....she is three here and only 5 now...and certainly not understanding the whole thing but she has her memories.Crafty Crystal's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106168392950908335noreply@blogger.com0