I don’t know where to start first… the fact that I get to use the NEW Speckled Egg Distress products or that I have two special photos, me on the left and Melody on the right. I’ll start from the beginning, the photos.

It’s no doubt that she is my mini-me, and I love to find old photos of myself to share the resemblance. Two generations apart and so much in common.

I wanted to create something as a keepsake to display with us together and came up with the idea of a folding tag or locket style display.

I used the Tim Holtz #8 Tag Thickboards as the base and painted them with Speckled Egg Distress paint. I paired Speckled Egg with Vintage Photo as they are really complementary to each other.

I colored a couple of sheets of Watercolor paper with Distress Stains and inks, one in Speckled Egg and Vintage Photo for the larger piece of my tags, one with Speckled Egg for the Tiny Tattered Florals and lastly, one with Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso for the Garden Greens.

I found so many messages to add to this project that fit what I wanted to say from the Tim Holtz Clippings stickers. I also considered coloring the Tim Holtz Typography Findings but felt they looked great left alone.

I filmed the process and hope I’ve inspired you to create a special keepsake project of your own using treasured photos. Enjoy!!

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Hi friends! Happy Sunday! We’re so delighted to welcome back special guest Nichol Spohr with some fresh inspiration using our NEW June 2020 Beautiful Butterflies card kit!

In addition to several components from the kit, Nichol uses a variety of alcohol inks (specific colors listed below), Alcohol Lift ink, our Basic Rectangle die set, and A2 Thin Frames die!

For more info, be sure to watch the video and enjoy!

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Simon Says Clear Stamps BEAUTIFUL… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp BASIC RECTANGLES… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp A2 THIN FRAMES Wafer… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz ALCOHOL LIFT-INK PAD Ranger… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz ALCOHOL LIFT-INK REINKER… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink FLAMINGO Ranger… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink SUNSET ORANGE… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink SUNSHINE YELLOW… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink CITRUS Ranger… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink AQUA Ranger… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink POOL Ranger… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink SAILBOAT BLUE… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink PURPLE TWILIGHT… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Ranger ALCOHOL BLENDING… [ SSS ] Jacquard BRASS Pinata Color Alcohol… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ] Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz WHITE ALCOHOL INK YUPO… [ SSS ] CZ Designs SENTIMENT STRIPS REVERSE… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Idea-ology TYPOGRAPHY… [ SSS ] Trinity Stamps FUNFETTI LOVE… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz ALCOHOL INK AIR BLOWER… [ SSS ] Ranger Inkssentials PIPETTE… [ SSS ] Hero Arts MISTI REGULAR BLACK MT300 [ SSS ] Hero Arts MISTI MINI BLACK MT310 [ SSS ] EK Success CRAFT TWEEZERS Precision… [ SSS ] Ranger MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue… [ SSS ] ScraPerfect SMALL NO CLOG WRITING CAP… [ SSS ] Darice ADHESIVE FOAM 33 Double Sided… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by, and thank you to Nichol for this gorgeous trio of inspiration!

Hi friends! Happy Saturday! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Laura Bassen in her 2nd installment of our bi-monthly Amore Laurafadora series on our blog for May 2020! Laura’s breezy ability to make gorgeous graphic cards really knocks our socks off!

This beauty features our Outline Leaves cling stamp, sentiment from our Hello Darling clear stamp set, and an assortment of primarily Simon Says Stamp cardstock for some well known cardstock stripping!! LOL! Be sure to watch the video for all the details, and enjoy!

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Simon Says Cling Rubber Stamp OUTLINE… [ SSS ] Simon Says Clear Stamps HELLO DARLING… [ SSS ] Neenah Environment 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn BALLET SLIPPERS Cardstock… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] MISTI MEMORY MISTI PRECISION STAMPER… [ SSS ] Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder… [ SSS ] Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ] NEW 2020 Wagner Precision Heat Tool… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp NESTED CIRCLES Wafer… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp VELLUM SSSVEL12 [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE COMFORT… [ SSS ] Therm O Web Gina K Designs ADHESIVE… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Laura for being our guest!