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Dec 2, embellishing my holiday cards from Minted

Last year I ordered our Christmas cards from Minted and I just loved them. Their cardstock & printing quality are the best I’ve ordered and their designs — submitted by designers from all over the world — are amazing. So this year when they asked if I’d be interested in doing a diy project with their cards I was beyond thrilled. And they’d read my mind. Since catching the journaling bug I’ve been obsessed with stamps, punches, tapes, etc and … More

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Back to school

Phoebe and Oscar heading back to school. Phoebe in the new top she made (project from the book Liberty Love) heading into first with a huge smile. Oscar dragging his feet, in some clothes he picked up off his floor, heading into 4th.

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Thanks to all the people who have emailed me wondering if I was ok! Thanks, yes, sorry! I guess I ended up taking an unplanned blog sabbatical there. I’ve been so busy with family, end of the year school stuff, the kids’ sports and activities and life that I’ve had no time to read blogs, pin pins, take photos, make anything. But two weeks til Summer break and I have big plans. Big plans to schedule nothing and do less. … More

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It will not get warm and Spring is crawling along. I can’t even look at those Portland blogs because I’m so envious of their Spring. We have had a few warmish days and used the opportunity to clean up the yard a bit. My kids will wear summer clothes when it’s 50 like all good Chicagoland children.

And on the craft front.. here is April’s doll. I’ll get her all put together and up for a giveaway soon.

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