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Stampin' Up!'s NEW Clear Blocks - Tips and what I am Learning!

Hi everyone!  LOOK - here's my dining table after I picked out my order and it's always like christmas when you put in a nice-sized order!  CLICK on the picture to see it better!  The best part of this one is that several items shown here are FREE because of the SALE-A-BRATION rewards going on at STAMPIN' UP!  So if you want to have your own goodies - and your dollars stretch real well - then contact me with your order!  You still have to March 31, so you don't want to forget that - 'K? OK! I haven't scratched the surface on this one yet - but we are definitely going to have a blast in March's classes! First - I want to show you up close what the new clear blocks look like - so here's a pic I took....and you can see that they have a groove around their center and the edges are rounded, ...and I can tell you that it really makes a big difference...they are so smooth! Lovin' that :)  I know from experience that you want a) thick blocks so that y...

Fathers Day Card

F ATHERS DAY CARD Paper quilting is a favourite trick for card-making.  A Top Note die-cut was covered with  scrap papers, then layered  on to Kiwi Kiss cardstock which was cut leaving a small border. The Top Note shape has a point and would be troublesome to stand on its own, and so I would make an 'easel'.  So I created a large 'A ' with a supporting leg behind it, and added a shelf. {double-thickness plus glued a thin wood stir stick for added support}  DAD stamped assemblage secured by a clip in place and topped with a tin star!  Hope you like it! B :) SUPPLIES LIST Stampin' Up! Stamps: JUMBLE ALPHABET Dies:  TOP NOTE Designer Paper: Delicate Dots Cardstock:  Bashful Blue, Kiwi Kiss ,   Tools:    Circle Scissors Plus, Big Shot