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Over the weekend....

April 27, 2010
By Tobi Crawford
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Hi! You know, I feel quilty when I don't post for a few days. I see other bloggers get all stressed out about posting every single day because if they don't, THEIR READERS STALK THEM VIA EMAIL!! Now.. I know that I'm not that popular, but I hope that you guys don't mind if my life gets too busy and I don't post for a few days.. This past week I battled a severe headache and just didn't feel like creating. Over the weekend I started to feel a little better and was able to work on some assignments! Here are some of the creations I can share with you now...

This week's CPS Sketch is super easy!
I just flipped it on its side and got this!

Paper piecing and a few touches of Copic markers lead to the end result of the image!

This pendant has been sitting on my desk for 2 weeks. I made it out of October Afternoon papers and SRM Stickers and just never applied it to a project! So I stuck the "you're the best" sentiment on the green paper, stamped the bubbles in white pigment ink and wiped the ink off of the sticker. I like it!

This card was made for the Cupcake Craft Challenge sponsored by

the Stamping Boutique! The challenge was easy enough, DON'T BE SQUARE!

I used the Princess Gwendolyn image with an SRM Sticker sentiment!

So... don't hate me if I disappear every now and again.. I'm just busy what with being a

full-time high school music teacher, teaching private voice lessons, being a professional pianist and

singer as well as teaching cardmaking classes!!

I do love my blog, though, and always appreciate my readers!

Take care.

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TSB Birthday Card!

March 21, 2010
By Tobi Crawford
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Today The Stamping Boutique is hosting a challenge at the Saturday Spotlight blog. Challenge is to make a birthday card, but the twist is to use your birthstone color. You want to make sure you enter as once again there are free images up for grabs from TSB!!!

My birthday is in April (it's coming up!!!) and my birth"stone" is pearl.. yay..

(Can ya tell I don't enjoy the pearls????)

Here's my card using white.. kinda...

Her dress was coloured with "white" copics (E40, 41, 43, 44) and some

greys (W00, 0, 03)

To stay true to the challenge I added a few Amuse pearls to the

top corner.

I hope you likey!!

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Fluttery Goodness!

March 10, 2010
By Tobi Crawford
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I have had some challenges to fulfill lately and I couldn't resist

using my new Flutter products by Making Memories!

This first card is for a challenge The Stamping Boutique is hosting at

Inspirational Card Sketches:

I've never coloured an image in such a way (all pastels...) but I thought it suited the papers

and the image! I love how it turned out!

The second project is for this week's Sketch This sketch:

I can't photograph my layouts very well, but I hope it's good enough

to see all of the elements!!

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The Stamping Boutique Blog Hop!!!!

February 28, 2010
By Tobi Crawford
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Welcome to
The Stamping Boutique
Blog Hop

The Stamping Boutique is having a two day featuring the new Pocket Patootie line.

The Stamping Boutique is having a 35% off sale now through Sunday at midnight--just plug in in the code word -bloghop- in the coupon section of your order!! Whooohooo!!!

For more great Pocket inspiration hop over to

Maria's Blog

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The Stamping Boutique hosts a "Cute Card Thursday" challenge!

February 26, 2010
By Tobi Crawford
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Grab that ribbon and come join The Stamping Boutique this week at the challenge over at Cute Card Thursday. As always there is a fantastic prize up for grabs from TSB, but you have to upload your cards on Cute Card Thursday blog.

Here are my cards using a cute apron image:

This card started out as a scoring accident. Totally scored on the wrong line then I thought

"I could be one of those people that invent new folds!!!"

Realizing that I probably didn't invent a new fold I was just proud of myself for

being so adaptable! lol!!

Underneath the patterned paper on the top flap and the main panel there

are some little magnets that keep the flap closed!

This last card is clean and simple with a touch of lace that

matches the paper and image perfectly!

Supplies: Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Neenah, Bazzill; Digital Stamps by The Stamping Boutique and all sentiments are SRM Stickers; Ribbons by May Arts; Magents by Basic Grey.

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Steph's Sketch Challenge #6

February 12, 2010
By Tobi Crawford
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This is a card for this week's sketch challenge at The Stamping Boutique.

This was such an easy sketch to work with, check it out:

If you want to play along, PLEASE DO, because one random winner will

get an image of their choice! Here's my card:

I think this image is the cutest!

I stamped the sentiment (The Cat's Pajamas) and cut it out with the SU! Word Window punch.

A perfect fit!!

Hop on over to The Stamping Boutique Blog to check out the DT Creations!

They are having a sale now through Valentine's Day,

all images are 35% off with coupon code, "love".

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The Stamping Boutique

February 04, 2010
By Tobi Crawford
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This is my first official card as a DT member at The Stamping Boutique and I am just so thrilled with the images I get to play with!!! Every Thursday there's a sketch challenge and this was today's sketch:

I moved a thing or two around, but this is what I made:

I have a LOT of Valentines paper, not only from this year, but from MANY years past.. This is one such paper. (Heidi Grace). I paired the papers with AJ with heart banner and wouldn't you know I had the perfect Basic Grey brad to match??!!

*AJ, and most of the images from The Stamping Boutique are digital images, which means you pay a one time fee (usually around $2-3) and download them to your computer. You can resize, recolour, and reproduce to your heart's content. I print my images on my "Copic paper" and colour as I would any rubber or clear stamp!

If you would like to play along upload your card and add the keyword "SB,SSC5" and show us your work at the TSB Challenge blog!!!

Take care!

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Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge

February 02, 2010
By Tobi Crawford
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It is time for another fun Jacksonbelle Tuesday challenge! This week Lynda gave us the fun challenge of using Buttons, Bows and Brads. You don’t have to use all of them…but you can….any combination…use only 1 or use all 3! We’d love for you to play along with us! If you do be sure to leave a link to your project in the comments section of this post.

I used a new image from The Stamping Boutique that I was dieing to colour and a

Basic Grey fabric brad I have been hoarding.