Hello friends and welcome to the Fancy Friday Blog Hop! On the last Friday of every month I team up with some current and past Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team members for a FANCY blog hop! This month it’s all about saying thank you, as we are on a quest to bring thank you’s back! Today’s card uses the soon retiring Oh…
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Goodbye For All Things
Hello my friends! I’ve got a clean and simple card for you today. Although this is a departure from my usual ‘more is more’, bold and bright style, I do love how this one came together. The For All Things stamp set needed to get one last party in my stamp room before it retires in just a few days, so…
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Goodbye Sea Street
Hi friends! I have a bright and fun nautical card for you today! Don’t these colours just make you happy?! They make me smile for sure. Melon Mambo, Blackberry Bliss, and Hello Honey are a fab combo. You’ll want to get your order in asap for Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey though, they’re on the retiring list. I created this fun chevron pattern using…
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Goodbye Market Fresh
Hello friends! I hope all my fellow Canadians enjoyed a lovely Victoria Day yesterday. The hubby and I spent a great day in the sun, so I hope wherever you are the weather is fab too! Today’s card is perfect for my foodie friends and relatives. Some of you may know that I used to be a Pastry Chef, and my…
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Goodbye Bravo & I Think You’re Great
Hello and happy Friday my friends! I have a really special card to share with you today. This one is going out to one of my fabulous Stampin’ Up! team members who has a promotion to celebrate! Woot woot! I wanted her to know that her promotion is a big deal, so I pulled out all the stops and used…
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Beautiful Botanicals Crate of Cards: Stampin’ Up! Artisan Blog Hop
Hello and welcome to the official Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team blog hop! My name is Allison Okamitsu and you are visiting me in Calgary, Canada. Today’s project is one I’ve been excited to share for a long time. Sometimes it feels like ages between sending my project to Stampin’ Up! and then having our blog hop. But the time is here and I…
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