Author: Leslie Benson
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Vintage Leaves Card
It was bound to happen and it happened today. I was forced to turn the furnace on. Yep, just after firing up the Kuerig this morning I moseyed over to the thermostat and cranked that baby on! It’s official, Autumn is here. How appropriate that my card for today’s post just happens to be the…
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Acorny Thank You Treat Holder
When someone places an order with me I like to show my appreciation with a handmade card but every once-in-a-while I surprise them with a little something more. In September I created these Autumn-themed treat holders for an event and loved them so much that I made up extras to slip in with my client’s…
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Totally Trees
Someone needs to alert Mother Nature that tomorrow is the first day of fall because it was 94 degrees in Kansas City today! Add the heat index to that and I think it was something link a jilllion and ten outside! Don’t get me wrong; I dearly love summer, especially after a long grueling winter,…
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Flourishing Phrases Thank-You Cards
At the very least I always send a thank-you card to my clients along with every order. This month I used one of my favorite stamp sets from the new annual catalog, Flourishing Phrases. This stamp set appealed to me because of the coordinating FlourishThinlits Dies and I saved 10% by purchasing the stamps with…
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Paper & Ink Sketches with The Plaid Poodle
I am super excited to announce a new, ongoing feature to my blog called PAPER & INK SKETCHES. A card sketch is a blueprint that helps determine what direction certain elements should be placed onto a card front. Twice per month I will post a Sketch here along with a card I design using the Sketch…