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Hello All! Well, it has been a WHILE since I posted! I have been super busy with the Close TO My Heart business plus a part time job, family, life, etc. THe latest thing I have been working on is a "Masterboard". Here is a description taken directly from a Stamper's Sampler magazine..."The Masterboard concept was first introduced in the Nov/Dec 2004 issue of Somerset Studio. The artist creates a "master" by layering many elements of color and graphics together on a page. The process should be re… Continue

Gosh-sure have missed this fun place to share, chat and benefit from other like-minded folks! Can't wait to see what everyone has been creating during our down time. When I remember how, I will add some of my own artwork.
thanks Jennifer for staying in touch-love your site
~L

Have you seen this latest mag from Somerset Studio yet? I heard about it on Donna Downey's blog (of course since she's in the biz it was gifted to her) so I bought it locally at Borders for $15.00-geesh! I was mad at spending that kinda dough until I sat down and REALLY started reading/drooling/dreaming/gasping/coveting everything I was seeing! What a cool compilation of art-focused blogs sites. Tons of great pics and blog addresses and a wee little bit about the art of blogging, etiquette, t… Continue

ok, so I have to set this up first.
My kids have a friend-Hanna-same age as them-7-who is a sweetie! She is so petite the phrase most often used to describe her is that "she could fit in your pocket". Beautiful little girl! She has an older sis so you can't really mess with Hanna-she's on to ya!
Anyway, the other day her daddy was trying to get her to speed it up getting ready for dance class and Hanna tells him...............
"Don't rush me, I'm already in a hurry!"
heeheehee
I LO… Continue

we're back from a fab weekend-ok, I know,it's already wednesday but it's taken me this long to get it back together! can you say exhausted but excited at the same time? maybe I should of taken advantage of the time to sleep in but I didn't. I completed a 12x12 album for the first time ever in 2 days (except title page) using really cool pre-printed pages and very minimal embellishments. wanted to keep the focus on the photos and stories rather than working each page as an art form-KWIM? anyway,… Continue