It’s Spring!

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Finally, it’s here. The first flower bloom in our front yard, yay! Kyle noticed the bud, and I thought it was weed, hehe. Turned out, my husband and Kyle planted this last fall. I took this photo last Thursday, was lazy posting it to the blog, heehee.

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Tim Holtz Fragments

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I love Tim Holtz products.

Cardstock: American Crafts (pink); Papertrey Ink (Kraft);
Stamp: Stampin’ Up! Organic Grace (Hostess set)
Ink: Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid and put clear embossing powder over; Rangers alcohol inks for the background
Ribbon: Stampin’ Up!

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Used CTMH Liquid Glass to attach the Fragment. I didn’t have patience to wait for it to dry before I took this picture, so the Fragment was sliding down while I was photographing it.

Broken Heart

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Well, actually, it’s Broken Hand. But, my heart was broken when the stamp got torn off. It was the saddest moment in my stamping life! The little ballerina from yesterday’s post was created using the stamp from Close to my Heart’s “Dancing Dreams” set. It was the first time I was using this set. I was imagining how Bailey would enjoy stamping with this set when she is older. Then it happened. I was cleaning the stamp on the Stampin’ Scrub, and her tiny hand got torn off! I wasn’t even scrubbing it hard! I couldn’t believe it! I didn’t know clear stamps were so fragile. And I wasn’t talking about just any clear stamps. It was Close to my Heart stamps!

Anyway, I contacted CTMH, and this is what they said…

“Currently, the company does not replace stamps that tear or break down due to use. While our stamps are durable, some of the thin or delicate designs can be torn, so we advise the Consultants and customers use care when handling the stamps.

To fix your stamp, you can try using Liquid Glass to reattach the torn bits together. Just put a small bit of the Liquid Glass on the torn part, then hold the pieces together and wipe of the excess glue. Keep holding the pieces together for a good two minutes or so, and this may reconnect the stamp pieces. Though this is not a guaranteed or official technique, I have seen many Consultants recommend it.”

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So sad…

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Apply Liquid Glass to fix the clear stamp.

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Clean off the excess glue. And let it dry.

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I couldn’t tell from the image if the stamp was ever broken. Left image was stamped before the stamp was damaged.

I was able to clean the fixed stamp on the stamp cleaning pad, and it didn’t come apart. Let’s hope it’ll stay that way for a long time.

Little Dancer

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Stamps: Close to my Heart (dancer); Stampin’ Up! (Happy birthday)
Cardstock (brown), Ribbon: American Crafts
Inks: SU!; ColorBox (Frost White Pigment)
Jewels: Michaels
Others: Primsmacolor pencils

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Snow in March! Eh?

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We had snow yesterday. I haven’t seen this much snow in this area for a long time. Kyle loved it and Bailey enjoyed it as well.

Digi kits; Lili Designs from After Five Designs (Circle overlay); Nina Scraps from Oscraps.com(Paper, string); Nanine (photomask); Katie Pertiet from DesingerDigital (GrungyLedgerGrids/ Postmarks date); DanielleD from ScrapArtist.com(Shades of Grey)