Hello Love for Freshly Made Sketches

  Hello, Love! Just typing that makes me think of my mother! She was from England and would frequently greet me and others with that phrase. I love hearing it and have even continued that traditional greeting for my family, especially my children. I hope that they will always have fond memories of me saying …

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Mojo Monday 360 Choose Happiness

I love Choose Happiness! Such a versatile and sweet stamp set. Do you have a color combination that you really love? Well, this one is mine! Any time I have black and white DSP to use, Melon Mambo is the perfect coordinating color! I am submitting this card to Mojo Monday 360 sketch challenge. What a great …

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Wondrous Wreath Meets Flower Patch

Looking for a quick card to make? Wondrous Wreath is a great stamp set to have on hand and with a framelit to cut it out, who wouldn’t enjoy using it? I made this card after seeing the inspiration photo from The Card Concept shown below. I think my style is closest to the Clean …

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August Paper Pumpkin Weekend Fun

Imagine my little happy dance as I checked my mailbox on Saturday and sitting on top of a stack of bills, college recruiting letters (for my daughter, of course) and a load of junk mail was the familiar red box with my latest Paper Pumpkin kit! I am sure that I looked ridiculous but I didn’t …

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Million & One Gift Card Enclosure Packs

  Welcome to my 150th blog post and first year anniversary of Secret Stamper! I don’t know what I would do without gift cards! I know there are people who don’t appreciate them but they just seem a little nicer than sticking a check or cash into an envelope to me. I have teenagers! At …

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Dude You’re Welcome to Play with the PPA

I was really quite excited to purchase Dude, You’re Welcome. And, honestly, my son seemed quite happy to receive it after it arrived. The problem is that he never used it. In my world, that is just not acceptable. A Stampin’ Up! product just can’t stay in its box that long! So, I challenged myself …

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