<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353</id><updated>2012-02-16T19:13:13.521-05:00</updated><category term='free downloads'/><category term='tutorials'/><category term='home decor'/><category term='nestabling'/><category term='vintage'/><category term='tammy tutterow'/><category term='about us'/><category term='videos'/><category term='donna downey'/><category term='shimelle'/><category term='technique'/><category term='YouTube'/><category term='beads'/><category term='minis'/><category term='mixed media'/><category term='tim holtz'/><category term='nestability'/><category term='inspiration'/><category term='cards'/><category term='albums'/><title type='text'>Inspire Your Creativity:</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>18</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-7961009495712228420</id><published>2011-01-26T13:17:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-26T13:17:34.904-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nestabling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nestability'/><title type='text'>I feel very lucky!</title><content type='html'>Hello Everyone!&lt;br /&gt;Forgive me for my unannounced leave of absence. I really didn't expect  to leave you hanging for so long. I've had a lot on my plate these days  and just needed time to focus on CHA.&lt;br /&gt;I've been working on samples and getting ready for CHA. If you are  there please stop by and say hello, I would luv to meet my new friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just quickly popping in to share a simple Valentine's DayLay out and cards with you from Passionately Artistic, also don't forget all the new Nestabling from Want2scrap and the giveaways as well!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://want2scrapco.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TTuFEx8KrQI/AAAAAAAAA84/ESEr303aJbc/sneak-peak-7_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find moreValentine ideas at&lt;a href="http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/2011/01/sweet-valentine-be-mine-be-inspired.html"&gt; Passionately Artistic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TUBLMAAn3JI/AAAAAAAAE04/ycNIyMTVue0/IMG_1791%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="195" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TUBLMAAn3JI/AAAAAAAAE04/ycNIyMTVue0/IMG_1791%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TUBLPxWHZXI/AAAAAAAAE1Q/lQxNbGnoYzs/PA-1-26-11-B-Sandee%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="316" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TUBLPxWHZXI/AAAAAAAAE1Q/lQxNbGnoYzs/PA-1-26-11-B-Sandee%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TUBLSVk7kaI/AAAAAAAAE1o/OUclWyaVFAw/DSC01585_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="279" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TUBLSVk7kaI/AAAAAAAAE1o/OUclWyaVFAw/DSC01585_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a fabulous week,&lt;br /&gt;Michele&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-7961009495712228420?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/7961009495712228420/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-feel-very-lucky.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/7961009495712228420'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/7961009495712228420'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-feel-very-lucky.html' title='I feel very lucky!'/><author><name>Avenueswithoutlimit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17922807336487274319</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TTuFEx8KrQI/AAAAAAAAA84/ESEr303aJbc/s72-c/sneak-peak-7_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-3639158732536120248</id><published>2010-12-08T06:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-09T23:35:25.576-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home decor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free downloads'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mixed media'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='technique'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beads'/><title type='text'>12 Days of Christmas: Day 8 Inspiration!</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;It’s day 8 of our 12 days of Christmas. I can’t believe we are in the home stretch of our inspiration countdown!&amp;#160; I hope you’ve been inspired by the projects we’ve posted and will continue to visit us.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Don’t forget to follow the blog or the RSS feed to keep up on the latest inspiration out there!&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Let’s continue our Christmas inspiration:    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGttS7RfQI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/alVk5iZ9LxA/s1600-h/image3.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGtuU-MIFI/AAAAAAAAA3c/C_P6heg4ovg/image_thumb1.png?imgmax=800" width="232" height="240" /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Today we are featuring a wonderful site with tons of inspiring ideas.&amp;#160; I’m going to pull some of my favorite tutorials and ideas from their Christmas section but if you have time, you really need to check out what the rest of &lt;a href="http://www.cheekymagpie.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cheeky Magpie&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; has to offer!&amp;#160; You will NOT be disappointed.     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;First up is a magnificent chandelier ornament made out of paper and bling!&amp;#160; Isn’t this fantastic??&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGtvlghC2I/AAAAAAAAA3g/-V-gNfFQm1A/image_thumb18.png?imgmax=800" width="284" height="427" /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Not only will you be inspired by this lovely ornament, but you can also learn how to make this on your own!&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGtwXkCeRI/AAAAAAAAA3k/SMP7Wyg0As0/s1600-h/image13.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGtxKtQB6I/AAAAAAAAA3o/zhSbBEbMGpc/image_thumb7.png?imgmax=800" width="253" height="293" /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;You can even download an &lt;a href="http://www.cheekymagpie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/chandelierornament.zip" target="_blank"&gt;SVG cut file&lt;/a&gt; to utilize or you can download the print file.&amp;#160; I’m loving this idea and can’t wait to make a few of my own.&amp;#160; What a fantastic idea!!     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;So visit the &lt;a href="http://www.cheekymagpie.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Cheeky Magpie site&lt;/a&gt; for more information and a tutorial on how to make this lovely project. &lt;/p&gt; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;You know I love to upcycle these days and this other project by the Cheeky Magpie demonstrates just how to accomplish this.&amp;#160; Check it out!   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGt1BWrIKI/AAAAAAAAA3s/FTVTHGkn-ts/s1600-h/image19.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGt33cml4I/AAAAAAAAA3w/JT8_aGn2aBM/image_thumb11.png?imgmax=800" width="288" height="432" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;This &lt;a href="http://www.cheekymagpie.com/?p=68" target="_blank"&gt;candy container&lt;/a&gt; uses the packaging from Prima! Also various cut files and some glittered words, bling, and flowers were used to create a very lovely packaging.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;You are just itching to make one right??   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;That’s not all!&amp;#160; If you’ve ever used alcohol inks, you know just how versatile it is. . .&amp;#160; but this next example takes the cake!&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGt7H03uyI/AAAAAAAAA30/tSIoiWij8ss/s1600-h/image24.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGt8edqLcI/AAAAAAAAA34/fQWerk4bWUc/image_thumb14.png?imgmax=800" width="338" height="225" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;p&gt;If you are anything like me, I like to change it up a bit from one Christmas to another.&amp;#160; Well now you can.&amp;#160; Notice the beautiful pink glow to the lights above?&amp;#160; Well, those were originally WHITE lights!&amp;#160; No kidding!!&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;You can find out how to take your white Christmas lights and tint them to match your holiday décor.&amp;#160; The best part is it is reversible. Click the &lt;a href="http://www.cheekymagpie.com/?p=60" target="_blank"&gt;lights tutorial&lt;/a&gt; for more information!     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;and last but certainly not least is:    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGt_aMUOoI/AAAAAAAAA38/KWEFoborqoc/s1600-h/image29.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGuC_6nfUI/AAAAAAAAA4A/9ITrhRc4au8/image_thumb17.png?imgmax=800" width="348" height="232" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;the most adorable &lt;a href="http://www.cheekymagpie.com/?p=64" target="_blank"&gt;cone Christmas trees&lt;/a&gt; you’ve ever seen!&amp;#160; I love how the pattern shines through the light and the cutout lets the light through.&amp;#160; So very pretty!&amp;#160; The bling just gives it that extra something.&amp;#160; LOVE IT!!     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;So run on over to the &lt;a href="http://www.cheekymagpie.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Cheeky Monkey blog&lt;/a&gt; for even more inspiration. Be prepared to say a while though. There is lots to see!!!     &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Don’t forget to participate in the the blog hop at &lt;a href="http://www.want2scrap.com"&gt;Want2Scrap&lt;/a&gt; to win a chance at two $25.00 gift certificates to the store!!    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsZKteyoAI/AAAAAAAAAz0/3fPtFdJzt58/s1600-h/image%5B32%5D.png"&gt;&lt;img title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsZLg8oPAI/AAAAAAAAAz8/JnW9iPLlqAM/image_thumb%5B18%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="240" height="117" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Please come back tomorrow for another day of inspiration!!     &lt;br /&gt;Michele &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-3639158732536120248?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/3639158732536120248/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/12-days-of-christmas-day-8-inspiration.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/3639158732536120248'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/3639158732536120248'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/12-days-of-christmas-day-8-inspiration.html' title='12 Days of Christmas: Day 8 Inspiration!'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGtuU-MIFI/AAAAAAAAA3c/C_P6heg4ovg/s72-c/image_thumb1.png?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-2275705276118992650</id><published>2010-12-07T06:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-09T22:43:50.983-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home decor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mixed media'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vintage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><title type='text'>Day 7: Gift-Giving Inspiration</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGhyh6NxiI/AAAAAAAAA24/CXndkzEuzMU/s1600-h/image35.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGhzqvek1I/AAAAAAAAA28/5wvS6QsAkvw/image_thumb23.png?imgmax=800" width="232" height="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Gift-giving is an art form and like anything else, it works both ways. If you want to be really good to your family this year, you’ll make a list of gift ideas for them.&amp;#160; You know to point them in the right direction . . . head off some of that Christmas anxiety.&amp;#160; We could all use a little of that right??     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Well you can start easing some of that pain by being inspired by this lovely Wish List project brought to you by &lt;a href="http://pinkpaislee.com/2010/12/12-days-of-christmas-day-5-your-wish-list/" target="_blank"&gt;Pink Paislee&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGh14XnEaI/AAAAAAAAA3E/DHb6L_EgGs0/image_thumb14.png?imgmax=800" width="358" height="300" /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGh3wwm41I/AAAAAAAAA3I/t5Q9N4bM9zA/image_thumb12.png?imgmax=800" width="356" height="267" /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Isn’t this fabulous?&amp;#160; Well hop on over to the &lt;a href="http://pinkpaislee.com/2010/12/12-days-of-christmas-day-5-your-wish-list/" target="_blank"&gt;Pink Paislee&lt;/a&gt; blog for more details on this project.&amp;#160; You are sure to be inspired with all this lovely Christmasness! &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Next is an amazing wish list created by the very talented Melissa Samuels of &lt;a href="http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/2010/12/wish-list-day-7-12-days-of-christmas.html" target="_blank"&gt;Passionately Artistic blog&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#160; She has not only created a tutorial for this beeeeautiful wish list:     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGh50sYwuI/AAAAAAAAA3M/I7p-AnZZKHU/s1600-h/image26.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGh7lGhPsI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/moEpRAaL9GQ/image_thumb18.png?imgmax=800" width="266" height="322" /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;but&lt;/a&gt; she will also be teaching a &lt;a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-art-of-scrapbooking-by-melissa-samuels" target="_blank"&gt;Ustream class&lt;/a&gt; on how to make this project.&amp;#160; So be sure to mark your calendars. The class with be December 13 at 9 pm EST.&amp;#160; I know I’ll be there!!     &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Now that you are thinking heavily about buying and receiving presents, let’s do a 180 and think about holiday treats!&amp;#160; What better way to sustain your shopping prowess then with a little jolt of candy to keep you awake.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Well you can visit Patti from a &lt;a href="http://atouchfromtheheart.typepad.com/a_touch_from_the_heart/2010/11/candy-cane-love.html" target="_blank"&gt;Touch from the Heart&lt;/a&gt; to see her project on candy cane giving!!   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGh9Zx4gjI/AAAAAAAAA3U/qDaWKgaLfck/image_thumb21.png?imgmax=800" width="294" height="374" /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;I love this idea and the fact that it doubles as an ornament is the bomb!&amp;#160; So head on over and visit Patti’s blog for more information on how you can make one for yourself.     &lt;p&gt;Don’t forget the blog hop and &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/2010/11/want2scrap-manufacturer-blog-hop-fun.html"&gt;Want2scrap $25.00 gift certificate giveaway!       &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwtc8XNZYI/AAAAAAAABFw/lkTyEdtlS8Y/s1600-h/xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm%5B2%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm" border="0" alt="xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwtdbbin7I/AAAAAAAABF0/qShzgMZOCvE/xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="119" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Have a great day,    &lt;br /&gt;Michele &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-2275705276118992650?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/2275705276118992650/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/day-7-gift-giving-inspiration.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/2275705276118992650'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/2275705276118992650'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/day-7-gift-giving-inspiration.html' title='Day 7: Gift-Giving Inspiration'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TQGhzqvek1I/AAAAAAAAA28/5wvS6QsAkvw/s72-c/image_thumb23.png?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-3728373161468205713</id><published>2010-12-06T01:00:00.043-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-06T06:58:57.421-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='videos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><title type='text'>Day 6 of 12 Days of Christmas Creativity!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwiTVT1Z-I/AAAAAAAABFE/dL3Slhm5Dhw/s1600-h/mciyc%5B3%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="mciyc" border="0" height="248" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwiTn49evI/AAAAAAAABFI/dCdTfC8WjZ4/mciyc_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="mciyc" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Welcome as we count down our 12 days of creativity! On day 6 we are concentrating on using our stash already on hand as well as getting the kids involved in making their own one-of-a-kind gift items. So today is&amp;nbsp; one of those days where you will pull your products and let the kids get involved in making their own crafty gifts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Welcome to day 6!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwtcG8cD4I/AAAAAAAABFk/toWmu1-ZK9E/s1600-h/mciycday6%20copy%5B3%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="mciycday6 copy" border="0" height="133" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwtca-VUKI/AAAAAAAABFo/L9_f8wcw9ME/mciycday6%20copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="mciycday6 copy" width="244" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you ready to begin?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's start with an adorable ornament courtesy of &lt;a href="http://fwd4.me/rXU"&gt;&lt;b&gt;hostess with the mostess&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; that is very easy for the kids to make. I love the faces and hats on these little guys. So much fun to make!&lt;a href="http://fwd4.me/rXU"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwiUA5O0fI/AAAAAAAABFM/lKvuSdFox3k/s1600-h/yarnpomsnowmen_tutorial_3%5B4%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="yarnpomsnowmen_tutorial_3" border="0" height="331" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwiUXSDn8I/AAAAAAAABFQ/iN2_eTy3_ts/yarnpomsnowmen_tutorial_3_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="yarnpomsnowmen_tutorial_3" width="277" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another kewl idea is to have the kids decorate their own envelopes for their wish lists to Santa, courtesy of &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://fwd4.me/rXW"&gt;Family Fun&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwiUa5f4eI/AAAAAAAABFU/pno-VWyVx2U/s1600-h/famf69envelope_enve%5B5%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="famf69envelope_enve" border="0" height="307" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwiUk95CfI/AAAAAAAABFY/mHdyLqeH5bQ/famf69envelope_enve_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="famf69envelope_enve" width="256" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The gingerbread house is always a favorite in our house. Why not make one that will last a bit longer.&amp;nbsp; Here’s a great idea using &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://fwd4.me/rXY"&gt;Cork&lt;/a&gt;. Isn't that fun? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwiU4lZwvI/AAAAAAAABFc/LejX4aPxKck/s1600-h/eimablasi2_7tn4txcf_CM_Detail%5B4%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="eimablasi2_7tn4txcf_CM_Detail" border="0" height="242" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwiVanVQSI/AAAAAAAABFg/NCJdCclgiMc/eimablasi2_7tn4txcf_CM_Detail_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="eimablasi2_7tn4txcf_CM_Detail" width="345" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s a great way to get the kids involved by letting them make their own gifts for friends. Jewelry is always a hit so how about a Chinese Staircase Bracelet? Here’s a great video to get you started. This will provide hours of enjoyment. :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:753c780f-f774-43bd-bac4-fd85928b5a43" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; width: 389px;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;object height="312" width="389"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1SF51XxR-jE?hl=en&amp;amp;hd=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1SF51XxR-jE?hl=en&amp;amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="389" height="312"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much for stopping by again today. I truly enjoy your comments. Did I tell you how much yet??? Well I truly love your comment!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don’t forget the blog hop and &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/2010/11/want2scrap-manufacturer-blog-hop-fun.html"&gt;Want2scrap $25.00 gift certificate giveaway!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwtc8XNZYI/AAAAAAAABFw/lkTyEdtlS8Y/s1600-h/xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm%5B2%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm" border="0" height="119" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwtdbbin7I/AAAAAAAABF0/qShzgMZOCvE/xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm" width="244" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a great day,&lt;br /&gt;Michele&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-3728373161468205713?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/3728373161468205713/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/day-6-of-12-days-of-christmas_06.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/3728373161468205713'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/3728373161468205713'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/day-6-of-12-days-of-christmas_06.html' title='Day 6 of 12 Days of Christmas Creativity!'/><author><name>Avenueswithoutlimit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17922807336487274319</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_lxH9lEcxgXw/TPwiTn49evI/AAAAAAAABFI/dCdTfC8WjZ4/s72-c/mciyc_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-8441937488404594235</id><published>2010-12-05T01:36:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-05T01:41:29.866-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mixed media'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tim holtz'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vintage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='technique'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beads'/><title type='text'>Tag Tutorial: Facets with Tim Holtz!</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;I’m so glad I found &lt;a href="http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/12/12-tags-of-christmasday-4.html" target="_blank"&gt;Tim’s tag tutorial&lt;/a&gt; today because I just ordered some of his faceted charms and now I get to play!!&amp;#160; You will also hopefully also be inspired as we highlight his fabulous tutorial in honor of our 12 days of Christmas inspiration!!     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsy7IotJZI/AAAAAAAAA0w/gjIwJi2-lWQ/s1600-h/iycbh-day43.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="iycbh-day4" border="0" alt="iycbh-day4" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsy8lKOUqI/AAAAAAAAA00/gD2PuPXjemQ/iycbh-day4_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="198" /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPszCJXSYfI/AAAAAAAAA04/u42Dkhx_Kvs/s1600-h/image4.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPszFsBW_8I/AAAAAAAAA08/5MItIYLMCDw/image_thumb2.png?imgmax=800" width="274" height="365" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Isn’t this tag beautiful!??&amp;#160; and so many hand-made touches from the facets to the dangles and even the wish tag.&amp;#160; I’m lovin’ it.     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Tim will take you through exactly how to create this multilayered jewel.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPszMO8w8JI/AAAAAAAAA1A/0Z7T4K2vw0U/s1600-h/image9.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPszQAHXhxI/AAAAAAAAA1E/5mQxBVHaS4A/image_thumb5.png?imgmax=800" width="377" height="283" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPszWzr99vI/AAAAAAAAA1I/blyJLWrgxyo/s1600-h/image14.png"&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPszbhRTGZI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/qYzRIM7GNSc/image_thumb8.png?imgmax=800" width="339" height="254" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;p&gt;Well what are you waiting for???&amp;#160; Get on over to the &lt;a href="http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/12/12-tags-of-christmasday-4.html" target="_blank"&gt;Tim Holtz blog&lt;/a&gt; and find out how to make this little beauty all by yourself!!&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Here is a mini recap of some of his other tags he is showing for the days of Christmas: &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPszeeycYDI/AAAAAAAAA1U/PKx9wOpFbw0/image19.png?imgmax=800" width="180" height="240" /&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPszgqcaNAI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/g0ANYNH2dWE/image24.png?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180" /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Run on over to &lt;a href="http://www.timholtz.com" target="_blank"&gt;his blog&lt;/a&gt; and be inspired.&amp;#160; I can’t right now or I will get sucked in and won’t get this post finished!!    &lt;br /&gt;&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Next is another ornament idea for you.&amp;#160; Since we are approaching the holidays and all and I’m obsessed with making ornaments, I have another one to share with you!     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Jackie from the &lt;a href="http://www.thehybridchick.com" target="_blank"&gt;Hybrid Chick&lt;/a&gt; is sharing how she makes her &lt;a href="http://www.thehybridchick.com/2010/11/paper-pinecone-ornament/" target="_blank"&gt;pinecone ornaments&lt;/a&gt;.     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsznBGXU7I/AAAAAAAAA1g/yiITPzaauj8/s1600-h/image30.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPszsWWg2KI/AAAAAAAAA1k/AQIrOLfmUSQ/image_thumb15.png?imgmax=800" width="390" height="429" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;I love that she used hybrid techniques to make this adorable little ornament.&amp;#160; The colors are just precious and would also make an excellent addition to your gift packaging this year!     &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The next thing I would like to inspire you are a pair of beautiful cards by &lt;a href="http://ninabdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/12/exciting-news.html" target="_blank"&gt;Nina of Nina B. Designs&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#160; She was asked to case one of her very own cards for a challenge.&amp;#160; That would be so difficult!!&amp;#160; Here is her original card:     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsz054JSqI/AAAAAAAAA1o/lDmh5H7MKoc/s1600-h/image36.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsz52VW4yI/AAAAAAAAA1s/zZsl0ZjQsBI/image_thumb19.png?imgmax=800" width="343" height="425" /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Love how she made the stamped ornament dimensional!&amp;#160; The stitching and the bow are just beautiful.&amp;#160; Love everything about this card.     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;. . . and here is her cased card:     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPs0AfrxJxI/AAAAAAAAA1w/hPVDLXuRzlQ/s1600-h/image1.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPs0FnIF8SI/AAAAAAAAA10/FG72FO_Szak/image_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="351" height="432" /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Beautiful!!&amp;#160; The little pearls accenting the stamped image give it that extra special touch.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Well that’s all the inspiration I have for you today!&amp;#160; Please stop back by tomorrow for another daily dose of Christmas inspiration.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Oh and don’t forget to participate in the the blog hop at &lt;a href="http://www.want2scrap.com"&gt;Want2Scrap&lt;/a&gt; to win a chance at two $25.00 gift certificates to the store!!     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsZKteyoAI/AAAAAAAAAz0/3fPtFdJzt58/s1600-h/image%5B32%5D.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsZLg8oPAI/AAAAAAAAAz8/JnW9iPLlqAM/image_thumb%5B18%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="240" height="117" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Please come back tomorrow for another day of inspiration!!     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Michele &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-8441937488404594235?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/8441937488404594235/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/tag-tutorial-facets-with-tim-holtz.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/8441937488404594235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/8441937488404594235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/tag-tutorial-facets-with-tim-holtz.html' title='Tag Tutorial: Facets with Tim Holtz!'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsy8lKOUqI/AAAAAAAAA00/gD2PuPXjemQ/s72-c/iycbh-day4_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-9054699204463574787</id><published>2010-12-04T06:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-04T23:46:39.656-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home decor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='videos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shimelle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='technique'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><title type='text'>Classes: Holiday Style with Shimelle</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsYpxNjWII/AAAAAAAAAzE/kM3lnWuTMDc/image_thumb%5B15%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="232" height="240" /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Welcome back for another installment of the our 12 Days of Creative Christmas!!&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsYrPXvYFI/AAAAAAAAAzI/ouvldNiWvvI/s1600-h/iycbh-day4%5B3%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="iycbh-day4" border="0" alt="iycbh-day4" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsYrodi99I/AAAAAAAAAzM/RzRET5jP_d0/iycbh-day4_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="198" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Today we are featuring a wonderful site that offers all the inspiration you will need. I &lt;strike&gt;stalk &lt;/strike&gt;. . I mean frequent this site quite a bit but, in my defense, the start of the holiday season just wouldn’t be complete without partaking of one of &lt;a href="http://www.shimelle.com" target="_blank"&gt;Shimelle’s&lt;/a&gt; awesome Christmas classes. I’ve had the pleasure of doing her &lt;a href="http://www.shimelle.com/paper/856/10-reasons-why-you-should-journal-your-christmas/" target="_blank"&gt;Journal Your Christmas&lt;/a&gt; class for the second time this year and I just love them.    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsYw3w2zwI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/8By17FSOCqk/s1600-h/image%5B14%5D.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsY0yXXoEI/AAAAAAAAAzU/8oCrpBgQWXM/image_thumb%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="518" height="345" /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsY2xH0EAI/AAAAAAAAAzY/QrqNjlaZZ7Q/image_thumb%5B8%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="322" height="215" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Don’t forget to check out what all this creative chica has to offer.&amp;#160; You can watch videos, sign up for classes, and even download some freebies along the way.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Just one great example is this fabulous tag garland of hers!&amp;#160; Isn’t that just delish?&amp;#160; You really need to check her &lt;a href="http://www.shimelle.com/paper/858/christmas-tag-garland/" target="_blank"&gt;Christmas tag garland tutorial&lt;/a&gt; out.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsY6K0A72I/AAAAAAAAAzc/HP2s32ufY0A/s1600-h/image%5B4%5D.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsY74JUd1I/AAAAAAAAAzg/PBWAyP4imSk/image_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="410" height="273" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&amp;#160; &lt;/p&gt;  She gives great instructions on the flower wrapping technique and painting using the negative of a punch out. Here’s a video of the technique.&amp;#160; Love it!!!&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="640" height="385"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZnosRZ4SX7k?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZnosRZ4SX7k?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsY6K0A72I/AAAAAAAAAzc/HP2s32ufY0A/s1600-h/image%5B4%5D.png"&gt;&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; There really is so much to enjoy on Shimelle’s site. She also has free downloads every now and again and right now she has a great desktop wallpaper, &lt;a href="http://www.shimelle.com/paper/857/a-christmas-manifesto-free-wallpaper/" target="_blank"&gt;A Christmas Manifesto&lt;/a&gt; to help you get into the Christmas spirit.   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsY-0VoHAI/AAAAAAAAAzk/1zp87GRLDRw/s1600-h/image%5B28%5D.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsZAXTM6HI/AAAAAAAAAzo/AH4Rw0T0W0Y/image_thumb%5B16%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="357" height="269" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Isn’t that fabulous?!&amp;#160; She has this available in red or green.&amp;#160; Not only can you use it on your computer but you can also print it out as she did and put it in a frame . . perfect for holiday décor.&amp;#160;  &lt;a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsZDj4UIgI/AAAAAAAAAzs/XrGp2C-fQeE/s1600-h/image%5B23%5D.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsZJuJL6CI/AAAAAAAAAzw/m4w6g6PpnSY/image_thumb%5B13%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="391" height="261" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;I hope you’ve enjoyed your inspiration for today. I also want to thank you so much for the lovely comments and feedback on the site.&amp;#160; I read all of the comments and I appreciate all of the new followers as well.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Don’t forget to participate in the the blog hop at &lt;a href="http://www.want2scrap.com"&gt;Want2Scrap&lt;/a&gt; to win a chance at two $25.00 gift certificates to the store!!&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsZKteyoAI/AAAAAAAAAz0/3fPtFdJzt58/s1600-h/image%5B32%5D.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsZLg8oPAI/AAAAAAAAAz8/JnW9iPLlqAM/image_thumb%5B18%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="240" height="117" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   Please come back tomorrow for another day of inspiration!!   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Michele   &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-9054699204463574787?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/9054699204463574787/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/classes-holiday-style-with-shimelle.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/9054699204463574787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/9054699204463574787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/classes-holiday-style-with-shimelle.html' title='Classes: Holiday Style with Shimelle'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPsYpxNjWII/AAAAAAAAAzE/kM3lnWuTMDc/s72-c/image_thumb%5B15%5D.png?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-6946475262209459301</id><published>2010-12-02T23:01:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-03T00:23:47.663-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home decor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='videos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><title type='text'>Project Ideas: Home Décor and Christmas Trees</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPhmgWyoq4I/AAAAAAAAEHA/L_T_X5i1Lu0/s1600-h/mciyc%5B3%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="mciyc" border="0" alt="mciyc" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPhmhJ5fXRI/AAAAAAAAEHE/C_SuedjXh0c/mciyc_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="248" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Hi everybody!   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;I hope you’ve been busy being inspired this week!&amp;#160; We have enjoyed bringing you this roundup in celebration of the 12 days of Creating . . . . and with that . . . .&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Welcome to our third day of creating!   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPhmheGplNI/AAAAAAAAEHI/7gRFSnOBYbU/s1600-h/iycbh-day3%5B3%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="iycbh-day3" border="0" alt="iycbh-day3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPhmhm9mghI/AAAAAAAAEHM/qa6x_vFspzk/iycbh-day3_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="264" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Lately I have been big into recycling and repurposing.&amp;#160; Well today is no different.&amp;#160; I found this fabulous video tutorial on the Martha Stewart site. They were making these yummy &lt;a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/magazine-christmas-trees?backto=true&amp;amp;backtourl=/photogallery/easy-holiday-crafts#slide_16" target="_blank"&gt;gold and glittering magazine trees&lt;/a&gt;!   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPh-ug8dGYI/AAAAAAAAAx8/w-sKoRsjG3A/s1600-h/5049_120309_magazinetrees_l4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="5049_120309_magazinetrees_l" border="0" alt="5049_120309_magazinetrees_l" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPh-veryEtI/AAAAAAAAAyA/1pOGs5eiMOw/5049_120309_magazinetrees_l_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="307" height="382" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;The best part is they are made with magazines!!&amp;#160; Yep see for yourself how you can take an ordinary magazine and turn it into something fabulous.&amp;#160; Check out the &lt;a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/magazine-christmas-trees?backto=true&amp;amp;backtourl=/photogallery/easy-holiday-crafts#slide_16" target="_blank"&gt;Christmas tree tutorial&lt;/a&gt; now.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Next while I’m on a decorating kick is a fabulous paper wreath by &lt;a href="http://theredthreadblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/paper-christmas-wreath-tutorial.html" target="_blank"&gt;Lisa of The Red Thread&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#160; The best part is it’s lightweight so it won’t be heavy to hang.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theredthreadblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/paper-christmas-wreath-tutorial.html"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Wreath_DE_LR" border="0" alt="Wreath_DE_LR" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPhmi9Lf2CI/AAAAAAAAEHc/yKx4CT5VT64/Wreath_DE_LR%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="373" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Another Christmas tree awaits!&amp;#160; I snuck this one in didn’t I??&amp;#160; I couldn’t resist. I love this idea!&amp;#160; Let &lt;a href="http://www.domestifluff.com/2010/08/how-to-make-cupcake-liner-trees/"&gt;Kristen of Domestifluff&lt;/a&gt; show you how to make this creation!&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPh-xLgcvGI/AAAAAAAAAyE/hyUYH4rQAlY/s1600-h/image10.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPh-zRKmGDI/AAAAAAAAAyM/WMus5j18yuM/image_thumb6.png?imgmax=800" width="392" height="622" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPh-2AnTlnI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/m2VVmx0UKRw/s1600-h/image5.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPh-4Q8rk4I/AAAAAAAAAyU/FdsPJgV_jRU/image_thumb3.png?imgmax=800" width="394" height="491" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Ready for a video tutorial?? Here is just one of many beautiful cardmaking videos by &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBX1h1XUhVI" target="_blank"&gt;Kristina of Kwerner Designs&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="550" height="331"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LBX1h1XUhVI?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LBX1h1XUhVI?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="331"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;I just love these videos and the samples are gorgeous.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Thanks for visiting today and stay tuned tomorrow as we showcase more ideas to make you’re holiday season creatively painless!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Don’t forget to participate in the the blog hop at &lt;a href="http://www.want2scrap.com" target="_blank"&gt;Want2Scrap&lt;/a&gt; to win a chance at two $25.00 gift certificates to the store!!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPhmj6EKshI/AAAAAAAAEHk/xJWPT6TMXCE/s1600-h/xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm%5B2%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm" border="0" alt="xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPhmkDruZ9I/AAAAAAAAEHo/59VQ9Xh3IWw/xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="119" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Have a fabulously creative day,&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Michele&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-6946475262209459301?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/6946475262209459301/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/project-ideas-home-decor-and-christmas.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/6946475262209459301'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/6946475262209459301'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/project-ideas-home-decor-and-christmas.html' title='Project Ideas: Home Décor and Christmas Trees'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPhmhJ5fXRI/AAAAAAAAEHE/C_SuedjXh0c/s72-c/mciyc_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-391516625125558258</id><published>2010-12-02T01:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-02T21:15:57.701-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><title type='text'>Project Ideas: Fabulous Card Ideas and Tutorials</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPbXlnxuZlI/AAAAAAAAEEs/4smzHQGDYno/s1600-h/mciyc%5B3%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="mciyc" border="0" alt="mciyc" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPbXmFjQlWI/AAAAAAAAEEw/9xVK7drjXmo/mciyc_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="248" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Hi everyone,   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much for stopping by today.&amp;#160; You know, I just have to say . . I'm feeling very good about myself right about now. Why you ask?&amp;#160; Well I've decided to send cards out this week.&amp;#160; (Early me?&amp;#160; No!!!)   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;So please pick your jaw up off the floor while I finish my story.   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;What better way to touch someone for the holidays than with a beautiful handmade card. Are you ready for the good part? I’ve found some of the best AND simple ideas to share with you!.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;So let’s get going with our Day 2 of our Christmas round up activity!   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPhS2hGmXfI/AAAAAAAAAx0/8F02jjoQI3g/s1600-h/iycbh-day23.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="iycbh-day2" border="0" alt="iycbh-day2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPhS3Cf2qRI/AAAAAAAAAx4/mV081zQOMyg/iycbh-day2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="198" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;This beautiful card has been created by the wonderful &lt;a href="http://lilybeanpaperie.typepad.com/lilybeans_paperie/page/2/"&gt;Melissa Phillips&lt;/a&gt;!   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPbXmmJQauI/AAAAAAAAEE0/wwkA757d0xk/s1600-h/6a00d83451de2169e2013489946e20970c-400wi%5B3%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="6a00d83451de2169e2013489946e20970c-400wi" border="0" alt="6a00d83451de2169e2013489946e20970c-400wi" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPbXmy8zzII/AAAAAAAAEE4/llgYnXss5ow/6a00d83451de2169e2013489946e20970c-400wi_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="278" height="331" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;and here is another beautiful card by &lt;a href="http://michellewooderson.blogspot.com/2010/11/believe-revisited.html"&gt;Mish&lt;/a&gt;! What I love about this is the receiver also has a beautiful tag they can repurpose.   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPbXnfv3_7I/AAAAAAAAEE8/NkjSaJFPwB0/s1600-h/IMG_9773%5B5%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_9773" border="0" alt="IMG_9773" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPbXn9BCKGI/AAAAAAAAEFA/mCQEr1oZA-M/IMG_9773_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="278" height="331" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Wouldn’t it be delicious to receive this card in the mail? Just sayin’   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;The most divine Ms. &lt;a href="http://scrapbookgirl.typepad.com/paper_scissors_and_superh/2010/11/vintage-findings-fridayold-st-nick.html"&gt;Betsy Veldman&lt;/a&gt; created this amazing envelope card!   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPbXoCdAwqI/AAAAAAAAEFE/i0XwTsCEeZA/s1600-h/6a00e54efec67b88330133f618006e970b-320wi%5B4%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="6a00e54efec67b88330133f618006e970b-320wi" border="0" alt="6a00e54efec67b88330133f618006e970b-320wi" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPbXoYx4ZNI/AAAAAAAAEFI/FXDl48IjISw/6a00e54efec67b88330133f618006e970b-320wi_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="277" height="331" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPbXo5SplRI/AAAAAAAAEFM/vdXzeeITluU/s1600-h/6a00e54efec67b88330133f61804c4970b-320wi%5B3%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="6a00e54efec67b88330133f61804c4970b-320wi" border="0" alt="6a00e54efec67b88330133f61804c4970b-320wi" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPbXpHnoMsI/AAAAAAAAEFQ/kzzZNVQIJKQ/6a00e54efec67b88330133f61804c4970b-320wi_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="277" height="331" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;and for that very special friend of yours to to remind them just how special they are!   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://scrapbookgirl.typepad.com/paper_scissors_and_superh/2010/11/believe-revisited.html"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="6a00e54efec67b8833013489a33d68970c-320wi" border="0" alt="6a00e54efec67b8833013489a33d68970c-320wi" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPbXpWK3fiI/AAAAAAAAEFU/PNYEVZrF2W0/6a00e54efec67b8833013489a33d68970c-320wi%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="277" height="331" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: damask dings1; color: red; font-size: x-large"&gt;DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: damask dings1; color: red; font-size: x-large"&gt;DDDDD&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: black"&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;and . . .here is a fun idea on how to create a quick card too!     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 480px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:bffafc12-4d16-4d55-919f-479a41fd791c" class="wlWriterSmartContent"&gt;   &lt;div&gt;&lt;embed height="385" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rmjye94sSkU?hl=en&amp;amp;hd=1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div style="width: 480px; clear: both; font-size: 0.8em"&gt;GinaK Stamps&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 480px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:bffafc12-4d16-4d55-919f-479a41fd791c" class="wlWriterSmartContent"&gt;   &lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div style="width: 480px; clear: both; font-size: 0.8em"&gt;GinaK Stamps&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;I know you’ve just got to feel all pumped up right now and ready to make a bunch of cards don’t you??? I know I do. So I’m off to see what kind of mayhem I can start with glue and paper.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Be sure to leave comments for the &lt;a href="http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/2010/11/want2scrap-manufacturer-blog-hop-fun.html"&gt;blog hop&lt;/a&gt; and to let me know what type of tutorials you want to see featured?   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Have a great day,   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Michele      &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-391516625125558258?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/391516625125558258/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/project-ideas-fabulous-card-ideas-and.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/391516625125558258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/391516625125558258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/project-ideas-fabulous-card-ideas-and.html' title='Project Ideas: Fabulous Card Ideas and Tutorials'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPbXmFjQlWI/AAAAAAAAEEw/9xVK7drjXmo/s72-c/mciyc_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-2720175162910349805</id><published>2010-12-01T03:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-01T03:07:52.062-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home decor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><title type='text'>Project Ideas: 12 Days of Creative Christmas</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPXxD02vBsI/AAAAAAAAEBk/edUMa9kRsjY/s1600-h/mciyc%5B5%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="mciyc" border="0" alt="mciyc" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPXxEcQyKMI/AAAAAAAAEBo/8X1LmDZPVqo/mciyc_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="299" height="312" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;So glad you could join us today as we get busy with the season of gift giving!&amp;#160; Sometimes the thought of giving that special someone can be a daunting task so we've created quite a line-up of fun projects to create that personal touch this holiday.&amp;#160; We want to make this holiday as painless as possible. . . at least in the gift-giving area.&amp;#160; :)     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Every day for the next 12 days as we countdown to the holidays, I will supply you with wonderful tutorials, inspiration, templates, and videos so you can create that one-of-a-kind gift everyone will be raving about or that beautiful Christmas décor to really put you in the Christmas spirit!     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;So let's not waste any more time and get right to it, shall we?     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPXxEW583EI/AAAAAAAAEBs/vJm4n4QkT08/s1600-h/iycbh-day1%5B2%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="iycbh-day1" border="0" alt="iycbh-day1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPXxEsPGdsI/AAAAAAAAEBw/5VfuBuXDMoI/iycbh-day1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="202" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;First on our roundup is this beautiful hand-crafted rosette Christmas tree from the amazing ladies of the &lt;a href="http://shanty2chic.blogspot.com/2010/11/burlap-and-drop-cloth-and-ticking-oh-my.html" target="_blank"&gt;Shanty 2 Chic blog&lt;/a&gt;. They’ve created a great tutorial on just how they made this adorable tree.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://shanty2chic.blogspot.com/2010/11/burlap-and-drop-cloth-and-ticking-oh-my.html"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0488" border="0" alt="IMG_0488" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPXxExCl9XI/AAAAAAAAEB0/5d_trxCZ3ps/IMG_0488%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="277" height="331" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPYA08nII_I/AAAAAAAAAxc/BOtvPJTojPU/s1600-h/image2.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPYA19ojr8I/AAAAAAAAAxg/7AAt36YBoak/image_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Isn’t it cute??&amp;#160; I love the twine and the bells at the top.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Next is that fabulous Christmas tree Canvas from Tracie of &lt;a href="http://cleverlyinspired.blogspot.com/2010/11/christmas-tree-canvaseasy-art.html" target="_blank"&gt;Cleverly Inspired&lt;/a&gt;! She also has a tutorial plus a few tips on how to make this cute canvas.&amp;#160; I can see doing this with the kids and letting them create away.&amp;#160; What a great idea!     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cleverlyinspired.blogspot.com/2010/11/christmas-tree-canvaseasy-art.html"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="DSCF2446" border="0" alt="DSCF2446" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPXxFbcIGSI/AAAAAAAAEB4/cQvp45gBwR8/DSCF2446%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="277" height="331" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Next is an adorable flower and tree embellishments by Leslie of &lt;a href="http://gcdstudios.blogspot.com/2010/11/great-holiday-papers_25.html" target="_blank"&gt;GCD studios&lt;/a&gt;. She shows you how to make the layered foil flower below.     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPYA6O8VLGI/AAAAAAAAAxk/ksyGJ1LrI_k/s1600-h/image6.png"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPYA8sa9NHI/AAAAAAAAAxo/vmAMM9Kk1Jo/image_thumb2.png?imgmax=800" width="426" height="285" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Hey you could even make a bunch of these and create your own Christmas tree!!&amp;#160; Yep my creative juices are in overdrive now!     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Finally, if you are at a standstill with your holiday decorating and want to do things a little bit differently this year, then you just have to see the video series below for some excellent holiday decorating ideas!     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Be prepared to get your decorating on after watching Rebecca of Robeson Designs walk you through her tips/tricks on decorating this holiday season.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Part 1: Christmas Decorating Tips and Tricks &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;object height="247" width="412"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-imV204WEXU?hl=en&amp;amp;hd=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-imV204WEXU?hl=en&amp;amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="412" height="247"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Part 2: The Christmas Tree  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;object height="247" width="412"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4mKjxiI9vVE?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4mKjxiI9vVE?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="412" height="247"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Part 3: The Staircase  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;object height="247" width="412"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nsJkTAYt_XU?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nsJkTAYt_XU?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="412" height="247"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Be sure to come back for tomorrow’s next round up and don’t forget the blog hop happening at &lt;a href="http://want2scrapco.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-hop-passionately-artistic.html"&gt;Want2Scrap&lt;/a&gt; where you can win not one but two gift certificates!!  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://want2scrapco.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-hop-passionately-artistic.html"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm" border="0" alt="xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPX0IwOi75I/AAAAAAAAECA/hvBF6g0_ycw/xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="119" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;p&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Have an idea for a tutorial?&amp;#160; Let me know what kind of features you are most interested in.&amp;#160; You can also vote in our poll on the right-hand column to cast a vote or simply post a comment below!&amp;#160; I would love to hear your ideas.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Thanks for stopping by!    &lt;br /&gt;Michele &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-2720175162910349805?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/2720175162910349805/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/project-ideas-12-days-of-creative.html#comment-form' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/2720175162910349805'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/2720175162910349805'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/12/project-ideas-12-days-of-creative.html' title='Project Ideas: 12 Days of Creative Christmas'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iO6FFeNibHU/TPXxEcQyKMI/AAAAAAAAEBo/8X1LmDZPVqo/s72-c/mciyc_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-2950325308225513055</id><published>2010-11-29T01:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-30T10:54:38.779-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home decor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><title type='text'>Blog Hop with Passionately Artistic &amp; Want2Scrap!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://want2scrapco.blogspot.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="blog-butterflies" border="0" alt="blog-butterflies" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPQyNbzqFRI/AAAAAAAAAvg/OrzPl66LGYw/blog-butterflies%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="397" height="341" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;I am so excited to be taking part in the &lt;a href="http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Passionately Artistic blog hop&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; sponsored by Want2Scrap manufacturer!!!&amp;#160; This is the most exciting and crafty time of the year for me, so this is like having my cake and eating it too. Bling plus a blog hop???? I’ve truly hit the lottery!!&amp;#160; :)   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Here is a little bit about this wonderful sponsor!   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Want2Scrap is currently manufacturing a complete line of diecuts, chipboard, acrylic, and rhinestone embellishments perfect for your next project.&amp;#160; From rhinestones to pearl accents, from chipboard albums to embellishments, they carry what you are looking for.    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;Visit the &lt;a href="http://www.want2scrap.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Want2Scrap storefront&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href="http://www.want2scrap.com/"&gt;http://www.want2scrap.com&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;div style="width: 543px; height: 124px"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href="http://www.want2scrap.com/"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="w2c-header" border="0" alt="w2c-header" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMo4R9u9HI/AAAAAAAAAuA/uAQ4BD7-LmA/w2c-header3.png?imgmax=800" width="244" height="84" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;#160; &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div align="center"&gt;   &lt;div align="left"&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;and check out the &lt;a href="http://want2scrapco.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;b&gt;design team's fabulous projects&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on their blog!       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;Now for the really fun part!&amp;#160; The blog hop!&amp;#160; If you just happened to find us, please jump on over the Passionately Artistic blog hop starting point for all the details.&amp;#160; There will be random prizes to all those who stop at every inspiration blog listed for the hop as well as wonderful sponsor prizes too!&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;Here are just a few things to remember...       &lt;ul&gt;       &lt;li&gt;Become a follower of&amp;#160; &lt;a href="http://passionatelyartistic.com/"&gt;Passionately Artistic&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://want2scrapco.blogspot.com/"&gt;Want2Scrap blogs&lt;/a&gt; if you are not already, leaving comments on both sites for all 12 days of Christmas posting for a chance to win. &lt;/li&gt;        &lt;li&gt;Leave as many comments as you wish. . . blog about it, tell your friends on twitter, or even post a Facebook update. &lt;strong&gt;           &lt;br /&gt;            &lt;br /&gt;not one but 2 fantastic prizes             &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;        &lt;li&gt;Leave a comment for each designer on the list to be eligible for the grand prize.&amp;#160; Did I mention that there will be two winners of the grand prize??&amp;#160; Yes that’s right.&amp;#160; One winner will be announced on the Passionately Artistic blog and the other winner will be announced on the Want2Scrap blog. On December 18th. &lt;/li&gt;        &lt;li&gt;In addition to the blog hop prizes, we have&lt;strong&gt; &lt;font color="#9ad757"&gt;a few additional&amp;#160; designers giving&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;out goodies as well . . so be sure to visit each blog because if we told you it wouldn't be as much fun right? &lt;/li&gt;     &lt;/ul&gt; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;Now for the inspiration part and a little ornament tutorial for all of you to enjoy!&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMo5nRZgUI/AAAAAAAAAuE/qohn69rfLQo/s1600-h/michele-ornament-m2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="michele-ornament-m" border="0" alt="michele-ornament-m" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMo6dDeBPI/AAAAAAAAAuI/RWBJ1gNxRa4/michele-ornament-m_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="205" height="244" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Doesn’t this look fun!!!&amp;#160; I found this idea over at the &lt;a href="http://kheaney-writeitdown.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Write it Down&lt;/a&gt; blog. Bridget at Everyday Chaos worked up this fun tutorial and it just screamed at me to make it . . make it.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;So . . . I indulged.&amp;#160; I know, I just can’t say no to myself.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;I used a little bit different technique for finishing the ornament off but the outcome was so pretty.&amp;#160; I wish you could see the glitter better in the photo but if you do try it, you will fall in love.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;I can see a bunch of these on a tree in different variations of the same colors.&amp;#160; SOOO PRETTY!!!       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;So let’s get started!&amp;#160; Here is what you will need:       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;1. Old ornament or any clear smooth ornament of your choice       &lt;br /&gt;2. Glue Gun       &lt;br /&gt;3. Sharpie pen       &lt;br /&gt;4. Thin scrapbook paper – two 12x12 sheets       &lt;br /&gt;5. Elmer’s glue       &lt;br /&gt;6. Glitter       &lt;br /&gt;7. Diecut       &lt;br /&gt;8. Want2Scrap Bling       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;How to:&lt;/b&gt;       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;Using your paper trimmer, cut 1.5 inch squares out of one and half sheets of 12x12 thin scrapbook paper. The amount of squares vary depending on the size of ornament.       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMxLdPFnzI/AAAAAAAAAuM/tj1vF9gAK40/s1600-h/michele-ornamen22.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="michele-ornamen2" border="0" alt="michele-ornamen2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMxL_MLKJI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/lB4lXOdQ89c/michele-ornamen2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="212" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMxMtsXCmI/AAAAAAAAAuU/wbbH1jJHWgo/s1600-h/michele-ornament42.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="michele-ornament4" border="0" alt="michele-ornament4" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMxNKBxHMI/AAAAAAAAAuY/ZTWN77Ug9Uk/michele-ornament4_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="214" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;Wrap the squares around the end of the Sharpie, press to form a flat bottom, and adhere to the old christmas ball ornament.&amp;#160; Continue until the ornament is filled.       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMxNo5BfJI/AAAAAAAAAuc/ieqLHBW8ZfQ/s1600-h/michele-ornament52.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="michele-ornament5" border="0" alt="michele-ornament5" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMxOoUVFfI/AAAAAAAAAug/X5cPrMjbNb8/michele-ornament5_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="236" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMxPfHOJDI/AAAAAAAAAuk/comLRpbre3k/s1600-h/michele-ornament63.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="michele-ornament6" border="0" alt="michele-ornament6" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMxPzn_nUI/AAAAAAAAAuo/gjgvuKKo96U/michele-ornament6_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="236" height="236" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;Now for the fun part!&amp;#160; Using Elmer’s glue and your finger (takes me back to my school days) . . rub the glue on the edges of the ornament and then cover with glitter. Working in sections is best. Leave to dry. . . about 1-2 hours.       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="michele-ornament7" border="0" alt="michele-ornament7" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMxQa4AXlI/AAAAAAAAAus/w7oly8olZh8/michele-ornament7_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="208" /&gt;       &lt;br /&gt;Next attach your diecut and &lt;a href="http://want2scrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;amp;cPath=1&amp;amp;products_id=640" target="_blank"&gt;Want2Scrap bling&lt;/a&gt; and sit back and enjoy!!!&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMxRTA99DI/AAAAAAAAAuw/RatSQV0fpVk/s1600-h/michele-ornament82.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="michele-ornament8" border="0" alt="michele-ornament8" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMxSMssggI/AAAAAAAAAu0/XPTAXfkMUvk/michele-ornament8_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="198" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMxTQS7KPI/AAAAAAAAAu4/RcF3u39G97Q/s1600-h/michele-ornament-m3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="michele-ornament-m" border="0" alt="michele-ornament-m" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMxUCa4djI/AAAAAAAAAu8/w2ARCgkiIhc/michele-ornament-m_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="205" height="244" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;Seriously, these are so fun to make and totally addicting. Plus you are recycling instead of throwing things away. I think my scrappy sistahs are going to be getting these on their packages from Santa this year!       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;So I hope you’ve had fun on this stop on the blog hop.&amp;#160; Remember to leave a comment here to be eligible for one of two grand prizes from Want2Scrap:       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm" border="0" alt="xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMxVcCFoUI/AAAAAAAAAvE/HQfJcuR9IQM/xmasmagicwant2scrap-REVm_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="119" /&gt;       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;I hope you've enjoyed yourself.&amp;#160; Don’t forget to visit the other blogs on the hop.&amp;#160; I’ve listed them below for you!&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;Participants:       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;ul&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;   &lt;/div&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/2010/11/want2scrap-manufacturer-blog-hop-fun.html"&gt;Passionately Artistic&lt;/a&gt; &amp;lt;--- start &lt;font color="#c0504d"&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://want2scrapco.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-hop-passionately-artistic.html"&gt;Want2Scrap&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-hop-with-passionately-artistic.html"&gt;Michele&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160; &amp;lt;--- you are here&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://simplysouthernsandee.blogspot.com/2010/11/its-passionately-artistic-christmas.html"&gt;Sandee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.maggielamarre.com/2010/11/want2scrap-blog-hop-and-fun-tutorial.html"&gt;Maggie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://terriebaileys.blogspot.com/2010/11/want2scrap-blog-hop-fun.html"&gt;Terrie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://thelittlebluehouseblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/welcome-passionately-artistic-blog.html"&gt;Tracy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://closeyourears.blogspot.com/2010/11/passionately-artistic-blog-hop.html"&gt;Ellen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.instampingmode.com/2010/11/passionately-artistic-blog-hop.html"&gt;Melissa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://mycharmingblog-scrappermimi.blogspot.com/2010/11/more-inspiration.html"&gt;Mimi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://paperdaydream.blogspot.com/2010/11/holiday-blog-hop.html"&gt;Dana&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com/2010/11/want2scrap-blog-hop.html"&gt;Court&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.melissasamuels.net/2010/11/big-announcement-blog-hop.html"&gt;Melissa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div align="left"&gt;     &lt;ul&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;      &lt;div style="text-align: center; clear: both" class="separator"&gt;&lt;a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMydDGb-lI/AAAAAAAAAvI/oWeQA6e5BUA/s1600/Want2scrapbanner_thumb%255B2%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPMydDGb-lI/AAAAAAAAAvI/oWeQA6e5BUA/s1600/Want2scrapbanner_thumb%255B2%255D.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Happy blog hopping!   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Michele     &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-2950325308225513055?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/2950325308225513055/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-hop-with-passionately-artistic.html#comment-form' title='45 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/2950325308225513055'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/2950325308225513055'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-hop-with-passionately-artistic.html' title='Blog Hop with Passionately Artistic &amp;amp; Want2Scrap!!!'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TPQyNbzqFRI/AAAAAAAAAvg/OrzPl66LGYw/s72-c/blog-butterflies%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>45</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-9107520291373060198</id><published>2010-11-14T07:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-14T20:50:42.658-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='technique'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><title type='text'>Tutorial: Chipboard Marble Technique</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;   &lt;p&gt;Ever work on a project and can’t seem to find the perfect alpha letters to go with?&amp;#160; Then maybe this &lt;a href="http://lesleylangdontutorials.blogspot.com/2010/05/creating-marble-chipboard-with-paint.html" target="_blank"&gt;fabulous faux chipboard technique tutorial&lt;/a&gt; from Leslie Langdon will help.&amp;#160; She will show you how to take an ordinary chipboard letter and turn it into a fabulous faux marble letter in your choice of color.       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="SS-Amazing-Love-Close-Up" border="0" alt="SS-Amazing-Love-Close-Up" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TOCR7Mk-FTI/AAAAAAAAAtk/ToaFosihVWk/SS-Amazing-Love-Close-Up_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="167" /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;Aren’t these fabulous?&amp;#160; I love how the edges are inked and how the multiple layers of paint give it that realistic look.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TOCR75bbOdI/AAAAAAAAAto/0n6uQnL_x3M/s1600-h/cletter2%5B2%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="cletter2" border="0" alt="cletter2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TOCR8frPZbI/AAAAAAAAAts/qR5hERzDTxM/cletter2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="196" /&gt;        &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;This technique is quick and easy using paint dobbers and your favorite acrylic paint. So check it out and see what you can come up with.      &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;Don’t forget to follow us so you won’t miss out on the next technique, class, or tutorial.       &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;Thanks for stopping by!      &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;Michele &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-9107520291373060198?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/9107520291373060198/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/11/tutorial-chipboard-marble-technique.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/9107520291373060198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/9107520291373060198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/11/tutorial-chipboard-marble-technique.html' title='Tutorial: Chipboard Marble Technique'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TOCR7Mk-FTI/AAAAAAAAAtk/ToaFosihVWk/s72-c/SS-Amazing-Love-Close-Up_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-9054024690903514825</id><published>2010-11-06T08:24:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-11-07T14:29:07.646-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mixed media'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vintage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><title type='text'>Tutorial: Tea Dyed Lace for Mixed Media</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;   &lt;p&gt;     &lt;p&gt;       &lt;p&gt;Don’t have vintage lace sitting around for your next shabby project?&amp;#160; No problem!&amp;#160; Let &lt;a href="http://letsgetshabby.blogspot.com/2010/11/carols-tea-dye-tutorial." target="_blank"&gt;Carol of Tattered Inspirations&lt;/a&gt; show you how she turns crisp white lace into shabby chic yumminess!!!&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;She takes ordinary lace:&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letsgetshabby.blogspot.com/2010/11/carols-tea-dye-tutorial."&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="tea-dye lace" border="0" alt="tea-dye lace" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNb9_xKfP8I/AAAAAAAAAs8/bowGYHAS1Zo/tea-dye%20lace%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;and turns it into vintage goodness!          &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://letsgetshabby.blogspot.com/2010/11/carols-tea-dye-tutorial."&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="tea-dye lace2" border="0" alt="tea-dye lace2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNb-ARvTpNI/AAAAAAAAAtA/7uCkFwBbqS0/tea-dye%20lace2%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="189" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;From folded lace borders to lacey flowers, the tea-dyed look fits right in with any romantic theme. &lt;a href="http://letsgetshabby.blogspot.com/2010/11/carols-tea-dye-tutorial." target="_blank"&gt;Carol’s easy to follow instructions&lt;/a&gt; with pictures give you all the steps you need to get creating.           &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;I don’t know about you but I can’t wait to try this one.&amp;#160; I have so many variations of tea from black to iced that I bet I can get many different vintage looks with a bit of experimenting.&amp;#160; (Yes, I do have somewhat of a mad scientist gene in me.&amp;#160; It comes out every once in a while)           &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;Why don’t you come along with me and embrace your scientific side to see what we can come up with???&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;Don’t forget to check back often so you won’t miss out on the next tutorial, download, or class coming our way.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;Know of a tutorial or online class we should list?&amp;#160; Feel free to contact us and let us know.&amp;#160; We are always on the look-up for ideas.           &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;Thanks for stopping by!          &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;Michele &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-9054024690903514825?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/9054024690903514825/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/11/tutorial-tea-dyed-lace-for-mixed-media.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/9054024690903514825'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/9054024690903514825'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/11/tutorial-tea-dyed-lace-for-mixed-media.html' title='Tutorial: Tea Dyed Lace for Mixed Media'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNb9_xKfP8I/AAAAAAAAAs8/bowGYHAS1Zo/s72-c/tea-dye%20lace%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-429557913505616489</id><published>2010-11-05T07:20:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-11-06T13:49:10.118-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free downloads'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='minis'/><title type='text'>Mini-Journal Tutorial: Thankful Free Download</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;   &lt;p&gt;     &lt;p&gt;       &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNVkWglmmOI/AAAAAAAAAsc/h7RobhgchuM/s1600-h/thanksful-journal%5B5%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="thanksful-journal" border="0" alt="thanksful-journal" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNVkX71MdOI/AAAAAAAAAsg/qrcfnBxty5E/thanksful-journal_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="160" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;Mini-Journal’s are so handy to have around these days. . . . what with all the activities, events, programs, meetings, gatherings at every turn!&amp;#160; I really love the idea of creating something manageable that you can carry with you to help keep yourself organized. We all need that right??&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;Well let Monika Wright of Write.Click.Scrapbook show you how to make this fabulous &lt;a href="http://www.writeclickscrapbook.com/write_click_scrapbook/2010/11/thankful-warm-and-cozy.html" target="_blank"&gt;mini-journal with easy-to-follow instructions&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href="http://www.writeclickscrapbook.com/write_click_scrapbook/2010/11/thankful-warm-and-cozy.html" target="_blank"&gt;free thankful page insert download&lt;/a&gt;!           &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNVkYbd8ERI/AAAAAAAAAsk/H7phusgYTq4/s1600-h/thankful-page%5B9%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="thankful-page" border="0" alt="thankful-page" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNVkZF_XwOI/AAAAAAAAAso/QUA8Zbbtnb0/thankful-page_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="185" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;You could make this journal in no time. Your friends will be especially impressed with your organizational prowess.&amp;#160; You know there is a fine line between being highly           &lt;br /&gt;organized and insane . . .&amp;#160;&amp;#160; :)          &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;Need more inspiration?&amp;#160; Check out the others who have decided to get more organized by visiting the &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1114701@N22/" target="_blank"&gt;Write.Click.Scrapbook Flickr group&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; Check out the Parisian-themed artist journal while you are there. It is fabulous!           &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;I’m so glad I found this online for you today!&amp;#160; Don’t forget to bookmark/follow the &lt;em&gt;Inspire Your Creativity &lt;/em&gt;blog every day for the latest finds in online tutorials, techniques, and classes.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;Thanks for visiting!          &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;Michele&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-429557913505616489?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/429557913505616489/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/11/mini-journal-tutorial-thankful-free.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/429557913505616489'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/429557913505616489'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/11/mini-journal-tutorial-thankful-free.html' title='Mini-Journal Tutorial: Thankful Free Download'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNVkX71MdOI/AAAAAAAAAsg/qrcfnBxty5E/s72-c/thanksful-journal_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-5692162035586610225</id><published>2010-10-31T21:22:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-11-04T17:31:18.157-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='albums'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='donna downey'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><title type='text'>Craft Ideas: Birdcage Album by Donna Downey</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNIK4H7B2sI/AAAAAAAAAsM/T277WHdEEQs/s1600-h/birdcage-dd%5B7%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="birdcage-dd" border="0" alt="birdcage-dd" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNIK5dfEolI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/YRBjPnREXD0/birdcage-dd_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Ever wonder what on earth to do with all those shaped chipboard albums you’ve been collecting?&amp;#160; I know I have plenty that I'm saving for that special project.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Well look no further! Be inspired by Donna Downey's take on glamming up her Birdcage Album using paint, bling, jewels, flowers as well as layered textures. You probably already have the supplies needed on hand to make this project.     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Simply visit &lt;a href="http://donnadowney.typepad.com/simply_me/2010/10/creative-play-1.html" target="_blank"&gt;Donna's blog for the complete supply list&lt;/a&gt; in making this beautiful chipboard album. Go ahead, rifle threw your stash and pull out those items you’ve just been dying to use and make your own project.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;I hope you’re inspired by Donna's creativity and don't forget to become a follower of Inspire Your Creativity blog so you don't miss out on the next craft idea . . just around the corner.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Have a great day!    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Michele &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-5692162035586610225?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/5692162035586610225/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/10/craft-ideas-birdcage-album-by-donna.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/5692162035586610225'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/5692162035586610225'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/10/craft-ideas-birdcage-album-by-donna.html' title='Craft Ideas: Birdcage Album by Donna Downey'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNIK5dfEolI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/YRBjPnREXD0/s72-c/birdcage-dd_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-485732989399198446</id><published>2010-10-30T07:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-11-04T17:30:37.412-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><title type='text'>Prima Camelot Flowers: DIY by Tonya Gibbs</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;I‘m in love with Prima Flowers but my pocketbook definitely has a problem with them! So why not turn your paper scraps into beautiful Prima-style Camelot flowers. All you’ll need is your favorite dies and left over paper. Sounds great right?    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Well, it is! Let Tonya Gibbs show you how to &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Psychomoms#p/u/43/xB_lOpnbJC4" target="_blank"&gt;make your very own Rose Paper Flowers&lt;/a&gt; using her technique.&amp;#160; You’ll save tons of money and your hubby will thank you for your resourcefulness!&amp;#160; (Well probably not . . but it sounded good.)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;object style="background-image: url(&amp;quot;http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/xB_lOpnbJC4/hqdefault.jpg&amp;quot;);" height="295" width="480"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xB_lOpnbJC4?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xB_lOpnbJC4?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="295" width="480"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;I’m going to rummage through my diecuts and scrap paper and see what beautiful flowers I can come up with.     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Want to join me? Come along for the ride and make your own and don’t forget to visit &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Psychomoms#p/u/43/xB_lOpnbJC4" target="_blank"&gt;Tonya Gibbs Youtube channel&lt;/a&gt; for more exciting videos as well.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;You won’t want to miss the next inspirational idea, tutorial, or class posting. . . so be sure to bookmark, follow, or just stalk us often!    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Have a great day!    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Michele    &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-485732989399198446?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/485732989399198446/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/10/prima-camelot-flowers-diy-by-tonya.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/485732989399198446'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/485732989399198446'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/10/prima-camelot-flowers-diy-by-tonya.html' title='Prima Camelot Flowers: DIY by Tonya Gibbs'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-4774904952553940524</id><published>2010-10-24T07:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-11-06T20:53:53.448-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home decor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beads'/><title type='text'>Tutorial: Beaded Black Spider</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;With Halloween only a week away, it is time to put the finishing touches on your holiday décor.&amp;#160; What better way to spook up a mantle than with these adorable 8-legged friends?&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNX4l6oOe8I/AAAAAAAAAss/T2gbIAQb94Q/s1600-h/black-spider2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 4px 0px 4px 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="black-spider" border="0" alt="black-spider" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNX4m76ONSI/AAAAAAAAAsw/_hKgzsBIh-k/black-spider_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="163" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Aren’t they the cutest???? They look so easy to make as well.&amp;#160; Just let &lt;a href="http://craftily-ever-after.blogspot.com/2010/10/beaded-spider-tutorial.html" target="_blank"&gt;Jessica of Craftily Ever After&lt;/a&gt; s&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNX4njRdsHI/AAAAAAAAAs0/hzFgth-b7zc/s1600-h/spider-mantle2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 6px 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="spider-mantle" border="0" alt="spider-mantle" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNX4oJvJwnI/AAAAAAAAAs4/M4TZ-2xj2jc/spider-mantle_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;how you how to make these little creatures with her fabulous step-by-step &lt;a href="http://craftily-ever-after.blogspot.com/2010/10/beaded-spider-tutorial.html" target="_blank"&gt;Beaded Black Spider tutorial&lt;/a&gt;.     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;She not only takes you through the process but she also shows you several examples of how to display them in your holiday décor.     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Plus check out her little pumpkin sporting a one-of-a-kind headband.&amp;#160; ADORABLE!!!    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;So get your beads out and scare up some of your own friends this Halloween.&amp;#160; I can think of so many places these beaded gems would add that perfect touch.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Don’t forget to bookmark and follow the &lt;em&gt;Inspire Your Creativity&lt;/em&gt; blog so you won’t miss out on the latest technique, tutorial, or video.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Thanks for stopping by,    &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Michele &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-4774904952553940524?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/4774904952553940524/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/10/tutorial-beaded-black-spider.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/4774904952553940524'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/4774904952553940524'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/10/tutorial-beaded-black-spider.html' title='Tutorial: Beaded Black Spider'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNX4m76ONSI/AAAAAAAAAsw/_hKgzsBIh-k/s72-c/black-spider_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-822997281435055735</id><published>2010-10-20T07:15:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-11-04T17:28:48.724-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tutorials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tammy tutterow'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspiration'/><title type='text'>Tutorial: Alcohol Ink Crackled Metal Pendants</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;   &lt;p&gt;     &lt;p&gt;Shopping for your best friend or relative can be a hassle right?&amp;#160; I mean we all want to find that unique gift that will stand out above the rest. Well why not make your very own pendants this year and give them as gifts?&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;        &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNMi_D3kiCI/AAAAAAAAAsU/k2AoFUD9yrA/s1600-h/tammy-tutterow%5B2%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="tammy-tutterow" border="0" alt="tammy-tutterow" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNMi_1FLetI/AAAAAAAAAsY/fO0BQkf5lNY/tammy-tutterow_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Have I peaked your interest?&amp;#160; Well take a look at this fantastic &lt;a href="http://tammytutterow.typepad.com/tammy_tutterow/2010/10/tutorial-alcohol-ink-crackled-metal-pendants.html" target="_blank"&gt;Alcohol Ink Crackled Metal Pendant Tutorial by Tammy Tutterow&lt;/a&gt;! I’m amazed at just how easy it is to make and the endless possibilities for its use!!        &lt;br /&gt;        &lt;br /&gt;Whether you use this pendant as a key chain, a luggage tag, on a necklace, or even on your favorite journal, it will not matter. This will make a perfect gift to give that person on your list who has EVERYTHING!         &lt;br /&gt;        &lt;br /&gt;So what are you waiting for???&amp;#160; Head on over to &lt;a href="http://tammytutterow.typepad.com/tammy_tutterow/2010/10/tutorial-alcohol-ink-crackled-metal-pendants.html" target="_blank"&gt;Tammy’s blog&lt;/a&gt;, gather your supplies, and start learning how to make this wonderful piece. &lt;/p&gt;      &lt;p&gt;       &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;(Oh and btw, my favorite colors are pink/black, fav theme is Paris, and I love love Fleur-de-lis!!&amp;#160; Just sayin.)           &lt;br /&gt;            &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Don’t forget to become a follower of the &lt;em&gt;Inspire Your Creativity&lt;/em&gt; blog and come back often to see what inspiration we have waiting for you.           &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;Have a great day!          &lt;br /&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;Michele&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/769547335628725353-822997281435055735?l=inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/feeds/822997281435055735/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/10/tutorial-alcohol-ink-crackled-metal.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/822997281435055735'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/769547335628725353/posts/default/822997281435055735'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://inspireyourcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/10/tutorial-alcohol-ink-crackled-metal.html' title='Tutorial: Alcohol Ink Crackled Metal Pendants'/><author><name>MicheleC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKXRVIYZ7Is/TmzOGKfPGSI/AAAAAAAABPc/lQdYUKnTkRM/s220/jaede%2526michele2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iPEgzPy0rZI/TNMi_1FLetI/AAAAAAAAAsY/fO0BQkf5lNY/s72-c/tammy-tutterow_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769547335628725353.post-5132127144577861825</id><published>2010-10-19T06:00:00.008-04:00</published><updated>2010-11-04T17:33:15.471-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='about us'/><title type='text'>About Us:</title><content type='html'>&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4bacc6"&gt;Welcome to &lt;i&gt;Inspire Your Creativity&lt;/i&gt; blog!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;We are an information mega portal designed to bring you the latest and greatest information on scrapbooking and papercraft classes/tutorials on the web. 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