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Hickson"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11851793714109618715"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mVO1qDt88IQ\/WkpAV6IyMSI\/AAAAAAAAObQ\/1pPPXfaqBGEux5WOeLmqB5xVlNYegXRbQCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/apron%2Bphoto.jpg"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"9"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"25"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461452537618843189.post-1260437876365591472"},"published":{"$t":"2014-03-03T15:48:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-03-12T16:12:40.393-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hero Arts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Project Life 2014"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tutorial for Hero Arts - Ink Daubers + Project Life"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hi everyone! I'm over on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heroarts.com\/blogs\/club\/2014\/03\/03\/journaling-cards-with-ink-daubers\/\"\u003Ethe Hero Arts blog\u003C\/a\u003E today, sharing a Project Life layout I did of my daughter's 6th birthday party. She had a \u003Ci\u003Espa day\u003C\/i\u003E - pretty fancy, no? I found an amazing deal on Groupon for this local company called \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jolasjoyfulevents.com\/\"\u003EJola's Joyful Events\u003C\/a\u003E, they come into your home and set up the spa party. They do EVERYTHING!! It was so cute! Courtney had a blast with her friends, being pampered. Although I usually do my Project Life layouts weekly, for events like this \u003Ci\u003E(aka times when I take way too many photos!)\u003C\/i\u003E I go ahead and dedicate it's own special two page spread to the event. Afterall, it's not everyday that my baby turns six! True story - when I was making this layout, I put \"5\" everywhere, including that big cutout \"6\" in the title block!! I had to pull it apart and fix it. This mama is in denial that her baby is six!! LOL!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-xEu5GDvOHgU\/UxTpKJaZvnI\/AAAAAAAAL7s\/zFo0PLrGrvU\/s1600\/IMG_6391.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-xEu5GDvOHgU\/UxTpKJaZvnI\/AAAAAAAAL7s\/zFo0PLrGrvU\/s1600\/IMG_6391.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-uyxYz3xFe0I\/UxTpYs1ht8I\/AAAAAAAAL70\/PHox6FJPAT0\/s1600\/Hero+Arts+Ink+Dauber+Layout+Page+2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-uyxYz3xFe0I\/UxTpYs1ht8I\/AAAAAAAAL70\/PHox6FJPAT0\/s1600\/Hero+Arts+Ink+Dauber+Layout+Page+2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heroarts.com\/blogs\/club\/2014\/03\/03\/journaling-cards-with-ink-daubers\/\"\u003EOver on the Hero Arts blog\u003C\/a\u003E, I shared a tutorial on how I made the journaling cards using ink daubers and a sheet of wax paper. Check it out!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-IrQ6XLNS2IA\/UxTpekklttI\/AAAAAAAAL78\/_WN4-Nb9V88\/s1600\/IMG_6382.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-IrQ6XLNS2IA\/UxTpekklttI\/AAAAAAAAL78\/_WN4-Nb9V88\/s1600\/IMG_6382.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI had lots of fun creating this layout. I definitely have the scrapbooking bug again, which is what got me into paper crafting in the first place. Yay!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThanks for stopping by,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"siggy\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_djtUaOKOkns\/S8CVAMJqAnI\/AAAAAAAAFlg\/4IHqnqMnuGo\/s1600\/Signature.png\" style=\"border: 0;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1260437876365591472\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/courtneys-birthday-party.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/1260437876365591472"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/1260437876365591472"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/courtneys-birthday-party.html","title":"Tutorial for Hero Arts - Ink Daubers + Project Life"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Libby Hickson"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11851793714109618715"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mVO1qDt88IQ\/WkpAV6IyMSI\/AAAAAAAAObQ\/1pPPXfaqBGEux5WOeLmqB5xVlNYegXRbQCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/apron%2Bphoto.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-xEu5GDvOHgU\/UxTpKJaZvnI\/AAAAAAAAL7s\/zFo0PLrGrvU\/s72-c\/IMG_6391.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461452537618843189.post-6572645992250239034"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-18T09:33:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-18T10:25:04.653-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hero Arts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tutorial for Hero Arts - using gesso with stencils!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I'm over \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heroarts.com\/blogs\/club\/2013\/11\/18\/stencils-with-gesso\/\"\u003Eon the Hero Arts blog\u003C\/a\u003E today, sharing this card that was inspired by Candy Canes!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-xsOnjkcHRJ4\/UookxNfyRhI\/AAAAAAAALyE\/4FhwLqeVGlg\/s1600\/IMG_6092_500_WM.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-xsOnjkcHRJ4\/UookxNfyRhI\/AAAAAAAALyE\/4FhwLqeVGlg\/s1600\/IMG_6092_500_WM.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI had fun using gesso with my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heroarts.com\/products\/productInfo.cfm?ItemNo=SA002\u0026amp;subCat=L01\"\u003ETweed Pattern\u003C\/a\u003E stencil. I put together a little video to show how it's done!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"375\" width=\"500\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/370j0hg4mEI?version=3\u0026amp;hl=en_US\u0026amp;rel=0\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/370j0hg4mEI?version=3\u0026amp;hl=en_US\u0026amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThanks for stopping by!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"siggy\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_djtUaOKOkns\/S8CVAMJqAnI\/AAAAAAAAFlg\/4IHqnqMnuGo\/s1600\/Signature.png\" style=\"border: 0;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6572645992250239034\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/tutorial-for-hero-arts-using-gesso-with.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/6572645992250239034"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/6572645992250239034"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/tutorial-for-hero-arts-using-gesso-with.html","title":"Tutorial for Hero Arts - using gesso with stencils!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Libby Hickson"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11851793714109618715"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mVO1qDt88IQ\/WkpAV6IyMSI\/AAAAAAAAObQ\/1pPPXfaqBGEux5WOeLmqB5xVlNYegXRbQCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/apron%2Bphoto.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-xsOnjkcHRJ4\/UookxNfyRhI\/AAAAAAAALyE\/4FhwLqeVGlg\/s72-c\/IMG_6092_500_WM.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461452537618843189.post-859414021812093368"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-16T21:28:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-16T23:34:25.891-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"My Video Setup"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I recently created a new setup in my craft room for filming videos - I broke it in with \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hRCiuYyaHko\"\u003Ethis one\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that I created for the Hero Arts blog. I couple people have asked about my setup, and I meant to post it already \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/papergrace.com\/\"\u003E(Hi, Lisa!)\u003C\/a\u003E so I thought I'd finally make good on that promise. I had some old existing \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.elfa.com\/\"\u003EElfa\u003C\/a\u003E shelving (from The Container Store) in one little area of my room. It's a bit disorganized, but here it is:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rFdK1tL5Kj0\/UogojkyZbNI\/AAAAAAAALxY\/AXl9lAz_e3U\/s1600\/IMG_5975.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rFdK1tL5Kj0\/UogojkyZbNI\/AAAAAAAALxY\/AXl9lAz_e3U\/s1600\/IMG_5975.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy friend \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/mypinkmexico.blogspot.com\/\"\u003EMary Dawn\u003C\/a\u003E recommended\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/VideoSecu-Ceiling-Bracket-Camera-Adjustable\/dp\/B000X23I22\/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1384654374\u0026amp;sr=8-2-fkmr0\u0026amp;keywords=eoSecu+Wall+Ceiling+Mount+Bracket+for+CCTV+CCD+Box+Body+Camera+2-6+inch+Adjustable+Pan+Tilt+Bracket+1A2\"\u003Ethis mounting bracket,\u003C\/a\u003E and it's absolutely perfect for my setup. And it's CHEAP! Less than $7 on Amazon...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-xY4CWqgNW98\/Uogoq18yzJI\/AAAAAAAALxg\/exlQy2Fa8Cw\/s1600\/41O2a52HRUL.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-xY4CWqgNW98\/Uogoq18yzJI\/AAAAAAAALxg\/exlQy2Fa8Cw\/s1600\/41O2a52HRUL.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt has a little X-clamp thingie that pinches over the metal slats on my shelving perfectly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Tp1mB_2GZGA\/UogovVlH_7I\/AAAAAAAALxo\/MM3me81oOkk\/s1600\/IMG_5974.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Tp1mB_2GZGA\/UogovVlH_7I\/AAAAAAAALxo\/MM3me81oOkk\/s1600\/IMG_5974.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen I just screw on my video camera (I use our Panasonic digital camcorder - we bought it for filming family events but it doubles as a hobby tool!) to get the perfect top-down angle for my videos.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZgR2sLYrSjE\/UogoyxX3JZI\/AAAAAAAALxw\/rjfRgxOfCDQ\/s1600\/IMG_6084.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZgR2sLYrSjE\/UogoyxX3JZI\/AAAAAAAALxw\/rjfRgxOfCDQ\/s1600\/IMG_6084.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot sure this would work for everyone, but I love it! After I film a tutorial, I import it onto my laptop (PC) and use \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-live\/movie-maker#t1=overview\"\u003EWindows Movie Maker\u003C\/a\u003E to edit - it's free, yay, and I can add photos, music, crop out portions, etc. It's relatively easy to use. Then I upload to YouTube when I'm done!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot that I'm a video tutorial expert, but that's what I do. :-)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThanks for stopping by,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"siggy\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_djtUaOKOkns\/S8CVAMJqAnI\/AAAAAAAAFlg\/4IHqnqMnuGo\/s1600\/Signature.png\" style=\"border: 0;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/feeds\/859414021812093368\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/my-video-setup.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/859414021812093368"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/859414021812093368"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/my-video-setup.html","title":"My Video Setup"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Libby Hickson"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11851793714109618715"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mVO1qDt88IQ\/WkpAV6IyMSI\/AAAAAAAAObQ\/1pPPXfaqBGEux5WOeLmqB5xVlNYegXRbQCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/apron%2Bphoto.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rFdK1tL5Kj0\/UogojkyZbNI\/AAAAAAAALxY\/AXl9lAz_e3U\/s72-c\/IMG_5975.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461452537618843189.post-4729079366396111316"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-12T10:35:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-12T10:35:23.599-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hero Arts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Paper Mosaic Tutorial on Splitcoaststampers!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"In case you missed it - I was on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/\"\u003ESplitcoaststampers\u003C\/a\u003E with my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/resources\/tutorials\/papermosaic\"\u003EPaper Mosaic Tutorial\u003C\/a\u003E last month! Yay!!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-IA36K5Sl22U\/UoJIuk2YnHI\/AAAAAAAALv8\/9GdbApbFaD8\/s1600\/PaperMosaic_FinishedCard.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-IA36K5Sl22U\/UoJIuk2YnHI\/AAAAAAAALv8\/9GdbApbFaD8\/s1600\/PaperMosaic_FinishedCard.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI used my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstamp.com\/servlet\/the-48342\/k5628-circle-ornament-tree\/Detail\"\u003EHero Arts Circle Ornament Tree\u003C\/a\u003E, adding sequins for the ornaments! Fun! You can find the full tutorial to create the mosaic on Splitcoaststampers \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/resources\/tutorials\/papermosaic\"\u003Eright here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy tutorial was a bit lost in the shuffle of the stamping madness of their awesome Hope You Can Cling To event - only one person played along so far. I would soooo love it if you gave it a try - make a card and post it to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/\"\u003ESplitcoast!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThanks for stopping by,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"siggy\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_djtUaOKOkns\/S8CVAMJqAnI\/AAAAAAAAFlg\/4IHqnqMnuGo\/s1600\/Signature.png\" style=\"border: 0;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4729079366396111316\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/paper-mosaic-tutorial-on.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/4729079366396111316"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/4729079366396111316"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/paper-mosaic-tutorial-on.html","title":"Paper Mosaic Tutorial on Splitcoaststampers!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Libby Hickson"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11851793714109618715"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mVO1qDt88IQ\/WkpAV6IyMSI\/AAAAAAAAObQ\/1pPPXfaqBGEux5WOeLmqB5xVlNYegXRbQCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/apron%2Bphoto.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-IA36K5Sl22U\/UoJIuk2YnHI\/AAAAAAAALv8\/9GdbApbFaD8\/s72-c\/PaperMosaic_FinishedCard.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461452537618843189.post-199522605714865803"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-07T11:36:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-07T11:46:26.828-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Christmas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hero Arts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bokeh Stamping Tutorial"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This is an \"in case you missed\" it post! I was \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heroarts.com\/blogs\/club\/2013\/10\/28\/bokeh\/\"\u003Eon the Hero Arts blog\u003C\/a\u003E last week, woohoo! I made this card...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Pks9g6nCXYw\/UnvBGUFqJAI\/AAAAAAAALuU\/TjPsfdMLXjw\/s1600\/IMG_5973_libby.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Pks9g6nCXYw\/UnvBGUFqJAI\/AAAAAAAALuU\/TjPsfdMLXjw\/s1600\/IMG_5973_libby.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI've noticed this \"bokeh\" stamping technique around blogland and in magazines recently, so I wanted to give it a try myself! It was super quick and easy using Hero Arts \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heroarts.com\/products\/productInfo.cfm?ItemNo=AD006\u0026amp;subCat=J05\"\u003Eink daubers\u003C\/a\u003E and also \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.heroarts.com\/p\/sponge-dauber-with-cap\"\u003Esponge daubers\u003C\/a\u003E and ink (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heroarts.com\/products\/productInfo.cfm?ItemNo=AF223\u0026amp;subCat=J02\"\u003ETide Pool\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026amp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heroarts.com\/products\/productInfo.cfm?ItemNo=AF246\u0026amp;subCat=J03\"\u003EMint Julep\u003C\/a\u003E)! I made a little tutorial if you'd like to have a looksie.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"375\" width=\"500\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hRCiuYyaHko?version=3\u0026amp;hl=en_US\u0026amp;rel=0\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hRCiuYyaHko?version=3\u0026amp;hl=en_US\u0026amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThanks for stopping by!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"siggy\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_djtUaOKOkns\/S8CVAMJqAnI\/AAAAAAAAFlg\/4IHqnqMnuGo\/s1600\/Signature.png\" style=\"border: 0;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/feeds\/199522605714865803\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/bokeh-stamping-tutorial.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/199522605714865803"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/199522605714865803"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/bokeh-stamping-tutorial.html","title":"Bokeh Stamping Tutorial"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Libby Hickson"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11851793714109618715"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mVO1qDt88IQ\/WkpAV6IyMSI\/AAAAAAAAObQ\/1pPPXfaqBGEux5WOeLmqB5xVlNYegXRbQCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/apron%2Bphoto.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Pks9g6nCXYw\/UnvBGUFqJAI\/AAAAAAAALuU\/TjPsfdMLXjw\/s72-c\/IMG_5973_libby.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461452537618843189.post-8176626368716827766"},"published":{"$t":"2013-02-26T13:31:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-02-26T16:15:11.010-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"suzi blu"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Suzi Blu + my light box"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Today I'm sharing a card I made using an adorable image from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/suziblu.typepad.com\/\"\u003ESuzi Blu\u003C\/a\u003E! I am such a massive Suzi Blu fan!!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-M1VPJgLGy8E\/USz9Zq_YBtI\/AAAAAAAAKfA\/YX43djkLZJE\/s1600\/IMG_3083.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-M1VPJgLGy8E\/USz9Zq_YBtI\/AAAAAAAAKfA\/YX43djkLZJE\/s1600\/IMG_3083.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI used the No-Line Coloring technique to color this \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstamp.com\/servlet\/the-43300\/Suzi-Blu-Clear-Stamp\/Detail\"\u003ESpirit Girl\u003C\/a\u003E image. She was water colored with \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstamp.com\/servlet\/the-27492\/Tim-Holtz-LOT-ALL\/Detail\"\u003EDistress Ink\u003C\/a\u003E, using my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstamp.com\/servlet\/the-15486\/ranger-inkssentials-craft-sheet\/Detail\"\u003Ekraft sheet\u003C\/a\u003E as a palette.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GYBlDRxTvrk\/USz9Y8TiGcI\/AAAAAAAAKe4\/dCXTtbpcCAc\/s1600\/IMAG2649.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GYBlDRxTvrk\/USz9Y8TiGcI\/AAAAAAAAKe4\/dCXTtbpcCAc\/s1600\/IMAG2649.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI wanted to watercolor to play along with the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/forums\/mix-ability-challenge-f390\/mix4-water-you-doing-2-22-13-a-t568853.html\"\u003EMix-Ability challenge\u003C\/a\u003E over on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/\"\u003ESplitcoaststampers\u003C\/a\u003E. They are posting mixed media challenges every Friday now! Yay!! Moving color with water is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/forums\/mix-ability-challenge-f390\/mix4-water-you-doing-2-22-13-a-t568853.html\"\u003EChallenge #4\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/forums\/mix-ability-challenge-f390\/\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/understandblue.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com\/files\/2013\/01\/MIX-blinkie.gif\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI just love how this technique looks. Here's my how-to video that was \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heroarts.com\/blogs\/club\/2012\/06\/06\/a-fun-coloring-technique\/\"\u003Eon the Hero Arts blog\u003C\/a\u003E last summer. :-)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/k3gRVQha1CA?hl=en_US\u0026amp;version=3\u0026amp;rel=0\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/k3gRVQha1CA?hl=en_US\u0026amp;version=3\u0026amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThanks for stopping by,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"siggy\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_djtUaOKOkns\/S8CVAMJqAnI\/AAAAAAAAFlg\/4IHqnqMnuGo\/s1600\/Signature.png\" style=\"border: 0;\" \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8176626368716827766\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2013\/02\/suzi-blu-my-light-box.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/8176626368716827766"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/8176626368716827766"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2013\/02\/suzi-blu-my-light-box.html","title":"Suzi Blu + my light box"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Libby Hickson"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11851793714109618715"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mVO1qDt88IQ\/WkpAV6IyMSI\/AAAAAAAAObQ\/1pPPXfaqBGEux5WOeLmqB5xVlNYegXRbQCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/apron%2Bphoto.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-M1VPJgLGy8E\/USz9Zq_YBtI\/AAAAAAAAKfA\/YX43djkLZJE\/s72-c\/IMG_3083.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461452537618843189.post-8041969994785337617"},"published":{"$t":"2013-02-22T16:25:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-02-22T16:27:00.804-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hero Arts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mosaics, Seahorses, Sequins + a giveaway!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"On Wednesday I shared a tutorial on the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heroarts.com\/blogs\/club\/2013\/02\/20\/paper-mosaics\/\"\u003EHero Arts blog\u003C\/a\u003E, featuring a technique for paper mosaics. Today I'm sharing another little mosaic card I made from the same batch of paper.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-zEcg6Ye1BSE\/USffffMd0sI\/AAAAAAAAKc4\/vKCPNZAQj4o\/s1600\/IMG_4340.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-zEcg6Ye1BSE\/USffffMd0sI\/AAAAAAAAKc4\/vKCPNZAQj4o\/s1600\/IMG_4340.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the video I mentioned that the colors reminded me of the beach and aquariums, so I decided to pair a mosaic background with the seahorse from the Hero Arts \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.heroarts.com\/products\/productInfo.cfm?ItemNo=CL451\u0026amp;subCat=B03\"\u003ESea Life\u003C\/a\u003E set. The message is from the Hero Arts\u0026nbsp;+ Studio Calico set \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.heroarts.com\/products\/productInfo.cfm?ItemNo=331371\u0026amp;subCat=P02\"\u003EDarling Sentiments\u003C\/a\u003E. I thought the seahorse needed a bit of Stickles shimmer. I also played with some super fun sequins I picked up from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.neatandtangled.com\/\"\u003ENeat \u0026amp; Tangled\u003C\/a\u003E. The \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.neatandtangled.com\/collections\/sequins\/products\/mermaids-tail-satin-sequins\"\u003E\"Mermaid's Tail\"\u003C\/a\u003E color goes perfectly with the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.heroarts.com\/p\/pool-layering-papers\"\u003EHero Arts Pool papers\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UHfbaMvNOiI\/USfgwAjBKgI\/AAAAAAAAKdA\/h7n1Z0UWsdI\/s1600\/IMG_4341.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UHfbaMvNOiI\/USfgwAjBKgI\/AAAAAAAAKdA\/h7n1Z0UWsdI\/s1600\/IMG_4341.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere's my mosaic video, if you'd like to take a look. :-)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bhh6bpfIoKI\" width=\"420\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd finally, a little giveaway! In the tutorial, I used the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heroarts.com\/products\/productInfo.cfm?ItemNo=DI008\u0026amp;subCat=L01\"\u003EHeart Frame\u003C\/a\u003E die set. It turns out I have two sets! One for me - and maybe one for you!? Just leave me a comment, and I'll draw a winner next Wednesday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_uWj1ujcs6k\/USfhwjrySUI\/AAAAAAAAKdI\/ohgYaRjvU7c\/s1600\/DI008.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_uWj1ujcs6k\/USfhwjrySUI\/AAAAAAAAKdI\/ohgYaRjvU7c\/s320\/DI008.jpg\" width=\"160\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThanks for stopping by,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"siggy\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_djtUaOKOkns\/S8CVAMJqAnI\/AAAAAAAAFlg\/4IHqnqMnuGo\/s1600\/Signature.png\" style=\"border: 0;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPS... Please ignore my boo boo on this card. Gah!"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8041969994785337617\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2013\/02\/mosaics-seahorses-sequins-giveaway.html#comment-form","title":"42 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/8041969994785337617"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/8041969994785337617"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2013\/02\/mosaics-seahorses-sequins-giveaway.html","title":"Mosaics, Seahorses, Sequins + a giveaway!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Libby Hickson"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11851793714109618715"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mVO1qDt88IQ\/WkpAV6IyMSI\/AAAAAAAAObQ\/1pPPXfaqBGEux5WOeLmqB5xVlNYegXRbQCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/apron%2Bphoto.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-zEcg6Ye1BSE\/USffffMd0sI\/AAAAAAAAKc4\/vKCPNZAQj4o\/s72-c\/IMG_4340.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"42"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461452537618843189.post-217025139367542501"},"published":{"$t":"2012-08-06T08:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-08-06T08:00:08.837-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hero Arts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tutorials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"In case you missed it - No-Line Coloring Tutorial!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"During my blogging break for the summer I shared a video tutorial for \"no-line coloring\" over on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heroarts.com\/blogs\/club\/2012\/06\/06\/a-fun-coloring-technique\/\"\u003Ethe Hero Arts blog\u003C\/a\u003E. Did you catch it over there? I thought I'd reshare it here today, just in case you missed it. I made a fun card with the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heroarts.com\/products\/productInfo.cfm?ItemNo=K5574\u0026amp;subCat=B03\"\u003EBig Eyes\u003C\/a\u003E owl.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tGoZnJg-5mk\/UBockBNt8uI\/AAAAAAAAJXk\/8JzuK8yU91c\/s1600\/IMG_3073_WM.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tGoZnJg-5mk\/UBockBNt8uI\/AAAAAAAAJXk\/8JzuK8yU91c\/s1600\/IMG_3073_WM.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EAnd here's my video!! I am not a video-making-expert so it's still a slow and painful process for me, LOL! But I hope you like it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"281\" width=\"500\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/k3gRVQha1CA?version=3\u0026amp;hl=en_US\u0026amp;rel=0\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/k3gRVQha1CA?version=3\u0026amp;hl=en_US\u0026amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can find the instructions for the card on the Hero Arts site \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heroarts.com\/learning\/technique.cfm?techID=257\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E as well.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThanks for stopping by!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"siggy\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_djtUaOKOkns\/S8CVAMJqAnI\/AAAAAAAAFlg\/4IHqnqMnuGo\/s1600\/Signature.png\" style=\"border: 0;\" \/\u003E  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"display: table-cell; 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As some of you know, I used to make cards every week inspired by Courtney's cute baby clothes.  I had so much fun with those cards, and I've missed making them.  Now that I'm stamping somewhat regularly again, it's time for a return of \u003Ca style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/From%20Courtney%27s%20Closet\"\u003EFrom Courtney's Closet\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/From%20Courtney%27s%20Closet\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003E!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E  And I figured, what better day is there to do it then my sweet baby girl's birthday??  So here's today's card...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwifaOHazI\/AAAAAAAAGns\/z5KhLaadr8I\/s1600\/IMG_9464.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwifaOHazI\/AAAAAAAAGns\/z5KhLaadr8I\/s1600\/IMG_9464.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569864762160278322\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E...which was inspired by this sweet photo of my little ballerina...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwie6Nl-TI\/AAAAAAAAGnk\/IBz-koFMc4c\/s1600\/IMG_8039.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwie6Nl-TI\/AAAAAAAAGnk\/IBz-koFMc4c\/s1600\/IMG_8039.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569864753568151858\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECourtney looooooves tutus!  She wears one every single day.  Truly.  She started taking dance classes in the fall and gets so excited every week when she gets to go.  The result is that her mama has become slightly obsessed with buying ballerina stamps!!  I have quite a collection going.  And this precious image from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mftstamps.com\/catalog\/product_info.php?cPath=7_55\u0026amp;products_id=1034\u0026amp;osCsid=elde8jpca3ifoqq2518svvgcs4\"\u003EMFT's Ballet Recital Jolinne\u003C\/a\u003E is one of my absolute favorites.  In the photo of Courtney, she's wearing a tulle tutu I made for her - so of course I had to make a little tulle tutu for the card, too!  :-)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwifScm07I\/AAAAAAAAGn0\/6d1TqRfl8Cc\/s1600\/IMG_9465.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwifScm07I\/AAAAAAAAGn0\/6d1TqRfl8Cc\/s1600\/IMG_9465.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569864760073573298\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI played along with the latest \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/forums\/my-favorite-things-f164\/wsc-getting-sketchy-5-a-t516285.html\"\u003EMFT WSC sketch challenge\u003C\/a\u003E, it worked perfectly for this card!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwiey2ObMI\/AAAAAAAAGnc\/S1-zBS2JC5c\/s1600\/MFTWSCSketch5.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwiey2ObMI\/AAAAAAAAGnc\/S1-zBS2JC5c\/s400\/MFTWSCSketch5.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569864751591091394\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now, I thought you might like to learn how to make a tutu for your own little ballerina!  It's sooo easy to do!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1.  Gather your supplies.  You'll need ribbon, ~4-5 yards of tulle, scissors and a measuring tape.   The amount of tulle just depends on how full you want your tutu.  Cut your tulle into strips 4\" wide.  The easiest way to do this is to roll up the tulle \u0026amp; then cut.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwjnJgNyMI\/AAAAAAAAGn8\/Lcg-6WiSBXU\/s1600\/IMG_7967.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwjnJgNyMI\/AAAAAAAAGn8\/Lcg-6WiSBXU\/s1600\/IMG_7967.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569865994623371458\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E2.  Measure around your little ballerina's waist, and use that measurement to tie knots in your ribbon, leaving tails of ribbon beyond the knots for tying.  The tulle will be tied between your two knots.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwjwWBNIoI\/AAAAAAAAGok\/qFNYVntJu_c\/s1600\/IMG_7972.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwjwWBNIoI\/AAAAAAAAGok\/qFNYVntJu_c\/s1600\/IMG_7972.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569866152601789058\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E3.  Tie the tulle to the ribbon using the loop method - make a loop and then bring the tails of the tulle up through the loop.  Pull to tighten.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwjnPxKB7I\/AAAAAAAAGoE\/ONSlP7jTV20\/s1600\/IMG_7968.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwjnPxKB7I\/AAAAAAAAGoE\/ONSlP7jTV20\/s1600\/IMG_7968.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569865996305041330\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwjnj5gF-I\/AAAAAAAAGoM\/6jXKoQI_wD4\/s1600\/IMG_7969.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwjnj5gF-I\/AAAAAAAAGoM\/6jXKoQI_wD4\/s1600\/IMG_7969.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569866001708750818\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwjn-Brj-I\/AAAAAAAAGoU\/WnjJIs0Ukes\/s1600\/IMG_7970.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwjn-Brj-I\/AAAAAAAAGoU\/WnjJIs0Ukes\/s1600\/IMG_7970.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569866008722378722\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E4.  Continue in this method to fill up your ribbon, making the tutu as full as you'd like.  Here I used two different colors of tulle.  After I finished with the tulle, I also added some strips of ribbon in the same manner.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwjoQVwT3I\/AAAAAAAAGoc\/cdvmHk3zDgo\/s1600\/IMG_7971.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwjoQVwT3I\/AAAAAAAAGoc\/cdvmHk3zDgo\/s1600\/IMG_7971.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569866013638414194\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E5.  Voila! My finished tutu!  :-)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwjwoPLl8I\/AAAAAAAAGos\/xtCRVq0dWtU\/s1600\/IMG_7974.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwjwoPLl8I\/AAAAAAAAGos\/xtCRVq0dWtU\/s1600\/IMG_7974.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569866157492246466\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EIf you make a tutu, or a tutu-inspired card, leave me a link so I can check it out - I'd love to see!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd I have to tell you, I just got the BEST compliment on my ballerina card.  Courtney came over here and saw it and said in her sweet little 3 yr old voice, \"Mommy can I have that ballerina card? It's amaaaazing!\"  Yay, the very best approval.  :-)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHave a wonderful weekend!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"siggy\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_djtUaOKOkns\/S8CVAMJqAnI\/AAAAAAAAFlg\/4IHqnqMnuGo\/s1600\/Signature.png\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul style=\"color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:85%;\"\u003EStamps:  Ballet Recital Jolinne and Happy Thoughts from MFT\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:85%;\"\u003EPaper:  SU Pink Pirouette, Hobby Lobby hot pink dots, Memory Box light pink dots, GP white\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:85%;\"\u003EInk:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:85%;\"\u003EAccessories:  Cuttlebug Swiss Dots , tulle, pearls, Stickles, velvet ribbon, PTI scallop edge die, straight pin\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8799088518299556504\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/from-courtneys-closet-and-tutu-tutorial.html#comment-form","title":"24 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/8799088518299556504"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1461452537618843189\/posts\/default\/8799088518299556504"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/stampinlibby.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/from-courtneys-closet-and-tutu-tutorial.html","title":"From Courtney's Closet - and a tutu tutorial!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Libby Hickson"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11851793714109618715"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mVO1qDt88IQ\/WkpAV6IyMSI\/AAAAAAAAObQ\/1pPPXfaqBGEux5WOeLmqB5xVlNYegXRbQCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/apron%2Bphoto.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_ugPkVlXh1r4\/TUwifaOHazI\/AAAAAAAAGns\/z5KhLaadr8I\/s72-c\/IMG_9464.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"24"}}]}});