The Clearsnap & The Stamps of Life Blog Hop

Welcome to The Clearsnap & {The Stamps} of Life by Stephanie Barnard Blog Hop! All day today we’re stamping and inking, creating and sharing. Be sure to visit everyone on the hop and leave a comment to be entered to win a fabulous prize of Stephanie Barnard’s line of ColorBox inkpads, Stephanie Barnard Sprays!, and Stephanie’s new
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Back in Action!!!

New layouts have been posted to the Layout-A-Week Blog as we continue The Daily Scrapbook Page through the end of August. Truth be told, CHA threw me for a loop and it has taken until now to fully recover and get back on track. We have new layouts, new techniques and even NEW products on
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The Dogs Have Donuts

The dogs had a feast. That evil Maple Donut that had been sitting in the pink box on the counter all last night and all day today had to go. It all started yesterday… Last night, Xaver came home from the store with a “pink box”. WTH. It’s pretty well known by my friends and
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Monogram Christmas Ornament

I found several packages of clear glass Christmas ornaments, ready for altering, in my garage. Well, even though I love decorating these for Christmas, they can be used for any occasion – how about a wedding? Wouldn’t these look pretty as a centerpiece for a wedding or even a fancy tea party? This ornament is
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Why I Am So Sad That You’re “Working for Free” – Why You Should Become a CHA Designer Member

Well. I just can’t be happy for you.  And it is such a terrible thing to say!!!!  I can’t be happy for you when you are announcing how you just got a job to work free… and it isn’t volunteering at a charity. It’s working for free, doing marketing for a company who is making
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Etsy Shop Update

Finally, right? I’ve updated the shop!! Here are some of the new goodies :) Shop this weekend and take 15% off your whole order — thanks friends! Use code AUG13 at checkout at http://hydrangeahippo.etsy.com We always include a little token of gratitude in our orders as a thank you — you never know what you
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