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nancyburke
Professional Crafter, Stamper and Scrapbook Designer Extraordinaire.
Interests: stamping, gardening, photography, scrapbooking, teaching, baking, traveling, art of all kinds, paper/mixed media crafting, and anything that can keep me busy using my creativity! :)
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When was the last time you had fun? I don't mean ordinary fun. I mean, gut-busting, PIMP, laugh-so-hard-you-cry FUN? When Andy and I get together with our friends, we have THAT kind of fun! Every summer for the past three... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Scraps and Ink
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Okay, so this photo was taken last year on Ashley's 16th b-day. It was a great day. :) I just got around to scrapping it not too long ago. Isn't she gorgeous? LOVE this kid to bits! SWEET 16 CLOSE-UPS:... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Scraps and Ink
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So what is your fave tea? Green, white, black, herbal, Rooibos, Yerba Mate, Chai? While I like a good, rich cup of coffee in the morning, I also simply CANNOT go without a warm, soothing cup of tea at least... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Scraps and Ink
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Some things just taste amazing.....like Key Lime pie, for instance. It is my fave! Frozen treats are another bit of yumminess. Yes please! And then, of course, everyone knows that dipping something in chocolate is a no-brainer when creating any... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Scraps and Ink
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The holidays hit and that's all she (I) wrote......literally!!!! After a busy Thanksgiving season (we drove to Colorado where we had a great time with Andy's side of the family), Christmas hit like a whirlwind and we didn't really even... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Scraps and Ink
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Last but not least!!! This is the last page I will be posting that I created for the Cocoa Daisy Fall Crop. It was not the last page I "created", however. It fell somewhere in the middle of the mess... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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Before I share this page, I just have to say it is my least fave out of all the pages I made for the crop over at Cocoa Daisy. I just don't like this page. There I said it. I... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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For this challenge at Cocoa Daisy, we were given five color palettes and told to choose one to use on our page. The list of palettes is here. I chose the first palette. The page also had to have at... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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This was the very first challenge posted over at Cocoa Daisy for the fall crop, but it was one of the very last pages I completed. I really struggled with the challenge's directions to create "movement" with the journaling. The... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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For those of you who don't know what an ATC is, here is a good description: "ATC stands for "Artist Trading Card" and is defined as: miniature works of art about the same size as modern baseball cards or playing... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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The challenge was to create a page without using any photos and to use five things from this list: Acrylic paint/gesso/other acrylic mediums Mist Watercolours Alcohol Inks Markers Stamping/ink pads Fabric/felt Beads Coloured pencils Book pages/found papers Crayons I actually... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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For this challenge over at Cocoa Daisy, we were supposed to do a page about something we have an abundance of in our lives. After a road trip to a family reunion (Andy's side) in Illinois, we realized he has... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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I LOVE sketches! They make creating a page sooooo much easier! So for this challenge over at Cocoa Daisy, I followed this sketch: And created this page: CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Close-ups: The photo on the page is of me and... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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So for this challenge over at Cocoa Daisy, we had to create chevrons. Love me some chevrons! :) I used this fave photo of Anna's cat, Shadow, for my page. And he literally is her shadow! He follows her everywhere!!!... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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The crop over at Cocoa Daisy is officially closed, and I had soooooo much fun playing along! I don't think I have done that many pages in a single a week before! I completed 13 of the 15 challenges. :)... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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And how could I NOT be? I am married to the love of my life and got to spend a weekend on the coast with him celebraating our 18-year anniversary. :) The weekend ended with us enjoying a bottle of... Continue reading
Posted Oct 29, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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LOVED putting this page together!!! The colors just make me so very happy. :) This is yet another page for the Cocoa Daisy Fall Crop 2012. Here is the master list of challenges if you want to play along: Cocoa... Continue reading
Posted Oct 29, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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This is another page I did for the Cocoa Daisy Fall Crop 2012. Here is the master list of challenges if you want to play along: Cocoa Daisy Fall Crop 2012 For this page, the challenge was to use music... Continue reading
Posted Oct 29, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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The Cocoa Daisy Crop is officially over, and I am so sad to see it end. :( I did my best to play along and keep up with all the activities and fun challenges, but I had a busy weekend... Continue reading
Posted Oct 29, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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Yup, sensory overload!!! That is exactly what it was when we spend the morning at Pike's Place Public Market in downtown Seattle. There is just sooooooo much to see and do there! We even had our very first crumpets, and... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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So the weather has turned quite icky, and I have been stuck inside getting over a nasty cold. In fact, I can see the Owyhee Moutains from my office window and there is a skiff of SNOW on the tops... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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After a long hiatus over the summer, I am back into my scrapping groove and loving it! I have missed playing along over at CSI:Color,Stories,Inspiration. So I will not waste any time showing you the FAB new palette: Aren't those... Continue reading
Posted Oct 20, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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Time to share some Disney love! :) This is a page I did a couple weeks ago while Skyping with my super talented friend, Suz (Susan Stringfellow). I used pics from one of our family's fave "character dining" spots in... Continue reading
Posted Oct 20, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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I did this page for my DT Member Spotlight over at Basic Grey awhile back. I used all sorts of goodies from the "What's Up" collection here. The page does not have any journaling, but I felt it didn't need... Continue reading
Posted Oct 20, 2012 at Scraps and Ink
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This is a page that came together rather quickly once I had my photos printed and ready to go. :) The photos are from our recent road trip to Chicago. We were walking across Michigan Avenue (The Magnificent Mile) heading... Continue reading
Posted Oct 20, 2012 at Scraps and Ink