Happy Valentine’s Day! May you be blessed with lots of good wishes and chocolate!

Did you ever look at your crafting supplies and feel limited? Uninspired? Then it just might be time to look at some templates and start in a new direction. Templates, or patterns, open up a whole new array of options that can lead to creative success. Imagine a card blank with different folds, or a torso that needs your artistic touch. I have pattern sites listed for boxes, tags, masks, file folders, etc. in the following article:
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33668.asp

As an artist or crafter, we are always preparing before a season approaches. So today, on Valentine’s Day, I am suggesting the next card swap be a spring or Easter card swap. The challenge is one rubberstamped bookmark and one card. To make this work, sign up begins now until February 28, the swaps will be due by March 2, and they will be mailed out by March 9. If you are interested in joining the swap you can contact me privately or on the forum, and I will send you a list of the specifics for the swap. For general rules about a swap and how it works, you can read this article:
URL: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art37511.asp

For more discussions on rubber art stamping you can join our forum. It is free to participate, but you must sign in as member.
http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=350

Quotes of the week- In honor of Valentine's Day!

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.—Henry David Thoreau

Love is fruit in season at all times, and within the reach of every hand.—Mother Teresa

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I hope to hear from you sometime soon, either in the forum or in response to this email message. Please pass this message along to family and friends, because it’s great to be able to share our art together.

Carol Taller, Rubber Art Stamping Editor
http://rubberartstamping.bellaonline.com

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