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HEARTS DAY IS EVERY DAY!

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Valentine's Day is long gone, but here's a great way to spend an extended weekend with the grandkids while their parents take a winter break.  We began planning several weeks ago and it's amazing as to how many great ideas a 6 year old can have!  Since the girls were spending several nights, the schedule needed to be filled with plenty of fun activities, games and projects.  We decided to call it our Festival of Hearts Party and with a little luck, it may become a February tradition.  The first night of the party began with dinner, a heart cutouts house decorating activity, reading storybooks, a quick bath, tooth brushing, pillow fight and then an early bedtime to insure they would be well rested on Party Day.  To decorate the house, we were able to get a lot of Valentine decorations on sale at 75% off because of the post Valentine's Day sales.  We also cut and colored small hearts, stapled them to straws to use as pokes and hung a few from strings to make orname

CARD OF THE DAY!

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Team Greeting Card Universe has just announced my " Baby Arriving in February Announcement" as their chosen card of the day and I'm simply thrilled.  This is one of twelve monthly baby cards so be sure to check them out!

STOCK YOUR CARD STASH!

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  Now is the perfect time of year to update your calendar and stock up on all the cards you'll need for 2020!  Find 10 new greeting card designs just added to Annie Lang's Card Shop with more on their way.  Feel free to browse, shop and order your greetings today and don't forget to take advantage of the daily specials coupon code posted by Greeting Card Universe. 

NEED A BEAR HUG?

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Get your bear hugs, share the Valentine love and lots more!  Send it with your personalized handwritten message or order personalized cards and your order will be sent out tomorrow.  Check out all the available quality printed 5" x 7" glossy cards at affordable prices at Annie Lang's Card Shop and share the love!

THANKFUL WEEK

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Thanksgiving week is here so let's get ready to celebrate the harvest along with our many blessings!  Here's an easy to make papercraft project page to get things started.  It's perfect for passing around the Thanksgiving table when filled with words from each guest with their thoughts of gratitude and thanks written inside the card. To download, simply right click the image below and save to your computer.

GET THE BEARS READY

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Annie's Festive Snow Bear characters are simply perfect for dressing up your homemade goodies, treats and surprises for the holidays!  You'll find these fun little characters in the " Snow Bears and Moppets " line art pattern book and on Annie Lang's holiday greeting cards as well.  You can download this papercraft project for FREE from the Annie Things Possible DIY page .  Enjoy!

SERVE IT SWEET

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You can download this DIY Serve it up Sweet whimsical gingerbread project designed by Annie Lang for FREE at Annie Things Possible!

FREE BLESSINGS!

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Getting ready for our Thanksgiving guests and thought this would be the perfect time to share a free Happy Harvest papercraft table setting project with you!  Just Print, Clip and Craft as many as you need in minutes...instructions are included.  Right click the project image below and Save the full size project to your computer.  You'll find lots more fun printables and project sheets by Annie Lang at Annie Things Possible .  Enjoy Happy Harvest Blessings, Everyone!

MEMORIES ARE MAGICAL

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Creating magical memories of the Christmas Season can be as simple as reading holiday stories together. I'm gearing up for this Holiday season's classroom reading of my children's book,  A Little Elf Upon a Shelf .  This year, I'll be wearing a "Believe in your Elf" t-shirt along with my elf ears.  All that's left to do is make 30 more sets of "listening ears" and 30 fun kid sized elf projects to top off this year's event!   'Tis the season for sharing a story along with a holiday smile.   You can download your own elf ears papercraft project for free right now.  Wishing you hours and hours of Happy Holiday Reading!

PENGUIN TREATS

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You can download this DIY Penguin Treats whimsical character scene project designed by Annie Lang for FREE at Annie Things Possible!

Pilgrim Turkey Pieces!

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Seems like the kids always want to be in the kitchen when dinner preparations are underway.  Keep them busy putting together this magnet character puzzle and let them tell you a story about their turkey's Thanksgiving adventures!  Just print, cut out and then assemble the character one piece at a time and let the kids take it from there.  No magnets?  You can mount the pages on cardstock, cut them out and use them to make dimensional crafts.  Happy Turkey Piecing! Download the Pilgrim Turkey Project from my DIY page for FREE.

GO CROW!

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It seems like all the birds are heading south except for all those noisy crows and chances are they'll be hanging around until Halloween before moving on.  Here's a delightful bird collection you'll have a lot of fun with.  Make anything from Halloween wearables, decorations, garden signs, and fun autumn home dec items and more and give yourself something to crow about!  You'll only find this Crow character clipart collection by Annie Lang at Creative Market , so go ahead and check it out before the crows fly away!

FEELIN' WITCHY?

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We all have those days...especially when the moon is full.  So the best remedy is to simply embrace it and have a little fun along the way!  Check out Annie Lang's newly released Witch Way Clipart collection and Jolly Jacks and Witchy Moons Designer Collection and share a smile today.

Get Your Jolly Jacks On!

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It's time to get your Jolly Jacks on with Annie Lang's fun pumpkin character clipart now available through the Creative Market Store!  They think they can fool us by masquerading trick or treaters, but we all know there's a Jolly Jack character hiding in all of us!

SCARECROWS EVERYWHERE!

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It's time to get your scarecrows out and enjoy a few smiles as autumn draws near!  Annie Lang has plenty of fun scarecrow characters and smiles to help inspire all your fall DIY projects,  So whether it's colorful clipart or line art patterns , you're sure to find some autumn inspiration to get your season off to a great start.  Here's a quick little video clip from my YouTube Channel to see what you can do with all those Scarecrows in the Pumpkin Patch!

ROAD TRIP 2019!

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It's the time of year where a road trip is the perfect way for me to make the transition from summer to autumn a bit easier to bear.  Apple picking season will be kicking off soon and now that the weather is cooler, it's time to gear up and enjoy the great outdoors!  This year, we rented a lakeside cottage in Suttons Bay, Mi and not only enjoyed the privacy, beautiful views and nights around the campfire, but the cottage was ideally located for the day trips we spontaneously added to our list. There was a hidden nature trail from the driveway of our rented cottage leading to a small winery that we naturally had to explore! This establishment had changed hands a few years ago so the wine selection was very limited.  The friendly staff, rustic barn and oak barrels pretty much set the stage for our visit to Nathaniel Rose Vineyard . This was my first visit to Sleeping Bear Dunes , and if you ever plan a trip to northern Michigan, it's definitely a destination you'

THINK APPLES!

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When there's a chill in the air, you can be sure that apple pickin' time is not far behind!  If you love apples, you'll need Annie's sweet little Apple Kids to give you a hand.  You'll find Annie's Apples and Apple Kids clipart collections in the Creative Market store so you can start working on your projects right NOW!  Need the lineart patterns?  Apple Kids and Acorn Frolics has all the character designs you'll need and the .pdf edition is on sale right now, too! Here's a short little video clip to get you INSPIRED!  Enjoy your apple season...

AUTUMN KIDS ARE HERE!

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It's been a terrific summer and the kids have headed back to school.  That means it's time to pack up the "summer stuff" and get started on those autumn projects!  Annie's Autumn Kids have gathered up their gear to prepare for all the fall chores ahead.  You'll find some fun clipart and fall prints ready and waiting for you to download right now through Annie Lang's Creative Market store.  Making items to sell at the local craft store, your online retail store, machine embroidery items, print on demand merchandise and more?  You can get a license to suit your needs when you make your digital art purchase.  Need line art patterns or downloadable printable projects?  You'll find them all at Annie Things Possible !  So go ahead and let's make something creative today.

BLUE RIBBON DAY

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You can make every day a blue ribbon day with Annie Lang's County Fair Kids and County Fair farm themed clipart collections!  Make fun items for yourself, products for the craft booth or items for your online marketplace.  There's a license available for however you'd like to use them from Creative Market who now hosts my digital clipart, prints and fonts collections! 

It's a BLAST!

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Get ready because this summer is going to be a BLAST!   Download your  Firecrackers and Spanglers clipart and watch the fireworks begin!

DRAW A FLAMINGO!

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Flamingos are HOT and so are Annie Lang's pink flamingo characters! Watch her draw one of her silly flamingo characters to use for her NEW clipart image collections and upcoming creative arts projects using Photoshop and a digital pen. ENJOY!

6 Ideas for Pringle Cans!

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Here's 6 fun ideas to turn those empty Pringles snack cans into fun and useful items you can make in no time at all!  Enjoy...

IT'S A FROG!

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Spring has arrived and the Croaker frogs have come out to play!  Watch as Annie Lang draws one of her favorite clipart character images to use in her graphic art adventures using Photoshop and a digital pen.  Enjoy!