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Boredom Buster Kits – Part 10

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Cindy Higgins

New kits added – 12/31/2020 We thought we would put together some #boredombuster kits for Christmas that were multiples of the same card at a discounted price. The first two kits are Angels Among Us and Angels Among Us 2. … Continue reading →

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Boredom Buster Kits – Part 8

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Cindy Higgins

NEW KITS ADDED – 9/25/2020 Last week was busy (busy is GOOD!) and I did not get to post the 3 newest #Boredombuster kits. The first kit features one of our friend Michelle’s gnomes dressed up for Christmas. Next is … Continue reading →

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Boredom Buster Kits – Part 6

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Cindy Higgins

W KITS ADDED: 7/22/2020 Meet Rocky the Crab! This card is created with a now retired die set from Karen Burniston & Elizabeth Craft Designs. He is here to celebrate whatever happy place you can enjoy. The kits are $3.00 … Continue reading →

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Boredom Buster Kits – Part 5

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Cindy Higgins

New kit added – June 17, 2020 Here is a kit to make a holder for a 3″ x 3″ sticky-note pad. The colors did not photograph well. 71 is a mix of aquas, lavender, and periwinkle, 72 is a … Continue reading →

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Boredom Buster Kits – Part 4

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Cindy Higgins

New Kit Added – 5/26/2020 We are now gearing up a few kits that could be perfect for the father, dad, pops, deeda, grandpa, grand-dad, poppy… in your life. The first kit is for those men who love to dig … Continue reading →

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Boredom Buster Kits – Part 3

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Cindy Higgins

New Kit added 5/18/2020. We have not forgotten the 2020 graduates! Our newest kit is a custom order kit (so we can get together the school color for the tassel and the colored layer). Like our other single card kits, … Continue reading →

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Boredom Buster Kits – part two

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Cindy Higgins

New kits added on 4/24. Hello everyone, we are still creating kits to help bide the time while in isolation mode. We started with some basic Iris Fold cards (see previous post) and added in some easy doodle and assembly … Continue reading →

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A belated Happy New Year!

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Cindy Higgins

Christmas came and went so quickly. We were grateful to have family here (not all 6 of us “kids” but 4 of us!) and enjoyed each others company. January is almost gone! Terri went to the Wholesale Buyers Market last … Continue reading →

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