Spellbinders: Never Too Old

The wonderful folks at Spellbinders sent me the Die D-Lites Gears Etched Dies: Here’s how I was inspired: If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that I tend to be a clean + crisp kind of gal.  Those gears were calling to be on a project that is grungy….don’t you agree?  The gears have been inked up

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Pinkfresh Studio Technique Talk Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio Technique Talk Blog Hop!  Each project will feature a stamping technique, I can’t wait to hop around!  You should have arrived here from the awesome Elena Roussakis’ blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Pinkfresh Blog. There will be four Lucky Winners! 

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Spellbinders: Oceans of Joy

The wonderful folks at Spellbinders sent me the Die D-Lites Fishing Trip Etched Dies: Here’s how I was inspired: I combined them with the Nestabilities Standard Circles SM Etched Dies.  The fish have Distress Oxide inks that have been smooshed.  I backed them with black cardstock to define their shapes a bit. The sentiment is

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Reverse Confetti: You’re Fabulous

Hello and Happy Sunday!  I’m sharing a card that was inspired by my Reverse Confetti teamie Melissa: I inked up the Something Wonderful blooms with Zig Clean Color Markers on watercolor paper.    I layered two Pierced Round Top Layers.  The bottom panel had the blooms inked up with Stone.  A happy accident was that

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Hero Arts: Enjoy the Day

Hello and Happy Saturday!  We hope that you’ve been enjoying the Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop!  Remember to leave comments along the way for a chance to win! Today I’m sharing a card that was designed with: Alphabet Soup + Make a Fountain I quickly watercolored some coffee in each of the mugs.  The latte

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Five + Release Day!

Welcome to Release Day!  This week we have been celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available TONIGHT at  6 pm eastern!!! Place an order* of $60 or more (excluding discounts and shipping) and you will receive SugarCut – Hello FREE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!! *This Sweet Incentive promotion begins Friday, February 16th at 6PM EST. This promotion will not be

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Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release Day Four Hello and Welcome to the Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop!  The new products have been shipping to retailers for a few weeks now but today is the day that everything is available in the Hero Arts Online Store! 

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Four!

This week we are celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available at 6 pm eastern Friday, February 16th!  Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. Today the team is featuring: Garden Topiary stamp set + coordinating SugarCut I went clean + simple with this one: I adore pairing

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Three!

This week we are celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available at 6 pm eastern Friday, February 16th!  Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. Today the team is featuring: Otterly Adorable stamp set + coordinating SugarCuts Large Striped CoverPlate Definitely one of my favorites from this

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October Edition + Guest Designer | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to add the winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay Greta! Please note the the next Woodblock Wednesday is: I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give away a prize. One lucky random project with a US mailing address will win this brand new

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Capy Holiday Duo | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: For ease of creating, I used the same layout for both cards and changed up the color palette. The Little Capybara Agenda images are perfect for the Lawn Fawn Snow Globe Scenes! Each of the snow globe interiors has a

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Sending Smiles | Reverse Confetti

I absolutely LOVE it when I’m inspired by a challenge. Have you checked out the current Color Hues Challenge? It was Julie from their DT that inspired me with her project HERE. Honestly I have loads of stamps and dies so I probably tend to stick with the same sets or manufacturers. When I spotted

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Ho Ho Ho ala Gnome Style | Miss Ink Stamps

It’s Sunday and my day up on the Miss Ink Stamps blog. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: The pattern paper is retired by Chickniddy Crafts. The embellishment is by Heidi Swapp. Hop over to the Miss Ink Stamps blog for all the details. Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to

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Winter on Main Street – more sneaks | Catherine Pooler

Catherine Pooler has a new collection, Winter on Main Street! Did you miss the YouTube Live for the gorgeous new Metallic Collection? Check out the replay HERE. It’s totally worth the watch, Catherine and Erika show off the inks and answer a ton of questions. I have some sneaks of the inks from my earlier

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Spooktacular | Ellen Hutson LLC

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I’m featuring the following products by Ellen Hutson LLC: My Distress Oxide combo by #KristinasOxideCombos The sentiments have been stamped in Concord & 9th – Parsley

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Winter on Main Street | Catherine Pooler

Catherine Pooler has a new collection that is sneaking starting today! Make sure you check out their YouTube Live today at noon eastern. I’m sneaking some peeks at their new Metallic Ink release: I combined the new inks with the previously released Evergreen Woods stamp + die. The first two layers of the trees have

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Favorite Go To Tool

A couple days ago I had this as a giveaway over on instagram. I asked what your favorite go to tool was and wanted to share the results: The total number of comments was 122, here’s how it broke down: The rest are 1% or 2% unless otherwise noted: Pretty interesting, right? I’ve linked up

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Friend | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I’ve been loving the newest Sunny Studio Stamps release. It’s packed with cuteness. Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65.

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‘Tis the Season | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #22 – Reminder

We’re still going strong over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Miss Ink Stamps is our sponsor for the month of October: For the details about the challenge, please visit the challenge post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: This month’s theme is: Gnomes I’m featuring the following products from our sponsor Miss Ink Stamps:

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