Curtain Call: happy valentine’s day

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my Stories of Stamps, Paper and…  Happy Super Bowl Sunday! It’s time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! photo source: thetomkatstudio.com The LEAD of the Kissing Booth challenge will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future Curtain Call challenge! I haven’t played with the Basic Grey Highline collection and thought

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storie di timbri, carta e: adjusted her sails

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for Curtain Call The new challenge over at Storie di timbri, carta e… (stories of stamps, paper and…) is  Bling How does that inspire you? I used blingy paper: paper:  making memories/paper reverie, teresa collins/summer stories, papertrey ink vellum  stamps:  verve/adjusted sails  ink:  stampin’ up white embossing  other:

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Paper Smooches: hello crafty friend

Hello! Happy Saturday! My crafty group is coming over.  We haven’t gotten together for awhile so I’m looking forward to seeing everyone!  I hope to remember to take photos this time! Here’s a quick card that I whipped together: I was inspired by Paper Smooches Sparks Super fun sketch! I went literal…I love the contrast

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Fusion Challenge: go. see. do.

There’s a brand new challenge up on the  Fusion Card Challenge Blog This week I decided to go with the sketch and channel my inner Tenia Nelson: cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black, my favorite things steel grey, papertrey ink vellum  paper:  mme/jubilee/tangerine  stamps:  winner & walter the big, the bold and fun  ink:  stampin ‘up

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stories of stamps, paper and… : carbs, schmarbs

So I was up on the  stories of stamps, paper and…   blog I was showing my phone wallpaper and how I translated it to a card: cardstock:  stampin’ up strawberry slush/crisp cantaloupe/blushing bride/pink pirouette/ and calypso coral  stamps:  stampin’ up yippee-Skippee!  ink:  stampin ‘up white embossing powder Cardstock…I love cardstock.   I generally always seem

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CAS(E) this sketch: good stuff

good stuff Isn’t that fun? All my supplies are from the MME/Jubilee/Tangerine Collection. A big shout out to Laurel Seabrook for all of the fab goodies!!! I was inspired by CAS(E) this sketch! This past weekend we had pretty nice weather in the Pacific Northwest.  The kids and I had lunch HERE on Saturday.  Then

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Freshly Made Sketches: with sympathy

Happy Monday. There has been several losses out there…I dread making sympathy cards.  I always tend to go non-traditional: paper:  chickaniddy crafts/scrumptious  stamps:  reverse confetti/petals ‘n posies  ink:  stampin’ up white embossing  other:  reverse confetti square tag/heart to heart confetti cuts, cork The card base is the denim patterned paper by Chickaniddy Crafts.  I love

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i {heart} papers: it moose be love

Have you heard the news? i {heart} papers is closing and right now everything is 40% off  50% off {edited Jan 26}. I was able to purchase the  Lawn Fawn/Critters in the Artic  Unfortunately, the stamps are no longer available but last I looked, the coordinating lawn cuts are still in the store: Critters in

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Tag, You’re It: you are the best

click HERE for the SugarPea Designs 1st Birthday Bash Blog Hop click HERE for my cure for the monday blues card paper:  stampin’ up gold soiree, echo park dots & stripes, chickaniddy crafts goldie lox  stamps:  reverse confetti love blooms/all about you  ink:  delicata, fresh ink celery/teal  other:  craft foam, reverse confetti/tag me too &

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cure for the monday blues: shine bright

click HERE for the SugarPea Designs 1st Birthday Bash Blog Hop TGIF!!!! paper:  echo park/dots & stripes, simples stories/vintage bliss  stamps:  neat & tangled/sparkle and shine  ink:  ranger archival/jet black  other:  pebbles tape Today I’m sharing a card that was inspired by cure for the monday blues I was inspired by the colors the lighting

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Discover Simon Says Stamp’s New Always There Release

Simon Says Stamp has a NEW Always There Release! There are so many amazing products! Today I’m playing with: I also added these Simon Says Stamp products: I also used Carta Bella’s – Roll With It – 6×6. The images have been stamped with Lawn Fawn – Crunchy Leaf and colored with Zig Clean Color

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May Edition | Woodblock Wednesday + Guest Designer

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Erin Thiem Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, June 24. 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

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You are Turtley Awesome | Waffle Flower Crafts

Happy World Turtle Day! I’m celebrating with this card that features the following Waffle Flower Crafts products: I’m still in my Blue Era and loving those blue turtles! Here are my earlier projects: Under the Sea Trio Hello Duo Explore the Under the Sea Collection Monochromatic Card Design with Coffee Inspiration Some links are affiliate

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The Ultimate Coffee Cup | Not 2 Shabby

I’m so excited to be guesting for the Not 2 Shabby Ultimate Coffee Cup Die Set release that has been designed by LV Handcrafted. Let’s chat about the shaped card first: I combined these Not 2 Shabby products: The Thanks so much was cut using the coordinating The Ultimate Sentiments Universal Die. I used the

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Spring Summer Coffee Lovers blog hop | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Have you checked out the 2026 Spring Summer Coffee Lovers blog hop yet? There are 16 stops with loads of inspiration and over $400 in prizes! Today I’m featuring Brass & Bliss Craft Co. One of the 15 Super Sponsors for this years hop! They have a couple new caffeinated products that just released. Let’s

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Coffee Date with Marisa + Giveaway!

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog with a coffee date with Marisa! Marisa suggested we both use the Spellbinders Just Add Cake Birthday Cardmaking kit. I’m so glad that she did because I hadn’t dived into my kit yet. I’m going to share a sneak peek of my card but you’ll need to

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Bee Happy | Lawn Fawn

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Bumblebee I was inspired by the colors +theme. My card features the following Lawn Fawn products: My card was also inspired by the current Lawn Fawnatics: My Concord & 9th color palette is: I can’t wait to see how you’re

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Unique Twilight Birthday Cards: Cupcake and Shaker Designs

Challenge: Design a Twilight themed birthday card for a female in high school This is when I say that I haven’t read the books or watched the movies. I just know it is vampires. I decided to design two cards, let’s chat about the cupcake one first: I decided to use the book cover as

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Monochromatic Card Design with Coffee Inspiration

I had an idea that I playing with in my head after I designed THIS card. I challenged myself to create a more monochromatic design with a caffeinated spin. I’m featuring: *retired I didn’t achieve full monochromatic but that’s okay. I’ve really been on a blue kick and I love how peachy corals so with

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