paper smooches: go to your happy place

Where is your happy place? I have many but one of my more consistent one is in the early morning hours…when the rest of the household is asleep and I’m in front of the computer or is that the computer is in front of me?  It’s how I start my morning…with, of course, a cup

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stripes & blooms

Hi ya! I have a little giftie that I put together for a friend. I love the Whisker Graphic bags, this one is White Horizontal Stripe Middy Bag: These are such multi-purpose bags…you can use them for envelopes or for goodie bags…so many other options for them too! I decided to combine it to be

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nautical happiness

So many challenges, not enough time. I’m a huge fan of all things nautical.  I love the Authentique Anchored Collection.  I teamed it up with a We R Memories Journal card. I was inspired by the paper players and I’m playing along with The Challenge #8 Have you seen the new design team?  They’re FABulous!

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vintage hi

Hello & Happy Tuesday! I love glittery goodness, do you?  I love it even better when it is glitter is ‘ready made’ like American Crafts POW Glitter Paper: cardstock:  PTI paper:  american crafts pow glitter other:  top dog dies vintage alpha die What I love about American Crafts’ glitter paper is that it is smooth,

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Focus on Foil Pinspiration

this is post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for the New Poppy Sketches challenge! Today is my Chickaniddy Crafts Day!   The design team is doing a Pinspiration challenge and I picked this as my inspiration: I would totally wear that tee, gray is my favorite color and my closet is chock full

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Poppy Sketches #6: this is the life

this is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Chickaniddy Crafts post! Hello! We’re back with a brand new Poppy Sketch with a Pop of Pattern: Our Super Sponsor is May Arts Ribbon May Arts so generously sent us product to play with and I worked with Diamond Chain Here’s how I

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let’s celebrate!

Hello and Happy Sunday! We’ve been experiencing some super fantastic weather here in the Pacific Northwest…it seems like it never extends into the weekend but it has this weekend! I have a fun layer-y card for today: papers:  fancy pants designs/memories captured  stamps:  reverse confetti label me/beautiful banners/whole lotta dots  ink:  hero arts hues/black, zing/white

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Curtain Call : Something Simple week 2

cardstock:  gmund savana, paper accents vellum  stamps:  unity  laughter, imagination, dreams ink:  hero arts hues, copic  other:  may arts twine There is still time to play with us at Curtain Call Inspiration challenge: Something Simple Our Super Sponsor is, Unity Stamp Company!  Unity provided each of us on the Curtain Call Design Team with an

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hello

Happy Thursday! I didn’t have a post scheduled for today…totally mismanaged my time over the weekend and thought that I had created a post for today and hadn’t.  Then I put together a Throwback Thursday post, highlighting June 5th posts from 2008-2013.  I got to thinking about that and didn’t like that idea anymore. Perfect

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Thanks a Latte | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: I had so much fun designing this room! Yes, I added some of my favorite elements. Thanks for stopping by!

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Christmas Mug Cutie Trio | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #51

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by STAMPlorations: I snuck in these too: Check out my earlier project HERE that uses those Christmas Mug Cuties. I can’t wait to see how

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Happy Birthday | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:

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Hello | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Sweet Caterpillar I was inspired by the theme and loosely by the sketch. My card features the following products: There’s lots of texture on this one! I can’t wait to see how you’re inspired! Thanks for stopping by! Affiliate links

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Beautiful Moments Trio | Simon Says Stamp

Simon Says Stamp has a NEW Beautiful Moments Release! There are so many amazing products! Today I’m playing with the: I whipped up a trio! The Bunny Bonanza set is filled with cuteness! Let’s chat about the Hopping by one first: I added this previously released Simon Says Stamp product: The cardstock is Spellbinders ColorWheel:

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February Edition | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, March 25 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

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Hello Friend | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: Does today’s card seem familiar to you? I used the bits and bobs from last week’s card: I knew if I squirreled away the leftovers, they would get lost in the shuffle. You can’t really tell from the photo but there is a Waffle

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Epic Times | Mama Elephant Monday

I was one of the lucky 121’ish people that attended the It’s Always An Adventure – Mama Elephant event last weekend. I traveled in with my friend Kerry and we met up with our friend Tonya. We had so much fun! Lots of chatting and crafting. It truly was good for the soul. I ended

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Wonderful Human | Concord & 9th

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Tea Garden I was inspired by the theme and loosely by the sketch. My card features the following products by Concord & 9th: I love that sentiment from the Berries and Jam set. The sentiment has been stamped in Avocado

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Chicken In | Catherine Pooler

Today is the day…the Catherine Pooler – From the Farm is now available in the shop! I designed these especially for today: Let’s chat about the Spring Chicken card first: I had so much fun with the new products! Here is what I combined for this card: *previously released These are the inks I used:

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