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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Home | Papertrey Ink

Lately I’ve been smitten with a couple crafty companies that I just started to collect their products. Papertrey Ink, been around for a bit, I had a handful of their things back in the day and they’ve been really catching my eye again. This set, Into the Blooms: Cherry Blossoms Die is gorgeous, isn’t it?

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#craftlife | Scrap Diva Designs

Thank you to Erica of Scrap Diva designs for sending over some caffeinated goodies for me to play with! Here’s how I was inspired: I’ve combined the following products by Scrap Diva designs: Seriously, look at all that glorious stitching! The coffee cup is approx 6.25 inches long. So much space to embellish or feature

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Paper Crafters Unite Against Racism HOP

Welcome to the #PaperCraftersUniteAgainstRacism Instagram hop! I’m honored to be a part of the PCUAR Hop. The event starts HERE. The goal of this hop is to continue to raise awareness about anti-racism; to stand with the BIPOC, AAPI, Indigenous , Palestine (and other oppressed minority) communities, and to keep encouraging everyone to start the

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Squeeze the Day | Doodlebugs

I have joined the Doodlebugs Social Media Creative Team! I’m so happy to be back creating for Cathy, love that she’s local to me but did you know: This project features the following by Sunny Studio Stamps: I combined it with these products by Lawn Fawn: I love all things fruity and citrus! Think of

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Sweet Friend | Essentials by Ellen

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: Here are the supplies I used: My overall color palette is: The sentiment has been cut from Hero Arts – Holiday Glitter Paper – Gold.

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Ho Ho Ho | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #14

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!     We’re excited to announce LTTS Doodles as our sponsor for the month of February:       For all the details about the challenge, please visit the challenge post HERE.   Here’s how I was inspired:    

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I can’t decide | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to add the winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: YaY Shelly! I’ll be reaching out to you for your information to pass along to Bossy Joscie. Although it hasn’t been posted anywhere except here [for now], the next Woodblock Wednesday is: I already have a sponsor lined up so get ready with

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Are you getting ready | Woodblock Wednesday

Tomorrow is the start of the February Woodblock Wednesday! I designed this project especially for today: Perhaps you saw this my IGS: Today’s project features the following from Impress: I can’t wait to see how everyone is inspired for February! Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Valentine’s Day Duo | The Stamp Market

How about another Valentine’s Day duo? I love The Stamp Market’s Postage Heart Die because I always do a 2-for-1. Here’s an earlier project using the same product HERE. That particular die is from the [retired] The Stamp Market – Most Wonderful Card Kit. I set up the Postage Heart die with an A2 panel

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Sunset | Essentials by Ellen

I love a great color combo that catches my eye. I googled ‘retro color combos’ and came up with this: In case you didn’t know, Stampin’ Up was the first manufacturer that really pushed me into crafting. Are you a Splitcoaststamper member? Check out my old gallery HERE. I’m still a fan and have a

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