Hero Arts: August Awesome Add-ons!

I’m up on the Hero Arts blog with my teamie Michelle.  Here’s a peek at my project: Just say yes to Nautical!  Make sure you pop over to the Hero Arts blog for all the details.  The August My Monthly Hero set has sold out.  Don’t forget about the subscription services…sign up so you never

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Pinkfresh Studio + ME!

I’m so excited to announced that I’m on the Pinkfresh Studio Card Design Team!  WOW!  Check out the amazing team!  I’m so very thrilled and honored! Make sure you pop over to the Pinkfresh Studio blog to also see the fabulous Scrapbook Design Team! Here’s a card that I whipped up using the gorgeous Felicity collection: I’ve

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Celebrate – Hip, Hippo, Hooray!

Plaid + Hippos = Yes, Please!  I had so much fun with the MFT Happy Hippo set!  Those guys make ME happy! I whipped up this card for my friend Novell…today’s her birthday!  She’s kinda my birthday twin even though we don’t share the same birthday…LOL.  We love to swap Mom stories, as in about our

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Reverse Confetti August Blog Hop!

Yay!  It’s August 8th which is my Birthday and the Reverse Confetti Blog Hop!  This month we have a theme:  Color Me Mine!  So here’s the combo I decided to work with: Wisteria  •  Bellini  •  Seafoam Foodie Fun was a perfect set to feature my trio of colors, don’t you agree?!  The neutral color

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Hero Arts August My Monthly Hero Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Today is the day!  The Hero Arts August My Monthly Hero kit is now AVAILABLE sold out. You should have arrived here from the awesome Jessica Frost-Ballas’ blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Hero Arts blog! The Main Kit: (sold out) Kit Contents: 6″ x 8″

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Your Next Stamp August 2017 New Release! Hop to Win!

Welcome to the Your Next Stamp August 2017 New Release Blog Hop!  You’re going to love the new products!  Here’s how I was inspired for the hop: I combined the new Party Dress Die + Birdie Banner stamps with coordinating dies. That gingham!  It is part of the Birthday Girl Paper Pad…so sweet with those cute

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Hero Arts August My Monthly Hero: Countdown to Creativity!

Have you been following the Countdown to Creativity posts over on the Hero Arts blog?!  We’re counting down to the release of the August My Monthly Hero kit on Monday!  Leave a comment on any or all of the Countdown to Creativity posts on the Hero Arts blog for a chance to win! I’m up

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Your Next Stamp August Release: Carousel of Life

Hello!  I’m so excited to be an August Guest Designer for Your Next Stamp!   Here’s a sneak peek of one of the amazing sets that is being released on Saturday evening! The new Spin and Twirl stamps and coordinating dies are awesome, aren’t they?!  Love the coordinating sentiment, something that I always think of

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Hero Arts: You’re my pick!

Hello and Happy Friday!  I have DT assignments about a mile long but decided to whip this one up speedy quick.  I’ve had some ideas swirling around for the Hero Arts Shopping Bag Fancy Die. The shopping bag has been cut from packing material.  I combined it with the Fresh Herbs set with the sentiment from

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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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Have a Happy Day | Lawn Fawn

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Frogs I was inspired by the colors +theme. My card features the following Lawn Fawn products from Doodlebugswa: Evidently, I’m still in my blue era. My card was also inspired by the current Lawn Fawnatics: This is always such a

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Explore the Under the Sea Collection by Waffle Flower

I’m back with another card featuring the Waffle Flower – Under the Sea collection: This turned out a bit brighter than I’m used to but it’s growing on me. The sentiment was stamped on the stamp color panel as the stenciling. I’m featuring: In case you missed my earlier projects: Here are my other two:

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Explore Hero Arts’ May Collections

Hero Arts has a couple new May Collections: I’m featuring products from the You’ve Got a Friend Collection: Today’s card features: I also snuck in a sentiment from an earlier release: I used a bunch of Hero Arts inks: The stenciling was done on ColorWheel cardstock: Affiliate links at no extra cost to you.

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Creative Shibori Card Making with Handmade Paper

Did you catch my earlier post about my Shibori Weekend with my girl? This is one of the things we worked on: My girl brought handmade cotton paper that she found at ReCreative. I dipped it into the dye vats. I couldn’t wait to use one of the panels for a card. I combined these Hero

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Shibori Weekend | Pratt Fine Arts Center

Last weekend my girl treated me to Shibori classes on Saturday + Sunday via Pratt. A big thank you to Kentaro Kojima for such a great class. The definition of Shibori: Shibori is a traditional Japanese, manual “shaped-resist” dyeing technique that involves folding, twisting, stitching, or compressing fabric to create intricate patterns. Derived from the

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Hello Duo | Waffle Flower

I’m back with a card duo featuring the Waffle Flower – Under the Sea collection: There are so many amazing new products! Let’s chat about the submarine card first: This card features: I snuck in an earlier released sentiment from: I stenciled the background with these Distress Oxides: My other card mixes: *previously released I

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Mint to Be | 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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Coffee Date with Laurel | Coffee Loving Papercrafters + Giveaway!

My teamie Laurel Seabrook and I are having a coffee date! We both used her monthly challenge: To see Laurel’s fabulous card, hop over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog! Here’s how I was inspired: I had all kinds of ideas swirling around and then decided to go with that sweet bunny. These are the

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Friend | Alex Syberia Designs

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Vases I was inspired by the sketch colors +theme. My card features the following Alex Syberia Designs products: That cork is from my stash and I love how it adds to the design. I can’t wait to see how you’re

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