Curtain Call: a little…

click HERE for the SugarPea Designs Birthday Bash Blog Hop! click HERE for my a jillian vance design post! There’s still time to join in the  Curtain Call Challenge photo source: cottonandflax.wordpress.com We have a new sponsor, Hero Arts, for this challenge!  A randomly selected participant will receive SIX new clear stamp sets from the Hero Arts, while

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Chickaniddy Crafts: winter ♡

I shared this card over on the Chickaniddy Crafts blog last week and wanted to share it on my blog too. I’m having so much fun with the Jolly Good Collection: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the Jolly Good Collection isn’t just for the holidays! Jolly Good I’ve enjoyed so many

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i {heart} papers: baby it’s cold outside

Sunday, already?! Today, I’m posting as a Guest Designer for  i {heart} papers In case you haven’t heard, Kate, the owner of i {heart} papers, has made the decision to close up shop. As of Friday, January 16th, everything is 40% off. My project for today features Chickaniddy Crafts Jolly Good.  Hard to believe that

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this world is but a canvas…

Happy Saturday! Today’s card was inspired by Vicki’s card HERE. …and of course cure for the monday blues I was inspired by the: black circular plate gold script gold polkas branch sprigs My Reverse Confetti supplies:

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Neat & Tangled January Release Day: All My Heart

We’re so thrilled that today is January Release Day for Neat & Tangled!  All of the fantastic sets that we’ve been featuring this week are now available in the SHOP. Did you see the earlier post on the Neat & Tangled Blog explaining the  You’re So Neat Incentive Program? Check out the  January/February Stamp Set:

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Curtain Call Challenge Soft Scarf: Blue without you

post three of three today…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled New Release Day Four Click HERE for the New Fusion Card Challenge It’s time for a NEW Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! photo source: cottonandflax.wordpress.com We have a new sponsor, Hero Arts, for this challenge!  A randomly selected participant will receive SIX new clear stamp sets from the Hero

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Fusion Card Challenge: You’re so cool!

post two of two…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled January Release Day Four Click HERE for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Welcome to the new Fusion Challenge: Wooden Hearts This week I was inspired by the sketch: cardstock:  recollections 110  paper:  pebbles/happy day  stamps:  reverse confetti/let’s chill  ink:  ranger archival ink/jet black  other:  orange

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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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Under the Sea | Waffle Flower Release + Giveaway

Edited to add winner: The random winner is: @buzybunny Congrats Julia! I’m going to send you a DM! 🎉INSTAGRAM Giveaway 🎉 In celebrating the new Waffle Flower Under the Sea release, I’ve partnered with @waffleflowercrafts to give One lucky winner a $20 gift certificate to Waffleflower.com! Giveaway Rules: Open internationally, except where prohibited by law; 18+

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