Feel Better Soon | Concord & 9th

Over the past couple of days I’ve been playing with the Concord & 9th – Don’t Forget set that I picked up from Doodlebugswa. Today I’m sharing this project that features: I had fun with the Concord & 9th Rose Gold foil paper. I added 3 bracelets and 1 stacking ring. My Concord & 9th

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January Release Blog Hop | Pretty Pink Posh

I’m super excited to be a part of the Pretty Pink Posh January Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from my fabulous friend Jeannie Lieu’s blog. If not, you’ll want to head over to the Pretty Pink Posh blog. Prizes: Leave comments along the way to win one of three $30 Gift Certificates

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Happy Holidays | Lawn Fawn

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: I’m featuring the following Lawn Fawn products: I was trying to multi-task and specifically added that snowflake so that I could link up to the Caffeinated

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Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero | Design Team

In case you missed, I’m on the Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero team! It’s a monthly challenge with Hero Arts and I’ll be sharing at least two projects a month. I’m looking forward to playing with Hero Arts products again and hope you’ll be inspired to play along! This month the challenge is:

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Friend | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I love the color combo: Red, White, Kraft + Black. Today’s project also includes a sprinkling of light blue to freshen things up. Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65.

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Merry Christmas | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #25

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce A Jillian Vance Design as our sponsor for the month of January: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the following products available

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Altenew’s Year In Review: Crafters’ Edition Instagram Hop Day 4

Hey, crafty friends! I’m joining Altenew’s Year In Review: Crafters’ Edition Instagram Hop Day 4! Let’s take a moment to review the stunning collection of 2023 projects. Feel free to start the hop over at @altenewllc! Over $450 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $100 gift card to 1 lucky winner, 2 $50

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You put the cute… | Avery Elle

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: I’m featuring the following products: I can’t wait to see how my teamies were inspired. We hope that you’ll join in the fun! Some links are

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December Edition + Guest Designer | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay Stephanie! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Announcing that I’ll be continuing Woodblock Wednesday into 2024. Every last Wednesday of the month will be Woodblock Wednesday. I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give

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Cozy Days | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I designed this especially for my daughter. She’s a knitter, taught by her paternal grandmother and picked up other tips and tricks from YouTube and other social media sites. Don’t forget the End of Year SALE at Doodlebugs: Doodlebugs offers

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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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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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