focus on the sun

I love how my friends throw out a challenge to play along in.   I’m always up for a great challenge! I’ve had some Paper Smooches goodies that needed some love…Check out those Rain boots!  I paper pieced them with American Crafts Hip Hip Hooray.  They are nestled on the Paper Smooches Scallop Frame that

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happy birthday

It’s been a busy couple weeks on  my blog.  You should see my desk…it’s really bad!  I slid things aside (literally) to create this card: Isn’t the Piñata by Hero Arts so much fun?!  It screams party!  I love the Ombre Neon Chartreuse to Blue ink.  The Ombre pads aren’t just for solid images! Hero

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you got this!

Whew, I gotta tell you.  I must have been a mechanical engineer in my previous life because I so don’t have that ‘thought process capability’ now.  Mechanical things always throw me for a loop and that relates to crafting how?  Crafty dies with many pieces…scares me every time, just like the ikea bag ‘o nuts

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The Ton Spring 2016 Release Blog Hop!

post/hop 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Reverse Confetti April Release Hop Hello and Happy Friday!  So thrilled to be hoppin’ with The Ton in celebration of their Spring 2016 Release!  You should have hopped here from the awesome Keeway’s Blog, if not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is The

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Reverse Confetti: April New Release Blog Hop!!

post/hop 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for The Ton Spring 2016  Release Today is the day!  It is the Reverse Confetti April Release Blog Hop!  That means all the new release products that we’ve been sneak peekin’ are now available in the shop! I have 2 projects to share today, let’s start with my card.  I’m

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Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti Day Three: oh, hi there

Hey there ‘Fetti Fans, it’s the Countdown to Confetti Day 3!!!! On the 8th all the new Reverse Confetti stamps and confetti cuts AND the limited edition Quick Card Panels will be available for purchase. We will be counting down the fun until New Release Day!  Our April ‘Fetti Friend is:  Francine Vuilleme Our Newest Teamie is:  Diane Jaquay Today

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Hero Arts: Congratulations

Hello!  I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today with a baby card.  Here’s a peek at just some of my supplies: I’d love for you to pop over there and check it out! Hero Arts Cling Stamps, Alphabet Soup Bold Prints Hero Arts Wood Block Stamp, Little Hippo Hero Arts Wood Block Stamp, Little

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Right at Home: April Release

Click HERE for the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Blog Hop Click HERE for the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti Day One Hello!  So excited for the Right at Home April Release!  It’s available now! Birdhouse Color in Sentiments Handmade By Me Tiny Sentiments Here’s a peek at a couple of cards that I created just for today! For

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Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti Day 1: hello

Click HERE for the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Blog Hop Click HERE for the Right at Home April Release Hey there ‘Fetti Fans, it’s the Countdown to Confetti Day 1!!!! On the 8th all the new Reverse Confetti stamps and confetti cuts AND the limited edition Quick Card Panels will be available for purchase. We will be counting

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April My Monthly Hero Blog Hop!

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for Sponsor Solo:  Reverse Confetti Hello and Welcome to the April My Monthly Hero Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from my awesome teamie, Mariana’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Hero Arts blog! Today, the Hero

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Anita Jeram + Big & Bold Halloween Release | Colorado Craft

I’m excited to be a part of the Colorado Craft Company – Anita Jeram + Big & Bold Halloween Release!  You should have arrived here from Angelica Conrad’s, if not, start at the Colorado Craft Company Blog. Leave a comment on all participating designer posts for a chance to win plus:  Be sure to hop along with us and

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Eat More Hole Foods | Poppystamps

I’m back with a reminder about the September Poppystamps challenge: It’s an Anything Goes challenge! Here’s how I was inspired: I’m such a fan of the Whittles collection! I teamed up the Whittle Donut with the Life is Sweet stamp set. The background is the beautiful Penelope Pinpoint Frame. My card was inspired by the

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Grateful | Lawn Fawn

Fall is my favorite season, how about you? I’ve been trying to use some of my older supplies and Lawn Fawn stuff is always cute. I’ll be honest, I don’t have a ton of the older Lawn Fawn sets. I’ve been slowly collecting those. I’ve combined: Happy Harvest Our Friendship Grows Scripty Autumn Sentiments All

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National Coffee Week

It’s National Coffee Week over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog. It’s all building up to the National Coffee Day hop on Thursday, September 29th. This is an industry traditional hop, lots of Super Sponsors and giveaways. There is no link up for this one. I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog with my

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Fueled by Coffee | Essentials by Ellen

We’re back with a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: This week’s photo inspiration was a challenge for me. I was inspired by Laurel’s design and inked up the Ellen Hutson LLC’s – Leading Ladies – Cozy Lady. It looks like

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Fa La La Trees – Reverse Confetti | STAMPtember

YAY! Today is the reveal of Reverse Confetti’s Simon Says Stamp – STAMPtember set, Fa La La Trees! This set is a huge 6×8 filled with images and sentiments. It’s an optional two step set. My first card shows some of the images without their outlines. You could just use the outlines and copic color

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Witches Brew | Papertrey Ink

When I saw the Papertrey Ink Baseball T, I knew I could use a bunch of fun stamps with them. If someone didn’t really know me, they would probably think they were beer tees instead of coffee. So for those of you that want to whip up a card for the beer lovers in your

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September New Release IG Hop | Reverse Confetti

Today is the DAY! The Reverse Confetti September New Release is now in the shop! We’re celebrating with an INSTAGRAM hop. The fun starts over on the Reverse Confetti Instagram. Here’s a peek at my projects: I’m in Halloween mode! My Reverse Confetti supplies are linked at the bottom of this post. The cute jars

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Sweet Christmas | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #9 – Reminder

We’re back with a reminder about the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #9 theme: Candy/Cookie[s]! Our sponsor is Scrap ‘N Stamp.  For all the details about the challenge and the prize, please check out THIS post. Here’s how I was inspired, I designed a charcuterie board: I combined the following Lawn Fawn products that are available at Scrap ‘N Stamp: Thanks

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Sweet Christmas | Lawn Fawn

We’re back with a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I pondered the inspiration photo for awhile. I ended up combining this challenge with my Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge post too, you can find it HERE. That’s why there’s a Christmas

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