Crafty News!

        I’m super thrilled to announce that I’m continuing on the   2014 -2015 Chickaniddy Crafts Team   I’m super grateful for the opportunity to play with Heidi’s new collections! Make sure you stop by the Chickaniddy Crafts blog to see the NEW Design Team!  I’m looking forward to working with the

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cool priority mail

Here’s a quick card I whipped together while crafting with Kate & Kimberly last weekend: I was smart to pack my neglected Simon Says Stamp kits…I didn’t have to spend time picking out cardstock and pattern paper! All supplies are from the July kit! This fits perfectly with CAS●ology Letter and this week over on the

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Create a Smile Guestie: sending sunshine

This is my last week of guesting at create a smile This card is up on the Create a Smile blog today! This is such a clean & simple card.  I love the mix of the card base, which is a Fabriano teamed up with silver glitter paper.  The contrast between the italian paper and

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sweet summer treats!

Here in the Pacific Northwest we have been having an usually warm summer.  Quite frankly, I’m spoiled by our milder temperatures and know that I could never survive the seasons that the east coast and the south has. If I was about 30 years younger, I’d have mass quantities of ice cream to help me

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Chickaniddy: August

I wanted to share my August Chickaniddy projects on my blog. My first project assignment was Back to School This card that reminds me of a fancier note that you’d pass to your school crush: Supplies:  Date Night Paper (DN14OS08, DN14OS07)  Date Night Stickers (DN14EB02)  Enamel Hearts (DN14EB07) All the papers are from the Date

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good coffee…great friends.

Today I’m super excited to spend time with some crafty friends (Kate & Kimberly)!  I’m crossing my fingers that I actually get some crafting done…and perhaps start on my holiday cards! So here’s today’s card: cardstock:  neenah, stampin’ up lost lagoon  paper:  stampin’ up  stamps:  taylored expressions/joe to go  ink:  hero arts hues, sharpie pen

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calypso thanks.

thanks. paper:  stampin’ up calypso coral celebration add on kit  stamps:  paper smooches sentiment sampler  ink:  fresh ink charcoal  other:  stampin’ up banner dies, doily Isn’t that ‘thanks’ perfect?  I love that font from Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler. I’ve been smitten with:  3 x 5.5 inch cards coral gold grey banners How lucky am I

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Curtain Call Tropical Trip Reminder: Keep Calm

paper:  authentique/anchored  other:  solid red divine twine, studio calico veneer, reverse confetti/confetti cuts/office edges, crop-a-dile There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Tropical Trip!  You have until August 25th at 8:00 AM CDT to be inspired and share your project! I was inspired by the colors of the photo and translated a

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Create a Smile Guestie: peace

post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for Chickaniddy Crafts. Hello! Happy Wednesday! This is my 3rd week as a Guest Designer over at create a smile I knew I wanted to play with the Jungle Fever set, specifically the Star Gazer Lily image: cardstock:  pti, strathmore watercolor, paper accents vellum  stamps:  create a

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One Cup at a Time | Stamp Simply

Hello! I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog as we continue to celebrate Coffee Week. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of my project: For all the details, please hop over to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog! Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Coffee Helps | Close to My Heart

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: Happy National Coffee Day! I love this week’s inspiration photo! Honestly, this card came together so quickly. I’m featuring Close to My Heart’s – Coffee Helps set. Pssst – make sure

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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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