you are one of a kind

Before we know it, it’ll be November.  I’m trying to get in a Holiday State of Mind: So I picked up the Teresa Collins’ Something Wonderful 6×6 at Impress for 40% off.  It’s an awesome collection of papers!  I combined it with Paper Smooches’ Fresh Snow.  Something that I always forget to do is heat

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give thanks.

This is post 2 of 2…click HERE for my Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge If you know me, you know that I love a good challenge.  I don’t know what I would do without all the various challenge blogs out there.  It’s definitely overwhelming trying to keep up with everything.  Personally, I think challenges

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Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge: coffee and a good book

this is post 1 of 2…click HERE for my give thanks post Howdy! I’m having fun with the Your Next Stamp Design Team this month! Today, we’re playing along in the Fun Friday Challenge! You can play along using the sketch: or the Inspirational Photo: For all the challenge details, please check the YNS Challenge

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Fusion: You are my sunshine

post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Grateful post. Hello! Today is the start of a new Fusion Card Challenge: Super fun, right?! Today, I used the photo as my inspiration: cardbase:  michael’s  journal cards:  simple stories/a charmed life  other:  doodlebug enamel dots, canvas corp clothespin I used pieces from the Simple

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grateful.

post 1 of 2 for me today…Click HERE for my Fusion post. So, on Tuesday night I went to my last High School Open house.  It’s kind of weird to think of it that way.  My boy is a Senior this year. Wow.  This is the boy that wrote on his face with marker, gave

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Thankful

Hello!   Today is my day up on the Chickaniddy Crafts Blog! My assignment was to create a thankful card, and I had a ton of fun! Here’s a sneak peek: I’d love for you to pop over to the Chickaniddy Blog and say Hi!

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Curtain Call Smooch: You’re Lovely.

There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Smooch!  You have until October 10th at 8:00 AM CDT to be inspired and share your project! Our Super Sponsor is Paper Smooches I was super lucky to be able to play with Paper Smooches’ Blossoming Buds: This is definitely my favorite Paper Smooches Floral set.

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holiday cheer

So on World Card Making Day I had some crafty girls come over to help me celebrate! Lisa shared Sam E. Snowman with us and I had a ball with him: cardstock:  pti, michael’s card base  other:  a jillian vance/sam e. snowman,  paper smooches sentiment, memory box texture disperse Gah, look at his sweet face!

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oh yes, you did!

So, who has a card making hangover? LOL Lotsa fun yesterday, hope you were able to get crafty for World Card Making Day! Today, Darin & I are hoping to get out on a flight.  I always love to go to Friday Harbor, but we’ll see where we end up! It’s no secret that I

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sending you a latte thanks.

Happy World Card Making Day!!! So, today is my wrap up for my National Coffee Week.  I’ve had so much fun featuring some of my favorite coffee stamps.  Truthfully, the week barely made a dent in my coffee inventory.  I have several more coffee stamp sets on my wish list after the spectacular Coffee Lovers

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August Creative Hop – Reverse Confetti

Edited to Add Winner – scroll to bottom of the post. Hello and welcome of the Reverse Confetti August Creative Hop! You should have arrived here from the awesome April’s blog. If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Reverse Confetti blog.  I’m super excited to reveal my NEW blog! I

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Color for the Ukraine Fundraiser Hop – Day 3

COLOR FOR THE UKRAINE FUNDRAISER HOP Day 3 – a charity event in support of Ukrainians! The war continues and it is important that we continue to help! ALL profits from the sale of ALL SKETCHMARKER products on both Ellen Hutson LLC and Sketchmarker Amazon between August 5-7, 2022, will go to support the people

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Meet me for a cuppa?

What have been your favorites from the Catherine Pooler Designs – All Things Fall Collection?  The Latte & Leaves Bundle is amazing! Fall Calls for Lattes Stamp Set 6×8 Fall Calls for Lattes Dies Blowing Leaves Background Stamp Oh So Good Word Dies Here’s another project featuring the Fall Calls for Lattes: I used the

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Sweetest Duo | Pawsome Stamps

I’m up on the Pawsome Stamps blog today sharing two projects! Here’s a sneak peek of one of them: I’m sharing my quick shaker card method!  Check it out HERE.

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Friend | Reverse Confetti

Can you believe it is the last day of July? I want to dive into all things fall, the weather has been much too hot in the Pacific Northwest.  Here’s a fall themed project that I designed with extras on my desk.  Well, at least an extra heart with the Fall Flowers stamped on it

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Miss You – All Things Fall Release – Catherine Pooler Designs

I’m so excited to be a Guest Designer for Catherine Pooler Designs’ All Things Fall Release. New products hit the shop on Wednesday, August 3rd. Did you catch their FB live on Thursday? It’s available as a replay on their page, be sure to check it out because they chat about the gorgeous new inks and

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