citrus got real | Essentials by Ellen

If you follow me on IG, you may have seen my latest additions from Ellen Hutson – Essentials by Ellen.  I always LOVE Julie Ebersole’s releases, this one is no exception with citrus, coffee + hair buns. Today I’m featuring the Squeeze The Day set.  I was first introduced to Pink Lemons via Blue Apron

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Hello, My Friend | Reverse Confetti

My card was thoroughly inspired by Tracie Pond!   I was so smitten with her card set, I decided to use the designs as a starting point for my project.  I decided to use Reverse Confetti Tall Blooms + A Friend Like You. I originally started to stamp out the blooms with various inks from the

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Tag Duo | a2zscrapbooking Guest Designer

I’m thrilled to be guesting today for the a2zscrapbooking Monthly Challenge – Anything but a Card. I designed a tag duo especially for today.  Here’s a peek at one of them: My circular tag features the Alpaca Stamp & Cut.  I loaded this one up with a bunch of images. I recently bought a top

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National Iced Tea Day Collaboration with SugarPea Designs

The Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Design Team is so excited to be hopping with Super Sponsor SugarPea Designs in celebration of National Iced Tea Day!  If you hopped here the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog then you’re right on track.  If you stumbled upon this post, make sure you start on the SugarPea Designs Blog.   Leave comments along the way for more chances to

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Pretzels | Ink Road Stamps

If you follow me on IG, you may have seen one of my recent IG Stories that showed my latest order from the Ink Road Stamps.   Any Seinfeld fans out there?  If you’re one, you NEED the Ink Road Stamps’ Serenity Now set.  Both my daughter and I are fans and when I told her

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June 2019 Creative Hop | Reverse Confetti

Hello!  Today is the 8th of the month which means it’s time for the Reverse Confetti Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from my teamie, Heather Hoffman.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Reverse Confetti blog! I have a birthday duo to share with you today: I never

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a little hello | Badges & Banners

Hello + Happy Friday!  So I thought my day was going to be filled with driving around only to realize that will be next Friday.  How lucky am I that I get to stay home, be crafty and oh yeah, really make a dent in cleaning my craft room.   So at my last Crafty Garage

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Paper Smooches June 2019 Blog Hop + Giveaways!

Hello!  I’m so excited to be part of the Paper Smooches June 2019 Blog Hop!  They’re releasing one new stamp set and five new dies that will be available to purchase in the Paper Smooches online store at 10:00 am central on Friday, June 7th. To add extra fun to the blog hop…there are prizes!  The prize – a $30.

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work that crown | Paper Smooches

Check out this project that features three different Paper Smooches stamp sets: Courteous Cuties   |   Pineapple Crush   |  Pineapple Crush 2 The yellow narrow strips are washi. Loving that sentiment.  This is going postal to my stepdaughter.  Her birthday is this week. I was inspired by: Freshly Made Sketches Paper Smooches Photo Inspiration Challenge The

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Coffee date | Create a Smile Stamps

So, I wanted to play with the Create a Smile Stamps Coffee Collection Kit and decided to combine it with some older CAS stamps: That big rainbow mug?  It’s from their (retired) Coffee First set.  I LOVE that mug for the style and size!  The other coffee to go cup and green mug are from

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Gotcha Day | Year One

I copied the text below from my daughter’s IG post on Thursday, July 7.  Originally I was going to repost it on my IG but it’s easier for me to look back on it on my blog.  If the video’s don’t load, please click on her IG post above. Kuma’s gotcha day was yesterday 🥳

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Happy BEE-day | Lawn Fawn

  Have you seen the CUTE new Lawn Fawn kit, High Five?  I’m a fan of all things Lawn Fawn so I had to get it. I had so much fun inking it up!  A big shout out to Jessica Frost – Ballas for the gorgeous Distress Oxide combo: Spun Sugar Tattered Rose Scattered Straw

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Pawsome Stamps Design Team Announcement

I’m super excited to announce that I am on the Pawsome Stamps Design Team!  I’m looking forward to working with a great group of designers and with Julianne! The Beary Christmas and Coffee Besties had me smitten with Pawsome Stamps… Love the Macarons set too: I designed this project especially for today: Today’s card features

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Happy Holidays | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #7

  New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce Twiddler’s Nook as our sponsor for the month of July: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the challenge post HERE. I’m happily adding two more cards to my 2022 Holiday Card Stash, here’s

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Anita Jeram Reveal – June | Colorado Craft Company

I’m excited to be a part of the Colorado Craft Company – Anita Jeram Reveal for June 2022!  You should have arrived here from Adam Karle’s, if not, start at the Colorado Craft blog. Leave a comment on all participating designer posts for a chance to win!  CCC will be giving a free random 4

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Friend | Reverse Confetti

Hey, I’m up on the Reverse Confetti blog today here sharing a citrus themed project!  I love all things citrus, both in papercrafting and in real life.  I haven’t inked up the Orange Blossoms set in a awhile. I teamed it up with the Postal Cover Panel.  I used a rectangle die in my stash

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Oh hello | Concord & 9th

  My last Concord & 9th order included the Rain Or Shine Bundle.  The bundles are marked down with a 9% savings.  As a Washingtonian, I feel like it is my responsibility to buy all things rain themed. My Concord & 9th color palette: Ballet Slipper Grapefruit Buttercup Sprout Parsley Sea Glass I was going

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A holiday hello | Reverse Confetti – Summer SALE

  I need to start stepping up my holiday card projects.  This is 34 for 2022.  My goal now is at least one card a week in addition to my Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge projects.  Today’s project is all about Reverse Confetti. I’ve combined: Lanterns Holiday Bough Sparkle & Shine Sentiments Center Circle Cover Panel

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Fabulous Friend | Concord & 9th

  I recently picked up a couple things at the Concord & 9th Summer Sale.  Although the Picked Posie Bundle wasn’t part of that sale, you do save 9% buying it as a bundle.  I don’t necessarily call myself a ‘flower’ person.  If you were to look through my crafting supplies, florals tend to be

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Koala-ty time | The Rabbit Hole Designs SALE

  I love a great caffeinated pun and The Rabbit Hole Designs’ Caffeinated Koala set cracks me up! Did you see that The Rabbit Hole Designs LLC is having 40% off their Caffeinated Category?  My color palette was inspired by Just Add Ink: I was also inspired by the Global Design Project: Affiliate links at no extra cost

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