A Marshmallow World | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Seven is A Marshmallow World. Well, this one was easy for me in design but just getting the elements together was something that took a bit of time: Marshmallows make me think of cocoa and why not Peppermint Cocoa? I combined the cup from

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Home for the Holidays | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Six is Home for the Holidays. This one is a bit bittersweet for me….more about that in a smidge.   I started off with another Slate Gray panel and used the circle die from Alpine Window.  All those sweet images are from the Over the

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Peace on Earth | Reverse Confetti December Creative Hop

  Hello, and welcome to the Reverse Confetti December Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from Olga Matyushevskaya’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start over on the Reverse Confetti blog so you don’t miss any of the inspiration. I have a couple projects to share, here is the first one,  I decided to

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White Christmas | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Five is White Christmas. I had a ton of fun putting this one together: I combined: Mountain Holiday Over The River I used another Slate Gray tag base.  The mountains have been filled in with Catherine Pooler’s Mint To Be. The girl’s outfit has

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Sleigh Ride | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Four is Sleigh Ride. I struggled with this because I don’t seem to have a sleigh in my stash.  So I went with the modern version of a sleigh, a snowboard: Okay, I know you’re wondering why there is a coffee cup.  Well I

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Here Comes Santa Claus | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Three is Here comes Santa Claus. Pink and  Red make my holidays.  Love that combo.  So today’s tag features the [retired] Fat Pants and Holly Jolly sets. The tag is cardstock from my stash using the Hero Arts Nesting Tags Dies.  The Holly Jolly

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Deck the Halls with Inky Paws 2020 Blog Hop!

  Today is the Newton’s Nook Designs Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from my teamie, Tatiana’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Newton’s Nook Designs blog. Here’s how I was inspired: I started off with the Argyle

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Little Drummer Boy | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Two is Little Drummer Boy. Although I’ve been trying to keep my tags simple, what you don’t see are the multiple tags I end up creating to get to my final project.  I always keep coming back to a very clean and simple design.

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Silver Bells | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day One is Silver Bells.   For how simple this tag is, it took a long time to finish.  I was trying to go a different route that was more focused on a sentiment but I just couldn’t get the look that I was looking

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Happy Holiday Wishes | Reverse Confetti

  Hello!  I’m so happy to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog today.  Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: I was thoroughly inspired by a couple of my teamies.  For all the details, please visit my post. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Warmest Wishes | Ellen Hutson LLC Clearance SALE – Final Day

  Today is the final day of the Ellen Hutson LLC Clearance SALE.  Save an additional 40% off on items when you use code:  CLEARANCE22 I challenged myself to design a card with this set, Essentials by Ellen – Warmest Wishes Regular price:  $7.99 Clearance price: $6.37 Additional 40% off price: $3.82 What? Under $4? 

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Hope | Guest Designer – Color Hues Challenge

  I’m super excited to be a guest designer for the Color Hues Challenge!  I’m a huge fan of Nancy’s and love all the inspiration from the fantastic team!  The challenge is Blue + Green. Thanks to Cindy for selecting my card as the overall winner for challenge TCH41. Here’s how I was inspired: Trying

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Have a Cup of Cheer | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #6 – Reminder

  We’re back with a reminder about the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #6 theme of Masculine Design.  Our sponsor is Jaded Blossom.  For all the details about the challenge and the prize, please check out THIS post. Here’s how I was inspired: Woo Hooo! Another duo to add to my 2022 Holiday Card Stash!   My current total is: 33 I

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You’re the Sweetest | Pawsome Stamps

  Hello and Happy Sunday!  I started this card yesterday and managed to finish it up this morning.  I have a long standing Zoom every Sunday at 11:00 with my brothers and Momma.  So I’m hoping I can get this posted before signing in. I’ve been wanting to ink up the Pawsome Stamps Macaron set. 

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Life’s ruff | Coffee Loving Cardmakers

  I’m excited to be up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today with a project and a giveaway!  Here’s a sneak peek of my project: For all the details plus a couple ways to enter the GIVEAWAY, check out my post over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers BLOG. Some links may be affiliate at

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June Creative Hop | Reverse Confetti

Hello and welcome to the Reverse Confetti April Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from the awesome Joy Baldwin’s.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Reverse Confetti blog.  I recently found out that a long time friend of mine bought her own place in Honolulu.  It’s been a goal of hers and

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With Gusto | Catherine Pooler

  Yesterday I started what I thought was going to be a quick project.  I should know better than going into the craft room thinking that because when that happens, it’s always a much longer project time.  I ended up with a trio with the third one being the charm.  Can you guess which one?

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Sweet Birthday Wishes | Lawn Fawn

  I picked up the I Scream, You Scream Lawn Cuts last August and I’m finally used them.  I teamed them up with a couple of scripty words.   I’m trying to keep everything rainbow inspired this month in honor of Pride Month. I love everything nestled onto the Stitched Woodgrain.  I can’t get enough of

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Have a Cup of Cheer | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #6

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce Jaded Blossom as our sponsor for the month of June: 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 how

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Hello – Stock Your Stash | Reverse Confetti

  Happy June!  It’s the start of the Reverse Confetti June Stock Your Stash Challenge.  This month’s theme is: Hello | Just Because The theme is my go to for most of my cards.  Today’s project features the Hello Daisy set: Although I gravitated to this particular set because of the sentiment I decided to

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