Hope for Charity | Jane’s Doodles

Did you see the post over on Jane’s Doodles social media about the earthquakes that have hit Croatia?  She drew a gorgeous bloom with all money going to the Croatian Red Cross.  Here’s how I was inspired by the set: I’m a big fan of the CTMH 12×12 paper.  It’s thin enough to layer up

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Happy New Year | Essentials by Ellen

  Happy New Year!  For most people, it’s all about New Year’s Eve!  Staying up to ring in the new year!  If you’ve been following me a for a while, you know that I’m a definite early bird.  I’m fast asleep by 9:30 and spring out of bed around 1:30.  It’s a horrible sleep cycle

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hey there, valentine | reverse confetti

  Valentine’s Day, already?  You bet, I need to start sooner than later.  I’m sharing this card over on the Reverse Confetti blog!  Check it out HERE. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Big Grumpy New Years | Taylored Expressions

  You may have spotted my WIP photos from the other day, I finished a bunch of these for New Years: I used the Big Grumpy + Big Grumpy – Cat by Taylored Expressions.  They’ve come out with a couple freebie digital sentiments, I especially love the New Years one.  I didn’t send out all

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Cue the Confetti | Reverse Confetti + SALE

  Hello and Happy Wednesday.  I’m starting to build up my Birthday Stash for the new year and have teamed up Reverse Confetti’s Best Sentiments with the Balloons Confetti Cuts: My color palette is: Ice Aqua   |   Mist   |   Grape Soda   |   Stone The sentiment reads: Cue the Confetti, it’s your Birthday Reverse Confetti is

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Special Delivery | Lawn Fawn

  I picked up my Lawn Fawn last week from Ellen Hutson’s and finally had a chance to play with one of the sets this morning.   I used the Special Delivery set.  I’ve been wanting a set that I can use to make a card especially for our Postal Carrier.  He’s a trooper because between

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Winter Greetings | Newton’s Nook Designs

  I’m super excited to be up on the Newton’s Nook Designs blog today.  Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of my project for today: I’m sad to say that this is my final project for the team.  I’ve had such a fun time and wanted to share some of my favorite projects: A

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12 Days | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m finishing up with the Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas!  Day Twelve is Twelve Days of Christmas! Here’s how I was inspired: I used the 12 Days set by Julie Ebersole set.  I was going to do 4 tags, 3 images a piece but if you saw my desk, you would totally understand

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Berry Best Belated Birthday | Lawn Fawn

  I love the look of ink blending on cards and for some reason don’t do it that much on my own designs.  I whipped up this card [actually it took me all morning].  The ink blending color combo was inspired by the awesome Samantha Mann. Yup it’s another belated Birthday card [sigh].    I

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Let’s Pretend it’s Still Your Birthday | MFT Stamps

  I’m not sure why so many cardmakers, like me,  are so late in sending birthday cards?!  I have a legit reason this time, all my cards are packed away so I started a fresh card for my stepson but didn’t have enough time to finish it last night before we had to leave for

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Essentials by Ellen SALE ends May 17th

  Did you see that Ellen Hutson LLC is having a 25% off sale on select Essentials by Ellen products?  I’ve curated a handful of projects for you to take a peek at.  At the bottom of the post are affiliate shopping links at no extra cost to you. Happy Shopping!

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Believe in the Magic | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #5 – reminder

  We’re back with a reminder about the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #5 theme of Flower.  Our sponsor is Pawsome Stamps.  For all the details about the challenge and the prize, please check out THIS post. Here’s how I was inspired: My card features the following products by Pawsome Stamps: Beary Christmas Hoppy Easter Coffee Besties Just Sentiments: Christmas My

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hi ya | Essentials by Ellen

  I’m a huge fan of sketch + color challenges.  They really inspire me and these days I need that for quick crafting.  Today’s card is filled with products by Ellen Hutson LLC – Essentials by Ellen: Painted Florals Casual Greetings A2 Piercing Plate Essential Circles Essential Circles for Stitching Modern Graphics Vol. 2 I’m

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I need coffee | Close to my Heart

  Did you know that the 2022 Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is going on right now?  It started on Friday HERE.  There’s still time to join in the fun, grab your favorite drink and hop along.  There is a ton of inspiration and prizes.  No link up this time so sit back and

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May Creative Hop + New Release | Reverse Confetti

Today is the day, it’s the Reverse Confetti 9th Birthday Release Day!  We’re celebrating with a hop.  The fun starts on the Reverse Confetti blog.  You should have arrived here from Brandi Mahon’s.  If not, you’ll want to start at the Reverse Confetti Blog so you don’t miss out on any of the fun!  

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Reverse Confetti May 2022 Birthday Release | Final Day

    It’s the final day of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!  You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month.  Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re excited to announce a couple new teamies: April Joy We’re so happy to have the following designers for our

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Reverse Confetti May 2022 Birthday Release | Day Two

    It’s day two of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!  You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month.  Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re excited to announce a couple new teamies: April Joy We’re so happy to have the following designers for our May

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Reverse Confetti May 2022 Birthday Release | Day One

  It’s day one of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!  You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month.  Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re excited to announce a couple new teamies: April Joy We’re so happy to have the following designers for our May +

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