Happy Holidays | Spellbinders

It’s Christmas in August…well actually it’s Christmas all year for me. Last month was pure chaos since my Mom was in the hospital. All is much better now, she has a brand new pacemaker. She is finally getting her energy back too. I have lots of goodies to keep me busy since I wasn’t crafty

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Fall | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:

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Celebrating You | Simon Says Stamp

My mom asked me to design a birthday card for her friend. I knew that I wanted to use the Simon Says Stamp – Prize Ribbon stamps + dies! I decided to look for a color combo and came up with this one that features cardstock from my stash. The sentiment has been heat embossed

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Better than a Text | Hero Arts

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Seashells For today’s card was inspired by the theme and color palette. I combined these Hero Arts products: I stamped the sentiment in Hero Hues Core Ink – Forever Green. The Letterpress ink is Elephant. I used the following cardstocks:

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Mower | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: Other than cardstock and ink, this uses minimal supplies to design and I went with a clean and simple design. Thanks for stopping by!

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Dec 25 | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #56

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by Simon Says Stamp: The antlers are from: The stenciling was done with: The cardstock is ColorWheel Poppy + Blush and the circle is PTI

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charming day | Hero Arts

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Bracelets For today’s card I reached for this fun set from Hero Arts via Scrapbook.com: I stamped the sentiment in Distress Oxide Broken China and lightly blended Antique Linen over the tote to give it a well-loved, grungy look. ColorWheel

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July Edition | Guest Designer – Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Debra Davison Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, August 26. I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give away a prize. One lucky random project with a

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Noel | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:

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Happy Birthday Duo | Reverse Confetti – Stock your Stash

  Hello and Happy May!  I designed this duo especially for this month’s Reverse Confetti Stock Your Stash challenge. I started off by stamping the Tropical Leaves images on Lime Green cardstock with Avocado ink.  I die cut them with their coordinating confetti cuts and set them aside. I wanted a tone on tone look

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Friendship | Reverse Confetti

  What are your go to designs for card making?  Mine are friendship.  I’m so excited to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog today! I often send ‘friendship’ cards instead of birthday cards.  This is a great example.  I made this especially for a dear friend that is celebrating her birthday tomorrow. If you’ve

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Lot of Love | Reverse Confetti

Do you own/use a stamping platform?  I remember when they first came out and a crafty friend was explaining it to a group of us.  I didn’t understand what all the type was and now it is a stamping staple for me.  I use to use the stamp-a-ma-jig and still do for my woodmount stamps.

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Gotta love a pun | Lawn Fawn

  Gotta love a pun!  Hope nobody gets ‘prickly’ about the sentiment.  I’m working through my Lawn Fawn and designing projects with the newest release.  I tend to get lost in google when ‘researching’ ideas.  I googled:  succulent puns The Plant-A-Succulent Lawn Cuts are so fun.  I added a butterfly and ladybug from A Bug

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Oh hello friend | Ellen Hutson Overstock SALE – Final Day

  Today is the final day of the Ellen Hutson LLC – Overstock SALE.  I whipped up this project this morning using two products that are part of the Overstock SALE. Modern Succulents, my kind of plants [wink!]. I don’t have a green thumb, at all.  Love this set for both the images and everyday

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Cup of Cheer | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #4 – reminder

  We’re back with a reminder about the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #4 theme of Rainbow.  Our sponsor is Therm O Web.  For all the details about the challenge and the prize, please check out THIS post. Here’s how I was inspired: My card duo features the following products by Therm O Web: Deco Foil A2 Toner Card Fronts

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Happy Birthday to You | Reverse Confetti

My projects started with the ribbon trim.  It was wrapped around a floral bouquet that my daughter received.  I’m up on the Reverse Confetti blog sharing a card duo that was inspired by THIS card by the fabulous Melissa Phillips. I used Melissa’s overall card design with different supplies.  The base starts with the Stitched

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Have a Happy Day | Lawn Fawn

  The Lawn Fawn Beary Rainy Day set is so fun.  I’m in Washington State and well, it rains a lot.  I tend to gravitate towards umbrellas and rain themed sets. I started off and stamped out and colored ALL the images in this set.  When I put it together, it wasn’t hitting me so

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Mini Card Duo | Coffee Loving Cardmakers

  I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog with a pair of mini cards.  Here’s a peek at them: I added the Starbucks gift card for scale, these are quite small but a gift card can still be easily tucked inside. For all the detail, check out the blog.

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