Out and About Collection x2 | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me a couple of the Out and About Collection sets to play with. I’ve combined them with these Spellbinders sets: This one combines: My other card This one features: Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Wishing you Joy | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me a couple of the Home for the Holidays Collection sets to play with. I decided to design a Christmas in August project that combines the following products: I love using non-traditional colors for the holidays. I’m in love with this pastel look, what do you think?

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Cozy Christmas | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #32

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce that Twiddler’s Nook is the sponsor for the month of August: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: The team is featuring the theme of

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Lunar New Year Challenge | August 2024

We’re back with the July Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Rabbit ended on February 9th. The Year of the Dragon started on February 10, 2024 and runs through January 28, 2025. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I

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Secret Santa | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me the Home for the Holidays – St Nick Etched Dies to play with. I decided to design a Christmas in July project that combines the following products: I couldn’t resist the hot pink tree! The sentiment has been heat embossed in gold on a black cardstock

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Coffee Date | Coffee Loving Papercrafters

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for the Coffee Date feature! My date is my friend, Chris Franco with Stampin’ Up! You’ll want to pop over there to read about the giveaways! Today we’re both featuring the Stampin’ Up Latte Love! I had so much fun mixing up the Latte Love Bundle –

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Oh so Merry in July | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I had that black Spellbinders mug floating around on my desktop so today’s project was started with that piece. I love it when I see projects that have pops of black, that was my inspiration. You know how much I

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Friend | Hero Arts

This month the Stay Crafty Challenge at a Blog Named Hero is: Color My World. You could color in a background, or a focal image, you could use pencils, markers, ink blending, any and every way you want to add color, we want to see it! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the

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Coolest Day Ever | Lawn Fawn + SALES

…SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATED SALES… Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: My project combines the following products: These are the distress oxides I used: We can’t wait to see how you’re inspired!

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Avo Happy New Year | Essentials by Ellen + SALE

I’m officially done with designing 2021 holiday cards.  70 cards went to the post office yesterday.  Today’s card is not originally how my design started. I started off with a completely different design but didn’t like it so I started this card.  Here’s the ‘funny’ thing, it started off as an A2 [4.25 x 5.5]. 

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Happy International Tea Day | Coffee Loving Cardmakers

  Happy International Tea Day!  We’re celebrating over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog with a TON of inspiration AND a contest!  Link up a newly created TEA card for a chance to be a future Guest Designer.  You also have a chance to win a $20 Gift Card from your favorite Super Sponsor by leaving comments

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Happy Birthday | Waffle Flower Challenge

  I’m so excited to be a Guest Designer for Waffle Flower Challenge!  So fun to be guesting with my friend Tracey! Jeanne’s challenge is Winter Birthdays for a Coffee Lover!  YAY!  Here’s how I was inspired: I designed two projects especially for today.  I’m smitten with the Nesting Coffee Cups but did a different

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Happy National Cocoa Day | Coffee Loving Cardmakers

  Happy National Cocoa Day!  We’re celebrating over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog with a TON of inspiration AND a contest!  Link up a newly created COCOA card for a chance to be a future Guest Designer.  You also have a chance to win a $20 Gift Card from your favorite Super Sponsor by

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 12 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is final day, Day 12 and the Christmas Carol is Holly Jolly Christmas with Julie Ebersole + Guest Designer Chari Moss. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 11 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Eleven and the Christmas Carol is O Christmas Tree with Carissa Wiley + Guest Designer Galina Flippenko. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over on the

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 10 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Ten and the Christmas Carol is The Twelve Days of Christmas with Emily Leiphart + Guest Designer Tracey McNeely. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over on

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 9 – Ellen Hutson LLC

    Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Nine and the Christmas Carol is Jingle Bells with Carly Tee Minner + Guest Designer Jess McAfee. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over on the

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 8 – Ellen Hutson LLC

    Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Eight and the Christmas Carol is Sleigh Ride with Emily Mydlowski + Guest Designer Franci Vignoli. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over on the Ellen

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December Creative Hop | Reverse Confetti

It’s the 8th of the month which means it is the Reverse Confetti Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from Dana Kirby’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Reverse Confetti blog. Here’s how I was inspired: I did a bit of ‘mass producing on this one’.  I wanted it to have

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