CASE Study 198 July Guestie: hey!

Hello! I’m so very thrilled to let you know that I’m a July guest designer for  CASE Study! I’m actually 1 of 2 guest designers & I can tell you that the other guestie is definitely awesome…Tenia Nelson!   Make sure you pop over to the CASE Study blog for all the deets! Here’s the

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Curtain Call Inspiration: Celebrate!

Happy July & Happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends (from one Canadian to another)!!! cardstock:  pti  stamps:  neat & tangled photo booth  ink:  hero hues other:  top dog dies darby doily & tags dies set/mini tags, srm stickers, divine twine black, gold thread Super Excited for the newest Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge  photo source: ohhappyday.com

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Happy Birthday Triangles

Hello! I was up on the Neat & Tangled blog earlier this and wanted to share my card here on my blog: The ivory panel is Strathmore Watercolor paper that I heat embossed the Neat & Tangled Diamonds with Zing White embossing powder.  I loaded up the panel with water and tapped the end of

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neat & tangled + scrapbook adhesives by 3L

post 2 of 2 for me today….click here for the new CAS-ual Fridays Challenge! Neat & Tangled has joined together with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L for a blog hop!  Make sure you pop over to: Neat & Tangled Blog Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L PRIZES:  2 prize packs each containing a selection of Neat and Tangled’s

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CFC133 Summer Hearts: domo arigato

post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled/Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L hop! We’re back with a new challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays! CFC133:  summer lovin’ CFC133: June 27- July 18 Theme: Hearts in summer colors Remember to incorporate the theme AND a Clean and Simple Design! In addition to getting

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Poppy Sketches #7: thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Hello! We’re back with a new challenge over at Poppy Sketches Our super sponsor is Pretty Pink Posh I played with Pretty Pink Posh’s Sweetheart Mix & Gold Heart Confetti I’ve been enjoying making shaker cards with glassine envelopes: paper:  dear lizzy/5th & frolick other:  pretty pink posh sweetheart/gold heart sequins, pti happy die, studio

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live the life

I’m not quite sure why it’s taken me so long to pick up the Amy Tangerine/Plus one paper pad.  It’s calling my name…the colors…the graphics…everything.    I contrasted the boldness of the colors from the Plus One collection with some watercoloring with distress markers {another Julie Ebersole technique and purchase}.  Don’t you love that mason

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Focus on Foil

Hello!  I’m sharing a project that focuses on Foil.  My assignment was to also capture the Men in my life.  I decided to design a project that is inspired by Darin.  Supplies:  Paper (CN14SPO01, DN14OS10, DB14OS01) Over a year ago, Darin started to build an airplane.  What was on his bucket list has become a

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birthday wishes!

Yay for Friday! Actually Thursday’s are my Friday’s but that doesn’t mean I don’t love Friday’s! Here’s my card for today: cardstock:  pti  paper:  carta bella ahoy there  stamps:  reverse confetti label me/sweet thing ink:  hero arts hues/black other:  reverse confetti/confetti cuts/petals ‘n posies, mme enamel dots, lifestyle crafts embossing folder I’ve been seeing a

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just for fun

A just for fun card, that seldom happens on this blog. One of my newest Technique Tuesday sets Chickadees I’ve been seeing this cutie pie set around and had to join in the fun. Watercoloring seems to be my coloring method these days.  I just love the whimsical look it gives a card…the splotchier the

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Pigment Craft Co – Guest Designer

  This post uses affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Hello Hello! I am thrilled to be on the Pigment Craft Co blog today!  I had so much fun with their holiday release.  I added some of my favorites from earlier releases too, let’s get to it! Here’s a peek at both of

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Ellen Hutson LLC – Fall Savings Sale + More!

  Are you signed up for the Ellen Hutson LLC Newsletter?  If you are, you would have received the most recent email this morning.  There’s a FALL SAVING SALE! The other thing is there’s a gift with purchase, starting today!  Spend $75+ on the Essentials by Ellen collection and receive the Oh What Fun Stamp

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Release Week – Day Five | Essentials by Ellen

  Today is the final day of the Ellen Hutson LLC Release Week.  All new products will be available on tomorrow Friday, October 15th and we’ll be celebrating with an IG Hop. Today we’re revealing: Sweet Surprises Oh What Fun – Gift With Purchase Here is how I was inspired: Do you see what I see?  I

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Luxe Inks by Catherine Pooler

  Did you hear the news?  Catherine Pooler has a brand new release today that includes six new ink colors that are a part of the Luxe Collection! Here are all the inks along with the Pumpkin Season set: Here’s a card duo with the new inks along with sentiments from the Typed Up Sentiments

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Release Week – Day Four | Essentials by Ellen

  Today is Day Four of the Ellen Hutson LLC Release Week.  All new products will be available on Friday, October 15th and we’ll be celebrating with an IG Hop. Today we’re revealing: Fa La La stamp set Tag it:  Christmas stamp set Holiday Sprigs stamps + designer dies Here is how I was inspired: I combined:

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Release Week – Day Three | Essentials by Ellen

  Today is Day Three of the Ellen Hutson LLC Release Week.  All new products will be available on Friday, October 15th and we’ll be celebrating with an IG Hop. Today we’re revealing: Sending Holiday Cheer Essential Arches for Stitching Designer Dies Here is how I was inspired: I heat embossed a sentiment from the Sending Holiday

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Release Week – Day Two | Essentials by Ellen

  Today is the start of the Ellen Hutson LLC Release Week.  All new products will be available on Friday, October 15th and we’ll be celebrating with an IG Hop. Today we’re revealing: Cup of Cheer stamps + designer dies Snowflakes Designer Dies Snowflake Hot Foil Stamp Essentials Hexagons for Stitching  I managed to incorporate everything except

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Release Week | Essentials by Ellen

  Today is the start of the Ellen Hutson LLC Release Week.  All new products will be available on Friday, October 15th and we’ll be celebrating with an IG Hop. Today we’re revealing the  All Wrapped Up Stamp Set  Holly Jolly Christmas  stamps + designer dies Here’s how I was inspired by Holly Jolly Christmas:

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Happy Halloween | Lawn Fawn

I need to ink up more of my Lawn Fawn so I decided to whip up a Halloween design.  All the product is from Ellen Hutson LLC: Purrfectly Wicked Purrfectly Wicked Add-On Giant Happy Halloween To make this even quicker, I used the Watercolor Wishes Rainbow Petite Paper for my background panel.  I also added the

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October Creative Hop | Reverse Confetti

Affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Hello and Happy Friday!  It’s the 8th of the month which means it is the Reverse Confetti Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from ‘Fetti Friend – Andrea Shell’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Reverse Confetti blog. First

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