Coffee Date Soon?

Hello! We’ve been on a vaca for the past week so this is my first project. No surprise that it is a caffeinated theme. They are my go to cards to design. Today’s project features: I’ve been designing more shaker cards lately. This one uses upcycled stamp packaging. I cut the acetate to create a

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Sweet Birthday | Hero Arts

This month the Stay Crafty Challenge at a Blog Named Hero is: Sugar Sugar– it’s all about something sweet! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: I used the following copics: I grounded the ice cream truck with Granite cardstock. The brick was stencil with the coordinating ink. Entries must be

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Merry & Bright | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I used the Waffle Flower Grip Mat V2 for all my stencil work.  It makes it so easy! The Distress Oxides I used: I used Waffle Flower Crafts’ Shader Brushes when stenciling. The sentiment as been heat embossed in white

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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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Essentials by Ellen – October Release + Instagram Hop!

  Did you hear?  Ellen Hutson LLC has a new release and it has officially hit the shop!  We’re celebrating with an instagram hop.  You don’t want to miss out on any of the fun, inspiration + prizes.  The fun starts on the EH IG Account.  I have all the hop stops listed at 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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