SugarPea Designs Guest Designer: TIMBER!

Hello!  I’m back as a Guest Designer for SugarPea Designs!  I couldn’t wait to ink up the Timber set: He totally makes me smile…love his facial expression!  When my boy was much younger (he’s 18) whenever he saw a lumberjack he would call them leprechauns (chuckling).  Don’t know where he learned that from but it

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happy galentine’s day!

My girl is celebrating Galentine’s Day tonight with a couple of her friends so we whipped these up last night: I heat embossed the sentiment from Reverse Confetti’s Puppy Love set and followed up with my embossing pen and more Hero Arts White embossing powder.  I definitely need to find a ‘finer tip’ pen but

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Reverse Confetti: happy spring bouquet

Happy Saturday!  Did you see the awesome sale over at Reverse Confetti?! It’s a great time to stock up on some goodies, check out my card for today: I haven’t used the Petals ‘n Posies Confetti Cuts in awhile!  While trying to decide what color to make the blooms, I went with white felt.  I

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Guest Blogger: Valentine’s Series Part Four

Hello!  Today is my last installment of my Valentine’s Day Series for Impress!  I can’t believe that 4 weeks have gone by!  Let’s get to today’s cards! First up is my feminine version: The hearts inside the jar are from the Impress Heart Border stamp.  It’s always fun to use stamps in different ways!  I

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Winnie & Walter: 2nd Birthday Bash

Oh my goodness, have you been following all of the fun festivities over on the Winnie & Walter blog?  They are celebrating their belated 2nd Birthday Bash with a bunch of fun challenges.  I am a Guest Designer for the Birthday Bash!   I’m up on the Winnie & Walter blog today showing how Taheerah’s

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers: Sponsor Solo – Concord & 9th

Have you been keeping up with the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog?!  There are some really fun new features, one of which is called, Sponsor Solo!  Your hostess is the wonderful Melissa Chipperfield!  This week, the sponsor is Concord & 9th! Here’s my tribute to Concord & 9th: I used my MISTI and stamped images from

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Essentials by Ellen: Winter 2016 Release Hop!

click HERE for my Neat & Tangled post Winners Announced HERE Hello, and welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Winter 2016 Hop! I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today!  You should have arrived here from the wonderful Julia Stainton’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at

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Hero Arts 2016 Catalog Blog Hop!

Click HERE for the Reverse Confetti February Blog Hop! Click HERE for my SugarPea Designs post. Click HERE for the Mint Owl Studio Share the Love Event! Thank you so much for joining us for the Hero Arts 2016 Catalog Blog Hop!  All the goodies are available in the Hero Arts shop NOW. Hero Arts is giving away four $25 shopping sprees,

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SugarPea Designs: Guest Designer – Latte Junkie

Click HERE for the Reverse Confetti February Blog Hop! Click HERE for the Mint Owl Studio Share the Love Event! I’m thrilled to be a Guest Designer for SugarPea Designs this month!  I’ve been having so much fun designing with their awesome stamps and dies! Check out this week’s card and coordinating envelope: I used

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Christmas in April

  I’m part of a group that encourages Holiday Cardmaking year round.  There’s a set monthly minimum of five.   This batch features: Basic Grey – Nordic Holiday Reverse Confetti – Fa La La Circle Savvy Dies – Deer Head Avery Elle – Circle Tag Die Spellbinders Small Pinking Circles This makes for 25 so far

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Oh so sweet | Ellen Hutson LLC

  I remember calling my boy an ice creamatarian when he was younger.  Secretly we were also letting him have carrot gelato and calling it orange gelato.  Never mind the fact that gelato is packed with sugar.  My boy gets his love of ice cream from me.  Unfortunately I can only have the vegan variety

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Momma said | Taylored Expressions

  I put together a card earlier this week but it wasn’t hitting me.  Rather than put everything away, like I should have, I kept everything out to come back to design another card.  Here’s how I was inspired: I combined Taylored Expressions’: Big Grumpy Hot Flash Grumplings Mini Slim Diagonal Stripes Cutting Plate Her

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Hello Friend | Angie Blom Digital Designs

  I’ve been enjoying the gorgeous weather in the pacific northwest.  Mostly because the days are longer which gives me more time for project photog.  I admit I started this project last night but it just wasn’t hitting me. I ended up using some upcycled kraft wrapping for the bouquet and finished it off with

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Welcome Little Ones | Reverse Confetti

  Hello!  I’m so excited to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog today.  I designed this card especially for a friend of mine.  For all the details, please visit my post! Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Oh, hello there | Pigment Craft Co

  I’ve been super smitten by Pigment Craft Co.  Their April Release was filled with caffeinated designs! I used: Cup of Happy Handmade Blend Tea Baggie Builder I used packing paper with the heart shaped Tea Baggie Builder piece.  The Catherine Pooler inks I used: Do-Si-Do | Coral Cabana | Samba Melon Ice Cummerbund Midnight

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Don’t hurry, Be Happy | Flora & Fauna

  Rainbows, can’t get enough of them.  They cheer up any design, don’t you agree?  Today’s card features a bunch of Flora & Fauna! I mixed: Free To Fly | Mini Sloth Rainbow Die | Mini Envelope Die Fern Die [retired] The card base is 3.5 x 5.5.  The rainbow has been colored with copics: R00 YG00

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