such a perfect day

Fall inspired cards are definitely one of my favorites! I was in a local scrapbooking shop that is closing up shop.  I picked up some of the Carta Bella Perfect Autumn collection: paper:  carta bella/perfect autumn  stickers: carta bella/perfect autumn  other: mft die, melissa frances german glass glitter, stampin’ up veneer See that wooden element?

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Pink Power Blog Hop: Never underestimate the power of a woman.

Chaitali has rounded up some of her crafty friends to help spread BC awareness. This is a cause close to her heart after her mom was diagnosed with BC earlier this year. She designed the Pink Power set for her mom with a lot of love. She is sponsoring this hop with the set for the hop guests. We

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bring on the merry!

…and I’m back with another holiday card. cardstock:  pti white/black, bazzill neon  stamps:  reverse confetti/bring on the merry  ink:  zing white, wplus9 white  other:  paper smooches poinsettia die, mme washi, yns gold nugget gum drop  So, I didn’t craft at all yesterday {gasp!}.  I played with Katie, we went to a pretty fun crafty garage

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you are one of a kind

Before we know it, it’ll be November.  I’m trying to get in a Holiday State of Mind: So I picked up the Teresa Collins’ Something Wonderful 6×6 at Impress for 40% off.  It’s an awesome collection of papers!  I combined it with Paper Smooches’ Fresh Snow.  Something that I always forget to do is heat

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give thanks.

This is post 2 of 2…click HERE for my Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge If you know me, you know that I love a good challenge.  I don’t know what I would do without all the various challenge blogs out there.  It’s definitely overwhelming trying to keep up with everything.  Personally, I think challenges

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Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge: coffee and a good book

this is post 1 of 2…click HERE for my give thanks post Howdy! I’m having fun with the Your Next Stamp Design Team this month! Today, we’re playing along in the Fun Friday Challenge! You can play along using the sketch: or the Inspirational Photo: For all the challenge details, please check the YNS Challenge

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Fusion: You are my sunshine

post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Grateful post. Hello! Today is the start of a new Fusion Card Challenge: Super fun, right?! Today, I used the photo as my inspiration: cardbase:  michael’s  journal cards:  simple stories/a charmed life  other:  doodlebug enamel dots, canvas corp clothespin I used pieces from the Simple

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grateful.

post 1 of 2 for me today…Click HERE for my Fusion post. So, on Tuesday night I went to my last High School Open house.  It’s kind of weird to think of it that way.  My boy is a Senior this year. Wow.  This is the boy that wrote on his face with marker, gave

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Thankful

Hello!   Today is my day up on the Chickaniddy Crafts Blog! My assignment was to create a thankful card, and I had a ton of fun! Here’s a sneak peek: I’d love for you to pop over to the Chickaniddy Blog and say Hi!

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Curtain Call Smooch: You’re Lovely.

There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Smooch!  You have until October 10th at 8:00 AM CDT to be inspired and share your project! Our Super Sponsor is Paper Smooches I was super lucky to be able to play with Paper Smooches’ Blossoming Buds: This is definitely my favorite Paper Smooches Floral set.

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Boo | Evelin T Designs

I’m still in my Fall Mode and wanted to share this Halloween card made with Evelin T Designs‘ stamps:  I combined the Best Friends Fur-ever with the earlier released, It’s BOO-tastic!  I love how the sets easily play well with each other.  Are you a Halloween card fan?  I love designing them!  I tend to

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Thankful for You | My Favorite Things

Originally I thought I was going to design a summery card and then I spotted this MFT Li’l Pumpkin set.  I picked it up when they had a sale on their site and now it looks like it is retired.  I don’t gravitate to ‘people’ images but love all things pumpkin.  I’m happy to ink

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Hello from Amy | Doodlebugswa.com

Hello and Happy Friday!  I’m up on the Doodlebugswa.com blog today!   Here’s a peek at my project: Here’s my supply list, some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Aloha | Inspired by Challenge – Beach Life

Hello and Welcome to another new Inspired by Challenge!  There is also an optional sketch challenge: I was inspired by the: Surfboard Tropical Scene colors French Door Here’s how I translated it: I used the Pretty Pink Posh – Beach Scene die.  I thought that die picked up the overall theme of the photo.  Rather than

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I drink coffee & make cards | a●muse studio

Did you see the latest a●muse | studio release?  It’s so cute and right up my alley: Today I’m featuring the One of a Kind set.  I love all the sentiments in this set especially the I Drink Coffee & Make Cards.  I mean, come on, it’s calling my name! I teamed it up with

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Butterflies | Reverse Confetti

I’m super excited to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog today.  I’m sharing two cards using the same stamp set and color palette. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Special Delivery | Reverse Confetti

I whipped up this card this morning.   I managed to combine several Reverse Confetti sets: Snail Mail Lift Me Up Chalk It Up Mouse Mail The paper pads I used: Every Little Bit Fun Times I didn’t quite have enough images to fill a slimline so this one is 6.0 x 3.75.  The copic colors

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Zest Wishes | Hero Arts

I love all things citrus so when I saw the Hero Arts stamps, I knew I needed them: Fresh Citrus Bold Prints Zest Wishes  Here’s how they inspired me and a bit of background on them. This one is my favorite with the lemons.  It was a combined effort with my girl helping me color. 

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Friday with Amy | Doodlebugswa.com

Happy Friday!  I’m thrilled to be up on the Doodlebugswa.com blog today.  Here’s a sneak peek of my project: Here’s my supply list, some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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