Happy New Year | WOW Embossing – Christmas Baubles

Hello!  I’m back with a Happy New Year card set.  This features the WOW Embossing – Christmas Baubles by Karen Reátegui.  This is available on their UK site. I’m flattered that Karen reached out to me to ask if I’d want to design a project with her set.   Karen is the sweetest designer and I’m honored

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Happy Llamadays

So my intention was not to design anymore holiday cards and move onto winter/new years but…llamas….gotta love llamas! I teamed up the MFT Happy Llamadays with their Tiny Check 6×6.  I stamped the llamas out and used the Cross Stitch Stax to cut them. The images have been colored with copics: R20 R05 | R08

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International Tea Day Blog Hop | Coffee Loving Cardmakers

A bunch of us on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Design Team are celebrating International Tea Day with a blog hop!  You should have arrived here from the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog, if not, you’ll want to start there so you don’t miss out on any of the fun. I managed to make a total of

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Peace Joy Love | Lawn Fawn

I’m pretty sure that I’ve mentioned this week how smitten I am with the Lawn Fawn How You Bean? set…this is card #3 using that set this week: This was designed especially for my Crafty Group’s Holiday Party Make ‘n Take.  The frame is Reverse Confetti Stitched Note & Frames.  The paper is Lawn Fawn

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Friday with Amy | Doodlebugswa.com

Happy Friday!  Anyone prepared for the holiday?!  NOT ME!  I’m still frantically working on trying to get out my cards.  Here’s another one that I made to send out.  I’m sharing it on the Doodlebugswa.com blog: Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Peace Joy Love | Color Throwdown Guest Designer

Hello!  I’m super excited to be the December Guest Designer for the Color Throwdown!  If you’ve been following me for any amount of time, you know that I LOVE this challenge.  Check out this week’s awesome color challenge:  Lime Green | Hot Pink | White Here’s how I was inspired: I went NEON!  It’s been a while since

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December Creative Hop | Reverse Confetti

Happy Sunday!  Today is the 8th of the month which means it is the Reverse Confetti Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from Heather Hoffman’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Reverse Confetti blog. Today we are featuring the new Snowflakes stamp set + coordinating confetti cuts:

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Friday with Amy | Doodlebugswa.com

The first Friday in December already?!!!!  I’m up on the Doodlebugswa.com blog sharing two cards.  Here’s a sneak peek of one of them: Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Warm Wishes | Lawn Fawn

Today I’m sharing a card featuring some Lawn Fawn products that I finally inked up!  My card starts with a Scalloped Rectangle panel of Snow Day Remix. I layered a Stitched Mountain Border cut from packing paper and topped with their coordinating snow caps.  The stitched Pond is also cut from the Snow Day Remix.

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Friday with Amy | Doodlebugswa.com

I’m super excited 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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Stay Cool | Inspired by Challenge – Cool Treats

Hello and Welcome to another new Inspired by Challenge!  There is also an optional sketch challenge: I just knew what I was going to use for this challenge, the Concord & 9th Cool Treats Turnabout Stamp Set.  They currently have it on sale through the end of the month! I was able to capture the

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Cup of Cheer | Newton’s Nook Designs

I’m super excited.  I just booked a trip home for my boy!  We haven’t seen him since Christmas and miss him terribly.  That’s what inspired the theme of my card this morning: Newton Dreams of New York is perfect for today.  My boy lives in Brooklyn.  I had to fit in the bagel and coffee

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Hey Honey! | SugarPea Designs

I’m popping in speedy quick to share this card that features SugarPea Designs. Their Hey Honey set is the absolutely cutest.  Who can resist that big ole bear?!  I teamed it up with their Honeycomb Stencil.  I did it lightly around the edges with Mustard Seed Distress Oxide and a blending brush. I love how

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Party | Catherine Pooler Designs

I managed to whip up three card yesterday before driving around doing errands and having the kids over for brunch.  I recently picked up more of Catherine Pooler’s latest release.  This time I’m playing with the Party Fans set: This set will get easier for me to use as the stamps get stained.  It’s a

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Big Grumpy | Taylored Expressions

My Coffee Loving Cardmaker teamie, Lisa Golzbein sent me an adorable card that featured the fun Big Grumpy set by Taylored Expressions.  I instantly ordered both versions that they carry.  Their newest, Hot Flash Grumplings, is on my wishlist!  Here’s how I was inspired: Good Grief these guys crack me up.  I love their ginormous

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Enjoy Your Day | The Card Concept

The other day I was moving things around in my craft room and spotted a couple sets that I haven’t inked up in awhile, Papertrey Ink Cozy Christmas and Stampin’ Up Badges & Banners.  Here’s how I was inspired: Oh I know, this isn’t my current color palette that I’ve been playing with.  I haven’t

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Quarantini | Trinity Stamps

Did you know that today is National Martini Day?  LOL, funny thing that I should know that.  Honestly, when I was looking at the National Day calendar I spotted it.  I’m actually allergic to alcohol.  I had to ink up the Trinity Stamps – Happy Hour set! I’m always on the lookout for a fun

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Dive into Fun | Inspired by Challenge – Fresh Morning

Hello and Welcome to another new Inspired by Challenge!  There is also an option sketch challenge: I recently received my latest Doodlebugswa.com order that included the MFT Best Fins stamps and coordinating die-namics.  Oh my goodness, so cute right?  There is something about all things nautical, can’t get enough. Are you trying to figure out

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