Reverse Confetti November Countdown to Confetti Day Two – Brain Freeze

It’s Day Two of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!   You are going to be amazed at all of the new products for this month!  Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. This month we welcome Laurel Seabrook as our ‘Fetti Friend!   Today  we’re featuring: Kitchen Love stamps + coordinating confetti cuts Sno Awesome

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Reverse Confetti November Countdown to Confetti Day One – A warm hello

It’s the start of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!   You are going to be amazed at all of the new products for this month! Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. This month we welcome Laurel Seabrook as our ‘Fetti Friend!   Today  we’re featuring: Christmas Cheer stamps + coordinating confetti cuts Sweet Holiday

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Pinkfresh Studio: Merry & Bright

Hello!  I’m up on the Pinkfresh Studio blog with two projects!  Here’s a sneak peek of one of them but make sure you hop over to the Pinkfresh Studio blog for a full reveal and all the details!

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The Heart Desires Store & Challenge Announcement

The winners of Challenge #17 are up on The Heart Desires blog!  There is also an announcement you’ll want to read. I did want to share a couple of my favorite The Heart Desires projects that I’ve designed: A big shout out to Tonya…I’m so grateful to have been on the team.  A big high

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Reverse Confetti November SFYTT: Thanks so berry much!

Happy November!  Today is the start of a brand new month and a brand new Reverse Confetti SFYTT! So how do you generally start a card when you have a sketch?  This time around I picked the Warm Heart 6×6 paper pad first and then the stamps.  That was a bit more difficult for me….I

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Scrapbook.com + Spellbinders Collaboration: Joy & Cheer

I’m so excited to be a part of a collaboration between Scrapbook.com + Spellbinders!  Today I’m sharing a project that uses the Spellbinders – Platinum 6 – Die Cutting and Embossing Machine and Building a Snowman Shapeabilities Die by Spellbinders.  In case you missed my earlier post, check it out HERE. I gotta tell you that I love the Spellbinders –

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Hero Arts: thank you

Hello!  Happy Saturday!  Over the years I’ve definitely warmed up to purples/lavenders.  Check out this card that is filled with Hero Arts. The papers are Floral Mix Layering.  The lighter panel has been stamped with the Large Floral Background in Light Granite.  Don’t you love the look?  The Handwritten Thank You stamp is a great

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Reverse Confetti: Hello Friend

Pumpkins, love them.  Love anything pumpkin flavored too.  I have a Fall/Halloween inspired card to share for today: The Reverse Confetti Fright Night 6×6 paper pad is filled with fabulous designs.  It is one of my favorites.  For today’s card I worked with the Halloween themed papers.  Doesn’t the bat panel look fun in the

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Birthday Blog Hop for Wendy Ramlakhan

Yay!  We’re so excited to be hopping for the very awesome Wendy of SugarPea Designs.  I’m one of the newbies to the team but have been a long time fan of Wendy + SugarPea  Designs.  You should have arrived here from Amy Kolling’s blog, if not, make sure you start at the SugarPea Designs Blog! I

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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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Life, Love, Latte + Giveaway | Catherine Pooler Designs

I was so excited when my friends at Catherine Pooler Designs reached out to me about one of their new release stamp + coordinating die set, Life, Love, Latte.   They also sent me the CP Minis Carnivale set.  So, I have a ton of the full size pads, these little minis are mighty! Aren’t the

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Be the Rainbow | Gina K Designs – Doodlebugswa.com

I recently picked up the Gina K Designs’ Be the Rainbow set from Doodlebugswa.com.  Here’s how I was inspired: I ended up cutting apart the largest rainbow so I could ink up each piece with a different ink color.  My Catherine Pooler ink: Bellini Tiara Mint To Be Lime Rickey My color palette was inspired

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