Citrus | Essentials by Ellen

I love how this birthday card turned out! Check out all the Ellen Hutson – Essentials by Ellen products I combined: Originally I had the cake layers inked up with Catherine Pooler’s Do-Si-Do. Then I had the idea to use distress oxides: The two sets of sentiments have been stamped with Do-Si-Do. Affiliate links at

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Life in Your Years | Altenew

A big shout out to Altenew for reaching out to me and sending me goodies. Today I’m featuring: If you’ve been following me a bit, you’ve noticed I’ve been designing with florals more often. I especially love working with layered die sets. The color combos are endless and they are stunning. I have a framed

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Thank You | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… I had a request for another thank you card. I used the following products from Doodlebugswa: I also used the following Distress Oxides: Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65.

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Friend | Lawn Fawn

Affiliate links are used in this post at no extra cost to you. Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I’m featuring these products: The stencil work was done with the following

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Thank You Duo | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… I had a request for masculine thank you cards so I went for mid century modern. I used the following products from Doodlebugswa: The first thank you was inspired by the fabulous Laura Bassen. Her version is skinny. This one was inspired by a print over on Wayfair.

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Merry Christmas | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #17

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce Uniko as our sponsor for the month of May: For the details about the challenge, please visit the challenge post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: This month’s theme is: FLOWERS I’m featuring the following

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May Release Blog Hop | Pretty Pink Posh

I’m super excited to be a part of the Pretty Pink Posh May Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from the fabulous Lauren Taylor’s blog. If not, you’ll want to head over to the Pretty Pink Posh blog. Prizes: Leave comments along the way to win one of three $30 Gift Certificates [one

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Bursts of Coffee | Lawn Fawn

I’m back with another entry for the Lawn Fawnatics – Create a Scene: city vs. country. I thought about this for a while. This is how I was inspired: This is literally a day for me when I’m in New York visiting my youngest. Left to right, Top to bottom: No necessarily in that order.

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Stronger Together | PCUAR IG Hop

Welcome to the #PaperCraftersUniteAgainstRacism Instagram hop! I’m honored to be a part of the PCUAR Hop. The event starts HERE. The goal of this hop is to continue to raise awareness about anti-racism; to stand with the BIPOC, AAPI, Indigenous , Palestine (and other oppressed minority) communities, and to keep encouraging everyone to start the

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Hooray Duo | Essentials by Ellen

I’m shakin’ things up with the New Essentials by Ellen Release!  Who doesn’t love a good party and this release is packed with all things to help with any celebration. I’m up on the Ellen Hutson LLC blog today! I teamed up the Hooray Pennant with a shaker card. Let’s chat about the card first:

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Sending Warm Thoughts | Catherine Pooler

The Catherine Pooler – Stay Cozy Collection is now available in the shop! I decided to shake things up a bit today: My card features: *previously released I decided to make a bit of a shaker design with the gorgeous Whistler sequin mix. I stamped the Brrr! background in Aquatini onto a panel that I

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Sweater Weather | Simon Says Stamp

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Candy For today’s card was inspired by the sketch and colors. I’m featuring the following product: This new set was sitting on my desk and I couldn’t wait to ink it up. The Concord & 9th cardstocks I used: The

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Stay Cozy set | Catherine Pooler Release Day

The Catherine Pooler – Stay Cozy Collection is now available in the shop! I decided to put together a card set featuring some of the new products: My cards features: *previously released I started with a basic design and progressively added more. Let’s chat about the Winter Greetings card: A pretty basic design, really letting

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Sip Sip Hooray | Catherine Pooler

Coming soon Catherine Pooler – Stay Cozy Collection! Save the date, Wednesday, October 21 is the day it is available in the shop. Check out today’s card: My card features: *previously released The Catherine Pooler inks I used: Do you spy the smidge of glitter on the whip? The sentiment was stamped in Aquatini. The

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Mushroom Bouquet | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello, I’m back with a card duo that I designed for my Mom. My daughter gave her two bags of matsutake – japanese mushrooms that she received from a coworker. I knew that I had to whip up some card using the following Brass & Bliss Craft Co products: This is the first one that

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Hey Pumpkin | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Pumpkins For today’s card was inspired by the theme. I combined the following products: Keeping things real, I actually started with a design that was based on pumpkins and the color palette. I started pulling things from my stash and

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Merry & Bright | Simon Says Stamp

Have you checked out Simon Says Stamp’s NEW SENDING CHEER Release?! There are so many amazing products! I’m back with another card featuring the fabulous: I also added these Simon Says Stamp products: I also used Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock: My overall design was inspired by the Freshly Made Sketches that expires in less than 2

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Fancy Scandi | My Pretty Things Blog Hop

My Pretty Things is celebrating the magic of the holiday season by sharing handmade papercrafts created with joy and love. From thoughtful cards to festive tags, each creation is a little reminder that the most meaningful gifts come straight from the heart. So cozy up with a cup of hot tea, hop along with us for

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A Note of Thanks | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. It’s a bit of a sneak peek for a new release that is dropping next week! These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:

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