Essentials by Ellen Release Week – Reveal Day Two

I’m back today with another project featuring the new Ellen Hutson LLC Release that drops on Friday, April 21st at 9 am pacific. Don’t forget about the Insta-hop, tons of inspiration that you don’t want to miss. Here’s how I was inspired for today: I’m featuring the new Essential by Ellen: I dunked the pieces

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Essentials by Ellen Release Week – Reveal Day One

I’m so excited to be guesting for my friends at Ellen Hutson LLC! Here’s how I was inspired: I’m shakin’ things up with one of new sets to be released this Friday, April 21st at 9 am pacific: I created a fun shaker with the Essential Rectangles designer dies and upcycled stamp packaging. I used

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Peace | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #16 – Reminder

We are still going strong over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Artful Angel as our sponsor for the month of April: Save 10% off at Artful Angel use code: AMYTSURUTA For the details about the challenge, please visit the challenge post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: This month’s theme is: RAINBOWS I’m featuring

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Flower Shoppe | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… A bit of die cutting on this one but oh so worth it! I used the following products from Doodlebugswa: Have you had a chance to play with the Concord & 9th – Pop – Up Shoppe Collection? Their designs are amazing. It’s hard to believe that they

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Sprinkled with Joy | Mama Elephant

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 Mama Elephant products that I picked up from Doodlebugswa:

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Happy B-Day | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… I love how this mash up turned out! I used the following products from Doodlebugswa: Here are the copics I used: Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65.

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No words… | Essentials by Ellen

Earthtones, I think of them as calming, how about you? This card features the following sets by Ellen Hutson LLC: I’m smitten with plaid and thought that this one from the Catherine Pooler – Harvest Festival 6×6 was perfect for the Nature Walk scenery. The images have been stamped on watercolor paper and colored with

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Hey Girl | Honey Bee Stamps

I’ve become such a slow and [messier] crafter. So when I had a bunch of new goodies out working on a DT project. I whipped together this project. For someone that is a not much of a floral person, I’ve been really loving them. When I say, not a flower person, I mean in the

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Fa La La

Fa La La in April? You betcha, I’m working on my holiday cards all year long so that when November rolls around I’ll be celebrating the season rather than slapping together cards and not enjoying the process. I’ve counted my current 2023 stash and I have over 40 cards so I’m ahead of schedule. My

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Let’s… | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… I whipped up a fun card duo using the same overall color palette. I used the following products from Doodlebugswa: The caffeinated design is the first card I made: I combined these products: I really love how the colors pop on this one! Here’s my supply list: Doodlebugs

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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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