Have a Beautiful Day | Essentials by Ellen

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 Ellen Hutson LLC products: The sakura blooms have been

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For You | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… This went postal yesterday to my girl. I love all the white space but all the die cutting makes me a happy crafter. I used the following products from Doodlebugswa: I wrote inside that the mug is for her but the carrots are for Kuma, her dog. I

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Happy Birthday | Papertrey Ink

I’ve been wanting to ink up my Papertrey Ink Birthday Pops set! When I saw the Color Hues Challenge I decided to start stamping: This was my inspiration board: Peach + Kraft, yes please! I used the following supplies: Originally I had a white base but it pops more with the Kraft base. Check out

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kitty | Lawn Fawn

If you’re not a Pixar fan you will definitely be confused: I’m playing along with Lawn Fawn’s – Lawn Fawnatics – Inspired by book, movie or song Challenge #145: Some of the other movies I was thinking of but didn’t have enough of the applicable images: Here are the Lawn Fawn products I’m featuring: I

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Ho Ho Ho | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #16

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce 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

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Den Sweet Den | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… I love how this turned out. It’s a new home card that I made especially for my bonus daughter! She’s referred me to as her bonus mom rather than her stepmom. We’re so proud of her, she has worked so hard to buy her first home. I used

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Egg-stra | Reverse Confetti

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 products by [retired] Reverse Confetti: I still adore my Reverse Confetti goodies. The pattern paper is by The Stamp Market – Color Crush

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Create Happiness | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… I’m so excited to share my box card! I used the following products from Doodlebugswa: I love how these cute critters mix ‘n match so well. I love the look of the watercolored images. I’ll tell you, it’s much quicker to color using this method vs copics. I

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Happy Birthday | Concord & 9th

I’m a long time fan of Concord & 9th and finally signed up for one of their classes. A little backstory, I’m horrible with online classes. This one came with a kit, so that made it a bit different. I LOVED it. Greg, Cathy Zielske and Laura Bassan are awesome, seriously. This card features the

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Hooray | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… I’m shakin’ things up with this birthday card! I used the following products from Doodlebugswa: Here are the copics that I used for this one: The #KristinasOxideCombos : I love how those cute Mama Elephant hamsters make everything more festive! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35

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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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