Home | Papertrey Ink

Lately I’ve been smitten with a couple crafty companies that I just started to collect their products. Papertrey Ink, been around for a bit, I had a handful of their things back in the day and they’ve been really catching my eye again. This set, Into the Blooms: Cherry Blossoms Die is gorgeous, isn’t it?

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#craftlife | Scrap Diva Designs

Thank you to Erica of Scrap Diva designs for sending over some caffeinated goodies for me to play with! Here’s how I was inspired: I’ve combined the following products by Scrap Diva designs: Seriously, look at all that glorious stitching! The coffee cup is approx 6.25 inches long. So much space to embellish or feature

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Paper Crafters Unite Against Racism 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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Squeeze the Day | Doodlebugs

I have joined the Doodlebugs Social Media Creative Team! I’m so happy to be back creating for Cathy, love that she’s local to me but did you know: This project features the following by Sunny Studio Stamps: I combined it with these products by Lawn Fawn: I love all things fruity and citrus! Think of

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Sweet Friend | Essentials by Ellen

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: Here are the supplies I used: My overall color palette is: The sentiment has been cut from Hero Arts – Holiday Glitter Paper – Gold.

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Ho Ho Ho | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #14

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!     We’re excited to announce LTTS Doodles as our sponsor for the month of February:       For all the details about the challenge, please visit the challenge post HERE.   Here’s how I was inspired:    

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I can’t decide | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to add the winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: YaY Shelly! I’ll be reaching out to you for your information to pass along to Bossy Joscie. Although it hasn’t been posted anywhere except here [for now], the next Woodblock Wednesday is: I already have a sponsor lined up so get ready with

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Are you getting ready | Woodblock Wednesday

Tomorrow is the start of the February Woodblock Wednesday! I designed this project especially for today: Perhaps you saw this my IGS: Today’s project features the following from Impress: I can’t wait to see how everyone is inspired for February! Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Valentine’s Day Duo | The Stamp Market

How about another Valentine’s Day duo? I love The Stamp Market’s Postage Heart Die because I always do a 2-for-1. Here’s an earlier project using the same product HERE. That particular die is from the [retired] The Stamp Market – Most Wonderful Card Kit. I set up the Postage Heart die with an A2 panel

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Sunset | Essentials by Ellen

I love a great color combo that catches my eye. I googled ‘retro color combos’ and came up with this: In case you didn’t know, Stampin’ Up was the first manufacturer that really pushed me into crafting. Are you a Splitcoaststamper member? Check out my old gallery HERE. I’m still a fan and have a

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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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