a very special birthday…

Happy Sunday!  I made a birthday card!  I’m trying to make them more often and be a bit more proactive.  There are a couple May Birthday’s at work and this is for one of them: Yes to Gray + Orange!  Love the fun color combo, how about you?  I combined the Reverse Confetti Insta-Frame Confetti

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oh, hello

Happy Saturday!!! This morning I’m gathering with some of my crafty friends to hit a crafty sale…good times.  I wanted to share a card that I made with one of my newest sets from Stampin’ Up, Birthday Blooms. I think there’s a lot of us that started our crafty lives with Stampin’ Up, I certainly

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Hero Arts: Summer Catalog Sneak Peeks – City Adventure

We hope that you’ve been following the Summer Catalog Sneak Peeks over on the Hero Arts blog?!  You don’t want to miss any of the fun!   Every day this week Hero Arts will share a different photo from the new catalog, as well as an opportunity to win a $25 shopping spree in the Hero Arts store! Today I’m

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Neat and Tangled: Hooray!

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Hero Arts Summer Catalog Sneak Peek I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog today with a fun card!  Here’s a peek at my supplies: I’d love for you to stop by the Neat & Tangled blog to check it out! Neat & Tangled Clear Stamps,

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Hero Arts: Summer Catalog Sneak Peeks – Dapper Dad

Have you been following the  Summer Catalog Sneak Peeks over on the Hero Arts blog?!  You don’t want to miss any of the fun!   Every day this week Hero Arts will share a different photo from the new catalog, as well as an opportunity to win a $25 shopping spree in the Hero Arts store! Today there are several

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DeNami Design Guest Designer: Donut Worry

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  I’m so excited to tell you that I’m guesting over at DeNami Design! I combined the Coffee and Donut along with the Donut Worry sentiment.  The round label was perfect to stamp on.  I colored the images with copics.   In case you didn’t know, my favorite color is green, so

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Right at Home April Release Blog Hop!

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Hero Arts Summer Catalog Sneak Peeks! Hello and Welcome to the Right at Home April Release Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from Holly’s.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Right at Home blog! right at

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Hero Arts: Summer Catalog Sneak Peeks – Seattle

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Right at Home April New Release Blog Hop! Did you see yesterday’s Summer Catalog Sneak Peeks over on the Hero Arts blog?!  You don’t want to miss any of the fun!   Every day this week Hero Arts will share a different photo from the new catalog,

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focus on the sun

I love how my friends throw out a challenge to play along in.   I’m always up for a great challenge! I’ve had some Paper Smooches goodies that needed some love…Check out those Rain boots!  I paper pieced them with American Crafts Hip Hip Hooray.  They are nestled on the Paper Smooches Scallop Frame that

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happy birthday

It’s been a busy couple weeks on  my blog.  You should see my desk…it’s really bad!  I slid things aside (literally) to create this card: Isn’t the Piñata by Hero Arts so much fun?!  It screams party!  I love the Ombre Neon Chartreuse to Blue ink.  The Ombre pads aren’t just for solid images! Hero

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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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