CASE Study 198 July Guestie: hey!

Hello! I’m so very thrilled to let you know that I’m a July guest designer for  CASE Study! I’m actually 1 of 2 guest designers & I can tell you that the other guestie is definitely awesome…Tenia Nelson!   Make sure you pop over to the CASE Study blog for all the deets! Here’s the

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Curtain Call Inspiration: Celebrate!

Happy July & Happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends (from one Canadian to another)!!! cardstock:  pti  stamps:  neat & tangled photo booth  ink:  hero hues other:  top dog dies darby doily & tags dies set/mini tags, srm stickers, divine twine black, gold thread Super Excited for the newest Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge  photo source: ohhappyday.com

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Happy Birthday Triangles

Hello! I was up on the Neat & Tangled blog earlier this and wanted to share my card here on my blog: The ivory panel is Strathmore Watercolor paper that I heat embossed the Neat & Tangled Diamonds with Zing White embossing powder.  I loaded up the panel with water and tapped the end of

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neat & tangled + scrapbook adhesives by 3L

post 2 of 2 for me today….click here for the new CAS-ual Fridays Challenge! Neat & Tangled has joined together with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L for a blog hop!  Make sure you pop over to: Neat & Tangled Blog Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L PRIZES:  2 prize packs each containing a selection of Neat and Tangled’s

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CFC133 Summer Hearts: domo arigato

post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled/Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L hop! We’re back with a new challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays! CFC133:  summer lovin’ CFC133: June 27- July 18 Theme: Hearts in summer colors Remember to incorporate the theme AND a Clean and Simple Design! In addition to getting

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Poppy Sketches #7: thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Hello! We’re back with a new challenge over at Poppy Sketches Our super sponsor is Pretty Pink Posh I played with Pretty Pink Posh’s Sweetheart Mix & Gold Heart Confetti I’ve been enjoying making shaker cards with glassine envelopes: paper:  dear lizzy/5th & frolick other:  pretty pink posh sweetheart/gold heart sequins, pti happy die, studio

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live the life

I’m not quite sure why it’s taken me so long to pick up the Amy Tangerine/Plus one paper pad.  It’s calling my name…the colors…the graphics…everything.    I contrasted the boldness of the colors from the Plus One collection with some watercoloring with distress markers {another Julie Ebersole technique and purchase}.  Don’t you love that mason

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Focus on Foil

Hello!  I’m sharing a project that focuses on Foil.  My assignment was to also capture the Men in my life.  I decided to design a project that is inspired by Darin.  Supplies:  Paper (CN14SPO01, DN14OS10, DB14OS01) Over a year ago, Darin started to build an airplane.  What was on his bucket list has become a

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birthday wishes!

Yay for Friday! Actually Thursday’s are my Friday’s but that doesn’t mean I don’t love Friday’s! Here’s my card for today: cardstock:  pti  paper:  carta bella ahoy there  stamps:  reverse confetti label me/sweet thing ink:  hero arts hues/black other:  reverse confetti/confetti cuts/petals ‘n posies, mme enamel dots, lifestyle crafts embossing folder I’ve been seeing a

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just for fun

A just for fun card, that seldom happens on this blog. One of my newest Technique Tuesday sets Chickadees I’ve been seeing this cutie pie set around and had to join in the fun. Watercoloring seems to be my coloring method these days.  I just love the whimsical look it gives a card…the splotchier the

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You | Gina K Designs

A big shout out to the folks over at Gina K Designs.  They sent me the gorgeous Woodland Whimsy set to play with.  This is a huge 6 x 8 set filled with gorgeous images: I used the same overall color palette for both of my cards. Let’s chat about my first one, You are

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Friday with Amy | Doodlebugswa.com

Hey, Happy Friday!  I’m super happy to be up on the Doodlebugswa.com blog today.  I’m sharing a card trio! The card designs were inspired by {Mojo} Monday!  I love this Two Sheet Wonder Challenge.  I went ahead and used 3 sheets of paper. Please hop over to the doodlebugswa.com blog for the full reveal and

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Be Happy | Flora & Fauna

Did you hear the news?!  Flora & Fauna are celebrating their 3rd Birthday with a SALE!  I’ve been feeling a bit sloth-like these days so I decided to ink up the Mini Sloth set. Isn’t he cute with his flower?! So fun!  I cut an oval from the middle of the Grid Note card and

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Instagram Hop with The Ton

I’m SUPER excited to be part of the three day Instagram Hop with The Ton.  Today is Day Two and the fun starts on The Ton’s IG!  You don’t want to miss out on the fun + prizes!

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Friday with Amy | Doodlebugswa.com

I’m super excited to be up on the Doodlebugswa.com blog today.   I’m sharing a card that was so much fun to design, here’s a sneak peek: Please hop over to the Doodlebugswa.com blog for the full reveal and all the details! Some links are affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Wishing You | CTMH

I finally played with the CTMH Card Spinner Front.  I purchased it along with the 2 coordinating sets that were available at the time, Rainbow Wishes + I Chews You.  Today I’m featuring the Rainbow Wishes set: I made this especially for the hubby, it was his birthday yesterday.  His favorite color is blue, well,

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Hey Girl | Concord & 9th

Hey Girl!  Did you see that Concord & 9th is having an Inventory Blowout SALE?  I suggest downloading their PDF and work with a list! I thought I’d share a project that uses some of the items that are part of their sale: Coffee Blend Bundle Daily Wear Bundle I used the following Catherine Pooler

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A Bug’s Life | Doodlebugswa.com + Lawn Fawn

LOL, I had so much fun putting this card together this morning!  For the cardmakers that are challenge-a-holics, they probably know how I was inspired, more on that in a bit.  Let’s chat about my card: When the latest Lawn Fawn release hit, I was smitten with everything.  Today’s card features: A Bug Deal Hey

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March Creative Hop | Reverse Confetti

Today is the day!  The Reverse Confetti March Release is now available for purchase!  We’re celebrating with a hop!  You should have arrived from Julee Tilman’s blog, if not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Reverse Confetti blog! What are your favorites in the March Release? Guess what?  The 6×6 Paper Pads

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