Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Sponsor Solo – A Jillian Vance Design

Hello and Happy Friday!!!!   I’m happy to share that the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s feature, Sponsor Solo, is back!  What is that?  Well, it’s when we take the time to talk about a specific Super Sponsor (a company that sponsors a Coffee Lovers Blog Hop). Today we’re featuring:  A Jillian Vance Design! Today I’m featuring the Grandpa’s Glass:  Cup of

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Hero Arts: Just a note

Hello and Happy Friday!  I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today but before you pop over there I did have another card to share here on my blog.  I made this card for a class I taught at Impress Cards + Crafts.  It features the House Stamp & Cut set. I used a sentiment from

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Exciting News: Pattern Happy Design Team!

I’m super excited to announce that I am joining the very fun Pattern Happy Design Team!  I am truly grateful to be designing with: Carly Tee Minner Laurel Seabrook Kristine Davidson Kat Benjamin Khristina Sorge Pattern Happy designs products that will make you happy!  Kim and Ryan Sable, the original founders of KI Memories are

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Spellbinders: Never Too Old

The wonderful folks at Spellbinders sent me the Die D-Lites Gears Etched Dies: Here’s how I was inspired: If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that I tend to be a clean + crisp kind of gal.  Those gears were calling to be on a project that is grungy….don’t you agree?  The gears have been inked up

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Pinkfresh Studio Technique Talk Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio Technique Talk Blog Hop!  Each project will feature a stamping technique, I can’t wait to hop around!  You should have arrived here from the awesome Elena Roussakis’ blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Pinkfresh Blog. There will be four Lucky Winners! 

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Spellbinders: Oceans of Joy

The wonderful folks at Spellbinders sent me the Die D-Lites Fishing Trip Etched Dies: Here’s how I was inspired: I combined them with the Nestabilities Standard Circles SM Etched Dies.  The fish have Distress Oxide inks that have been smooshed.  I backed them with black cardstock to define their shapes a bit. The sentiment is

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Reverse Confetti: You’re Fabulous

Hello and Happy Sunday!  I’m sharing a card that was inspired by my Reverse Confetti teamie Melissa: I inked up the Something Wonderful blooms with Zig Clean Color Markers on watercolor paper.    I layered two Pierced Round Top Layers.  The bottom panel had the blooms inked up with Stone.  A happy accident was that

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Hero Arts: Enjoy the Day

Hello and Happy Saturday!  We hope that you’ve been enjoying the Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop!  Remember to leave comments along the way for a chance to win! Today I’m sharing a card that was designed with: Alphabet Soup + Make a Fountain I quickly watercolored some coffee in each of the mugs.  The latte

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Five + Release Day!

Welcome to Release Day!  This week we have been celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available TONIGHT at  6 pm eastern!!! Place an order* of $60 or more (excluding discounts and shipping) and you will receive SugarCut – Hello FREE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!! *This Sweet Incentive promotion begins Friday, February 16th at 6PM EST. This promotion will not be

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hello | Woodblock Wednesday | Guest Designer

Hello and welcome to Woodblock Wednesday.  I’m featuring: Poppystamps – Poppy Polka Dot [218C] retired Impress – Hello Flower [retired] Savvy Stamps – Small Packages [1315C] Here’s how I was inspired: So I channeled my inner Alice in my coloring.  That little Poppystamps girl is adorable isn’t she?  I know I have a boy version too…somewhere. 

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Fall is in the air | Color Throwdown – Guest Star Stamper

So I was the Color Throwdown’s Featured Stamper  #565!  That means I’m the Guest Star Stamper for this week’s challenge:    I thought the color palette would be a wonderful fall themed design so I inked up the Reverse Confetti Fall Foliage set. My copic colors translate to Reverse Confetti Colors: Rust  |  Olive  | 

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Move Oolong | The Rabbit Hole Designs

I’m so excited to be up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog!  I’m sharing two cards, here’s a peek at one of them.  This features The Rabbit Hole Designs – Steeped in Happiness: I kept my overall design pretty clean and simple.  I’m loving that gingham from the TEALIGHTFUL 6×6 paper pad.  I managed to

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Costume Parade | A Muse Studio

So I could probably make a bunch more Halloween themed cards, stamp sets that I haven’t inked up this year but this will have to do it since Halloween is next week.  The other day I was able to whip up 7 cards in one session, thanks to A Muse Studio’s Costume Parade: I stamped

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simply splendid | Reverse Confetti

I was on vaca from last Saturday until Thursday afternoon.  So I made up with the lack of crafting over the weekend.  I managed to design a bunch of projects here’s one that features Reverse Confetti. I started with a Stormy base and layered a Premier Polar White panel.  The With a Thankful Heart pumpkin

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feline batty | Poppystamps

Cutting it kind of close on these Halloween Cards that I hope to be posting this week.  I’ve had this adorable Poppystamps  Feline Spooky set, isn’t it cute? The stencil I used is Memory Box Starry Nights with Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink.  The copics I used: R0000 V01 | V12 N2 | N3 C6

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Bonjour | Spellbinders Sale

I feel so grateful that Spellbinders reached out to me about their Large Die of the Month Club.  Check out Bonjour: This kit is amazingly filled with tons of dies: Approximate Dimensions:. Butterfly Base: 3.50 x 2.50″ | 8.9 x 6.4cm Butterfly Inlay: 3.30 x 2.50″ | 8.4 x 6.4cm Butterfly Detailed Cutout: 3.50 x

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Ink! Pink 2019

I’m so honored to be included in this very special Instagram Hop:  Ink! Pink 2019 The fun starts with my friend Katie Brooks.  Hop along with us on Instagram, there are several sponsors! Here’s a peek at my supplies, links are affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers + Trinity Stamps Collaboration Hop!

The Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Design Team is so excited to be hopping with Super Sponsor Trinity Stamps!  If you hopped here from the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog then you’re right on track.  If you stumbled upon this post, make sure you start on the Trinity Stamps blog.   Leave comments along the way for more chances to win!  There will a $20 Gift

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