The Heart Desires Challenge #2 – Thanks Pineapple

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for The Neat and Tangled July Release Day Three! The participation for The Heart Desires challenge #1 was overwhelming!  WOW!  The gallery of projects is simply wonderful!  Thank you all that linked up!  We’re back with a new challenge for July! I was inspired by the sketch and

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Neat and Tangled July Release Day Three: I’m Here for You

post one of two for today…click HERE for The Heart Desires Challenge #2 Hello and Welcome to Day Three of the Neat & Tangled July Release! Today up on the Neat & Tangled blog is: Square Thoughts (stamps + coordinating Nice & Neat Dies) Falling Circles  Today I have a fun card that uses the Square Thoughts along with one

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Hero Arts July My Monthly Hero: World Wildlife Foundation

This month’s kit features a gorgeous ocean theme, with jellyfish, octopus and sea turtles, and lots of coral. Hero Arts is going to donate 10% of profits for our July 2016 MMH Kit to ocean preservation through the World Wildlife Foundation.  You should have arrived here from the fabulous Yana’s blog!  If not, you’ll want

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Neat and Tangled July Release Day Two: Mermazing!

post 2 of 2 for today…click here for the Right at Home July blog hop! Hello and Welcome to Day Two of the Neat & Tangled July Release! Today up on the Neat & Tangled blog is: Mermazing (stamps + coordinating Nice and Neat Dies) Making Waves Nice and Neat Dies Kitty’s Favorite Things (stamps + coordinating Nice and Neat Dies)

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Right at Home July Release Blog Hop!

post one of two…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled July Release Day Two. Hello and Welcome to the Right at Home July Release blog hop!  You should have arrived here from my newest teamie, Laurie Willison!!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the fun which is the Right at Home

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The Heart Desires – Hope anchors the soul

post 2 of 2 for today..click HERE for the Neat & Tangled July Release – Day One I’m up on The Heart Desires blog with a card using these products that are available in the shop: Pop on over to The Heart Desires blog to check it out!

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Neat and Tangled July Release Day One: Hello You

Hello and Welcome to Day One of the Neat & Tangled July Release! Today up on the Neat & Tangled blog is: Hello You Succulent Journal Card (stamps + coordinating Nice & Neat Dies) I have a packaging project that uses the Hello You stamp set: This little set is chock full of fun!  The possibilites are endless!  Love

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Happy Birthday Toni!

There’s a group of us that do Birthday Hops…today we’re celebrating Toni!   You should have arrived here from Kate’s blog!  Thanks to our Hop Hostess, Lenae!  If you get lost along the way, the full hop listing is on Lenae’s blog. I’m so lucky to have a group of crafty girls that I see on

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but first, coffee

Hello and Happy Saturday!  I’m looking forward to the long weekend, and have tons of Design Team work to do!  But first, a coffee card: I’m such a fan of premade card bases…I buy them all the time.  The one I used in for today’s card is from Impress.  It doesn’t look like they have

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Reverse Confetti July SFYTT: happy birthday bears!

post 1 of 2 for today..click HERE for Up The Happy! Happy July!  Today is the start of the Reverse Confetti July SFYTT!  Here’s a peek at my card: Check out the fun sketch: I haven’t inked up the adorable Bear Hugs set in a while so I combined them with Beautiful Banners and Edge

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August Creative Hop | Reverse Confetti

Hello!  Today is the 8th of the month which means it’s time for the Reverse Confetti Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from my teamie, Heather Hoffman.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Reverse Confetti blog! I decided to design a giftie duo, a card and treat box:

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Paper Sweeties 7th Birthday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

The Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Design Team is hopping in celebration of Super Sponsor Paper Sweeties 7th Birthday!  You should have arrived here from the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog, if not, you’ll want to start there! Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the Coffee, Yes Please + Eat Cake stamp sets!  I love the bold

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Long Live Snail Mail | Woodblock Wednesday

Welcome to the Fifth Edition of Woodblock Wednesday!  Today I’m featuring: Impress Cherry Blossom Branch [5632F] Savvy Stamps Long Live Snail Mail [1549C] My overall design was inspired by THIS card by Julie Ebersole.  I mixed up the design a bit so it isn’t the same but that you can see where I was inspired.  

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Plant Lady | Flora & Fauna

Several weeks ago I went to the Impress Anniversary Sale and bought a load of goodies.  I’m slowly inking up the sets.  Funny thing, this is the smallest set I bought that day:  Flora & Fauna’s Mini Plant Lady Originally it was going to be a one layer card but I’ve been gravitating towards solid

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Inspirational Quotes | Guest Designer Miss Ink Stamps

I’m so excited to be guesting for Miss Ink Stamps over on their IG this morning!  They’ve just released some pretty spectacular stencils and today I’m featuring:  Chevron. The stencil has been filled with Modeling Paste on a portion of my panel.  Love the added texture although truthfully I also wait impatiently for it to dry. I teamed it up with

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Thinking of You | Guest Designer Miss Ink Stamps

I’m so excited to be guesting for Miss Ink Stamps over on their IG this morning!  They’ve just released some pretty spectacular stencils and today I’m featuring:  Waves. The Waves Stencil has been inked up with Distress Oxide – Milled Lavender.  Such a pretty and calming color, don’t you agree?   I teamed it up with the

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Bonjour | Tracey Hey

So do you follow Tracey Hey?  She has a super fun IG filled with sweet stamps and alpacas!  I was so lucky to win one of her IG Giveaways and I picked the super CUTE set:  Frenchie I stamped the main image in Pumice Stone on Bristol and did minimal coloring with Zig’s.  Have you

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Friday with Amy | Doodlebugswa.com

Hi and Happy Friday!  Today I’m up on the Doodlebugswa.com blog sharing a card that features some new Sunny Studio Stamps: Pop over to their blog for the full reveal and all the details.

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Cheers | Reverse Confetti

Check out the August Stock Your Stash Challenge over at Reverse Confetti! I’m so excited to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog with my Teamie Lisa Henke.  Here’s a sneak peek of my project.   For the full reveal and all the details, please visit the Reverse Confetti blog. Affiliate links at no extra cost to

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You are in my thoughts | Woodblock Wednesday + Guest Designer

Hello and welcome to the fourth edition of Woodblock Wednesday.  Today’s project isn’t in my traditional style, which I think is clean + simple.  I’m featuring Impress Large Hibiscus [5636H] + retired A Muse Studio In My Thoughts [9-8633C]. My base panel is bristol that has been cut using the Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Stitched

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