SugarPea Designs: May Sweet2Repeat Blog Hop!

Hello!  Hello!   It’s the Sweet2Repeat Blog Hop!  Now that so many of you have the SugarPea Designs Spring Product Release, we’re hopping to inspire you! Would you like to WIN a $20 gift certificate to spend on some SugarPea Designs of your own?  Please visit with each of our design team members and leave a comment for your chance

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Reverse Confetti: How old?

Snarky birthday card?  Yes, Please. I was chuckling as I designed this card.  More about the sentiment in a smidge.  I’ll start with the Reverse Confetti Lime Green panel.  It’s been stamped with Whole Lotta Dots in Parakeet.  The sweet scallop is Iced Aqua with the Double Edge Scallop Border Confetti Cuts. The cake from

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Hero Arts: Life

I’m so excited to be on the Hero Arts blog today!  Here’s a sneak peek of my project:  For all the details, please visit me over on the Hero Arts blog! Affiliate shopping links at no extra cost to you:

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Hero Arts Summer Release Blog Hop + Giveaway!

PLEASE note that my Hero Arts Season of Wonder Hop post can be found HERE. Hello and Welcome to the Hero Arts 2018 Summer Catalog Blog Hop!  The new products have been shipping to retailers for a few weeks now but today is the day that everything is available in the Hero Arts Online Store!  You should

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Hero Arts: Butterflies Two Ways

So this weekend, on my to-do list was to design a graduation card, that one card became two: While I was cleaning up I came across the Hero Arts DC134 Butterflies Stamp & Cut.  I thought that would be pretty to use for a female grad card and then teamed it up with DC149 Congrats

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Everyday Hero

Hello and Happy Mother’s Day.  I’ll chat more about that at the end of my post, let’s start with my project: I thought today was perfect to post a card that features the Ellen Hutson LLC – Essentials by Ellen – Leading Ladies – Everyday Hero Lady by Brandi.  She’s been stamped with Lawn Fawn

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Fancy Pants Designs: Friend

I’m so excited to be up on the Fancy Pants Designs blog sharing a couple of projects featuring the fun Poolside collection.  Here’s a sneak peek of one of my projects, you’ll want to pop over to my post to see the full reveal and get all the details. Affiliate shopping links at no extra

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers + Joy Clair Collaboration Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Collaboration and Blog Hop with Joy Clair and the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Design Teams!  We’re so happy that you’ve joined us for fun and there’s a prize too!  You should have arrived from the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Joy Clair

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Reverse Confetti Stock Your Stash : Life Happens

Have you seen the new monthly Reverse Confetti challenge, Stock Your Stash?! The new challenge is the STOCK YOUR STASH Challenge!  This is a chance to create a card to keep in your stash.  (Of course, you could send it off right away!).  Each month will bring a new theme and Reverse Confetti is kicking

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SugarPea Designs: Sending Birthday Wishes

I’m so excited to be up on the SugarPea Designs blog!  Here’s a sneak peek of my project that I’m sharing. My card was inspired by: Inspired by…All the little things Please pop over to the SugarPea Designs blog for all the details!

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Best of Luck | My Favorite Things

Happy Monday!  I’m beyond grateful that I have self motivated kids.  I’ll always call them my kids, even when they’re in their 40’s, for now they are 21 + 23.  This month, the oldest, my girl, started a regular full time position with the Seattle biotech company that she was contracting with.  I literally whipped

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Love your mug duo | Craftin Desert Divas

I just received Craftin Desert Diva’s latest coffee set, Love Your Mug.  I couldn’t wait to ink it up so I ended up designing a card duo. I used the same sketch with both cards, more on that in a smidge.   My first card also features The Perfect Blend 6×6 by Your Next Stamp.  I

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January Flavor of the Month Blog Hop | Scrapping for Less

Have you been following all the fun on the Scrapping for Less blog?!  The new January Flavor of the Month Card Kit is now available and you’re going to go perky over it!   Here’s a bit about the kit from Teresa of Scrapping For Less: Let’s “Perk Up and Start the New Year” with our

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hello | Hello Bluebird

If you’re a crafter, you might know how it feels when you finish a card that makes you happy.  Not because it’s any special design but the images are just too stinkin’ cute, that’s this card: Inking up another highly neglected set, Hello Bluebird’s Pig Day.  Oh good grief, their facial expressions are killing me. 

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Love Ya A Latte | Lawn Fawn

So, I should have been organizing but I was whipping up a card.  The Lawn Fawn How You Bean set, I’ve had it (and the coordinating dies + add on shaker dies) for a while now and haven’t busted them out yet.  This organizing thing has me inking up sets that haven’t been used yet,

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Jolly Good Day! | Newton’s Nook Designs

I wanted to ink up the Newton’s Nook Designs – Newton Dreams of London.  I don’t know about you, but I love seeing all the news about the Royal Family.  Her Majesty the Queen is awesome and a Corgi Lover.  Bonus points that she keeps her holiday decor up until February 6th..I want to adopt

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Espressily for you | Your Next Stamp

Hey happy Tuesday!  I wanted to ink up some of my newest goodies from Your Next Stamp. I combined the Brew-tiful Day stamps with The Perfect Blend 6×6 paper pad.  I did buy the coordinating dies for the stamp set, they cut the interior of the mug handles (bonus!). I managed to upcycle a Starbucks

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Caffeinated Duo | The Rabbit Hole Designs

I wanted to ink up some of other The Rabbit Hole Designs stamps, check out Caffeinated Cat + Caffeinated Dino: The Caffeinated Cat has been teamed up with Your Next Stamp’s The Perfect Blend paper pad.  Isn’t that cat hilarious?!  Wait until her coffee kicks in —> Super MOM. The Caffeinated Dino, oh she’s cute

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Happy BEE day + SALE | Reverse Confetti

Happy Sunday!  How is your weekend going?  Although I’m not in Phoenix this weekend, I’m keeping busy and have been living vicariously through all the Creativation posts on FB/IG.  I’m still working on building up my Birthday card stash and couldn’t wait to ink up the Reverse Confetti Happy Bee Day set. Although I did

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Love You More Blog Hop | The Rabbit Hole Designs

Welcome to the The Rabbit Hole Designs –  Love You More Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from Lisa’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is The Rabbit Hole Designs blog. Giveaway:1 One winner will be chosen at random for a chance to win the complete release of Love

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