Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop #11 – International Tea Day

Wow, I can’t believe it is the final day of the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  We’re going out with a bang as we celebrate International Tea Day! Here’s how I was inspired: Today’s card features the Stamp Simply Clear Stamps -combo/Stamp/Die Coffee or Tea set.  Isn’t it beautiful?  I teamed it up with Authentique’s

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Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop #9 – Fa La La

Good Morning!  It’s the final day of the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  Have you linked up yet?!  There are 80 Super Sponsors + TONS of inspiration! Today’s card features Reverse Confetti, one of the Super Sponsors for the hop! I really am a clean + simple designer.  Funny, I don’t feel that way as I

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Hero Arts 2018 Valentine’s Collection Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Hero Arts 2018 Valentine’s Collection Blog Hop!  Today is the reveal of the Valentine’s Day products in the Hero Arts online store!  You should have arrived here from my teamie, Janette Kausen’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Hero Arts blog. Hero Arts

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Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop #7 – From the same flock

Did you have an awesome National Cocoa Day?!  I sure did!  Loved seeing all the gorgeous projects linked up in the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop gallery! Today I have a fun card that mixes a couple different sets from Technique Tuesday: My newest addition is Nerdy Bird…so cute! Technique Tuesday is a fabulous Super

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Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop #6 – National Cocoa Day Part II

Happy National Cocoa Day!  I’m back with another cocoa card for the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! Here’s how I was inspired: I’m featuring the Unity Stamp Co Mittens, Cocoa and Hearts stamp.  I did the chalkboard technique with a stitched circle.  I snuck in a sentiment from STAMPlorations – Caffeinated Christmas. I was inspired

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Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop #5 – National Cocoa Day!

Hello!  We’re on Day Six of the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  Today we are celebrating National Cocoa Day!  You’re going to want to check out the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog for all kinds of Cocoa Inspiration! Here’s a project from me for today: I’m featuring Right at Home’s Cup of Joy stamps + coordinating dies! 

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Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop #4 : Happy Birthday Jen!

I’m back with my 4th project for the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  I’m a bit behind on how many projects I would have liked to have linked up by now…life gets in the way of crafty goodness.  That’s okay, yesterday I spent most of the day with a bunch of crafty friends and we

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Fa la la la – Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop #3

We’re on Day Three of the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  I’m popping in super quick to share my card with you! I’ve been smitten with all the Llama goodness out there.  Check out the Neat and Tangled’s super cute Fa La Llama !  I teamed it up with the adorable Beary Merry!  All of the images

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CAS-ual Fridays: Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day 1 – post 2

Hello!  This is my second hop post for today!  I was so thrilled when Michele Gross of CAS-ual Fridays Stamps reached out to me about a super special release just for the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! Here’s how I played with Peace, Love & Coffee: I love it when designers stamp out multiple images

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Turner Syndrome Awareness Blog Hop

Hello Blogging Friends!! Welcome to my project for the “It’s A Girl Thing” Turner Syndrome Awareness Inaugural Blog Hop!   Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder where a female is born with only one X chromosome, instead of two, leaving her with life-long medical issues and learning disabilities. This condition occurs one in 2,500 female births worldwide, but

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Congrats, it’s your birthday | Mojo Monday

Masculine cards are tough for me, how about you?  I’m either designing cards with cute critters or coffee.  So this is as close as it gets: I work in an office with 17 employees.  We’ll be celebrating two February birthdays and I’m the official card maker.  I went through my stash and thought I might

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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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