Uniko Studio Challenge Guest Designer: Birthday Wishes

I’m thrilled to be guesting over at Uniko Studio Challenge!  Make sure you pop over to the Uniko Studio Blog to check out how the design team and my guestie teamie, Emily, was inspired! Challenge #19 Anything goes with optional sketch Yes!  I love sketch challenges! Here’s how I was inspired: I played with  Simply

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hello.

Hello! Here’s a fun everyday card: cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black, mft steel grey, recollections/110/white, american crafts glitter paper, cherry wood veneer paper  stamps:  reverse confetti/the tweet life  ink:  memento tuxedo, fresh ink charcoal copics  other:  reverse confetti/spring fling quick card panel, mme enamel dots, reverse confetti/love note, the tweet life, puppy love/confetti cuts I’m

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happy no. 50

Hello Hello! I’m thrilled to be guesting for Butterfly Reflections Ink!  I’m a fan of both their BLOG and their SHOP.  I’ve been super lucky since the shop has been filled with so many new & fun goodies this month!  Make sure you check it OUT! I snuck into my office this morning and took

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Winnie & Walter Leading Lady Take Two & Giveaway!

I’m back with Winnie & Walter – Leading Lady Take Two!  I’ll be up on the Winnie & Walter Blog every Saturday this month.  I’ll be sharing some special projects and you have a chance to win a $30 card just by leaving a comment.  Aren’t Julie & Shay awesome for letting me give away a gift

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Neat & Tangled Release Day: Giving Tree

We’re so thrilled that today is March Release Day for Neat & Tangled!  All of the fantastic sets, dies and embellishment mixes that we’ve been featuring this week are now available in the SHOP. Did you see the earlier post on the Neat & Tangled Blog explaining the  You’re So Neat Incentive Program? This is the March/April

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Neat & Tangled Release Day 4: Meowwww

Hello and Welcome to Day Four of the Neat & Tangled March Release! Today we’re featuring ●Meowwww● Oh, you animal fans are going to love this set: cardstock:  stampin’ up baked brown sugar, recollections/110/white  stamps:  neat & tangled/meowwww/be my valentine/falling hearts  ink:  memento tuxedo, fresh ink pink lemonade  other:  spellbinders circle Look at her fun expression!  I

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Whisker Graphics: hello

Happy Hello! Today’s my day up on the Whisker Graphics blog!  I’m sharing this fun & springy altered Brown Kraft Bag. These bags are so fun to use as a blank canvas…the possibilities are endless! paper:  echo park  stamps:  reverse confetti/the buzz  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  whisker graphics brown kraft bag, whisker graphics

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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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