With Love | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: This is going into my Galentine Day pile. Yellow roses symbolizes friendship. Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65.

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Peace + Coffee | Newton’s Nook Designs

A couple different challenges inspired this project: Inky Paws Challenge The Card Concept – I was inspired by: I designed a ‘Clean + Layered’ project. This project, it was so hard to photog because I kept losing the tone on tone stenciling! Here are the Newton’s Nook Designs products that I’m featuring: I used Gold

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I’m here for you | Coffee Loving Cardmakers

Please click HERE to jump to the Pretty Pink Posh – September Blog Hop post. I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of my project that I’m sharing: For all the details, please hop over to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog. Affiliate links at no extra

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Feel Better Soon | Concord & 9th

Over the past couple of days I’ve been playing with the Concord & 9th – Don’t Forget set that I picked up from Doodlebugswa. Today I’m sharing this project that features: I had fun with the Concord & 9th Rose Gold foil paper. I added 3 bracelets and 1 stacking ring. My Concord & 9th

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January Release Blog Hop | Pretty Pink Posh

I’m super excited to be a part of the Pretty Pink Posh January Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from my fabulous friend Jeannie Lieu’s blog. If not, you’ll want to head over to the Pretty Pink Posh blog. Prizes: Leave comments along the way to win one of three $30 Gift Certificates

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Happy Holidays | Lawn Fawn

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I’m featuring the following Lawn Fawn products: I was trying to multi-task and specifically added that snowflake so that I could link up to the Caffeinated

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Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero | Design Team

In case you missed, I’m on the Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero team! It’s a monthly challenge with Hero Arts and I’ll be sharing at least two projects a month. I’m looking forward to playing with Hero Arts products again and hope you’ll be inspired to play along! This month the challenge is:

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Friend | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I love the color combo: Red, White, Kraft + Black. Today’s project also includes a sprinkling of light blue to freshen things up. Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65.

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Merry Christmas | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #25

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce A Jillian Vance Design as our sponsor for the month of January: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the following products available

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Altenew’s Year In Review: Crafters’ Edition Instagram Hop Day 4

Hey, crafty friends! I’m joining Altenew’s Year In Review: Crafters’ Edition Instagram Hop Day 4! Let’s take a moment to review the stunning collection of 2023 projects. Feel free to start the hop over at @altenewllc! Over $450 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $100 gift card to 1 lucky winner, 2 $50

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Have a really, really great birthday | Lawn Fawn

When I saw THIS project by Megan on the Lawn Fawn blog I was thoroughly inspired.  It actually reminds me how little of the newer Lawn Fawn stamp sets that I have.  I do have the Reveal Wheel Lawn Cuts so I decided to challenge myself to design a co-worker’s birthday card.   Here’s how I

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Snail Mail | Trinity Stamps

Thanks to my friends at Trinity Stamps, I was a luck duck to receive the new Snail Mail Stamp set!  It will be available on February 4th. I combined Snail Mail with a couple images from Seasonal Sweetheart, can you spot them?  Oh yes, the coffee cup.  Mr Snail is working so hard to get

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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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