Lunar New Year Challenge | April 2024

We’re back with the April Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Rabbit ended on February 9th. The Year of the Dragon started on February 10, 2024 and runs through January 28, 2025. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I

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Hello Friend | Woodblock Wednesday Reminder

I’m back with a reminder for this month’s Woodblock Wednesday! Check the link up post HERE. Today’s project features these stamps by Impress: I’ve been on a strawberry kick. Love them! Before I go, I did want to announce my next Woodblock Wednesday: My card was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches: Some links may be

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Be Pawsitive | Lawn Fawn

Happy Saturday! I’m linking up to the Lawn Fawnatics challenge – Inspired by book, movie or song: Any guesses? Perhaps I’m showing my age? I went pretty clean + simple on my overall design. I really wanted to pile stuff onto that circle panel but decided to keep it clean. The Lawn Fawn products I’m

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This is your Year | Lunar New Year Challenge + MFT Stamps

We’re so excited to be collaborating with MFT Stamps! Check out the Lunar New Year Challenge blog for all the details! Here’s how I was inspired: I had so much fun designing this project that features: I think that BB Magical Dragon was meant to be on that LLD All-Star High Top, how about you?

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Translation: Thank You | 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 products by Lawn Fawn: The Concord & 9th cardstock colors: The sentiment has been heat embossed in white on a black cardstock

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March Edition + Guest Designer| Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winners: Yay Congrats! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Announcing that I’ll be continuing Woodblock Wednesday into 2024. Every last Wednesday of the month will be Woodblock Wednesday. I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give

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I carrot ’bout you | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I can’t seem to get enough of that sweet bunny and her carrot mobile! I adore the Layered Floral Vines stencil.  I used the Waffle Flower Grip Mat for all my stenciling.  These are the inks I used: Thanks for

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Berry Sweet Friend | Waffle Flower Crafts

I’ve had some of the Waffle Flower Crafts Strawberry collection just waiting for me to ink it up. I love all things fruit themed! Here are the products I’m featuring today: The postage collage was cut from watercolor paper. That makes it easier for me to blend inks using the stencils. These are the Concord

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Nectar of the Gods | Coffee Loving Cardmakers

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 cost to you:

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2018 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop – Day Two

The Fall  |  Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is doing great!  The last time I looked there were 253 linked projects.  Did you know that our record is 1,355?  Hoping that we beat that but the holidays are a tough time. I have another project to share that features a couple different Super Sponsors: Unity

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2018 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop – Day One #2

Hello Hello!  I’m back again with another project to share for the 2018 Fall  |  Winter Coffee Lovers blog hop!  Have you hopped around?  As I type up this post I have managed to get through all the Super Sponsors blog post and they are incredible!  So filled with gorgeous projects and so much inspiration!

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2018 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop – Day One

Hello and Welcome to my blog!  We’re celebrating Day One of the 2018 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers blog hop!  New to the hop?  There are tons of Sponsors and inspiration.  Want a chance to win?  Link up a newly created Fall/Winter theme project that features coffee, tea and/or cocoa.  There are Sponsors and Hoppers

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Scandinavian Trio | Pebbles, Inc

I’m knee deep in Coffee Lovers Blog Hop goodness but wanted to squeak in here with a quick card trio I designed:  I love the use of non-traditional colors for the holidays but this Cozy & Bright Collection by Pebbles, Inc is just too cute.  I absolutely love the Scandinavian design! Bonus points that I

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Your Own Drum | My Favorite Things

How was your holiday weekend?  Mine was great, lots to eat and lots of running around.  Today is the start of my normal week after being off from work since last Tuesday.  I have two projects to share with you today, here’s the first one featuring MFT – (retired) Strike up the band: Those guys

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Fa La La La La La | Reverse Confetti

For my American friends, are you enjoying the holiday weekend?  I sure am!  Here’s another holiday design to add to my stack.  Hopefully a majority of them will be going postal in the next week or so.  This card features Reverse Confetti products. My card was inspired by my teamie Amy Rohl, THIS project caught

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You’re a Winner | Lawn Fawn

I designed this especially for the kids’ 11 year old cousin.  He’s the youngest one in the bunch and well, it’s been a while since I’ve had a 11 year old, like 10+ years.  Lawn Fawn to the rescue!  I thought the You’re Claw-some set would be perfect for him.  It’s a fun shaped card

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Christmas Coffee Trio | Lil’ Inker Designs

So this is what happens when I start cleaning my craft room.  I found 1 sheet of this reversible (vintage) The Girls’ Paperie – Tinsel & Twig.  It was literally torn but instead of finishing up my cleaning job, I started a card trio. There’s something about kraft, red + black.  Honestly, anything caffeinated is

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Thankful | Echo Park Paper

To all my friends celebrating, Happy Thanksgiving!  I thought I’d squeeze in another Fall Themed card in honor of today. The Echo Park Paper – Celebrate Autumn is so much fun.  Look at those cute woodland creatures. I layered 2 panels of paper from the same collection and loaded it up with stickers!  Super postal

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Cozy Wishes | SugarPea Designs

Happy Wednesday!  Amy Kolling inspired this card: My girl has taken up knitting this year and has really created some gorgeous projects.  I’m thrilled that she’s taken it up so quickly…scarves, hats, socks, sweaters…oh my. I used the Knitwit stamps + SugarCuts.  The scalloped panel is from the Card Front Element Builder.  I used basic

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