September Collection Release | Hero Arts

Two fantastic collections have just hit the Hero Arts store: I’ll be featuring new projects that showcase the I Pick You Collection. Here’s my first card: These are the products I used: I decided to go clean and simple. The image has been stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush

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Mocha Christmas | Coffee Loving Papercrafters

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog sharing this card that features Pixi Dust Designs. Hop over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for all the details. Some links maybe affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Trick or Treat | Brass & Bliss

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today: Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you:

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Fall | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: *replacements It is feeling a bit like fall these days. My favorite time of the year. I love Lawn Fawn’s new mug! Thanks for stopping by!

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Happy Holidays | Spellbinders

Thank you to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me some products to play with. Here’s how I was inspired today: Today’s project features the following Spellbinders products from the City Holiday Collection by Yana Smakula: I also used these Spellbinder products: I’m also teaming this up for my Merry & Bright Monday self-challenge: Definitely

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STAMPtember Collaboration with Newton’s Nook Designs!

Today’s Simon Says Stamp – STAMPtember Collaboration is with Newton’s Nook Designs! I’m a big fan of Newton’s Nook and couldn’t wait to get inky. Here’s how I was inspired: Just a reminder that when the STAMPtember sets go out of stock, they will not be replenished. Get them while you can! The new Skate

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Happy Holidays | Altenew Ambassador + Giveaway!

Thanks to my friends at Altenew for sending me a box of goodies! Check out how it inspired me: My card features: I love the look of Scandinavian multicolored homes. I had fun die cutting the homes in different shades of pink, orange and green. Have you tried the BetterPress System? It’s so easy and

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Aloha | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: This is definitely a softer color palette than I’ve been using lately. These are the Distress Oxides I stenciled with: I used Concord & 9th – Nectar cardstock for the base. Thanks for stopping by!

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STAMPtember Party 2025 | Simon Says Stamp

I’m super excited to be joining in on the Simon Says Stamp: STAMPtember festivities this year! First here are some promotions that are running through September 3rd: Today I’m featuring the following set by Simon Says Stamp: Click HERE for all of the new STAMPtember sets. I can’t wait to see the various collaboration sets

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Seize the Day | STAMPlorations

Back in the day, I use to make one layer cards all the time.  Today is the first time in a very long time.  With a bit of masking you can really make things pop. I managed to ink up the new STAMPlorations – Happy Zen Coffee Cups.  It’s part of their newest release and

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hello crafty friend | Paper Smooches

I’m in full Fall theme mode this week and paired up Echo Park Paper’s – Celebrate Autumn with Paper Smooches: I happily inked up Paper Smooches’ Courteous Cuties.  Aren’t they, well, cute?!  The sentiment is from I Heart Art.  Everything is nestled on a Scallop Frame. I was inspired by the Paper Smooches October Sketch

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Pumpkin Spice Duo | Kindness of Others

Keeping things real here.  I’m still a die hard blogger at heart.  It’s an easier social media for me to view and comment on.  Next month I celebrate 11 years…what? How could that happen?  Although these days I’m always on catch up mode for blogs, please know that I’m trying!!! I was an IG late

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Trick or Treat | Treats, of course!

Another Halloween card, trying to sneak in as many as possible.  I should have used one of my other Halloween sets that I haven’t inked up but that dragon dude was already colored up so I added the others. Lawn Fawn’s Costume Party is so cute! I had to add a Zombie Mummy…just to add

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Happy Fall Birthday | My Favorite Things

Hello!  I’m trying to do a catch up on supplies that haven’t received any crafty love yet.  Today’s card  uses the MFT Happy Birthday Circle Frame + BB Fall Friends.   Loving the MFT Subtle Plaids paper combined with green + yellow palette.  I’ve had the images from the BB Fall Friends waiting for me, inked

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers + CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Collaboration Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Collaboration Hop for CAS-ual Fridays and Coffee Loving Cardmakers!  You should have arrived here from the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the CAS-ual Fridays blog. I have two projects to share with you today so let’s get

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A Tribute for Melissa Lane

The wonderful STAMPlorations is hostessing an event in tribute to Melissa Lane: Last October 2, Melissa Lane passed away. She was a talented cardmaker/crafter/artist, a mother of 4, wife, and servant of Jesus. Melissa loved to garden and she loved photography. Her favorite color was red, and she loved butterflies — so much so that many of

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The Card Concept 100 | Guest Designer

I’m so very excited to be joining The Card Concept for their 100th challenge!  A big thank you to my friend Tangii Crain for the invite!  Isn’t the photo inspiration beautiful?  Here’s how I was inspired: I tend to be a literal interpretation kind of gal.  That pink pumpkin changed looks at least three times

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Reverse Confetti October Stock Your Stash | Thank you

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.   There will be a new Stock Your Stash

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Hello Fall | Stampin’ Up + Echo Park Paper

Hello!  I picked up a couple of older Stampin’ Up sets from a bloggie friend and decided to ink them up.  I’ve been wanting to get my hands on the Merry Cafe set and she had it and the coordinating dies for Coffee Cafe.  Here’s how I was inspired: The pattern paper is by Stampin’

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