Sweet Birthday | Hero Arts

This month the Stay Crafty Challenge at a Blog Named Hero is: Sugar Sugar– it’s all about something sweet! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: I used the following copics: I grounded the ice cream truck with Granite cardstock. The brick was stencil with the coordinating ink. Entries must be

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Merry & Bright | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I used the Waffle Flower Grip Mat V2 for all my stencil work.  It makes it so easy! The Distress Oxides I used: I used Waffle Flower Crafts’ Shader Brushes when stenciling. The sentiment as been heat embossed in white

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Out and About Collection x2 | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me a couple of the Out and About Collection sets to play with. I’ve combined them with these Spellbinders sets: This one combines: My other card This one features: Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Wishing you Joy | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me a couple of the Home for the Holidays Collection sets to play with. I decided to design a Christmas in August project that combines the following products: I love using non-traditional colors for the holidays. I’m in love with this pastel look, what do you think?

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Cozy Christmas | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #32

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce that Twiddler’s Nook is the sponsor for the month of August: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: The team is featuring the theme of

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Lunar New Year Challenge | August 2024

We’re back with the July 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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Secret Santa | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me the Home for the Holidays – St Nick Etched Dies to play with. I decided to design a Christmas in July project that combines the following products: I couldn’t resist the hot pink tree! The sentiment has been heat embossed in gold on a black cardstock

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Coffee Date | Coffee Loving Papercrafters

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for the Coffee Date feature! My date is my friend, Chris Franco with Stampin’ Up! You’ll want to pop over there to read about the giveaways! Today we’re both featuring the Stampin’ Up Latte Love! I had so much fun mixing up the Latte Love Bundle –

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Oh so Merry in July | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I had that black Spellbinders mug floating around on my desktop so today’s project was started with that piece. I love it when I see projects that have pops of black, that was my inspiration. You know how much I

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Friend | Hero Arts

This month the Stay Crafty Challenge at a Blog Named Hero is: Color My World. You could color in a background, or a focal image, you could use pencils, markers, ink blending, any and every way you want to add color, we want to see it! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the

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Happy Fall | Hello Bluebird

Happy Saturday!  Any fun plans or do you get to craft all day?  I’m headed out to a Seattle Flea Market…hopefully followed by big pieces of cake.  Then later off to dinner + a movie.  Yesterday I designed three different projects.  Here’s one of them: I stamped up a bunch of the Hello Bluebird sets

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers | Pretty Pink Posh

Hello!  I’m so happy to be up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog today.  I’m sharing this project that features a bunch of Pretty Pink Posh + Echo Park Paper. I was thoroughly inspired by Kerry’s Sip and Share Sketch: Please pop over to the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog for all the details!

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Reverse Confetti | FALL • IDAYS + SALE | Day Two – Thanksgiving

Hello and Welcome to the Reverse Confetti FALL • IDAYS 3 Day Blog Hop & SALE!  Today’s theme is Halloween | Fall.  I went with full on Halloween:  You should have hopped here from my super teamie Tricia Barber, if not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Reverse Confetti blog. Today I’m sharing a hoop

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Happy Fall | Lawn Fawn

Hello and Happy Sunday!  Posting a bit late, I was going to post with on another day but decided to go ahead and post it today: THIS card by Kim Singdahlsen had me so inspired.  I love how clean her design is, I started adding this and that to my card and it became, not

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The Ton’s Fall 2018 Release Blog Hop

Welcome to The Ton’s Fall 2018 Release blog hop!  For this release, The Ton has debuted 11 new stamps and a new pop up floral die. There are free gifts with purchase promotions also! There’s also a little surprise for today since it is World Cardmaking Day. Head over to The Ton’s blog for more details.  For today’s hop, there

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Have a Cool Yule | Essentials by Ellen Challenge + SALE!

Happy World Cardmaking Day!  How are you going to celebrate?  I actually did a pre-party yesterday and crafted all day…in my jammies.  YES!  Here’s one of my projects, I was channeling my inner Julie Ebersole. I may have purchased the Ellen Hutson – Essentials by Ellen – September Release and finally got to play with

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Spellbinders | Hello Fall

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me the October Small Die of the Month: This set of dies is truly amazing!  I designed this card using the beautiful acorn: Super easy to put together and that acorn top?  I upcycled a Starbucks coffee sleeve.  Isn’t the texture perfect for my overall card design? 

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World Space Week Blog Hop

I’m happy to be part of Milka Gubo’s World Space Week Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from Milka’s Blog, if not, you’ll want to start there! We’re celebrating World Space Week (WSW), an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition.  The UN declared in

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Stand by You | Confetti Camera | Reverse Confetti

I’m so excited to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog for the Confetti Camera feature!  I’m sharing a giftie duo, here’s a sneak peek at my card: I used the Think Pink stamp set + coordinating confetti cuts.  My card base is Midnight.  I used RC Teal along with the stitched square in the

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