Curtain Call Clearly Christmas: Winter Wonderland

cardstock:  recollections  paper:  fancy pants designs/oh deer  stamps:  winnie & walter/the big the bold and seasons  ink:  zing white  other:  paper source/glassine envelope, neat & tangled sequins/lime & summer sky There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!   You have until December 10th at 8:00 AM CST to be inspired and share

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Fusion Challenge: Let it Snow

post 2 of 2 for today….click HERE for my A. Jillian Vance Design post with a shaker snowman!  Hello! It’s that time again….there’s a new Fusion Challenge: I was inspired by both the sketch and the photo: There’s something about chocolate and red!  I really love that combo, don’t you? I went ahead and managed

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A Jillian Vance Design: friends warm the heart

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for the new Fusion Card Challenge! Hello! I’m guesting over at A Jillian Vance Design for the month of December too!  Today, I’m featuring a winter inspired card set! Here’s a sneak peek: card bases: American crafts  cardstock:  papertrey ink/black, recollections/white stamps:  a jillian vance design/frosty stamp set 

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Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine Blog Hop

Hello! Welcome to the  Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine Special Thanks Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from the oh-so-amazing Lorena’s blog!   If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of all the fun, Jennifer McGuire’s blog! In case you get lost along the way, I will have the complete hop listing

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you warm my heart

I wanted to play with my Die-namics Snowflake Fusion Cover-up: cardstock:  papertrey ink kraft/vellum, mft steel grey, stampin’ up cherry cobbler  stamps:  mft/perk up  ink:  zing/white  other:  mft snowflake fusion cover-up, gold thread   I’m still smitten with this color combo:   PTI Kraft MFT Steel Grey SU Cherry Cobbler   I also used a

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Curtain Call: winter wonderland

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for Stories of stamps, paper and… It’s time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! photo source: bhg.com We have a new sponsor, Winnie&Walter, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Clearly Christmas!   A randomly selected participant in the Clearly Christmas challenge will receive a $30 Winnie&Walter shopping code, while the LEAD will be invited as a Guest

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Stories of stamps, paper and… Christmas with a Bow

post 1 of 2…click HERE for the new Curtain Call challenge There’s a new challenge over at Stories of stamps, paper and… Christmas with a Bow! I joined this team a couple months ago.  Most of the design team members are italian.  It is a monthly challenge with tutorials that are posted through the month.

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Santa Claus is coming to Town

 So a couple weeks ago I was up on the Chickaniddy Crafts blog.  Check out my fun supplies: The Jolly Good Collection makes me a happy crafter!  I altered a hinged tin with it. All the supplies are by Chickaniddy Crafts with the exception of the ink and the twine. paper:  chickaniddy crafts/jolly good collection

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smooches.

    So as the month of November slowly wraps up, I wanted to feature all of the projects that I created as the Guest Designer for Paper Smooches.                        Here’s the project that was the winning entry for the November Guest Designer spot:    

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merry

The other day I decided to focus on the Fancy Pants Designs – Oh, Deer collection. All the supplies are from that collection along with gorgeous gold glitter washi from Impress. I was inspired by the Sketch Challenge over at the paper players I was up on the Storie di timbre, carta e… blog (stories

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers | Happy Thoughts featuring Graciellie Design

Hello and Happy Sunday!  I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog today!  Here’s a sneak peek of my project: I’m featuring Graciellie Design’s Happiness digital stamp set.  It’s currently on sale in her shop along with her other single stamps + paper sets.  I was inspired by the current Fab Friday sketch: Make sure

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Reverse Confetti | a happy hello

Happy Friday Eve!  I can’t believe that tomorrow is the last day of August?!  I’m popping in here to share a project that features products by Reverse Confetti. I combined Tall Blooms with the Basket confetti cuts.  Love the Cue the Confetti 6×6 paper pads.  Aren’t the colors gorgeous?  My palette was determined by the

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Rubeena’s Crafting Anniversary Blog Hop DAY TWO

Welcome to Rubeena’s Crafting Anniversary 2-Day Blog Hop! This hop is epic with more than 70 guests and over $1,000 in sponsored prizes! Not only are we celebrating four years since Rubeena first discovered cardmaking but also crafting in general. This industry is made up of wonderful individuals who are creative, inspirational, kind, and incredibly

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers | Stay Strong

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog today with a project that features the Graciellie Design – Stay Strong Digital Stamp set.  Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: Rainbow Coffee Goodness ✔︎ I’m in love with the Rainbow Deco Foil!  Pop over to the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog for all the details and

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Fancy Pants Designs | You Remind Me Of…

I was up on the Fancy Pants Designs blog the other day with a trio of cards.  Here’s a sneak peek of one of them: The new Magnolia Moments collection is absolutely gorgeous.  The sentiment is from a stamp set from my stash. Make sure you check out my other cards HERE.

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Graciellie Design + Coffee Loving Cardmakers | Stay Strong

We are so excited to be collaborating with Graciellie Design!  Did you see their newest coffee set, Stay Strong?!  Make sure you check out the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog for all the details and leave comments along the way for a chance to win! I couldn’t wait to play with the images, check out my

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Reverse Confetti | A note of thanks

I’ll be designing thank you cards over the next couple of weeks, more on that in a smidge.  Check out this project I designed with Reverse Confetti’s Class Act stamps + coordinating confetti cuts. My color palette is: Brick  |  Bumblebee  |  RC Aqua  |  Iced Aqua I don’t know if you can tell but

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Hero Arts | Season of Wonder Release Blog Hop

Although the Hero Arts Winter release has been available at your favorite retailer, today marks the day that it is available in the Hero Arts Store!  They’re celebrating with a blog hop and I’m thrilled to hop along with them! You should have arrived here from Clare Prezzia’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start

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Color Throwdown: Featured Stamper | Guest Designer

I was so excited to be the Color Throwdown Featured Stamper HERE.   I’m a guest designer for this week’s challenge: The colors are simply PERFECT for me!  Two shades of green with aqua?!!!  Here’s how I was inspired: I had sooo much fun designing this card!  I’ve had a couple Lil’ Inker Designs goodies that

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Spellbinders August Card Kit | Let’s do this!

My friends at Spellbinders sent me the gorgeous August Card Kit: Isn’t it gorgeous?!!  The colors and theme are right up my alley!  Here’s my first card: Okay, that watermelon eating sloth?!  Love her!  This design uses the paper and die cuts from the kit.  I didn’t use anything else!  The kit comes with adhesive

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