Let’s Shell-ebrate!

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs…I’m a long time fan of all things nautical so I’ve been really enjoying the current papercrafting trend. Let me introduce you to the purple crab. I googled ‘crab colors’ and caught an article about a purple crab that was spotted in the Philippines.  My card for today features: The

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Noel | Merry & Bright Monday

I’m so behind on my holiday stash for the year. I carved out some time to whip up this card: This card features: The photography took longer than the creative process, I took 30+ photos. The cardstock colors were getting lost in the photos. Concord & 9th cardstock: I ended up using a ton of

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Coffee and the Beach | Brass & Bliss Craft Co.

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: summer We welcome a new teamie, MarDi! Her work is amazing! I was inspired by the theme + colors. My card features the following products from Brass & Bliss Craft Co.: So I actually finished this project about 5:30 am

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Hey Sunshine | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs…I’m a long time fan of all things nautical so I’ve been really enjoying the current papercrafting trend. Today’s card features: I googled nautical color combos and went with this one: I think this might be a new go to color combo! What has you inspired these days? Thanks for stopping

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Cup of Cheer | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #43

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! This month is the start of a couple changes to the challenge: Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by Hero Arts: Speaking of Hero Arts, make sure you check their SALE:

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Lunar New Year Challenge | July 2025

We’re back with the July Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Dragon ended on January 28th. The Year of the Snake started on January 29th and runs through February 16, 2026. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I went

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Bloom | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

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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Fun with You | Lawn Fawn

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: s’mores I was inspired by the theme. My card features the following products: The Love You S’more set was released in 2014! Lawn Fawn released their S’more the Merrier in June 2021. I used my Essentials by Ellen – Summer

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June Edition | Woodblock Wednesday

I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give away a prize. One lucky random project with a US mailing address has three choices to pick from, they can win a $10 Gift Code to winner’s choice: If the winner is international, they will receive a $10 Gift Card

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You’re So Sweet | Doodlebugswa

 I started designing a floral project but then switched to a fruit theme.  Today’s card features: If you’ve been following me, you know that I LOVE working with fruit themes.  I added a bit of Cranberry ink to the cherries and finished off my design with some white gel pen. Thanks for stopping by!

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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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Graciellie Design | Hello Sweet Friend

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  My kind of ice cream, pretty and calorie-free!  Loving this digital design by Graciellie Design – Sweetness: The pattern paper is vintage Studio Calico.  Love the pop of greens I always gravitate to foam dimensionals, my favorites are by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. I’m so happy that I can link up

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Reverse Confetti | Happy Birthday Jen!!!

The Reverse Confetti design team is throwing Jen del Muro a fun birthday hop!  You should have arrived here from my teamie, Heather Hoffman’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is Amy Kolling’s blog! I’ve had the opportunity to meet up with Jen twice at CHA/Creativation.  This is from January

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Your Next Stamp August New Release Blog Hop!

I’m super excited to be guesting for Your Next Stamp’s August Release and Blog Hop!  They’re also celebrating 9 years, how awesome is that?!  Make sure you comment along the way for a chance to win! Prizes:  Nine – $20 Your Next Stamp Gift Certificates Game:  Count the gumdrops on the creations along the hop

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Reverse Confetti | August Stock Your Stash Challenge | Congrats!

Click HERE for the Your Next Stamp August Release Sneak Peek! 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

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