New Inks Sneak Peek | Catherine Pooler

Have you heard the news, there are brand new ink hitting the Catherine Pooler Designs shop on Wednesday, March 13th. If you follow the Catherine Pooler Instagram account, you may have seen them there. I’m here with a sneak peek: I used two of the three new colors: The green ink is Grass Skirt. I

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Fresh Beginning | Hero Arts

Hey, I’m back with another project for the #StayCraftyChallenge on the Hero Arts blog. This month the challenge is: A Kind of Magic – It’s all about heat embossing! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: Have you heard of Pink Lemons? Their exterior reminds me of round Delicata Squash but

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Let’s Party | Lawn Fawn

I was happy to see the Lawn Fawnatic’s – All Things Birthday challenge: I should really be entering more cards for this theme. I can’t seem to have enough birthday cards. This one I had my daughter in mind. Her birthday is in a couple of weeks. When she was first born she received so

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Happy Birthday | Hero Arts

This month the challenge is: A Kind of Magic – It’s all about heat embossing! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: The other Hero Arts products I used: The Flower Garden Bold Prints has been heat embossed in white on watercolor paper. I used blending brushes with the reactive ink

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Lucky | Pretty Pink Posh

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 Pretty Pink Posh: The cardstock colors: My overall color palette was inspired by the Color Throwdown: I can’t wait to

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Colorado Craft Co – NEW Whimsy World | Bunny Life Release Spring 2024

View the autosave I’m excited to be a part of the Colorado Craft Company – New Whimsy World – Bunny Life Release!  You should have arrived here from the Colorado Craft Company blog. Check out these amazing giveaways: Giveaways end March 10th at midnight mountain time. Winners will be announced on March 12th. Here’s how I was inspired

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Floral Happy Birthday | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I was inspired by Rifle Paper Co floral designs. I mixed new Concord & 9th cardstock colors along with their previously released collection. Doodlebugswa is now carrying their new cardstock + inks! The new colors: I did combine the new

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Paper Sweeties 6th Anniversary | Guest Designer

I’m thrilled to be helping Paper Sweeties celebrate their 6th Anniversary!  Check out their newest challenge that starts today: I’ll be definitely sure to come back to play along with that fun inspiration!  The winner will receive a $100 shopping spree to Paper Sweeties. Voting is turned on for viewers to ‘like’ their favorites so the

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Reverse Confetti | Cool Friend

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  I’m doing a bit of live blogging.  I whipped up this winter time card this morning.  The weather has become drastically cooler in the Pacific Northwest and I thought it was a good time to start designing some holiday cards. This card features the Reverse Confetti Cool Friend stamp set +

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WOW! Embossing Powder Guest Designer | Beautiful Things

Hello and Happy Monday!  Can you believe that tomorrow is the last day of the month?!  I can’t believe we’re already heading into the month of August!  This is my final post for WOW! Embossing Powders.  I wanted to give them another big shout out! Most of you know me as a clean + crisp

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers + STAMPlorations Collaboration Blog Hop!

Hello and Happy Friday!  We’re so excited to be hopping with STAMPlorations today!  You should have arrived here from the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the STAMPlorations blog where the fun starts! Check out the special SALE over at the STAMPlorations store: I’m sharing two projects so let’s get

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Fancy Pants Designs | Grateful

Hello and Happy Friday Eve!  I was up on the Fancy Pants Designs blog the other day sharing these projects: For all the details, please visit the Fancy Pants blog! Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Reverse Confetti | Thanks so berry much

Just like everywhere else in the US, it’s full Summer time weather in the pacific northwest.  The truth is, I don’t like the warmer temps.  I want our milder temps back!  Anywho’s, I thought a summer time design would be perfect for today.  I inked up the Reverse Confetti Berry Sweet set. I could easily

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WOW! Embossing Powder Guest Designer | Coolest Birthday!

My friends at WOW! Embossing Powder sent me so many goodies to play with.  I decided to work with the Metalline Greengage!  Per the Wow! Embossing Powder site: the Metalline products are very strongly pigmented opaque lustre powders. The finished result is a beautiful deep colour that will not change with the colour underneath.  My last post,

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers | You Got This!

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog today sharing a project that uses some awesome goodies from Super Sponsor Fun Stampers Journey! For all the details, please visit my post on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog!  Don’t forget about the Collaboration Hop that we’re having with Fun Stampers Journey…comment for a chance to win! 

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Trinity Stamps meets Caffeinated Inspiration

Hello and Happy Sunday!  This card has been days in the making.  I started it last week and finally put all the elements together: I’m happy to say that 1/2 of my card is from my older stash of paper + embellishments.  The pattern paper is Pink Paislee – Citrus Bliss.  The 3 pieces of

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