Life’s ruff | Coffee Loving Cardmakers

  I’m excited to be up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today with a project and a giveaway!  Here’s a sneak peek of my project: For all the details plus a couple ways to enter the GIVEAWAY, check out my post over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers BLOG. Some links may be affiliate at

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June Creative Hop | Reverse Confetti

Hello and welcome to the Reverse Confetti April Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from the awesome Joy Baldwin’s.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Reverse Confetti blog.  I recently found out that a long time friend of mine bought her own place in Honolulu.  It’s been a goal of hers and

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With Gusto | Catherine Pooler

  Yesterday I started what I thought was going to be a quick project.  I should know better than going into the craft room thinking that because when that happens, it’s always a much longer project time.  I ended up with a trio with the third one being the charm.  Can you guess which one?

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Sweet Birthday Wishes | Lawn Fawn

  I picked up the I Scream, You Scream Lawn Cuts last August and I’m finally used them.  I teamed them up with a couple of scripty words.   I’m trying to keep everything rainbow inspired this month in honor of Pride Month. I love everything nestled onto the Stitched Woodgrain.  I can’t get enough of

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Have a Cup of Cheer | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #6

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce Jaded Blossom as our sponsor for the month of June: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the challenge post HERE. I’m happily adding two more cards to my 2022 Holiday Card Stash, here’s how

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Hello – Stock Your Stash | Reverse Confetti

  Happy June!  It’s the start of the Reverse Confetti June Stock Your Stash Challenge.  This month’s theme is: Hello | Just Because The theme is my go to for most of my cards.  Today’s project features the Hello Daisy set: Although I gravitated to this particular set because of the sentiment I decided to

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Oh, darn! Essentials by Ellen May Challenge

  I decided to whip up a quick card before some unpacking.  Hmmm…3 hours later: I’m so happy to see that Ellen Hutson LLC has started up card challenges!  If you’ve been following me for a bit, you know that I’m a bit of a challenge-a-holic.  I happened to find a box with some of

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I made this just for you | Lawn Fawn

  I’m finally playing with some of my newest Lawn Fawn stash that I picked up from Ellen Hutson LLC.   If you’ve been following me on IG, you might remember that I recently moved.  I wish I could say that we’re all unpacked but we’re not.  So for this card I was limited to what

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Berry Best Belated Birthday | Lawn Fawn

  I love the look of ink blending on cards and for some reason don’t do it that much on my own designs.  I whipped up this card [actually it took me all morning].  The ink blending color combo was inspired by the awesome Samantha Mann. Yup it’s another belated Birthday card [sigh].    I

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Let’s Pretend it’s Still Your Birthday | MFT Stamps

  I’m not sure why so many cardmakers, like me,  are so late in sending birthday cards?!  I have a legit reason this time, all my cards are packed away so I started a fresh card for my stepson but didn’t have enough time to finish it last night before we had to leave for

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Merry Christmas | Simon Says Stamp

Have you heard the news, it’s DieCember over at Simon Says Stamp! Here’s how I was inspired: I combined a couple Simon Says Stamp sets: My card was inspired by the current Freshly Made Sketches: I’m always thinking that I need a caffeinated wreath during the holidays so I designed one! Did you know that

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Love You More – Dec 2025 | Waffle Flower Crafts Guest Designer

I’m so excited to be a guest designer for the Waffle Flower Crafts December 2025 Release. I’m doing a giveaway over on my IG Account. Today’s card features the following Waffle Flower products: The inks I used: Don’t forget about the giveaway HERE. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Christmas Wishes | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: gnomie I was inspired by the theme and sketch. My card features the following products: *on sale! This is the first project I’ve designed in 2 weeks…that’s a long time for me! Before you go, Pixi Dust Designs is having

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Oh what fun | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: I had so much fun designing sweet fox card. I switched out the eyes to give her some gorgeous lashes. Thanks for stopping by!

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Festive Merriment | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #48

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 Simon Says Stamp: I used a panel of paper from Miss Kate’s

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November Edition | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, December 31st 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

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Cheers | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: I had so much fun designing this festive card. Think of a Cranberry Martini. Thanks for stopping by!

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Ho Ho Ho | 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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Coffee Break | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Don’t forget about the Brass & Bliss Craft Co Instagram Hop and Black Friday Sale. I’ll have the direct links to each IG stop at the bottom of this post. I wanted to share another project I designed with the new release products: These are the products I’m featuring on today’s card: That sentiment! I

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Let it Snow | Pretty Pink Posh

A big shout out to Pretty Pink Posh, I’ve enjoyed guesting this month! Here’s how I was inspired today: I had so much fun designing this shaker card! It features the following products by Pretty Pink Posh: My card was inspired by the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge: I really wanted the shaker penguin to be

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