Hero Arts: have a beautiful day

One of my all time favorite Hero Arts floral sets is CL949 You’re so Lovely. I combined the images with the following Distress Oxide colors: Peacock Feather  •  Abandoned Coral  •  Twisted Citron  I thought I was being so careful when I used the Black Soot and my saturated paintbrush for the splatters…hmm, there were

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Let’s be mermaids!

Have you seen the latest release from Ellen Hutson LLC – Essentials by Ellen?!  So much goodness…here’s a card featuring Mermaids Tail by Julie Ebersole:  The tail has been stamped in Hero Arts Ombre Lime to Forever Green.  The ‘water’ panel is Reverse Confetti Iced Aqua. My card was loosely inspired by CAS(E) this sketch!

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Hero Arts: Most Beautiful Day

I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today featuring a couple of the July My Monthly Add-ons!  Here’s a peek at all of the Add-ons: CM193 Little Florals DI412 Little Florals Frame Cuts CM194 Summer Garden DC219 Daisy and Bugs Stamp & Cut DI410 Paper Layering Basket DI411 Butterfly Confetti Fancy Die E6253 Picnic Basket

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Stampin’ Up: Coffee Cafe Hi

One of my FAVorite Coffee Collections is the Stampin’ Up Coffee Cafe stamp set + Coffee Break Designer paper.  They really outdid themselves with that…I super love it. This has minimal stamping, just the Hi.  I fussy cut the images from one of the sheets of Designer Paper…they’re so much fun, aren’t they?  I was thoroughly

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The Heart Desires featuring Flora & Fauna…congratulations

So the summer is literally flying by and I have so much NBUS that it is embarrassing.  I have been looking at a bunch of new Flora & Fauna that I picked up from The Heart Desires.  The perfect time to whip up two ‘New Home’ cards! I did a feminine and masculine version!  

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Hero Arts: Sweet Birthday Wishes

Happy National Ice Cream Day!  Here in the Pacific Northwest we’re having another warm summer.  Although this morning is overcast,  today is suppose to get to 71 degrees, perfect in my book.  I think warm weather and ice cream are made for each other, don’t you agree? Any other Matcha Green Tea fans?!  Oh I

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Reverse Confetti: Rain or Shine…

Hello and Happy Saturday!  I have a fun card that I literally whipped up this morning: This combines the new Reverse Confetti Under the Umbrella 6×6 paper pad with the previously released Weather it Together stamps + confetti cuts.  I used panels of Baby Blue, Bumble Bee + Cloud White cardstock. The images have been stamped with

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Have a sweet day!

Recently Doodlebugs was having a store wide sale so I picked up some Sunny Studio Stamps, both are Washington state based companies and I love to shop local💚 Love the Perfect Popsicles set!  I was inspired by Mendi’s curved greeting…. The aqua circle is CTMH Prickly Pear collection.  I upcycled a Starbucks sleeve for the

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Reverse Confetti July Blog Hop!

Today is the day!  It is the Reverse Confetti July Release Blog Hop!  That means all the new release products that we’ve been sneak peekin’ are now available in the shop! You should have arrived here from the awesome Heather Hoffman’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Reverse Confetti

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a2z scrapbooking | coffee loving cardmakers – collaboration blog hop!

Pattern Happy + Ellen Hutson LLC Blog Hop HERE. SugarPea Designs Birthday Blog Hop HERE. Hero Arts April My Monthly Hero Countdown to Creativity is HERE. Welcome to the a2z Scrapbooking + Coffee Loving Cardmakers Collaboration Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the

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Pattern Happy + Ellen Hutson LLC: Spring Hop!

The Coffee Loving Cardmakers | a2z Scrapbooking Collaboration Hop is HERE. SugarPea Designs Birthday Blog Hop HERE. Hero Arts April My Monthly Hero Countdown to Creativity is HERE. Hello and welcome to the Pattern Happy + Ellen Hutson LLC Hop!  You should have arrived here from the Pattern Happy and Ellen Hutson LLC – The CLASSroom blog!  

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Hero Arts April My Monthly Hero Countdown to Creativity!

SugarPea Designs Birthday Blog Hop HERE. Pattern Happy + Ellen Hutson LLC Blog Hop HERE.  The Coffee Loving Cardmakers | a2z Scrapbooking Collaboration Hop is HERE. I’m up on the Hero Arts blog sharing a card that features images from the April My Monthly Hero kit!  Remember to leave comments on any/all of the Countdown to Creativity posts

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SugarPea Designs 4th Birthday Bash Blog Hop!

The Coffee Loving Cardmakers | a2z Scrapbooking Collaboration Hop is HERE.  Pattern Happy + Ellen Hutson LLC Blog Hop HERE. Hero Arts April My Monthly Hero Countdown to Creativity is HERE. Hello and welcome to the SugarPea Designs 4th Birthday Bash Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from my fabulous teamie, Amy Rohl.  If not, you’ll want to

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SugarPea Designs: Birthday Wishes

Hello!  I’m up on the SugarPea Designs blog today playing along with the Mix It Up Challenge: Both the sketch and the inspiration photo are awesome, aren’t they?!  I decided to play along with the sketch today, here’s a sneak peek: Please pop over to the SugarPea Designs blog for all the details!

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Hero Arts: Antique Keys

 Hello!  Today I’m up on the Hero Arts blog featuring the Antique Keys Bold Prints: I decided to whip up a card to post on my blog that uses the same stamp but in a different way: I heat embossed the Antique Keys Bold Prints on a panel from the Midnight Mixed Layering Paper pack

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Reverse Confetti: happy birthday to ewe

Hello + Happy Monday!  Did you have a great weekend?  I did but it always go by so quickly, doesn’t it?  I have a fun card using Reverse Confetti products. The All About Ewe set is so cute, isn’t it?!  Let’s start from the bottom and work our way up.   I used an Avocado card base

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Hero Arts: Sunburst Thank you

Hello + Happy Sunday!  I’m here to share a thank you card that I made especially for my Momma: Generally I make her floral designs but decided to go abit more graphic.  I write on a sticky note on the inside so that she can regift the card. I combined the Hero Arts CG732 Sunburst Bold

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100% Genuine Birthday Wishes

Hello + Happy Saturday!  Today is my girl’s birthday.  I can’t believe that she turns 23 years old…how can I have a 23 year old daughter…LOL.  Here’s a card that I made especially for her.  I think I mentioned earlier that she picked up knitting. Patting myself on the back for actually using a stamp set

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Fancy Pants Designs: happy heart

Hey There! I’m thrilled to be joining the Fancy Pants Designs team, in case you missed it, here’s the Announcement!  I have a project to share to introduce myself!  Here’s a bit of a sneak peek but for all the details, I’d love for you to visit me on the Fancy Pants Designs blog!

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