Sweet Christmas | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #9 – Reminder

We’re back with a reminder about the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #9 theme: Candy/Cookie[s]! Our sponsor is Scrap ‘N Stamp.  For all the details about the challenge and the prize, please check out THIS post. Here’s how I was inspired, I designed a charcuterie board: I combined the following Lawn Fawn products that are available at Scrap ‘N Stamp: Thanks

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Sweet Christmas | Lawn Fawn

We’re back with a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I pondered the inspiration photo for awhile. I ended up combining this challenge with my Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge post too, you can find it HERE. That’s why there’s a Christmas

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Reverse Confetti Sept 2022 | Day Three

It’s day three of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!  You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month.  Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re also welcoming our ‘Fetti Friends for September + October: Emelie Meg Jennifer Today we are featuring: Poinsettia stamps + coordinating confetti

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Reverse Confetti Sept 2022 | Day Two

It’s day two of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!  You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month.  Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re also welcoming our ‘Fetti Friends for September + October: Emelie Meg Jennifer Today we are featuring: Re-release Fall Foliage stamps +

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Reverse Confetti Sept 2022 | Day One

It’s day one of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!  You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month.  Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re also welcoming our ‘Fetti Friends for September + October: Emelie Meg Jennifer Today we are featuring: Hello Bootiful stamps + coordinating

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Beautiful Day | Essentials by Ellen

I recently received the latest order from Ellen Hutson LLC. I’m a fan of the Mondo Flower series and was excited to see a rhododendron. Don’t get me wrong, I do not have a green thumb so this variety is perfect for me. BONUS points for the added American Goldfinch bird. It’s the Washington State

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Happy Fall | Lawn Fawn

We’re back with a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! This week is all about Apples! Here’s how I was inspired: Being on the team gets to me to use my goodies! I’ve had these products just waiting to be used: Lawn Fawn Build-a-Barrel: Apple Lawn

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September Creative IG Hop | Reverse Confetti

It’s the 8th of September and we’re having our Reverse Confetti September Creative Hop over on Instagram! Here’s a sneak peek of my projects: I’m in Halloween mode! My Reverse Confetti supplies are linked at the bottom of this post. The cute jar is from the Target ‘Dollar’ spot. Here’s the instagram hop listing: Reverse

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Witches Brew | Papertrey Ink

So funny story, I had on my to do list to check out PTI’s Orchid dies. Then I started seeing all these fun halloween coffee cards on IG and it went downhill from there. Today’s cards feature Papertrey Inks: Witches Brew stamps + dies Brew To Go dies Full disclosure, it has been awhile since

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Reverse Confetti: happy birthday bouquet

Hello and Happy Monday!  Today I’m sharing a birthday card I made using products from Reverse Confetti! I haven’t used the Flower Wrap Confetti Cuts for a while and decided to use it for a birthday card.   TIP:  If a product is out of stock make sure you join the waitlist so that you’re notified

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Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Sponsor Solo – A Jillian Vance Design

Hello and Happy Friday!!!!   I’m happy to share that the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s feature, Sponsor Solo, is back!  What is that?  Well, it’s when we take the time to talk about a specific Super Sponsor (a company that sponsors a Coffee Lovers Blog Hop). Today we’re featuring:  A Jillian Vance Design! Today I’m featuring the Grandpa’s Glass:  Cup of

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Hero Arts: Just a note

Hello and Happy Friday!  I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today but before you pop over there I did have another card to share here on my blog.  I made this card for a class I taught at Impress Cards + Crafts.  It features the House Stamp & Cut set. I used a sentiment from

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Exciting News: Pattern Happy Design Team!

I’m super excited to announce that I am joining the very fun Pattern Happy Design Team!  I am truly grateful to be designing with: Carly Tee Minner Laurel Seabrook Kristine Davidson Kat Benjamin Khristina Sorge Pattern Happy designs products that will make you happy!  Kim and Ryan Sable, the original founders of KI Memories are

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Spellbinders: Never Too Old

The wonderful folks at Spellbinders sent me the Die D-Lites Gears Etched Dies: Here’s how I was inspired: If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that I tend to be a clean + crisp kind of gal.  Those gears were calling to be on a project that is grungy….don’t you agree?  The gears have been inked up

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Pinkfresh Studio Technique Talk Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio Technique Talk Blog Hop!  Each project will feature a stamping technique, I can’t wait to hop around!  You should have arrived here from the awesome Elena Roussakis’ blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Pinkfresh Blog. There will be four Lucky Winners! 

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Spellbinders: Oceans of Joy

The wonderful folks at Spellbinders sent me the Die D-Lites Fishing Trip Etched Dies: Here’s how I was inspired: I combined them with the Nestabilities Standard Circles SM Etched Dies.  The fish have Distress Oxide inks that have been smooshed.  I backed them with black cardstock to define their shapes a bit. The sentiment is

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Reverse Confetti: You’re Fabulous

Hello and Happy Sunday!  I’m sharing a card that was inspired by my Reverse Confetti teamie Melissa: I inked up the Something Wonderful blooms with Zig Clean Color Markers on watercolor paper.    I layered two Pierced Round Top Layers.  The bottom panel had the blooms inked up with Stone.  A happy accident was that

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Hero Arts: Enjoy the Day

Hello and Happy Saturday!  We hope that you’ve been enjoying the Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop!  Remember to leave comments along the way for a chance to win! Today I’m sharing a card that was designed with: Alphabet Soup + Make a Fountain I quickly watercolored some coffee in each of the mugs.  The latte

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