Plant Lady | Flora & Fauna

Several weeks ago I went to the Impress Anniversary Sale and bought a load of goodies.  I’m slowly inking up the sets.  Funny thing, this is the smallest set I bought that day:  Flora & Fauna’s Mini Plant Lady Originally it was going to be a one layer card but I’ve been gravitating towards solid

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Inspirational Quotes | Guest Designer Miss Ink Stamps

I’m so excited to be guesting for Miss Ink Stamps over on their IG this morning!  They’ve just released some pretty spectacular stencils and today I’m featuring:  Chevron. The stencil has been filled with Modeling Paste on a portion of my panel.  Love the added texture although truthfully I also wait impatiently for it to dry. I teamed it up with

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Thinking of You | Guest Designer Miss Ink Stamps

I’m so excited to be guesting for Miss Ink Stamps over on their IG this morning!  They’ve just released some pretty spectacular stencils and today I’m featuring:  Waves. The Waves Stencil has been inked up with Distress Oxide – Milled Lavender.  Such a pretty and calming color, don’t you agree?   I teamed it up with the

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Bonjour | Tracey Hey

So do you follow Tracey Hey?  She has a super fun IG filled with sweet stamps and alpacas!  I was so lucky to win one of her IG Giveaways and I picked the super CUTE set:  Frenchie I stamped the main image in Pumice Stone on Bristol and did minimal coloring with Zig’s.  Have you

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Friday with Amy | Doodlebugswa.com

Hi and Happy Friday!  Today I’m up on the Doodlebugswa.com blog sharing a card that features some new Sunny Studio Stamps: Pop over to their blog for the full reveal and all the details.

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Cheers | Reverse Confetti

Check out the August Stock Your Stash Challenge over at Reverse Confetti! I’m so excited to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog with my Teamie Lisa Henke.  Here’s a sneak peek of my project.   For the full reveal and all the details, please visit the Reverse Confetti blog. Affiliate links at no extra cost to

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You are in my thoughts | Woodblock Wednesday + Guest Designer

Hello and welcome to the fourth edition of Woodblock Wednesday.  Today’s project isn’t in my traditional style, which I think is clean + simple.  I’m featuring Impress Large Hibiscus [5636H] + retired A Muse Studio In My Thoughts [9-8633C]. My base panel is bristol that has been cut using the Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Stitched

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Coffee + Kitties | Evelin T Designs

Hello and Happy Monday!  Can you believe this is the last week of July?  Where is the summer going?  I’m up on the Evelin T Designs blog sharing two cards, here’s a peek at one of them.  I’m featuring the Coffee Loving Critters + Coffee Art sets: I challenged myself to not use any black

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Berry Sweet | Woodblock Wednesday

Hello and welcome to another edition of Woodblock Wednesday.   So, I literally whipped this up this morning.  I had a couple ideas swirling around last night and played around with some stamps and paper but nothing was hitting me.  I’m working in slow mode these days and my memory is totally shot, more on that

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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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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Five + Release Day!

Welcome to Release Day!  This week we have been celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available TONIGHT at  6 pm eastern!!! Place an order* of $60 or more (excluding discounts and shipping) and you will receive SugarCut – Hello FREE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!! *This Sweet Incentive promotion begins Friday, February 16th at 6PM EST. This promotion will not be

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