Your Next Stamp August New Release Blog Hop!

I’m super excited to be guesting for Your Next Stamp’s August Release and Blog Hop!  They’re also celebrating 9 years, how awesome is that?!  Make sure you comment along the way for a chance to win! Prizes:  Nine – $20 Your Next Stamp Gift Certificates Game:  Count the gumdrops on the creations along the hop

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Reverse Confetti | August Stock Your Stash Challenge | Congrats!

Click HERE for the Your Next Stamp August Release Sneak Peek! Have you seen the new monthly Reverse Confetti  challenge, Stock Your Stash?! The new challenge is the STOCK YOUR STASH Challenge!  This is a chance to create a card to keep in your stash.  (Of course, you could send it off right away!).  Each month will

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Your Next Stamps | Guest Designer | August Sneak Peeks!

Hello!  It’s the Your Next Stamp August New Release tonight.  They’re also celebrating their 9th birthday and I’m helping to celebrate!   Today we’re sharing sneak peeks!  Don’t forget that tonight is the New Release Blog Hop!  Stop by the YNS blog for a full list of blogs with peeks! I’m sharing a project that features:

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Just Bee-Cause

Hello and Happy Friday!  I have a just bee-cause card for today, no challenge just creating.  The sets by Hello Bluebird are so fun.  I’m featuring Bee Happy.   It has been teamed up with some vintage Cosmo Cricket paper, anyone recognize it?!  I’ve been doing a mega clean out of my Craft Room and told

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Reverse Confetti August Creative Hop

Hello!  Today is the 8th of the month which means it’s time for the Reverse Confetti Creative Hop!  Today’s theme is Pattern Paper!  I decided to feature the Paper Bliss 6×6 Paper Pad. Love the color palette in this particular pad, it definitely reminds me of summer time.  I combined the panel with the Stitched

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Hero Arts August My Monthly Hero Blog Hop + Giveaway!

I’m so excited to be participating in today’s Hero Arts August My Monthly Hero Blog Hop!  Today is day that the kit and Optional Add-ons hit the Hero Arts Store.   You should have arrived here from the Amy Kolling’s!  If not, you’ll want to start at the Hero Arts Blog where all the fun begins! Check out

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers + Our Daily Bread Designs Collaboration Blog Hop!

Hello and Happy Friday!  We’re so excited to be hopping with Our Daily Bread Designs today!  You should have arrived here from the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the Our Daily Bread Designs where the fun starts! Prize:  Our Daily Bread $25 Gift Certificate Leave comments along the way for a chance to win!

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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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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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Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release Day Four Hello and Welcome to the Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop!  The new products have been shipping to retailers for a few weeks now but today is the day that everything is available in the Hero Arts Online Store! 

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