Close to My Heart – Bloom & Grow

Today wraps up my CTMH Online Party!  Thank you to all that placed an order!  I managed to whip up one last card using the March Stamp of the Month • Tea-rrific: I found some fun inspiration in the CTMH Seasonal Expressions Catalog.  Oh and btw, all thin cut dies (and stamp/die bundles like that cute

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Hero Arts: Happy Bee Day!

Hello!  I have a clean + crisp Tag Card to share with you.  It features the Hero Arts Busy as a Bee stamps and coordinating Frame Cuts.  Check out the Pool Mix Layering panel that has been cut with the Tag Infinity Dies. It’s been much too long since I’ve played with modeling paste and had

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Reverse Confetti: Happy Spring!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  Love today for the LOVE of GREEN🍀  Today I have a Spring card to share with you! I’m at it again…PURPLE. The Pacific Northwest has seen several weeks of rain…yesterday it didn’t rain and it was actually sunny!  I wanted to capture that feeling of spring in my card design.  

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Paper Sweeties: Keep Calm and Drink Coffee

Have you seen the latest release from Paper Sweeties?!  I’m smitten by the Keep Calm and Drink Coffee stamp and coordinating Sweet Cuts! Yes, you’re on my blog…even with all that glorious purple.  Not a drop of GREEN!  I used the NEW Hero Arts Ombre Hydrangea pad on the coffee cup, isn’t it fun?! Just

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Hero Arts: Our Friendship

I’m up on the Hero Arts blog with my teamie, Jayne!  We’re doing a fun post with March’s optional add-on products for My Monthly Hero! Here’s a bit of trivia, I’m a huge BLACK thumb.  I’m so horrible with plants and for some reason, my family still gives them to me.  The card that I

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Limited Runs Stamps: You’re my cup o’ tea!

So I have the pleasure of interacting with a bunch of different companies because of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hops.  So when Nikki of Limited Runs Stamps shared one of her new images with me, I couldn’t wait to whip something up! That pup in a cup from Tea Cup – Ruff Day is just

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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® : Oh Hello Friend

I’m up on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® blog today.  Here’s a peek at some of my supplies: I’d love for you to visit me over on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® blog, it’s my final post with the team.  I’ve really enjoyed my time with them, I’ve learned so much!  I’m so excited to see what the

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Close to My Heart – Sweet + Happy

So the last week or so, I’ve been doing a bit of organizing/spring cleaning.  It’s something that I should do more often but I’m just glad that I’m on track with the areas I wanted to concentrate on.  In the process, not surprisingly, I’ve come across some crafty stuff that needed some love.   Today’s

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Hero Arts: You’re My Pick

Hello!  Did you see that Hero Arts is having a March My Monthly Hero blog hop?!  At the time that I type up this post, the March Kit is still available! Today I’m sharing a card that I designed using one of the the Optional Add-on products, Produce and Seeds. Such a fun set, love

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Reverse Confetti: It’s Your Birthday!

It’s a gusty day in the Pacific Northwest which has been making my internet very sluggish.  I wanted to get this posted before I have any big issues. As I was trying to decide what type of card I wanted to design this morning, I thought I should start replenishing my Birthday card pile: I

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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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