12 Tags of Christmas – Day 9 – Ellen Hutson LLC

    Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Nine and the Christmas Carol is Jingle Bells with Carly Tee Minner + Guest Designer Jess McAfee. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over on the

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 8 – Ellen Hutson LLC

    Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Eight and the Christmas Carol is Sleigh Ride with Emily Mydlowski + Guest Designer Franci Vignoli. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over on the Ellen

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December Creative Hop | Reverse Confetti

It’s the 8th of the month which means it is the Reverse Confetti Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from Dana Kirby’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Reverse Confetti blog. Here’s how I was inspired: I did a bit of ‘mass producing on this one’.  I wanted it to have

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 7 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Seven and I’m up on the EH blog with Guest Designer Jill D Hawkins.  My song choice is Santa Claus is coming to town! Don’t forget to leave comments

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 6 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Six and the Christmas Carol is Jingle Bells with Angela Simpson + Guest Designer Brenda Noelke. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over on the Ellen

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 5 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Five and the Christmas Carol is I’ll be Home for Christmas with Guest Designers Elena Roussakis + Becky Roberts. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 4 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Four and the Christmas Carol is Let it Snow with Lisa + Guest Designer Caryn. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over on

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 3 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Three and the Christmas Carol is Feliz Navidad with Therese + Guest Designer Tiffany. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over on the

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 2 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Two and the song is Puppy for Hanukkah with Heather and Guest Designer Suzanna. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over on the

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so sorry for your loss | global design project

  Sympathy cards are always a challenge.  I designed this for a dear friend of mine who recently lost her mother.  I’m to that age where unfortunately I think this is going to be happening more often and it breaks my heart.   I’m a non-traditional maker of sympathy cards, the thought of designing a stark

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And Everything Nice | Simon Says Stamp

Simon Says Stamp has a NEW And Everything Nice Release! There are so many amazing products! Today I’m playing with the: The Festive Merriment is full of sweet images and sentiments. Think easy two step layering. I used Concord & 9th inks: The cardstock is Sorbet. I love using non-traditional colors for the holidays! I

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Merry Little Christmas | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: I McGyvered the elf cap, specifically the pink portion. I topped it with a pom from my stash. I’m still working on more cards but here’s how it looks all together: Thanks for stopping by!

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Peace on Earth | My Pretty Things

Thanks to Erin of My Pretty Things for sending me a couple of her stamp + die sets! Here is how I was inspired today: Today I’m featuring: This set is the cutest! I actually had the ink blended 4×4 panel on my desk. I love how it works with those sweet images. A big

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Lunar New Year Challenge | November 2025

We’re back with the July Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Dragon ended on January 28th. The Year of the Snake started on January 29th and runs through February 16, 2026. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I went

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Gingerbread Greetings | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #47

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! This month is the start of a couple changes to the challenge: Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features this set by Not 2 Shabby: I used the Lawn Fawn Foursquare Backdrop: Landscape from

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Merry Christmas | A Colorful Life Designs

Today I’m sharing my final project for A Colorful Life Designs. I’m also resharing the other projects I designed earlier this month. These are the A Colorful Life Designs products I used: Here’s how I did the stenciling: Do you notice that I did a three color pink in hopes for a ombre look? The

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Hi Friend | Concord & 9th

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: panels I was inspired by the photo, colors and knit leggings. My card features the following products by Concord & 9th: I used the following cardstocks: The stenciling was done with Distress Oxide – Pumice Stone. The sentiment has been

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Merry Christmas | Coffee Loving Papercrafters

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog sharing this card that features Super Sponsor Mama Elephant. Hop over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for all the details. Some links maybe affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Hello Friend | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: Do you use Pinterest? I’m a huge fan of it and find it to be a great inspirational resource. I came across this card – it was what inspired my project today. Do you remember this photo? I’ve shared these earlier: Thanks my Friend

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