think pretty thoughts

Click HERE for the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Blog Hop Click HERE for the Latina Crafter Blog Hop Hello and Happy Thursday!  This week has been especially busy but it’s how the month of August is panning out both personally and bloggie-wise. So seriously, how cute is that unicorn?   cardstock:  recollections/110/white, stampin’ up strawberry slush  stamps:

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Neat & Tangled + A Blog Named Hero = Metallics

Click HERE for the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Blog Hop Click HERE for the Latina Crafter Blog Hop All this week, Neat & Tangled is collaborating with A Blog Named Hero!  The challenge is Metallic! Here’s my supply list: Please pop over to the Neat & Tangled blog to check out my project!

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Latina Crafter Blog Hop!

Click HERE for the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release! Hello Hello! I’m thrilled to be hopping with the girls at Latina Crafter!   You should have arrived here from the Latina Crafter Blog!   Remember to start there, because that is where the fun begins!   I met Diana of the Latina Crafter through

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Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Hop!

Click HERE for the Latina Blog Hop! Hello, and welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Hop! I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today!  You should have arrived from the Super Talented Laura Sterckx’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which

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{CASE}ing

Kelly Latevola…you know her and follow her, right?!  This girl can pack some serious BAM in her projects and I was so thrilled that she asked me to be part of her Super Fun {CASE}ing Genius feature! I’d ♡ it if you’d pop on over to her blog and check it out!!!  Big shout out

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be happy.

So, I’ve been on the causal look out for this Dear Lizzy set after seeing THIS card by Wida.  I picked it up at a scrapbooking store when we flew to Vegas and did this with it: cardstock:  recollections/110/white  stamps:  american crafts/dear lizzy/day dreamer, create a smile/botanical love  ink:  tsukineko/tuxedo, ranger/archival black, fresh ink chamomile,

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Pinterest Inspired Challenge Blog: sending sunshine

Hello and Happy August! What?  Really?  I can’t believe it’s already August! I’m super excited to tell you that I’m a guest designer for a BRAND NEW Challenge blog….Pinterest Inspired Challenge If you know me, you know that I’m a challenge-a-holic!  Check out the inspiration for challenge #1: source Here’s how I was inspired by

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life.

I’m a challenge-a-holic and they help me get through my stash.  Here’s a great example, I picked up the 12×12 pad of Pebbles Cottage Living and haven’t used it until I designed this card: cardstock:  bazzill/ash  paper:  pebbles’/cottage living  stamps:  verve/words of wisdom  ink:  ranger/archival/black The 12×12 papers are great to fussy cut blooms &

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…the power of two.

Stripes, I love them…polkas too but I’ve been having fun making my own stripe paper border: cardstock:  stampin’ up night of navy/calypso coral, recollections/110/white  stamps:  stampin’ up yippee-skippee/gorgeous grunge  ink:  fresh ink pumpkin/navy other:  mama elephant creative cuts/tag, stampin’ up baked brown sugar twine The horizontal stripes are made by using 0.5 inch strips of

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adventure awaits!

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  I don’t generally post so late in the day but since I had been working on this card since yesterday morning, I thought I’d go ahead and post it.  I’ve been wanting to ink up my new Newton’s Nook stamps, Message in a Bottle.  Love it and the coordinating dies. cardstock:

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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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Believe in the Magic | 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 used some other things in my stash to complete my card. The pattern paper is retired by Avery Elle. Affiliate links

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Llama – zing Day | Miss Ink Stamps

Hey Happy Sunday! Today I’m sharing a Miss Ink Stamps project, here’s how I was inspired: My card features these Miss Ink Stamps products: The images were stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. My card was inspired by the current Freshly Made Sketches: I snuck in some pattern

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