a party without cake…

post 1 of 3 today…click HERE for Reverse Confetti’s Countdown to Confetti Day 2…Click HERE for Neat & Tangled’s May Release Day 3  Hello! Today is my day on the A Jillian Vance Design Blog!  I’d love for you to swing by and check out my project. Here’s a peek at my supplies: celebrate cake

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winner of birthday blog hop!

Thanks to everyone that hopped with us for Kimberly’s Birthday! The winner of the Butterfly Reflections Ink $15 Gift Certificate is…. Shelly Kurth!!!!! Shelly, I’ve messaged you! So yesterday was {inter}National Scrapbook Day…did you play along in challenges, do some shopping or craft up a storm?  I had some crafty girls over and we made

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Curtain Call – Travel On: Smile

It’s time for a New Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge! I was inspired by the camera: cardstock:  recollections/black paper:  amy tangerine  other:  the cut shoppe/candid camera, lawn fawn/speech bubble border Although it’s an older sketch, I was also inspired

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happy birthday kimberly!!

source I consider myself a lucky girl.   I have had the wonderful opportunity to make some great in-real-life crafty friends.  One of them is Kimberly.  I can’t remember how I stumbled onto Kimberly’s blog but the minute I did, I was absolutely smitten with her style & work.  Today is Kimberly’s birthday and there

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coffee & a whole lot of love.

Hello and Happy Monday! I’m sharing some A Jillian Vance Design projects that posted in March. My first card uses the Coffee & Jesus stamp set which I combined with the  True Love stamp set I love the addition of the chunky wool yarn…it makes the card ‘cozy’, dontcha think? My next card uses the

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eat cake & more.

Hello and Happy Saturday! I haven’t posted my Chickaniddy Crafts cards over here in awhile so I’m doing a bit of catch up! The first 2 cards are March projects. This one was to focus on the chevron trend: It made things super fun (& easy) to use the Reverse Confetti Triple Chevies Confetti Cuts!

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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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