Hero Arts: Happy Valentine’s Day

Hello!  I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today sharing a card that uses dies to accentuate a shape.  You’ll want to pop over there for the reveal and all the details.   Did you hear the news?!  I’m back at Impress in Tukwila teaching a Hero Arts class! Stop by the Impress in Tukwila to

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SugarPea Designs Mix It Up Challenge #39: Happy Birthday

Check out the newest SugarPea Designs Mix it Up Challenge!  So fun, right?! Play with the sketch or the inspiration photo, or a bit of both!  You have all month to play along with us!   One randomly selected winner will receive a $25 Gift Certificate to the SugarPea Designs store. However, if the winning entry features

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The Ton’s 3rd Anniversary Release Blog Hop 1/22

I’m so excited to be joining The Ton and their design team to celebrate their 3rd Anniversary!  You should have arrived here from The Ton! Giveaway information:  Effie is giving away a stamp set of choice to a lucky commenter. To qualify, you must leave a comment on each blog stop for the respective giveaway day

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2018 Hero Arts Catalog!

The 2018 Hero Arts Catalog is now available for your viewing HERE.  You’re going to LOVE the new products available! Products begin shipping to retail stores next week and will be in the Hero Arts Online Shop on February 15. Make sure you check out the Hero Arts blog post HERE and comment for a

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Guest Designer for Inspired by…Sorry I missed your birthday

I was so excited when Laurel Seabrook reached out to me to find out if I would be a Guest Designer for her Inspired by Challenge! Check out this very fun photo inspiration: Here’s how I was inspired: I definitely drawn to the patterns, colors and texture! I started with the Reverse Confetti Drop Cover

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Hero Arts: Armed & Dangerous

Hello and Happy Saturday!  I had this card completed yesterday but had to wait for some natural light to take the photos.  Have you seen the latest Hero Arts January My Monthly Hero kit and additional add-ons?  Oh, there are so many fun new designs!  Check out Stealing My Heart: So, let’s start at the

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Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Sponsor Solo – Craftin’ Desert Divas

Hello and Happy Friday!!!!   I’m happy to share that the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s feature, Sponsor Solo, is back!  What is that?  Well, it’s when we take the time to talk about a specific Super Sponsor (a company that sponsors a Coffee Lovers Blog Hop). Today we’re featuring:  Craftin Desert Divas! I’ve been eyeing some of the cute

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Reverse Confetti January SFYTT: Baby, it’s cold outside

Hello, today I’m featuring a project that was inspired by the January Reverse Confetti SFYTT: I’ve been trying to busily design winter themed cards to send out in the next couple of weeks.  I sent out a ton of holiday cards but still managed to miss a ton of people.  Here’s one that features the

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Let’s be mermaids!

Have you seen the latest release from Ellen Hutson LLC – Essentials by Ellen?!  So much goodness…here’s a card featuring Mermaids Tail by Julie Ebersole:  The tail has been stamped in Hero Arts Ombre Lime to Forever Green.  The ‘water’ panel is Reverse Confetti Iced Aqua. My card was loosely inspired by CAS(E) this sketch!

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Hero Arts: Most Beautiful Day

I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today featuring a couple of the July My Monthly Add-ons!  Here’s a peek at all of the Add-ons: CM193 Little Florals DI412 Little Florals Frame Cuts CM194 Summer Garden DC219 Daisy and Bugs Stamp & Cut DI410 Paper Layering Basket DI411 Butterfly Confetti Fancy Die E6253 Picnic Basket

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Stampin’ Up: Coffee Cafe Hi

One of my FAVorite Coffee Collections is the Stampin’ Up Coffee Cafe stamp set + Coffee Break Designer paper.  They really outdid themselves with that…I super love it. This has minimal stamping, just the Hi.  I fussy cut the images from one of the sheets of Designer Paper…they’re so much fun, aren’t they?  I was thoroughly

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The Heart Desires featuring Flora & Fauna…congratulations

So the summer is literally flying by and I have so much NBUS that it is embarrassing.  I have been looking at a bunch of new Flora & Fauna that I picked up from The Heart Desires.  The perfect time to whip up two ‘New Home’ cards! I did a feminine and masculine version!  

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Hero Arts: Sweet Birthday Wishes

Happy National Ice Cream Day!  Here in the Pacific Northwest we’re having another warm summer.  Although this morning is overcast,  today is suppose to get to 71 degrees, perfect in my book.  I think warm weather and ice cream are made for each other, don’t you agree? Any other Matcha Green Tea fans?!  Oh I

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Reverse Confetti: Rain or Shine…

Hello and Happy Saturday!  I have a fun card that I literally whipped up this morning: This combines the new Reverse Confetti Under the Umbrella 6×6 paper pad with the previously released Weather it Together stamps + confetti cuts.  I used panels of Baby Blue, Bumble Bee + Cloud White cardstock. The images have been stamped with

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Have a sweet day!

Recently Doodlebugs was having a store wide sale so I picked up some Sunny Studio Stamps, both are Washington state based companies and I love to shop local💚 Love the Perfect Popsicles set!  I was inspired by Mendi’s curved greeting…. The aqua circle is CTMH Prickly Pear collection.  I upcycled a Starbucks sleeve for the

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Reverse Confetti July Blog Hop!

Today is the day!  It is the Reverse Confetti July Release Blog Hop!  That means all the new release products that we’ve been sneak peekin’ are now available in the shop! You should have arrived here from the awesome Heather Hoffman’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Reverse Confetti

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