Snowflake Soiree | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #55

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by The Greetery: These are the Catherine Pooler ink colors I used: *retired The Coaster and base are Bazzill – Marshmallow. My last card contains

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Seas & Greetings | My Pretty Things

Have you checked out the newest release from My Pretty Things – Life InDex?! There’s still time to comment over on instagram for a chance to win! I have the direct links to each hop stop HERE. I’m back with a new project, here’s how I was inspired: This card features: The colors were inspired

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My Pretty Things – Life InDex Release IG Hop

My Pretty Things’ Life InDex Release is now in-store, and it makes memory keeping easy with perfectly sized products for all papercrafters!! Forget those rolodex and boxes for specialized dies. MPT’s new line is sized to fit 4”x6” index cards for easy storage in pocket pages, index boxes, scrapbooking, albums, or even cards. There is

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Rebrand | Simon Says Stamp

Simon Says Stamp has a NEW SHINE ON Release! There are so many amazing products! Today I’m playing with: I also added these Simon Says Stamp products: I also used Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock: This sentiment is something that resonates with me. I went through a divorce back in 2006. I had 2 young children, was

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June Edition | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: JB Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, July 29. I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give away a prize. One lucky random project with a US

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Congrats | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: I love how that pup turned out! This is for my nephew that recently graduated from high school. He is the youngest of all cousins on that side of the family. Thanks for stopping by!

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Holiday Hugs | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge

Have you played along with the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge this month? I combined new with retired products for this card. These are the Stampin’ Up products I used: *retired The Dream Team set isn’t just for coworkers! That Good Grid stamp? I bought it from my crafty garage sale. My friend Laura sold stuff

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May Guest Designer: Color Throwdown – So Happy Today

I’m so excited to be a May Guest Designer for Color Throwdown!  I’m a huge fan of their challenge!  Check out this week’s inspiration: At first this color combo challenged me but then I started working on it and everything fell into place: I’ve been trying to use my paper collections.  I was digging around the

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Hero Arts: Eat cake all day!

Hello!  I’m up on the Hero Arts blog sharing a card!  Here’s a peek at my supplies: Hero Arts CG706 Scribble Bold Prints Hero Arts DC210 Eat Cake All Day Stamp & Cut Hero Arts Pool Mix Layering Hero Arts Tide Pool Shadow Ink Hero Arts Intense Black Ink InLinkz.com

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Lucky Me

I couldn’t wait to use my new Spellbinders Market Fresh – Aren’t You Sweet Collection dies.  I’m a fruitatarian (well, not really but I LOVE fruit) and had so much fun with them. The sentiment is from Reverse Confetti’s A Friend Like You stamp set…it’s been stamped with Midnight ink.  The strawberries have been die

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Donut know…

Happy Sunday!  Hope you are having a magnificent weekend!  Yesterday our crafty group got together and this is the Make ‘n Take that I brought: I was suppose to have it finished and ready on Friday but time got away from me so I whipped it up on Saturday morning 🙂  Thankfully I had a

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with heartfelt sympathy…

I’m sending out 2 sympathy cards this week…such difficult cards to make.  I’m a fan of non-traditional colors…the lighter and pastel the better.  This one is being sent to a family: I haven’t inked up the Reverse Confetti Rose Garden in awhile.  I originally picked it for the rose image so bonus points that it

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Thinking of you

With the gorgeous weather we’ve been having in the pacific northwest I can sometimes whip up a card after work and still have natural sunlight for photography.  Believe me, that doesn’t happen often.  I knew that I wanted to ink up the Papertrey Ink – What the Doodle Tea Time set: I teamed it up

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Papertrey Ink May Blog Hop: Always be strong

I have a couple new Papertrey Ink goodies that are NBUS so I thought I’d better join in the May Hop Fun: Such a pretty inspiration photo…I struggled with the muted colors, tossed 2 cards and finally settled on this one: I absolutely LOVE the Courage & Kindness stamp set!  I love how it has

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Happiest of Birthdays!

So, be patient with me as a search for a sweet spot in the house for photography.  The boy took the camera that I use for blog photos and although I have another Nikon to use, I can’t seem to get the settings quite right.   I generally don’t make my own cardbases…sigh, I’m lazy

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May Guest Designer: Color Throwdown – Oh Hello There

I’m so excited to be a May Guest Designer for Color Throwdown!  I’m a huge fan of their challenge!  Check out this week’s inspiration: Perfect, my two favorite colors, green + grey….staple colors in my wardrobe!  Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the Reverse Confetti Lead + Lime Green cardstock.  I stamped up some of the fun

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You Go, Gull!

I recently ordered a bunch of goodies from Ellen Hutson LLC.  Check out the MFT Seaside Seagulls: I love puns and the Seaside Seagulls is full of them.  Cracks me up!  I knew that I wanted to team it up with the Essentials by Ellen Wonky Backdrops.  This set is a must-have!  I inked it

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