100% Genuine Birthday Wishes

Hello + Happy Saturday!  Today is my girl’s birthday.  I can’t believe that she turns 23 years old…how can I have a 23 year old daughter…LOL.  Here’s a card that I made especially for her.  I think I mentioned earlier that she picked up knitting. Patting myself on the back for actually using a stamp set

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Fancy Pants Designs: happy heart

Hey There! I’m thrilled to be joining the Fancy Pants Designs team, in case you missed it, here’s the Announcement!  I have a project to share to introduce myself!  Here’s a bit of a sneak peek but for all the details, I’d love for you to visit me on the Fancy Pants Designs blog!

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Reverse Confetti Spring Fling Blog Hop with My Sweet Petunia

I’m so excited to be a part of the Reverse Confetti + My Sweet Petunia Spring Fling Blog Hop! There will be two lucky commenters from the hop to win one of two prizes: a $60 shopping spree at www.mysweetpetunia.com and a $60 shopping spree at www.reverseconfetti.com – you must leave your comment no later than Sunday, March 25th,

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Hero Arts: I miss you a waffle lot

Have you seen the March My Monthly Hero Release?!  It’s one of the best yet!  Today I’m sharing a card that features CM249 Food Puns and SA113 Every Which Way Stencil 6×6. Breakfast is my FAV meal of the day.  Love to have breakfast for dinner too!  This card was made especially for my boy

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March Sweet2Repeat Blog Hop!

Hello!  Hello!   It’s the Sweet2Repeat Blog Hop!  Now that so many of you have the SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release, we’re hopping to inspire you! Today I designed a fun shaker card: I combined the Otterly Adorable stamp set and the Large Striped CoverPlate.   What’s a bit different about this shaker in comparison than I’m what I’m

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SugarPea Designs: unraveling

Hello!  I’m up on the SugarPea Designs blog with a card that I made especially for my girl.  For all the details, please pop over there! Here’s a peek at my supplies:

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Guest Designer: Pebbles Inc.

I’m super excited to announce that I’m a Guest Designer up on the Pebbles Inc blog!  I’m so grateful for this wonderful opportunity and whipped up several different projects, here’s a sneak peek of one of them: Please visit the Pebbles Inc blog for all the details and to see all my other projects I

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Reverse Confetti March SFYTT: Happy Bunny Day

Hello and Happy Sunday!  Is the weekend going by fast for you too?!  I’ve been busily crafting all weekend long!  Today I’m featuring a project that was inspired the the March Reverse Confetti SFYTT: I combined More than Jellybeans and the Basket confetti cuts.   Anybody love white chocolate?  ME! I generally love white space but there

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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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The Heart Desires: You Make Me Happy

I’m up on The Heart Desires with a quick card trio!  I’d love for you to visit me over on the blog!  Here’s a peek at some of my supplies: (The Heart Desires) Doodlebug Fun in the Sun (The Heart Desires) Doodlebug Design Desert Flower Epoxy Stickers InLinkz.com

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Reverse Confetti: You anchor me

So I’ve been on a huge nautical kick lately: I decided to use my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors and whip up a background.  The Reverse Confetti Cloud White cardstock takes watercoloring really well.  I added the Flowers for Mom confetti cuts in Sand and Cloud White.  The sentiment is from the Seaside stamp set which

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