SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Three!

This week we are celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available at 6 pm eastern Friday, February 16th!  Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. Today the team is featuring: Otterly Adorable stamp set + coordinating SugarCuts Large Striped CoverPlate Definitely one of my favorites from this

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Two!

This week we are celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available at 6 pm eastern Friday, February 16th!  Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. Today the team is featuring: Heartfelt Sympathy + Sympathy SugarCut Die I generally don’t gravitate towards ‘traditional’ sympathy card but this is

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day One!

This week we are celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available at 6 pm eastern Friday, February 16th!  Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. Today the team is featuring the new Pretty Peonies + Card Front Element Builder along with Sweet Incentive – Free with $60 purchase, Hello SugarCut

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Reverse Confetti February SFYTT: Berry Sweet

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 February Reverse Confetti SFYTT: This sketch initially challenged me and then I thought of the Berry Sweet stamps + coordinating confetti cuts: Those berries are so

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Spellbinders: family

I’m back again with another Spellbinders card, this one features Die D-Lites Lavender Planter Etched Dies: This is going to my (ex) Mother-in-Law.  This woman is 91 years young and the kids and I have been spending quality time with her.  I’ve been taking her to her doctor’s appointments, my girl has been taking her

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Graciellie Design + Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Collaboration Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to my blog!  You should have arrived here from the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the Graciellie Design blog!  We’re so thrilled to be collaborating with the Graciellie Design Team.   Prizes:  Graciellie Design will be offering Two $10 Gift Cards to the shop!  Leave a comment

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Spellbinders: thank you

Hello and Happy Friday!  I have a card that I created using the Spellbinders Lavender Trike Etched Dies: I die cut mine with the Spellbinders Platinum 6 in white cardstock.  I colored it with various alcohol markers. I love the intricate cuts, don’t you? The coloring possibilities are endless! I’m playing along with:  Inspired by…All

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SugarPea Designs: Hello Friend

Hello!  I’m up on the SugarPea Designs blog with a pair of tropical themed cards.  Here’s a sneak peek at one of them: Please pop over to the SugarPea Designs blog for the full reveal and all the details!

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Reverse Confetti: Love is in the Air Blog Hop!

Today is the 8th of the month which means the Reverse Confetti Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from Heather Hoffman’s awesome blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the fun which is the Reverse Confetti blog! With Valentine’s Day around the corner I wanted to make up some treats to send to my kids.  I

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Hero Arts Awesome Add-Ons: With Brave Wings She Flies

I’m up on the Hero Arts blog with my teamie, Clare.  We’re featuring some of the Awesome Add-ons for February! Here’s a sneak peek of my project but make sure you check out the post.  You don’t want to miss out on Clare’s gorgeous project! Here are the Affiliate Shopping Links at no additional cost

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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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Adjusted her sails

Hello!  So, I have a bunch of pattern paper, whether it is 12×12 or in 6×6 pads…I have a ton of both.  So I decided I wanted to play with the Carta Bella Yacht Club and this is how I was inspired: I used the retired Verve Stamps, Adjusted Sails stamp.  I aged the papers

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To Bee Or Not To Bee Blog Hop!

Hello and Welcome to the:  To Bee Or Not To Bee Blog Hop!  I’m so excited to have been invited to take part in this hop to support bees and to raise public awareness of the importance of bees and apicultural products.  We are also supporting the initiation of the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association.  May 20th is

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source of super powers.

Okay, I know that I’m not the only one but I tend to hoard cute crafting supplies like the Doodlebug Designs – Cream & Sugar.  So I hope to focus on that collection whenever I can over the next several weeks.  Here’s a super clean + crisp one: Isn’t that sentiment perfect?!  It’s by STAMPlorations,

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