Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Today is the day!  The Hero Arts  February My Monthly Hero kit is now AVAILABLE! You should have arrived here from the awesome Lydia Fiedler’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Hero Arts blog!   Remember that you can now SUBSCRIBE to receive the kit monthly and never miss one!   The Main Kit Kit

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Reverse Confetti: with heartfelt sympathy

Happy Super Bowl Sunday.  That means a crafty day for me 🙂  I have a non-traditional sympathy card to share today: I used the Reverse Confetti Rose Garden stamp + coordinating confetti cuts.  Not your typical color palette for a sympathy card but I wanted the recipient to receive a ‘happy’ card. I used the following

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Pinkfresh Studio: Best Wishes

Have you seen the newest Pinkfresh Studio Stamp + Die Release?!  Make sure you check out the hop and comment for a chance to win! I’m up on the Pinkfresh Studio blog today, sharing a couple Friendship themed cards.  Here’s a sneak peek of one of them: Eep!  That tea cup!  That sweet Mouse!  For all

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Heffy Doodle: You’re the best in the whole mewniverse!

Feeling super grateful to have received the Heffy Doodle exclusive Mewniverse stamp set! Cuteness overload in a mini stamp set! Here’s how I was inspired: Eep!  That cat is just too sweet!  I teamed him up with the Pebbles Forever my Always collection.   I shared this photo last week: They’re Blick Studio Brush Markers, that’s what I

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Pinkfresh Studio January Stamp & Die Release Blog Hop!

Happy February!!!  Did you hear about the newest Pinkfresh Studio Stamps + Die release?!  It’s HUGE!   We’re celebrating with a blog hop!  You should have arrived here from the Pinkfresh Studio blog!  If not, you’ll want to start there, leave comments along the way for a chance to win! Check out the latest release: Oh yes,

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Hero Arts: Joyous Birthday

The Hero Arts 2018 Catalog is now available!  If you didn’t see it, I previewed another set earlier this week HERE.  The new products will be available at Heroarts.com on February 15th BUT you can find them at your favorite retailers now! Today I’m featuring the K6270 Flowering Magnolia (also available DI482 Flowering Magnolia Frame Cuts). I did

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Scrapbook.com + Spellbinders Collaboration: Happy Trails

Hello!  I’m back again with a collaboration with Scrapbook.com + Spellbinders.  You can check out my earlier posts HERE and HERE. I posted this pic earlier on IG that features the Spellbinders Die D-Lites – Build a Camper: Seriously, who doesn’t want an airstream trailer?  I have many thoughts of converting one into my very expensive craft

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Hero Arts: you’re tea-rific

Have you heard the news?!  The Hero Arts 2018 Catalog is now available!  The new products will be available at Heroarts.com on February 15th BUT they you can find them at your favorite retailers now! It’s filled with so many new products!  My card for today features CM229 Woodland Tea Party. The set is filled with

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Reverse Confetti: hello!

Hello, I have a card to share with you this morning.  I had a fun card making session yesterday and was able to design a bunch of cards.  I shared three of them yesterday and here’s another one. This one features the Reverse Confetti Kitchen Love and Coffee and You stamp sets.  I love how

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Happiness is a cup of coffee.

Hello and Happy Saturday.  I have a bazillion things do do and what am I doing?  I’m playing with stamps and bits ‘n bobs.  I managed to create 5 cards this morning, of course I’m a roll because I have to leave the house soon.  Here’s my first batch: I haven’t inked up my Stampin’

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You’re Sweet!

Pineapples, I love them and can’t get enough of them.  My friend Kimberly Wiener gifted me a bunch of the Paper Smooches Pineapple collection…how sweet is she?!!!!!  Here’s how it inspired me: Those glasses are so much fun with that adorable pineapple!  The embossing folder is from Stampin’ Up but it doesn’t look like they

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Hero Arts: Mahalo!

I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today with a fun nautical card.  I’ve been having so much fun with the new Summer Collection! Here are just a few of my favorites: Hero Arts CM165 Color Layering Sea Turtle Hero Arts DI390 Color Layering Sea Turtle Frame Cuts Hero Arts CM162 Color Layering Blue Whale

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Francophile: Bonjour!

I’m a relatively new francophile: We’re excited to plan a trip to Paris because the boy will be over there this fall for a Study Abroad program.  How lucky am I that Donna Mikasa supports my addiction by sending me some sweet goodies.  Here’s how I was inspired by them: Eep!  The My Favorite Things

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2017 Hero Arts Summer Catalog Blog Hop

Hello!!!  The Hero Arts Summer Catalog Products are now in the Hero Arts online store!  We are celebrating with a hop!  You should have arrived here from my awesome teamie May Park’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Hero Arts  Blog! Hero Arts will be giving away three

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May Guest Designer: Color Throwdown – Just Because

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: If you’ve been following me for any amount of time you’ll know that green is my favorite color!  I had so much fun with this one! I love to use non-traditional colors

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Reverse Confetti: enjoy the ride!

Have you seen the latest release by Reverse Confetti?!  There are soooo many great new stamps, confetti cuts and colors!  I managed to combine a couple new goodies on this card: I started off with a Mist card panel.  I cut the Hello & Thanks Label on a panel of Cloud White.  I adhered the

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Another Birthday?

You know, I’ve been working hard to build up a stash of Birthday cards so I’m not whipping one up at the last minute.  Well, I ended up whipping this one up yesterday morning: Llamas/Alpacas…LOVE them.  The MFT Llama Love is so fun with the cute llamas and great puns.  I love the MFT Subtle

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a • muse | studio May Guest Designer: Always believe in yourself

I’m back up on the a • muse | studio blog with 2 cards.  I’m sneak peekin’ one of them here: I teamed up the new You Are My Sunshine set with the previously released Be Yourself.  The sentiments/fonts in the You Are My Sunshine are absolutely perfect.  There are so many to pick from, gotta love that!

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Happy Birthday: Make a wish or two

I finally broke into some awesome Stampin’ Up colors:  Emerald Envy + Flirty Flamingo: I combined it with Stampin’ Up Crushed Curry and their Hearth & Home Thinlets.  The computer monitor and Happy Birthday Sentiment are from Mama Elephant: Blogging Buddies + Mini Messages.  The Make a Wish is by MFT, More Essential Sentiments. Do you spy

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