Hero Arts: Summer Catalog Sneak Peeks – Seattle

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Right at Home April New Release Blog Hop! Did you see yesterday’s Summer Catalog Sneak Peeks over on the Hero Arts blog?!  You don’t want to miss any of the fun!   Every day this week Hero Arts will share a different photo from the new catalog,

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focus on the sun

I love how my friends throw out a challenge to play along in.   I’m always up for a great challenge! I’ve had some Paper Smooches goodies that needed some love…Check out those Rain boots!  I paper pieced them with American Crafts Hip Hip Hooray.  They are nestled on the Paper Smooches Scallop Frame that

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happy birthday

It’s been a busy couple weeks on  my blog.  You should see my desk…it’s really bad!  I slid things aside (literally) to create this card: Isn’t the Piñata by Hero Arts so much fun?!  It screams party!  I love the Ombre Neon Chartreuse to Blue ink.  The Ombre pads aren’t just for solid images! Hero

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you got this!

Whew, I gotta tell you.  I must have been a mechanical engineer in my previous life because I so don’t have that ‘thought process capability’ now.  Mechanical things always throw me for a loop and that relates to crafting how?  Crafty dies with many pieces…scares me every time, just like the ikea bag ‘o nuts

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The Ton Spring 2016 Release Blog Hop!

post/hop 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Reverse Confetti April Release Hop Hello and Happy Friday!  So thrilled to be hoppin’ with The Ton in celebration of their Spring 2016 Release!  You should have hopped here from the awesome Keeway’s Blog, if not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is The

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Reverse Confetti: April New Release Blog Hop!!

post/hop 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for The Ton Spring 2016  Release Today is the day!  It is the Reverse Confetti April Release Blog Hop!  That means all the new release products that we’ve been sneak peekin’ are now available in the shop! I have 2 projects to share today, let’s start with my card.  I’m

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Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti Day Three: oh, hi there

Hey there ‘Fetti Fans, it’s the Countdown to Confetti Day 3!!!! On the 8th all the new Reverse Confetti stamps and confetti cuts AND the limited edition Quick Card Panels will be available for purchase. We will be counting down the fun until New Release Day!  Our April ‘Fetti Friend is:  Francine Vuilleme Our Newest Teamie is:  Diane Jaquay Today

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Hero Arts: Congratulations

Hello!  I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today with a baby card.  Here’s a peek at just some of my supplies: I’d love for you to pop over there and check it out! Hero Arts Cling Stamps, Alphabet Soup Bold Prints Hero Arts Wood Block Stamp, Little Hippo Hero Arts Wood Block Stamp, Little

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Right at Home: April Release

Click HERE for the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Blog Hop Click HERE for the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti Day One Hello!  So excited for the Right at Home April Release!  It’s available now! Birdhouse Color in Sentiments Handmade By Me Tiny Sentiments Here’s a peek at a couple of cards that I created just for today! For

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Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti Day 1: hello

Click HERE for the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Blog Hop Click HERE for the Right at Home April Release Hey there ‘Fetti Fans, it’s the Countdown to Confetti Day 1!!!! On the 8th all the new Reverse Confetti stamps and confetti cuts AND the limited edition Quick Card Panels will be available for purchase. We will be counting

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Reverse Confetti February Blog Hop: Valentine’s

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  Today is the 8th which means the Reverse Confetti Crew is hopping!  I have a couple special Valentine’s that I made especially for my kids.  I bought some Trader Joe’s Candy Coated Chocolate Drops and started creating. First up is the set for my girl.  She’s a coffee-a-holic, donut-a-holic + ice cream-a-holic

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Love to go

The other day I posted this on FB/IG.  I’m not much into mass production which for me is anything more than 1 of a similar design.  This Unity Stamp Co, Love to Go image is so fun to watercolor! Here’s how they turned out: All the paper is from Doodlebug Design, Kitten Smitten. I was

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No Coffee – No Talkee

My little tag took a lot longer than it should have.  I’ve been battling a good (meaning bad) cold.  I’m guessing it was from traveling, I tend to get sick after commercial flights.  I’ve been averaging close to 18 hours of sleep a day….crazy, eh?  Especially for those of you that know that I generally

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Happy Birthday Kate: You Deserve to be Celebrated!

I consider myself super fortunate to be part of an awesome crafty group.  We try to get together monthly and we love to celebrate birthdays!  Today we are celebrating Kate!  This girl ROCKS the paper goodness, have you seen her work?!  It is consistently BEAUTIFUL.   You should have arrived here from the happy hostess,

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The Heart Desires Challenge #9: Hello Sunshine

Thanks to everyone that joined us for Challenge #8!  The gallery is full of beautiful projects!  We’re unveiling Challenge #9 today: Challenges will run from the first Wednesday to the last day of each month. Enter up to 3 times and combine with no more than 5 challenges, including ours. Include the inspiration pic as

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Reverse Confetti February SFYTT: xoxo

Happy February!  If you’ve been following me for any amount of time you know how much I adore green.  So with this month’s Reverse Confetti SFYTT I decided to use green as the dominant color palette for my card design.  I’m a big fan of using non-traditional colors for ‘holidays’. The All Heart Cover Panel

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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® : Celebrations

I’m up on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® blog today!  I’m so excited to share a couple projects using Gilding Flakes.  Here’s a peek at my supplies: Pop on over to the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® blog to check out the full reveal!

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Guest Designer: a2zscrapbooking monthly challenge

I’m so excited to be guesting for a2zscrapbooking today!  If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that I’m continuing to build up my 2017 Holiday card collection so I decided to whip up another one: The Hero Arts Origami Happy Holidays set was what I decided to feature.  So many fun images to

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