Sleigh Ride | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Four is Sleigh Ride. I struggled with this because I don’t seem to have a sleigh in my stash.  So I went with the modern version of a sleigh, a snowboard: Okay, I know you’re wondering why there is a coffee cup.  Well I

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Here Comes Santa Claus | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Three is Here comes Santa Claus. Pink and  Red make my holidays.  Love that combo.  So today’s tag features the [retired] Fat Pants and Holly Jolly sets. The tag is cardstock from my stash using the Hero Arts Nesting Tags Dies.  The Holly Jolly

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Deck the Halls with Inky Paws 2020 Blog Hop!

  Today is the Newton’s Nook Designs Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from my teamie, Tatiana’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Newton’s Nook Designs blog. Here’s how I was inspired: I started off with the Argyle

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Little Drummer Boy | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Two is Little Drummer Boy. Although I’ve been trying to keep my tags simple, what you don’t see are the multiple tags I end up creating to get to my final project.  I always keep coming back to a very clean and simple design.

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Silver Bells | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day One is Silver Bells.   For how simple this tag is, it took a long time to finish.  I was trying to go a different route that was more focused on a sentiment but I just couldn’t get the look that I was looking

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Happy Holiday Wishes | Reverse Confetti

  Hello!  I’m so happy to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog today.  Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: I was thoroughly inspired by a couple of my teamies.  For all the details, please visit my post. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Not Gluten Free | Essentials by Ellen + SALE

  I had a bunch of Ellen Hutson – Essentials by Ellen sets out to make a card then I went a totally completely route and just used one set, Ginger House. Those Gingerbread cookies are the cutest, right?  You can’t really tell by the photo but the Oyster Gray plate has an embossed circle

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Noel | Reverse Confetti

  I wanted to squeak out some time to make another holiday design this weekend.  I’m suppose to be writing out my Holiday Cards right now.  Just wanted to post a reminder about the Reverse Confetti Thankful For You Sale! Here’s what I whipped up for today: Yes, I’ve been switching up my photography and

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You’re so Cool | Inspired by Challenge – Dashing Through the Dough

Welcome to another new Inspired by Challenge!  There is also an optional sketch challenge:   Here’s how I was inspired: The Newton’s Nook Designs Snowman Roundabout is perfect for this challenge.  Look at all those cute snowpeeps.  One of my least fav copics to work with…red.  It is so unforgiving, that’s probably what drove me to

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Peace on Earth | My Pretty Things IG Hop

My Pretty Things’ Handmade Holidays! Who’s ready for some holiday crafting? Hop along for some holiday inspiration featuring new & old goodies now available in the shop! Giveaway Info: My Pretty Things is giving away a $25 gift card to one lucky winner!! Here’s what to do for your chance to win as you hop

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Coffee Lovers Club | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Fall Mugs For today’s card was inspired by the theme and colors. THINK: Free Mug Library – Take a Mug – Leave a Mug. I combined the following products: *This is a subscription. The kit isn’t guaranteed to drop in

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Iconic Christmas | Simon Says Stamp – Sending Cheer

Simon Says Stamp has a NEW SENDING CHEER 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: The background pattern was stamped with Concord & 9th – Sea Glass. The images were stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet black and

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Merry Little Cookie | Mama Elephant

Today is my Mama Elephant Designer Series Day. Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the following Mama Elephant products: I snuck in some festive berries from the Twiddlers Nook – Elf Cookie Sprinkles Embellishment Mix. Here are my earlier cards: Holiday Calories Duo Holiday Joy Merry Little Cookie Fa La La Some links are

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Thankful for you | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Fall Leaves For today’s card was inspired by the theme and sketch. I combined the following Brass & Bliss Craft Co products: The sentiment was stamped in Pecan from the Color Fuse #3 set. The leaves have been cut from

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Mug Life | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #58

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 Spellbinders: Cardstock + Ink: I just love how this one turned out! I can’t wait to see how my teamies and the Guest designers

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September Edition | Guest Designer – Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Cynthia O Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, October 28th. 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

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Autumn Tapestry | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

The Brass & Bliss Craft Co – Autumn Tapestry Release is now in the store! SAVE 20% on the new Release! We’re doing things a bit different, there is no instagram hop. You’ll want to pop over to the Brass & Bliss blog post HERE and leave a comment for a chance to win. Here’s

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Happy National Coffee Day

Happy National Coffee Day! There’s a blog hop that starts over on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog today. One of the Super Sponsors is Brass & Bliss Craft Co: Here are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I combined for today’s project: The wool felt is from my stash. I actually made the coffee

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