A Jillian Vance Design: Baby, It’s Cold Outside

post 1 of 2…click HERE for my Chickaniddy Crafts post. Hello! I’m super excited to share that I’m one of the November/December Guest Designers over at A Jillian Vance Designs Here’s a peek at my project: I used the Frosty Stamp Set It’s not a card…for all the deets pop over to the  A Jillian Vance

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life starts…

post 2 of 2…click here for my Your Next Stamp post. It’s no secret that Fall is my Favorite Season…love anything and everything Fall Inspired. paper:  carta bella/a perfect autumn  other:  impress felt, american crafts glitter paper, carta bella sticker/chippie, paper smooches loopy leaf die That super skinny strip of American Crafts glitter paper is

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Your Next Stamp: home made (with love)

post 1 of 2…click here for my Life Starts… card Today is my last post as the October Guest Designer over at Your Next Stamp It has been so much fun designing with them! I wanted to do something a bit different (translation: non-coffee project) so I designed a wood veneer shaker: paper:  carta bella/a

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Smarty Kids.

I made a couple altered Starbucks To Go cups for the kids’ Halloween Goodie Bag: paper:  chickaniddy crafts/scrumptious  other:  solid orange divine twine, gold thread All the paper is from Chickaniddy Crafts Scrumptious Collection. Since my girl lives across the street from a Starbucks, I’m hoping she remembers to bring her cup with her and

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appreciate everything.

I’ve been feeling super grateful these days.  It could be the time of year, fall seems to bring that out in a lot of people with Thanksgiving around the corner.  There’s been other things too…I carpool into work with Darin.  It’s been nice for many reasons, chattin’ time, not having to pay for parking {more

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Stampin’ Up Sunday: to a wonderful friend

Happy Sunday! I need to do Stampin’ Up Sunday’s with all the SU stuff that I’ve been slowly accumulating.   I’m like a lot of crafters, I started off with Stampin’ Up around 2003’ish.  I jumped in, with both feet and probably should have signed up to be a demo then but didn’t, but was

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a little coffee…

So, you all remember the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, right?  Well, I found some hidden treasures in that, one of them being this Hero Arts, A Little set: Butterfly Reflections Ink gave it away as a Flash Sponsor.   I stamped it on vellum and heat embossed it in Zing white.  The ‘coffee’ has been

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Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge: happiness is brewin’

Click HERE for the Neat & Tangled October New Release:  Final Day Hello and Happy Friday! I’m playing with the Your Next Stamps team. Have you played along with the October challenges? You can pick one or both…click HERE for all the deets. Last time I used the sketch, today I’m using the inspirational photo:

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Neat & Tangled October New Release Day Four: Winter Trees

Click HERE for the new Fusion Challenge! So, how have you been enjoying the Neat & Tangled New Release Week?! I know, right?!  So many fun and fabulous new sets! Today we’re featuring: Winter Trees illustrated by Miriam! I was definitely in a watercoloring mood with this set: cardstock:  strathmore  stamps:  neat & tangled winter

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Hey Pumpkin | Pretty Pink Posh

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Although Doodlebugswa has discontinued the design team, I have plenty of products to still create projects. Some of the products may not be available at Doodlebugswa but I have the card recipe at the bottom of the post. My card for today features the following Pretty Pink Posh products:

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Gourd Time | Simon Says Stamp

I should be playing with some new summery sets but I had to whip up this card that features the following from Simon Says Stamp: I found out that Laura Davis’ is celebrating her Mom’s upcoming 90th birthday – here’s here instagram too – on September 30th and is doing a card drive. Well, I’m

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I dream of a better world | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Rolling Pins For today’s card was inspired by the botanical designs and color palette. I combined the following Brass & Bliss Craft Co products: That sentiment cracks me up and because there isn’t a chicken on the card but flowers,

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Crafty Friends | Simon Says Stamp – STAMPtember Party!

Yay for STAMPtember! Have you checked out all the fabulous products?! Find them here over in the Simon Says Stamp shop. Today there’s a Party over on the SSS blog with a listing of all the designers that are participating. Collect the different giftie codes, make sure you note if they are FREE with purchase

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Sweetness | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #57

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 Hero Arts: Cardstock + Ink: I just love that mouse from the What’s Cookin’? set! I wish they would come out with more additions

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Roll with It | Echo Park Paper

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Vintage Display For today’s card was inspired by the theme and color palette. I had squirreled away this paper collection and it’s perfect for today’s challenge! First of all, this paper is glorious and has the right amount of texture.

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August Edition | Guest Designer – Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Vikki Hein Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, August 26. 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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Summer Cocktails | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… This is my final Design Team post for Doodlebugswa. The team is going away but the shop is still open! You’ll still see me posting projects on my own because I’m such a fan of Cathy! My card for today features: I wanted to share some of my recent

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Friendship | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! have a Brass & Bliss Craft Co card to share. It features the following products: I cut the leaves out with watercolor paper, spritzed them with water and used watered down Distress Oxide inks to color them. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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