…the power of two.

Stripes, I love them…polkas too but I’ve been having fun making my own stripe paper border: cardstock:  stampin’ up night of navy/calypso coral, recollections/110/white  stamps:  stampin’ up yippee-skippee/gorgeous grunge  ink:  fresh ink pumpkin/navy other:  mama elephant creative cuts/tag, stampin’ up baked brown sugar twine The horizontal stripes are made by using 0.5 inch strips of

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adventure awaits!

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  I don’t generally post so late in the day but since I had been working on this card since yesterday morning, I thought I’d go ahead and post it.  I’ve been wanting to ink up my new Newton’s Nook stamps, Message in a Bottle.  Love it and the coordinating dies. cardstock:

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happy birthday

I was a busy girl the other day and managed to make several cards….although a majority of them won’t be posted until next week, I always feel so accomplished when I can be super productive. paper:  carta bella/hello again  stamps:  paper smooches/sentiment sampler, blossoming buds  ink:  hero arts hues/black, stampin’ up white embossing powder  other:

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hello.

I’ve been on an ice cream kick…both consuming and creating♡ cardstock:  hero arts mixed blush paper:  crate/poolside  other:  crate poolside ephemera pack, pebbles glitter tape. The Crate Poolside collection is new to me….I took a Kelly Purkey class at Impress on Saturday and we had the collection to work with with it…for Christmas cards….more on

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with sympathy.

Hello again.  I don’t generally post 2 cards in a day if I can help it but I decided to play along with Mojo Monday. paper:  teresa collins/memorabilia  stamps:  verve/kind words  ink:  stampin’ up white embossing powder, fresh ink charcoal A dear friend of my Mom’s recently passed away at 90 years old.  She was

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SFYTT: Here’s the Scoop!

Although the weather in the Pacific Northwest has cooled down again, I have to say that I’ve had more ice cream this summer than ever.  I mean seriously, you can never go wrong with ice cream! paper:  pink paislee/hometown summer  stamps:  reverse confetti/love & ice cream  ink:  stampin’ up white embossing powder  other:  reverse confetti/love

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Papertrey Ink July Blog Hop: be your own kind of beautiful

Hello Hello!  I love it when I can play along with the PTI monthly blog hops!  There is soooo much inspiration and fun!  Here is July’s inspiration: Truthfully, I’m not much of a butterfly girl….don’t get me wrong, I do have the Life is Beautiful set & dies….but I realized I wasn’t a butterfly girl

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it’s pasture birthday…

TGIF!!!  I have so much to do but wanted to spend some time this morning to make this fun shaker card: cardstock:  recollections/110/white, stampin’ up crumb cake  stamps:  stampin’ up/from the herd  ink:  memento tuxedo, ranger archival black, various copics  other:  reverse confetti beautiful banners confetti cuts, stampin’ up in color sequin mix No foam

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xxx happy birthday xxx

Hello!  I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog today with a fun birthday card! I’d love for you to pop over to check it out!  Here’s a sneak peek at the Neat & Tangled products I used on today’s card:

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liquid therapy

Happy Wednesday!  We call it my first Friday, since it’s my day off (I work M/T/Th).  I’m inking  up a new coffee set! cardstock:  ranger watercolor  paper:  dear lizzy/neapolitan  stamps:  a creative journey with melissa/coffee is my liquid therapy  ink:  ranger archival black  other:  paper smooches gift tags 2, kuretake gansai tambi, may arts twine

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October Collection Release | Hero Arts

Hero Arts has just released their October Collection, Best Gift Ever. It’s an amazing set of products that work year round..unwrap yours today! Here’s how I was inspired today: Let’s chat about the Just for You card: I decided to go clean and simple with this to really let the Letterpress plates do all the

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Yule Fuel Trio | Hero Arts

Two fantastic collections have hit the Hero Arts store: Today I’m featuring three cards that showcases the Yule Fuel Collection. Let’s chat about the Sassy Elf card first. This card combines: I love how the elf hat turned out using felt: Next up are the two Cup of Cheer Letterpress & Foil plate cards: Let’s

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Simple Thanks | Catherine Pooler Designs

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: panels I was inspired by the photo and the sketch… My card features the following products by Catherine Pooler Designs: I used the following Catherine Pooler Inks: Simple Thanks is not enough. I love that sentiment. It has been heat

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Whispers of Fall + SALE | Brass & Bliss Craft Co Release

There’s a brand new release over at Brass & Bliss Craft Co – Whispers of Fall. It’s packed with amazing goodies. SALE on the NEW RELEASE! Save 20%! Here’s how I was inspired for today: Let’s chat about the Fall Market card first. This card features: I also combined these previously released products: Next up

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Thanks so much | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: Do you remember this photo? I’ve shared these earlier: Thanks my Friend Thank You This is my newest design for my Mix and Match Butterflies series. The sentiment was stamped with Concord & 9th – Sorbet ink. I’m still working on more cards but

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Noel | Instagram Guest Designer

I’m so excited to be a guest designer for Michelle Lupton’s Case me a Christmas Card event. Join the fun with “Case me a Christmas Card 2025”! This series features ten creative hops in October—two on YouTube and eight on Instagram—where we’ll CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) cards from fellow crafters. Make your own unique

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Merry Furry Christmas | Spellbinders

Thank you to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me some products to play with. Here’s how I was inspired today: Today’s project features the following Spellbinders products: *Out of Stock I’m sorry to say that the Bewitched Cat is out of stock but I’ve added some other pet sets that you could easily swap

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Find Joy | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today: Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you:

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