Spellbinders: Never Too Old

The wonderful folks at Spellbinders sent me the Die D-Lites Gears Etched Dies: Here’s how I was inspired: If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that I tend to be a clean + crisp kind of gal.  Those gears were calling to be on a project that is grungy….don’t you agree?  The gears have been inked up

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Pinkfresh Studio Technique Talk Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio Technique Talk Blog Hop!  Each project will feature a stamping technique, I can’t wait to hop around!  You should have arrived here from the awesome Elena Roussakis’ blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Pinkfresh Blog. There will be four Lucky Winners! 

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Spellbinders: Oceans of Joy

The wonderful folks at Spellbinders sent me the Die D-Lites Fishing Trip Etched Dies: Here’s how I was inspired: I combined them with the Nestabilities Standard Circles SM Etched Dies.  The fish have Distress Oxide inks that have been smooshed.  I backed them with black cardstock to define their shapes a bit. The sentiment is

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Reverse Confetti: You’re Fabulous

Hello and Happy Sunday!  I’m sharing a card that was inspired by my Reverse Confetti teamie Melissa: I inked up the Something Wonderful blooms with Zig Clean Color Markers on watercolor paper.    I layered two Pierced Round Top Layers.  The bottom panel had the blooms inked up with Stone.  A happy accident was that

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Hero Arts: Enjoy the Day

Hello and Happy Saturday!  We hope that you’ve been enjoying the Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop!  Remember to leave comments along the way for a chance to win! Today I’m sharing a card that was designed with: Alphabet Soup + Make a Fountain I quickly watercolored some coffee in each of the mugs.  The latte

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Five + Release Day!

Welcome to Release Day!  This week we have been celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available TONIGHT at  6 pm eastern!!! Place an order* of $60 or more (excluding discounts and shipping) and you will receive SugarCut – Hello FREE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!! *This Sweet Incentive promotion begins Friday, February 16th at 6PM EST. This promotion will not be

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Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release Day Four Hello and Welcome to the Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop!  The new products have been shipping to retailers for a few weeks now but today is the day that everything is available in the Hero Arts Online Store! 

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Four!

This week we are celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available at 6 pm eastern Friday, February 16th!  Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. Today the team is featuring: Garden Topiary stamp set + coordinating SugarCut I went clean + simple with this one: I adore pairing

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Three!

This week we are celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available at 6 pm eastern Friday, February 16th!  Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. Today the team is featuring: Otterly Adorable stamp set + coordinating SugarCuts Large Striped CoverPlate Definitely one of my favorites from this

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Hero Arts: you are amazing.

Happy Saturday to you!  Have any fun plans?  I’m crafting in the morning then off to a birthday luncheon…looking forward to seeing my friends! Did you happen to see the photo I posted yesterday?  I was doing a bit of organizing of my Hero Arts woodmount stamps: I’ve had that cabinet for years (circa Making

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Concord & 9th Guest Designer – Happy Card Frame Die

Hello and Happy Friday!  I’m so thrilled to be one of the October Guests over at Concord & 9th!   Check out their new products: Today I’m sharing 2 projects that use the new Happy Card Frame Die set over on the Concord & 9th blog!  I’m giving you a sneak peek of one of my cards.  I used

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Reverse Confetti – Coffee

I can’t believe that Halloween is on Monday!  Last year I bought 2 bags of chocolate from Costco and only had a handful of kids stop by.  It was raining sideways that evening.  I sent each of my college kids about 6 lbs of chocolate..haha.  If you have young children, what do you do?  The

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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® and Graphic 45!

Did you hear?  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® and Graphic 45 have collaborated this week!  I’m so excited to be part of this blog hop. My project features a Graphic 45 Mixed Media 5×5 Box – Kraft.   All the panels of paper have been adhered using the E-Z Runner® Grand Dispenser.  I combined the Safari Adventure and Cityscapes

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The Heart Desires: Practically Purr-fect!

I’m up on The Heart Desires blog today with a fun card!  Pop over to the blog and check it out! Here are some of my supplies: (The Heart Desires) Doodlebug Design Kitten Smitten 6×6 (The Heart Desires) Neat & Tangled Kitty’s Favorite Things (The Heart Desires) VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Spot InLinkz.com

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Hero Arts: Cheers + Bridal Blog Hop Winners!

Hello and Happy Sunday!  I have a card that uses a total of five Hero Arts stamp sets and 3 Hero Arts ink pads: Definitely not my typical design…lotsa inky goodness on this.  The background is made from the Color Layering Grateful Leaves.  Aren’t they beautiful in Ombre Autumn?  The have been layered with Cup

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Concord & 9th October Guest Designer – Perfectly Penned

click HERE for my Guesting with Ruby post Hello and Happy Friday!  I’m so thrilled to be one of the October Guests over at Concord & 9th!   Check out their new products: Today I’m sharing 2 projects that use the new Perfectly Penned set over on the Concord & 9th blog!  I’m giving you a sneak peek of

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Guesting with Ruby – Merry & Bright

click HERE for my Concord & 9th Guest post I’m excited to be guesting over on Ruby’s blog today!  Here’s a sneak peek of my project that uses a bunch of Hero Arts supplies!  Please pop over to Ruby’s to say hi…she asked me a bunch of questions too (wink). While you’re here, I did

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Hero Arts: Merry Christmas

Click HERE for my Reverse Confetti Happy fall-idays post. I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today!  Here’s a sneak peek of my project: Pop over to the Hero Arts blog for a full reveal!

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