Merry Little Cookie | Mama Elephant

Today is the Mama Elephant Stamp Highlights: Holiday Calories. My card is a simple design using that sweet set along with Baking Spirits Bright. I’ve been smitten with this color combo and added washi again to my card. You might not readily tell but the cookie sheet has been stamped onto Concord & 9th’s Dove

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Happy Fall | Spellbinders

I managed to whip up two cards yesterday, here’s the first one. I’ll share the other one later this week. This one features: *from Spellbinders Event. The plaid paper is from my stash. I designed this as a ‘quick’ thank you for my bonus daughter. She embroidered a cardigan for me for my birthday and

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Holiday Joy | Mama Elephant

Today is the Mama Elephant Stamp Highlights: Baking Spirits Bright. My card is a simple design using that sweet sentiment set along with the Placemat Set – Creative Cuts. The base panel is actually made with strips of washi tape. Here are my earlier cards that feature the Baking Spirits Bright set: I can’t wait

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Warm Wishes | Catherine Pooler

Have you checked out the Catherine Pooler – Frosty & Festive release yet? It’s packed with goodness. Here’s how I was inspired today: I’ve combined: *previously released I’m loving that cover plate! I combined these inks: The Light Up the Tree cover plate has been cut from gold glitter cardstock. The sentiment has been ink

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Afternoon Calm | Altenew

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Acorns For today’s card was inspired by the colors and fall theme. I combined the following Altenew products: The distress oxides I used: The cardstock I used: I can’t wait to see how you’re inspired! Thanks for stopping by! Some

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Frosty & Festive Collection Release Day | Catherine Pooler

It’s here, the Catherine Pooler – Frosty & Festive Collection is now available in the shop! Check out today’s card: Today’s card features: The trees have been stamped with the following Catherine Pooler inks: The sentiment has been heat embossed in gold. In case you missed my earlier card: It features: I masked the upper

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Mama Elephant’s 14th Anniversary | Stampede Day 1 – IG Hop

Mama Elephant’s new release is here! To celebrate their 14th year anniversary, MamaElephant will be giving away five $25 Gift Cards per Stampede Day to a random commenter on Mama Elephant’s Instagram, Facebook or YouTube channel in addition to their sitewide sale and free gift promotion! Make sure to check out the shop HERE. Here’s today’s Instagram Hop listing – 9/15 Stampede Day

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Frosty & Festive Collection Coming Soon | Catherine Pooler

Coming soon Catherine Pooler – Frosty & Festive Collection! Save the date, Wednesday, September 16th it is available in the shop. Check out today’s card: My card features: I masked the upper portion of an A2 watercolor panel and blended: Using the Holly & Berries layered stencils, I used these colors: Do you see the

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Friendship | Pinkfresh Studio

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Maps For today’s card was inspired by the theme + sketch. I combined the following Pinkfresh Studio products: I also used the Angie Blom Digital Designs – Let’s Go Travel Backgrounds to tie in the sketch. I printed it onto

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Reverse Confetti: Confetti Camera

Hello!  I’m up on the Reverse Confetti blog today with Confetti Camera! A little bit about Confetti Camera… In this weekly (Thursday) segment, one of the Confetti Crew designers will have the camera on both themselves, as a designer, and on their Reverse Confetti creations. For this round each of our designers are working on

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Essentials by Ellen Late Summer 2016 Blog Hop!

Hello, and welcome to the Late Summer 2016 Essentials by Ellen Release Hop! I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today!  You should have arrived here from the awesome Julia Stainton’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is The CLASSroom. 

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Right at Home: DIY Painted Pencils

I’m up on the Right at Home blog with a DIY Painted Pencils project!  Here’s a sneak peek of my process: I’m even keeping it real with the oops I had with my paints 🙂   I wanted to give Nicole of Right at Home a big shout out…this is my last post for the

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Thank you + Giveaway Winners!!!!

Wow!  I hope that you had as much fun as I did celebrating with giveaways last week!  I loved reading all of your sweet comments!  Thank you soooo much for joining me in a week long celebration of my birthday!   I’m always floored by the generosity of the Paper Crafting Community and love to

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Scrapbook Adhesives + Reverse Confetti

Hello and Happy Saturday!  I’m up on the Scrapbook Adhesives blog with the how to on this card! I do also share a coordinating envelope along with a fun design tip so you won’t want to miss out on the Scrapbook Adhesives post. I combined the new Reverse Confetti Just Brew It with a sentiment

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Hero Arts: You’re Pretty Sweet + a Giveaway!

Hello!  I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today but I’m also sharing a different project on my blog too!  Check out my tag card: I could easily be a fruitatarian….is there such a thing?!  I love fruit in real life and in crafty form.  Today’s tag card features the Hero Arts set:  Stamp Your

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Throwback Thursday + Giveaway!

So, I’ve been playing (+ eating) a lot and didn’t make time to whip something up today so I went through my bloggie archives to post projects that I shared on my birthday…ready?!  Here we go…oldest to newest: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 The biggest thing I’ve noticed…my photography skills 🙂

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Oh, Frap + a Giveaway!

I’ve been wanting to ink up my Your Next Stamp – Java Geek set: I combined it with the coordinating Java Geek Dies and the Doodlebug Design – Fun in the Sun paper pad!  I added some texture to the base panel by using the Pink Paislee – Citrus Bliss Embossing Folder! I was inspired by

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Neat and Tangled Birthday Celebration + Giveaway!

I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog today starting off the hop festivities for the day!  Make sure you join in the fun…tons of inspiration + prizes all week long! Here’s a peek at one of my cards that I’m sharing over on the Neat & Tangled blog: I made a shaker!!!!  Check out

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Reverse Confetti August Blog Hop + Giveaway!!

Today is the day!  It is the Reverse Confetti August  Release Blog Hop!  That means all the new release products that we’ve been sneak peekin’ are now available in the shop! If you’ve been following me for any amount of time, you know how much I LOVE coffee.  I love to drink it and I love all

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