Just a Note | Close to my Heart + Sheetload of Cards

  Friday morning I was part of a Crafty Zoom that was hostessed by my friend Chris Franco.  The two hours went quick but I was able to whip together these nine cards: Have you heard of Sheetload of Cards?  It’s a genius concept of taking three 12×12’s and a couple 8.5×11’s, a card sketch

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Final Day of Avery Elle Week | Ellen Hutson LLC

  Today is the FINAL day of Avery Elle Week over on the Ellen Hutson blog!  We’re celebrating with a SALE and it ends tonight at 11:59 pm pacific. I’m back sharing a couple more projects, this time featuring the Avery Elle – Layered Ice Cream set.  This layering set is super easy to use. 

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You’re Sweet | Avery Elle Week – Ellen Hutson LLC

Did you hear?  It’s Avery Elle Week over on the Ellen Hutson LLC Blog!  I’m starting off the week with some sweet inspiration. I’m featuring the Avery Elle – Layered Cupcake for my projects.  I had so much fun with this set, I don’t know about you, but I love cupcakes. My first card combines

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AVO Happy Birthday | Lawn Fawn

  My card was thoroughly inspired by Samantha Mann + Chari Moss. The plaid panel was inspired by Chari.  I used the Large Slimline dies and the Plaid Stencils.  The ink colors are by Concord & 9th: Ballet Slipper Grapefruit I used Catherine Pooler blending brushes and trimmed down to fit the 4.0 x 5.25

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‘Tis the Season | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #1 Reminder

  Guys!  You’re awesome!  As I type up this post on January 8th there are already 39 fabulous projects linked up to our little Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!  The support, comments and kudo are absolutely appreciated!  I love that you are joining me in this proactive challenge to have a bunch of Christmas Cards on

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Catherine Pooler Global Adventure Pt. Deux + Spring Fling Refresh!

  The New Catherine Pooler – Global Adventure Pt. Deux + their new Spring Fling Refresh is NOW available!  Make sure you check out their shop!  As promised, I’m back with a couple projects that use their newest Spring Fling Refresh inks: Minted Oh Boy! Sixteen Candles I decided to feature the newest inks with

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Super lazy | Taylored Expressions

Since I just place a large order at Taylored Expressions I thought I better ink up some sets from my last order! I love the Sarcasti-Chick and the various coordinating sets.  I couldn’t wait to use the ‘lazy’ sentiment.  It is pretty much why I bought everything LOL. I was going to use pattern paper

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Lantern Festival | Catherine Pooler – Global Adventure Pt. Deux Collection

  Thanks to my friends at Catherine Pooler for sending me their Lantern Festival stamps + coordinating dies.  They are part of their new collection, Global Adventure – Pt. Deux! Their Adventure in Asia Bundles consists of: Lantern Festival Stamp Set Lantern Festival Dies Origami Cheers Sentiments Stamp Set Origami Cheers Dies Fan Dance Background

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National Coffee Day | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Happy National Coffee Day! We’re celebrating with an Insta-Hop that starts over on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters IG! This is how I was inspired for today’s festivities: Brass & Bliss Craft Co is one of 18 Super Sponsors that are joining in the fun! Each hop stop has a prize. My card features: The Coffee

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Hello There | Altenew Ambassador + Sale Code!

Thanks to my friends at Altenew for sending me a box of goodies! Check out how it inspired me: My card features: I used the Fine Woodgrain on kraft cardstock with dark brown ink. It was a bit too much for the look I was going for so I used the Fine Woodgrain with Bisque

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September Release | Miss Ink Stamps

Today is the Miss Ink Stamps release! There are so many amazing new products in the shop, make sure you check it out. My card for today features:▪ It’s All Relative – stamps▪ Latte Love | stencil▪ Brewtiful | stamps I love this set! We have several scientists in the family including my girl, my

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Happy Halloween | 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: All New release items are 20% off now through September 30, Plus all past Halloween Stamps, Dies,

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Sneak Peek Day 2 | Miss Ink Stamps

Today is Day 2 of Sneaks and Giveaways for the upcoming Miss Ink Stamps release! This release is packed full of cute animals and magic, plus a re-stock of two of our most-requested stamps. In addition to the 2 daily gift card giveaways on @missinkstamps IG giveaway posts, there’s also a prize package worth over $50 for one lucky

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Mama Elephant Stamp Highlights | Tiny Helpers

Today is the Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight Day for the Tiny Helpers set! Here’s a card that I designed especially for today: I combined: I LOVE how the holiday scene turned out! In case you missed my earlier card from the instagram hop: This card features: Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Thanks my friend | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: Do you remember this photo? This is one of the cards that I made. I love how it turned out and plan to make several more using the same design and colors. Thanks for stopping by!

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Mama Elephant Stamp Highlights | Joy to the World

Today is the Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight Day for the Joy to the World set! Here’s a card that I designed especially for today: I combined: I LOVE how the subsentiment from the Joy to the World sets fits perfectly for my card theme. In case you missed my earlier card from the instagram hop:

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Mama Elephant | Guest Designer

I’m doing a bit of catch up….These are the projects I shared for Mama Elephant’s Birthday IG Hop: Mama Elephant’s new release is here! To celebrate their 13th year anniversary, MamaElephant is giving away a total of five $25 gift cards to random commenters on our Instagram Stampede posts, Facebook, and YouTube introduction videos. I’m shaking this

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September Collection Release | Hero Arts

Two fantastic collections have just hit the Hero Arts store: I’ll be featuring new projects that showcase the I Pick You Collection. Here’s my first card: These are the products I used: I decided to go clean and simple. The image has been stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush

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