Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Hop!

Click HERE for the Latina Blog Hop! Hello, and welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Hop! I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today!  You should have arrived from the Super Talented Laura Sterckx’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which

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{CASE}ing

Kelly Latevola…you know her and follow her, right?!  This girl can pack some serious BAM in her projects and I was so thrilled that she asked me to be part of her Super Fun {CASE}ing Genius feature! I’d ♡ it if you’d pop on over to her blog and check it out!!!  Big shout out

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be happy.

So, I’ve been on the causal look out for this Dear Lizzy set after seeing THIS card by Wida.  I picked it up at a scrapbooking store when we flew to Vegas and did this with it: cardstock:  recollections/110/white  stamps:  american crafts/dear lizzy/day dreamer, create a smile/botanical love  ink:  tsukineko/tuxedo, ranger/archival black, fresh ink chamomile,

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Pinterest Inspired Challenge Blog: sending sunshine

Hello and Happy August! What?  Really?  I can’t believe it’s already August! I’m super excited to tell you that I’m a guest designer for a BRAND NEW Challenge blog….Pinterest Inspired Challenge If you know me, you know that I’m a challenge-a-holic!  Check out the inspiration for challenge #1: source Here’s how I was inspired by

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life.

I’m a challenge-a-holic and they help me get through my stash.  Here’s a great example, I picked up the 12×12 pad of Pebbles Cottage Living and haven’t used it until I designed this card: cardstock:  bazzill/ash  paper:  pebbles’/cottage living  stamps:  verve/words of wisdom  ink:  ranger/archival/black The 12×12 papers are great to fussy cut blooms &

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…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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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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Mocha Christmas | Coffee Loving Papercrafters

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog sharing this card that features Pixi Dust Designs. Hop over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for all the details. Some links maybe affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Trick or Treat | Brass & Bliss

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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