eat more hole foods | Taylored Expressions

I’m finally getting around to inking up the Taylored Expressions – Donut Days kit.   I love all things donuts…couldn’t resist this one.  You might not be able to tell but the Donut Days Stencil has been hit with Ranger Texture Paste with a couple drops of Reverse Confetti Piggy Bank reinker.  The added texture

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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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It’s the start of STAMPtember!

I’m super excited to be part of the Simon Says Stamp – STAMPtember festivities this year! It’s a month long party and it’s going to be fabulous. Today’s card features: If you’ve been following me, you know that I love all things fruit themed! I’m shakin’ things up! How cute are those critters and that

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Christmas Cheer | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me product. Here’s how I was inspired today: I combined the following products: I love how the tone on tone betterpress looks with the Petite Criss Cross Press Plate. My card was inspired by: Freshly Made Sketches Color Throwdown Also my self challenge – Merry & Bright

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Deer Friend | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #45

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! This month is the start of a couple changes to the challenge: Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by Pixi Dust Designs: The sentiments are from Lawn Fawn: The cardstock: The

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Lunar New Year Challenge | September 2025

We’re back with the July Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Dragon ended on January 28th. The Year of the Snake started on January 29th and runs through February 16, 2026. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I went

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Hocus Pocus Collection – Part Two | Hero Arts

Two fantastic collections are in the Hero Arts store: I have a new card featuring the Hocus Pocus Collection: Isn’t she so cute? I’ve combined the following Hero Arts products: *previously released products I used the following ink + cardstocks: The Tricks and Treats set is filled with fun images to create a scene. Don’t

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Cone-Gratulations | Pixi Dust Designs

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: ice cream cones I was inspired by the photo and theme… My card features the following products: I knew that I was going to use the Pixi Dust Ice Cream Truck set. I’ve had it in my stash for a

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August Edition | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, October 22nd. Please note that I’m skipping Woodblock Wednesday for the month of September but the prize will roll into October! I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday!

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Wonderful Human | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: That bear! I recently ordered it from Doodlebugswa – she’s so cute! I love how I pulled together a couple different manufacturers. I’m sending this one to my girl. Thanks for stopping by!

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Boo | Spellbinders

Have you seen Simon Hurley’s latest release over at Spellbinders – Spooktacular? It’s so fun! Today I’m featuring one of his new release products: I added these previously released Spellbinders products that I have in my stash to my card: **Chuckling** Isn’t that sentiment perfect?! This is when I tell you that I almost have

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Hello there | 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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