SFYTT: Here’s the Scoop!

Although the weather in the Pacific Northwest has cooled down again, I have to say that I’ve had more ice cream this summer than ever.  I mean seriously, you can never go wrong with ice cream! paper:  pink paislee/hometown summer  stamps:  reverse confetti/love & ice cream  ink:  stampin’ up white embossing powder  other:  reverse confetti/love

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Papertrey Ink July Blog Hop: be your own kind of beautiful

Hello Hello!  I love it when I can play along with the PTI monthly blog hops!  There is soooo much inspiration and fun!  Here is July’s inspiration: Truthfully, I’m not much of a butterfly girl….don’t get me wrong, I do have the Life is Beautiful set & dies….but I realized I wasn’t a butterfly girl

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it’s pasture birthday…

TGIF!!!  I have so much to do but wanted to spend some time this morning to make this fun shaker card: cardstock:  recollections/110/white, stampin’ up crumb cake  stamps:  stampin’ up/from the herd  ink:  memento tuxedo, ranger archival black, various copics  other:  reverse confetti beautiful banners confetti cuts, stampin’ up in color sequin mix No foam

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xxx happy birthday xxx

Hello!  I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog today with a fun birthday card! I’d love for you to pop over to check it out!  Here’s a sneak peek at the Neat & Tangled products I used on today’s card:

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liquid therapy

Happy Wednesday!  We call it my first Friday, since it’s my day off (I work M/T/Th).  I’m inking  up a new coffee set! cardstock:  ranger watercolor  paper:  dear lizzy/neapolitan  stamps:  a creative journey with melissa/coffee is my liquid therapy  ink:  ranger archival black  other:  paper smooches gift tags 2, kuretake gansai tambi, may arts twine

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sparkle.

I love colors and patterns….I can confidently put together pieces when it’s all part of the same collection, like Chickaniddy’s Twirly Girly.  Pale pink with orange and a dash of grey and silver…that makes me a happy crafter: cardstock:  chickaniddy crafts/silver surfer  paper:  chickaniddy crafts/twirly girly  stamps:  reverse confetti shine from within  ink:  ranger archival

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kaboom!

Hello and Happy Monday!  I have a FUN card to share today: cardstock:  recollections/110/white  stamps:  waltzingmouse/kaboom  ink: memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  create a smile washi I received my first Waltzingmouse Stamps order and I couldn’t wait to ink up the Kaboom set for my boy’s birthday card.  His ‘real’ birthday was on the 12th

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enjoy.

Happy Sunday!  It’s warming up again in the Pacific Northwest.  I was hoping the milder 70 degree temps were here to stay but it’s forecasted to be in the 90’s again today.  Although we don’t have central air in our home we did score a couple portable upright ac units after our last heat wave

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howdy.

Happy Saturday!!! So it’s been a busy 2 weeks on my blog with new releases by Reverse Confetti and Neat & Tangled!  The next couple of weeks will be me, catching up on challenges and such.  My schedule is slowing down, more on that in a smidge. First, here’s my card for today: cardstock:  recollections/110/white

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Neat and Tangled July Release Day: Woof + No Nuts

Hello and Welcome to the Neat & Tangled July Release Day!  ALL new products are available in the shop NOW. Today we’re featuring Woof + No Nuts First up is Woof, a fun dog/animal lover must-have set: cardstock:  papertrey ink kraft, recollections/110/white, mystery gray  stamps:  neat & tangled woof  ink:  memento tuxedo, stampin’ up white embossing powder,

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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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Pupkin Guest Blogger | Spellbinders

Hello and Friday I was up on the Spellbinders blog. I have a bit of a sneak peek of the project: Make sure you check out the Spellbinders blog + Spellbinders Shop! I wanted to go ahead and also create a new project to share on my blog today. Here’s my Spellbinders product list: Affiliate

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August Collection Release – Day 2 | Hero Arts

Two fantastic collections have just hit the Hero Arts store: It’s a great time to go shopping: I’m sharing three cards that I designed featuring the new Very Merry Collection: Today let’s chat about the caffeinated card first! This collection is PACKED with so many amazing products! This card features: The sentiment was heat embossed

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fintastic | The Stamp Market

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: fish I was inspired by the photo, theme and colors… My card features the following products: *retired I knew exactly what stamp set I was going to use when I saw this week’s inspiration photo. The Concord & 9th cardstocks

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August Collection Release | Hero Arts

Two fantastic collections have just hit the Hero Arts store: It’s a great time to go shopping: I’m sharing four cards that I designed featuring the new Hocus Pocus Collection: Today let’s chat about the shaker card first! This collection is PACKED with so many amazing products! This card features: The cardstock I used: I

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