New Essentials by Ellen Release IG Hop!

  Did you catch the IG Hop celebrating the New Ellen Hutson – Essentials by Ellen Release?  I think that you’ll agree that it is an amazing release! I thought I’d share a bit of a sneak peek of one of my projects: All the details are in my IG post.  Here’s the listing: Ellen

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Christmas in April

  I’m part of a group that encourages Holiday Cardmaking year round.  There’s a set monthly minimum of five.   This batch features: Basic Grey – Nordic Holiday Reverse Confetti – Fa La La Circle Savvy Dies – Deer Head Avery Elle – Circle Tag Die Spellbinders Small Pinking Circles This makes for 25 so far

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Oh so sweet | Ellen Hutson LLC

  I remember calling my boy an ice creamatarian when he was younger.  Secretly we were also letting him have carrot gelato and calling it orange gelato.  Never mind the fact that gelato is packed with sugar.  My boy gets his love of ice cream from me.  Unfortunately I can only have the vegan variety

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Momma said | Taylored Expressions

  I put together a card earlier this week but it wasn’t hitting me.  Rather than put everything away, like I should have, I kept everything out to come back to design another card.  Here’s how I was inspired: I combined Taylored Expressions’: Big Grumpy Hot Flash Grumplings Mini Slim Diagonal Stripes Cutting Plate Her

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Hello Friend | Angie Blom Digital Designs

  I’ve been enjoying the gorgeous weather in the pacific northwest.  Mostly because the days are longer which gives me more time for project photog.  I admit I started this project last night but it just wasn’t hitting me. I ended up using some upcycled kraft wrapping for the bouquet and finished it off with

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Welcome Little Ones | Reverse Confetti

  Hello!  I’m so excited to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog today.  I designed this card especially for a friend of mine.  For all the details, please visit my post! Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Oh, hello there | Pigment Craft Co

  I’ve been super smitten by Pigment Craft Co.  Their April Release was filled with caffeinated designs! I used: Cup of Happy Handmade Blend Tea Baggie Builder I used packing paper with the heart shaped Tea Baggie Builder piece.  The Catherine Pooler inks I used: Do-Si-Do | Coral Cabana | Samba Melon Ice Cummerbund Midnight

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Neat & Tangled Collaboration with My Sweet Petunia!

This week,  Neat & Tangled is collaborating with My Sweet Petunia, the maker of the MISTI!!!!  The MISTI is amazing, seriously.  I put together a step by step photo tutorial on a card set that I whipped up using Neat & Tangled’s Heart of Gold and the MISTI.  Make sure you check out the My Sweet

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SugarPea Designs Guest Designer: let’s meet for coffee

Click HERE for the Reverse Confetti February SFYTT Click HERE for the Hero Arts February Challenge Hello!  Super excited to share that I’m guesting over at SugarPea Designs this month!  How fun is that?!  Love their designs and if you didn’t know, they recently released a whole bunch of coffee goodness! Today’s card features the

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Hero Arts: Fabulous Flowers Challenge

Click HERE for my Special Post:  SugarPea Designs Guest  Click HERE for the Reverse Confetti February SFYTT Happy February!  It’s a super busy day on my blog!  Today is the start of the Hero Arts Fabulous Flowers Challenge!  I’m certain that this is going to be a popular challenge and simply can’t wait to see

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Reverse Confetti SFYTT: let’s weather it together

Click HERE for my Special Post:  SugarPea Designs Guest  Click HERE for the Hero Arts Fabulous Flowers Challenge Happy February!  New month, New SFYTT: Yes, I love this sketch!  You’ll probably be seeing this quite often, here’s my inspiration for today: weather it together cardstock:  ranger watercolor paper:  fancy pants design wish seasons stamps:  reverse confetti weather

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Guest Blogger: Valentine’s – Series Part 2

I’m back with my Impress Guest Blogger – Valentine’s Day Series!  Today I’m sharing a feminine and masculine card.  Let’s get started with the girlie one: How cute is that Savvy Stamps polar bear with mug?  Mine is a hybrid brown polar version 🙂  I couldn’t resist adding pink cheeks and matching mittens.  She’s enjoying

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warm hugs

Happy Friday Eve! I made this one especially for the boy: When he left NYC in mid-December it was in the upper 60’s.  Luckily he missed the snow by one day (he went back to NYC on Sunday) but still has to deal with piles of the stuff, soggy feet and empty shelves at the

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merry and bright

So I literally whipped this up this morning… I have tons of stuff to do but I just wanted to use that Savvy Stamps Vintage Truck.  I teamed it up with the Impress Large Snowglobe.  I managed to make it a shaker…do you see my early morning sewing?  Don’t try this at home!  I used

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it’s your birthday!

Monkey Business… I was totally inspired by my bloggie buddie, Erin’s tag over at Tag, You’re it! I was inspired by: the clouds main image in the lower right hand corner (I don’t own any camper stamps, gasp!) blue ribbon I’m getting back into ribbon and the awesome Diana Larson sent me this awesome Tropical

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Neat & Tangled: So Good To See You

Happy Monday!  I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog this morning! Want a sneak peek at the set I used?  It is the new So Good To See You: Have you heard about the You’re so Neat program?  Pop over to the Neat & Tangled blog for more deets!

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sending you a cup of cheer.

I recently picked up another Christmas 6×6, Fancy Pants Designs:  Wish Seasons.  Oh my, it’s up there with Basic Grey’s Juniper Berry♡ All the paper is from the Wish Seasons collection….sigh, I adore red and aqua.  Doesn’t that little heart floral remind you of Rifle Paper Co?!  Gotta love the MFT Hot Cocoa Cups teamed

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