Gourd Time | Simon Says Stamp

I should be playing with some new summery sets but I had to whip up this card that features the following from Simon Says Stamp: I found out that Laura Davis’ is celebrating her Mom’s upcoming 90th birthday – here’s here instagram too – on September 30th and is doing a card drive. Well, I’m

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I dream of a better world | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Rolling Pins For today’s card was inspired by the botanical designs and color palette. I combined the following Brass & Bliss Craft Co products: That sentiment cracks me up and because there isn’t a chicken on the card but flowers,

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Crafty Friends | Simon Says Stamp – STAMPtember Party!

Yay for STAMPtember! Have you checked out all the fabulous products?! Find them here over in the Simon Says Stamp shop. Today there’s a Party over on the SSS blog with a listing of all the designers that are participating. Collect the different giftie codes, make sure you note if they are FREE with purchase

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Sweetness | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #57

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by Hero Arts: Cardstock + Ink: I just love that mouse from the What’s Cookin’? set! I wish they would come out with more additions

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Roll with It | Echo Park Paper

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Vintage Display For today’s card was inspired by the theme and color palette. I had squirreled away this paper collection and it’s perfect for today’s challenge! First of all, this paper is glorious and has the right amount of texture.

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August Edition | Guest Designer – Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Vikki Hein Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, August 26. I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give away a prize. One lucky random project with a

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Summer Cocktails | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… This is my final Design Team post for Doodlebugswa. The team is going away but the shop is still open! You’ll still see me posting projects on my own because I’m such a fan of Cathy! My card for today features: I wanted to share some of my recent

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Friendship | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! have a Brass & Bliss Craft Co card to share. It features the following products: I cut the leaves out with watercolor paper, spritzed them with water and used watered down Distress Oxide inks to color them. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Halloween Felt Stitch & Create | Spellbinders

Hope this Raises Your Spirits! I love cute Halloween. Scary Halloween…not so much. I don’t do scary movies, scary rides, scary anything. But THIS little feline? Absolutely my kind of Halloween. Check out the Spellbinders Felt Fright Night Feline. It’s part of the amazing NEW Nichol Spohr’s Halloween Felt Stitch & Create Collection. I love being able to bring

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My Favorite Things: What’s Moo?

Click HERE for the Caring for the Cox Family Blog Hop Click HERE for my Hero Arts blog post So thrilled to be guesting on the My Favorite Things blog today!  I’m such a fan of MFT!   Here’s a peek at one of my cards: Okay, now how CUTE is the Farm-tastic set?!  

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Happy Birthday Kate! Coffee & Friends

I consider myself so lucky to be surrounded by an awesome group of crafty friends.  We try to gather once a month and I gotta tell you…there is so much chatting + laughing + eating.  Seriously —-> Good Times Kate is one of the fantastic people I get to spend time with and today is

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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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