Eat Drink and be Merry | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: Do you see the stencil work behind those cute critters? I used Concord & 9th – Parsley ink.  The sentiment has been heat embossed in white on the same Falling Leaves base panel.  I did the heat embossing in the

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Merry Christmas | Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

It’s Day 4 of the Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! This is project #5 for me: It’s a mash up of products: *other links available below. Linkdeli wasn’t letting me add Merry Christmas die. My design was inspired by THIS card. I hope you’ve had a chance to link up to the blog hop

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Christmas Joy Mugs | Angie Blom Digital Designs

it’s Day 3 of the Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! This is project #4 for me: I’m featuring Angie Blom Digital Designs. The kit I used: It’s PACKED with goodness. If you aren’t familiar with Angie’s kits, they’re awesome. She gives you all the elements separately AND also sets them up so it’s EASY

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Cozy Days | Pretty Pink Posh + Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Have you checked out the Fall Winter Coffee Lovers blog hop yet? Today I’m sharing my third hop project and it features Super Sponsor Pretty Pink Posh: *Pretty Pink Posh SALE items Originally I was going to keep the apple stenciling clean and crisp but then I accidently drop some water on the panel so

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‘Tis the Season | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #35

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce that Pink & Main is the sponsor for the month of November: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. You should check out the main post for a special announcement.

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Hi | Coffee Lovers blog hop via Doodlebugswa

Today is the start of the 2024 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! I’m so excited to see how everyone is inspired. If you’re new to this hop, it runs a bit different than the traditional papercrafting blog hop. In order to be eligible for any of the many prizes, you need to link up

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Lunar New Year Challenge | November 2024

We’re back with the November Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Rabbit ended on February 9th. The Year of the Dragon started on February 10, 2024 and runs through January 28, 2025. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I

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Hello Friend | Inspired by – Woodblock Wednesday + SALES

…SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATED SALES… Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: My project combines the following woodblock stamps: I also used the following cardstock by Bazzill + pattern paper: I haven’t done paper piecing in a while and love how that chair turned out.

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October Edition | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay Congrats! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: 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 US mailing address has two choices to pick from, they

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Blog Hop for the Cox Family

Click HERE for my Hero Arts postClick HERE for the My Favorite Things special post! Ashley Nguyen Newell reached out to me about a hop that she was putting together for Ann Cox and her family.   Read THIS for more information.  I met Ann in bloggie land, I can’t remember where but I’m sure it was through a

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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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