Happy Birthday | Stampin’ Up

When I happily finished this card I realized I totally forgot about the sketch challenge but managed the Color Throwdown: I’m featuring the following Stampin’ Up products via Chris Franco: I received the Carta Bella – Roll with It | 6×6 as a GWP at scrapbook.com. The button is a throwback from My Clever Creations

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Coffee Date Soon?

Hello! We’ve been on a vaca for the past week so this is my first project. No surprise that it is a caffeinated theme. They are my go to cards to design. Today’s project features: I’ve been designing more shaker cards lately. This one uses upcycled stamp packaging. I cut the acetate to create a

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Sweet Birthday | Hero Arts

This month the Stay Crafty Challenge at a Blog Named Hero is: Sugar Sugar– it’s all about something sweet! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: I used the following copics: I grounded the ice cream truck with Granite cardstock. The brick was stencil with the coordinating ink. Entries must be

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Merry & Bright | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I used the Waffle Flower Grip Mat V2 for all my stencil work.  It makes it so easy! The Distress Oxides I used: I used Waffle Flower Crafts’ Shader Brushes when stenciling. The sentiment as been heat embossed in white

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Out and About Collection x2 | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me a couple of the Out and About Collection sets to play with. I’ve combined them with these Spellbinders sets: This one combines: My other card This one features: Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Wishing you Joy | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me a couple of the Home for the Holidays Collection sets to play with. I decided to design a Christmas in August project that combines the following products: I love using non-traditional colors for the holidays. I’m in love with this pastel look, what do you think?

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Cozy Christmas | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #32

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce that Twiddler’s Nook is the sponsor for the month of August: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: The team is featuring the theme of

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Lunar New Year Challenge | August 2024

We’re back with the July 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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Secret Santa | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me the Home for the Holidays – St Nick Etched Dies to play with. I decided to design a Christmas in July project that combines the following products: I couldn’t resist the hot pink tree! The sentiment has been heat embossed in gold on a black cardstock

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Coffee Date | Coffee Loving Papercrafters

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for the Coffee Date feature! My date is my friend, Chris Franco with Stampin’ Up! You’ll want to pop over there to read about the giveaways! Today we’re both featuring the Stampin’ Up Latte Love! I had so much fun mixing up the Latte Love Bundle –

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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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