With Sympathy | Freshly Made Sketches

Unfortunately we needed a sympathy card. Those are by far the most challenging to design. I found inspiration with these cards HERE and HERE. I used non-traditional colors which I hope is okay with the family. I combined the following products: I used the following Distress Oxides inks: I was inspired by the Freshly Made

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Cheers to You | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today: Don’t forget about the IG Hop! Have you hopped along with us yet? The Brass & Bliss Craft Co Waves & Wins Release is now in the shop

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Flamazing | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Have you hopped along with us yet? The Brass & Bliss Craft Co Waves & Wins Release is now in the shop and 20% off. I have the direct links to each hop stop at the end of this post. There are two $50 Brass & Bliss Craft Co Gift Cards up for grabs. Leave

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Cheers | Lawn Fawn

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: drinks I was inspired by the colors, theme and sketch. My card features the following Lawn Fawn products: I switched out the chocolately drink with a Boba Tea. I had fun going on a treasure hunt to find the different

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Give me Coffee | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Have you hopped along with us yet? The Brass & Bliss Craft Co Waves & Wins Release is now in the shop and 20% off. I have the direct links to each hop stop at the end of this post. There are two $50 Brass & Bliss Craft Co Gift Cards up for grabs. Leave

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Waves & Wins Release IG Hop | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

We’re celebrating the new Brass & Bliss Craft Co release with an instagram hop! Here’s a peek at my project: 20% off all New Release items until 5/26/2025!! INSTAGRAM HOP. It’s finally summer—and the Brass and Bliss “Waves & Wins” Release is live! This collection brings the perfect blend of beachy vibes (Waves) and sporty

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Oh Happy Day | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s card combines: The Concord & 9th inks I used: These colors are so happy! In case you missed this: Here’s to a fantastic day! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65:

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Crafty + Happy Guest Blogger | Spellbinders

Hello and Happy Monday! I’m excited to be up on the Spellbinders blog. I have a bit of a sneak peek of one of my three projects that I designed especially for today: Make sure you check out the Spellbinders blog + Spellbinders Shop! I wanted to go ahead and also create a new project

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give thanks.

Thankful….I am thankful.   I simply cannot believe that Thanksgiving is THIS week!  Where have the days gone?  Next week is DECEMBER people.  I wanted to squeeze in another Fall inspired card this week.   The Autumn Stamp Set is gorgeous, isn’t it?! I’m loving the contrast between the yellow and the reds…so perfectly fall

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friends keep your heart warm

Psssstttt….are you on Instagram?  There’s a fun hop that is happening, right now!  You’ll want to check it out!  There are excellent prizes up for grabs! Here’s a peek at my project: cardstock:  stampin’ up crumb cake  paper:  carta bella fall blessings  stamps:  mft LLD hug in a mug  ink:  fresh ink/chocolate  other:  mft LLD

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Hero Arts: Spreading Cheer

I’m such a fan of non-traditional colors for the holidays, how about you?! One of my fall back color combos is pink + green.  Such a happy combo, don’t you think?  I used Kelly Purkey’s Clearly Kelly S’No Problem.  Love the mix of snowflakes and sentiments!  The inks are Lime Green + Ultra Pink.  The

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oh hello friend.

Happy Saturday!  I have a ton of wood mount stamps that need some serious inky love: cardstock:  gmund savanna bubinga, bazzill marshmallow  stamps:  create a smile coffee first, savvy stamps oh hello friend  ink:  ranger archival black  other:  peerless watercolors When I saw The Challenge, I knew that I wanted to use the Coffee First

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coffee + joy

So, it isn’t very often when I just craft to craft.  I instagrammed this yesterday as I put together a bunch of happy mail that was belated.  What’s that?  Yes, I do generally average 7 cards a week but I wanted this batch to be specifically coffee themed: In case you aren’t part of the

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Hero Arts + A Blog Name Hero Holiday Blog Hop!

Hello!   So excited to be hopping with the Team over on A Blog Named Hero!  You should have arrived here from my bloggie friend, Niki Garcia’s blog!  If you didn’t, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the fun which is the Hero Arts Blog! Comment to win:  Hero Arts has stashed away

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hello friend.

I’m a fan of all things fall so when I saw the Stampin’ Up Photopolymer Acorny Thank You, I knew I had to order it: cardstock:  papertrey ink kraft, stampin’ up very vanilla, recollections gold glitter  stamps:  stampin’ up acorny thank  you, mama elephant mini messages, lawn fawn gleeful gardens  other:  stampin’ up acorny thank

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a cup of cheer

Good Morning!  I’ve been wanting to ink up this Stampin’ Up Paper Pumpkin stamp set: cardstock:  recollections/110/white, mft cement gray  stamps:  stampin’ up july 2015 paper pumpkin  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics, hero arts gold spray other:  we r memory keepers polka ef, mft  die-namics stax rectangle, canvas corp clothes pin It’s not the set

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you warm my heart.

So, I’ve been very impatiently waiting for some natural lighting so that I could take a pic of my card.  I’ve been getting home after it is dark so I need to better in my photography schedule. cardstock:  mft cement gray, recollections gold glitter  paper:  pebbles cottage living stamps:  mft hug in a mug  ink:

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Reverse Confetti’s Crazy for Christmas: Memory Keeping

Today is Day Three of  Reverse Confetti’s First Annual Crazy for Christmas online showcase event!  Click HERE for Day One + Click HERE for Day Two!  We are going to share all kinds of fun projects with you, are you ready?! Today’s focus is on:  memory keeping I have so many project life albums…like a ton.  I need to

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