Sparkle and Shine | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #5

  New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce Pawsome Stamps as our sponsor for the month of May: Guess what?! Pawsome Stamps is turning ONE this month and they’re celebrating with a SALE: For all the details about the challenge, please visit

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Happy Birthday Duo | Reverse Confetti – Stock your Stash

  Hello and Happy May!  I designed this duo especially for this month’s Reverse Confetti Stock Your Stash challenge. I started off by stamping the Tropical Leaves images on Lime Green cardstock with Avocado ink.  I die cut them with their coordinating confetti cuts and set them aside. I wanted a tone on tone look

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Friendship | Reverse Confetti

  What are your go to designs for card making?  Mine are friendship.  I’m so excited to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog today! I often send ‘friendship’ cards instead of birthday cards.  This is a great example.  I made this especially for a dear friend that is celebrating her birthday tomorrow. If you’ve

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Lot of Love | Reverse Confetti

Do you own/use a stamping platform?  I remember when they first came out and a crafty friend was explaining it to a group of us.  I didn’t understand what all the type was and now it is a stamping staple for me.  I use to use the stamp-a-ma-jig and still do for my woodmount stamps.

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Gotta love a pun | Lawn Fawn

  Gotta love a pun!  Hope nobody gets ‘prickly’ about the sentiment.  I’m working through my Lawn Fawn and designing projects with the newest release.  I tend to get lost in google when ‘researching’ ideas.  I googled:  succulent puns The Plant-A-Succulent Lawn Cuts are so fun.  I added a butterfly and ladybug from A Bug

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Oh hello friend | Ellen Hutson Overstock SALE – Final Day

  Today is the final day of the Ellen Hutson LLC – Overstock SALE.  I whipped up this project this morning using two products that are part of the Overstock SALE. Modern Succulents, my kind of plants [wink!]. I don’t have a green thumb, at all.  Love this set for both the images and everyday

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Cup of Cheer | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #4 – reminder

  We’re back with a reminder about the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #4 theme of Rainbow.  Our sponsor is Therm O Web.  For all the details about the challenge and the prize, please check out THIS post. Here’s how I was inspired: My card duo features the following products by Therm O Web: Deco Foil A2 Toner Card Fronts

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Happy Birthday to You | Reverse Confetti

My projects started with the ribbon trim.  It was wrapped around a floral bouquet that my daughter received.  I’m up on the Reverse Confetti blog sharing a card duo that was inspired by THIS card by the fabulous Melissa Phillips. I used Melissa’s overall card design with different supplies.  The base starts with the Stitched

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Have a Happy Day | Lawn Fawn

  The Lawn Fawn Beary Rainy Day set is so fun.  I’m in Washington State and well, it rains a lot.  I tend to gravitate towards umbrellas and rain themed sets. I started off and stamped out and colored ALL the images in this set.  When I put it together, it wasn’t hitting me so

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August Collection Release | Hero Arts

Two fantastic collections have just hit the Hero Arts store: It’s a great time to go shopping: I’m sharing four cards that I designed featuring the new Hocus Pocus Collection: Today let’s chat about the shaker card first! This collection is PACKED with so many amazing products! This card features: The cardstock I used: I

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Especially for You | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: These colors are making me a happy crafter. It’s a lemon strawberry cake! Thanks for stopping by!

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oh snap | Lawn Fawn

I realized it was Monday this morning so I whipped up this card. I’ll chat a bit about the card and then let you know what inspired me. My card features the following Lawn Fawn products: *retired I was inspired by: Freshly Made Sketches Lawn Fawnatics Merry & Bright Monday The paper pad that I

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Coffee + Pickleball | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m hoping to design Brass & Bliss Craft Co projects for my blog, every other Saturday. Here’s how I was inspired today; These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today: My ink blend was inspired by the Brass & Bliss packaging! I used the Tropical Dreams 6×6

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In Honor of Sharon Klima | Spellbinders

Spellbinders is honoring Sharon Klima with Sharon’s Scissors Etched Dies: This set of six thin metal dies creates an adorable pair of scissors with heart shaped finger grips. Two sentiment strips create the tribute message “You’re Always In My Heart.” A portion of the proceeds from each sale will be donated to the American Heart Association

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desktop | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: desktop I was inspired by the desk, shelving, rainbow colors… My card features the following products: *retired I had the stamp sets gathered but needed something to put above/behind/in front of the desk. One place I tend to look if

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May the little things bring you joy | Spellbinders

Have you seen Yana’s latest release over at Spellbinders? It’s absolutely gorgeous. I’ll be sharing projects featuring her collection over the next couple of weeks. I added these previously released Spellbinders products to my card: Thanks to Color Hues Challenge for my color palette: The cardstock I used: Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for

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 Merry Moments Limited Edition Holiday Cardmaking Kit 2025 | Spellbinders

Have you heard about the Spellbinders – Merry Moments Limited Edition Holiday Cardmaking Kit 2025? It is filled with products: Your favorite holiday crafty kit is back for 2025! The Merry Moments Limited Edition Holiday Cardmaking Kit 2025 is perfect for kicking off the holiday season in one go! This incredible kit will have you creating 25 seasonal

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Hello Sunshine | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: That little hamster makes me smile! Rainbow theme and shaker element…score! Thanks for stopping by!

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Holiday Magic 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 the project 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 to share on

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