Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Wrap Up and Winners!

My apologies, this post should have went up earlier but life has been a smidge busy!  I wanted to announce my winners and do a recap of the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  In case you haven’t seen it yet, the winners of the Super Sponsor prizes have been posted HERE.  With 34 Super Sponsors

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Curtain Call Flip Flops: hello, sweet friend.

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Verve Stamps Blog Hop! It’s time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Flip Flops source: scrap-pygovka.blogspot.com The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge! Such a super fun inspiration photo, don’t you think?!  It’s been unusually warm

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Verve Stamps June 2015 Release Spotlight Hop: Get Together – Day 1

Welcome to Verve’s June 2015 Spotlight Hops!  This week the Verve Divas and a few special guests will be spotlighting 5 new sets, 2 plain janes and 4 new die sets! I’m thrilled to be hopping today and Saturday! Everything previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store on Friday, 6/19. So come hop

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SFYTT: i like you

Hello and Happy Friday Eve!   I had so much fun putting this card together!  Yum to coffee ‘n donuts! cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black  paper:  simple stories/I am  stamps:  reverse confetti/i like you/donut you know/be a barista  ink:  memento tuxedo/rich cocoa  other:  dcwv cork, pebbles scallop gold glitter tape, reverse confetti circles ‘n scallops,

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Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day Day Seven: sometimes the smallest things + Giveaway!

Hello!  Today is my day up on the Whisker Graphics blog!  I’m such a fan of the Whisker Graphics Middy Bitty Bags: cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black  paper:  stampin’ up/typeset specialty  stamps:  lil’ inker designs/coffee talk  ink:  ranger archival/black, distress ink/picked raspberry, various fine tipped colored pens, stampin’ up white embossing powder, fresh ink/grass, sharpie

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StampNation Guest Designer: Father’s Day

Hello!  It’s week two of my Guest Designing over at StampNation! This week’s challenge is to create a masculine card, here’s a sneak peek of mine: I’d love for you to pop over to StampNation’s Challenge’s page and check out this week’s challenge HERE.

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Reverse Confetti June Creative Hop: hugs & coffee plus a Giveaway!

Hello!  It’s the 8th of the month which means it’s time for the Reverse Confetti June Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from the FABulous Kathy Martin’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the fun which is the Reverse Confetti blog! Make sure you check out the Reverse Confetti

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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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