Coolest Day Ever | chance to win!

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Poolside I was inspired by the theme + colors. My card features the following Lawn Fawn products: I also squeezed in these products: I used the following Concord & 9th cardstock: The sentiment has been heat embossed in white on

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Happy Birthday | Simon Says Stamp

I’m back with a birthday card. Did you catch my earlier Centenarian Birthday Card Request? You could be the lucky winner of a $20 Gift card: If you were following me last year, you might remember that I did a call out for Birthday cards for my former Mother-in-law’s 99th birthday. I’m doing it again

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Snowflake Soiree | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #55

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by The Greetery: These are the Catherine Pooler ink colors I used: *retired The Coaster and base are Bazzill – Marshmallow. My last card contains

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Seas & Greetings | My Pretty Things

Have you checked out the newest release from My Pretty Things – Life InDex?! There’s still time to comment over on instagram for a chance to win! I have the direct links to each hop stop HERE. I’m back with a new project, here’s how I was inspired: This card features: The colors were inspired

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My Pretty Things – Life InDex Release IG Hop

My Pretty Things’ Life InDex Release is now in-store, and it makes memory keeping easy with perfectly sized products for all papercrafters!! Forget those rolodex and boxes for specialized dies. MPT’s new line is sized to fit 4”x6” index cards for easy storage in pocket pages, index boxes, scrapbooking, albums, or even cards. There is

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Snow Way!

If you follow me on FB or IG, you may have seen the start of a mass production: Years ago when I first started making holiday cards to send out, I’d make them ALL the same….ALL.  The thought of that process makes me cringe.  Sheesh, way to make something extremely boring and very much task

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Hero Arts: Yuletide Joy

Happy Wednesday!  Half way through the work week!  I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today with a fun Holiday card! Today’s card on the Hero Arts blog is inspired by this month’s challenge! Show us your holiday cards! Please use at least one Hero Arts stamp, die, or digital image on each card you submit. Cards

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Hero Arts: You’re my Boo

Love that Hero Arts, You’re My Boo stamp: I inked it up with the Hero Arts Gray to Black Ombre pad.  I used splashes of Abandoned Coral Distress ink and heat embossed the Spider in Web in white.  Did you notice the same Spider in Web on the black strip?  Love the Unicorn Pigment ink!

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retro sketches: jolly holiday wishes

I’m trying to ramp up my holiday card making…so hopefully you’ll be seeing a ton of them starting this week!    cardstock:  stampin’ up crumb cake  paper:  stampin’ up home for the holidays  stamps:  reverse confetti jolly holiday  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics other:  reverse confetti jolly holiday/stitched flag trio confetti cuts I’m totally smitten

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Muse Challenge 137: Cheers

I’ve been crafting up a storm and just waiting for just a smidge of natural lighting to take my photos.   Most of you know that I love to design coffee cards: cardstock:  recollections/110/white, stampin’ up basic black, chickaniddy crafts goldie lox  paper:  pebbles happy day  other:  top dog dies mini coffee, winnie & walter

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CAS(E) this Sketch! I often think of you…

If you follow me on FB or IG, you might remember that I was able to travel to NY last week and combine seeing my boy (yay!) and attend the Mama Elephant event.  Now how lucky am I?  I managed to pick up a bunch of fun stamps/dies and have been wanting the Charmed set

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Essentials by Ellen October Pin-Sights Challenge

Hello!  So excited to be a Guest Designer for the Essentials by Ellen October Pin-Sights Challenge!  Check out this gorgeous inspiration board: Essentials by Ellen Pin-Sights challenge is a monthly inspirational challenge based on a Pinterest Inspired photo that is located on the CLASSroom blog. A random challenge participant will receive a $50 gift certificate

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Reverse Confetti Happy Fall-idays: Thanksgiving

Today is Day Two of  Reverse Confetti’s First Annual Happy Fall-idays online showcase event!  We are going to share all kinds of fun projects with you, are you ready?! My kids have gotten their love of notebooks from me….We’ve discovered this super awesome store called Muji.  It’s fabulous shop with clothing, food and office supplies.  Love

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Neat & Tangled: Happiest Birthday to You + Winner!

this is post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my Reverse Confetti Happy Fall-idays Event post Good Morning!  Today is my day up on the Neat & Tangled blog! I’m sharing a card that uses: Happiest Birthday and Gifts for You We hope you enjoyed our collaboration week with Scrapbook Circle!  Check out the

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Reverse Confetti: Happy Fall-idays – Halloween

this is post 1 of 2…click HERE for my Neat & Tangled winner post Today is the start of  Reverse Confetti’s First Annual Happy Fall-idays online showcase event!  We are going to share all kinds of fun projects with you, are you ready?! Here’a a pic I took of the start of my project using

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