Happy Holidays | Spellbinders

It’s Christmas in August…well actually it’s Christmas all year for me. Last month was pure chaos since my Mom was in the hospital. All is much better now, she has a brand new pacemaker. She is finally getting her energy back too. I have lots of goodies to keep me busy since I wasn’t crafty

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Fall | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:

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Celebrating You | Simon Says Stamp

My mom asked me to design a birthday card for her friend. I knew that I wanted to use the Simon Says Stamp – Prize Ribbon stamps + dies! I decided to look for a color combo and came up with this one that features cardstock from my stash. The sentiment has been heat embossed

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Better than a Text | Hero Arts

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Seashells For today’s card was inspired by the theme and color palette. I combined these Hero Arts products: I stamped the sentiment in Hero Hues Core Ink – Forever Green. The Letterpress ink is Elephant. I used the following cardstocks:

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Mower | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: Other than cardstock and ink, this uses minimal supplies to design and I went with a clean and simple design. Thanks for stopping by!

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Dec 25 | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #56

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 Simon Says Stamp: The antlers are from: The stenciling was done with: The cardstock is ColorWheel Poppy + Blush and the circle is PTI

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charming day | Hero Arts

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Bracelets For today’s card I reached for this fun set from Hero Arts via Scrapbook.com: I stamped the sentiment in Distress Oxide Broken China and lightly blended Antique Linen over the tote to give it a well-loved, grungy look. ColorWheel

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July Edition | Guest Designer – Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Debra Davison Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, August 26. I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give away a prize. One lucky random project with a

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Noel | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:

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Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day Two: Sprinkled with love

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for Reverse Confetti’s SFYTT We’re on Day Two of the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  As you might suspect, I have SEVERAL coffee sets, here is one by Waltzingmouse Stamps, We Go Together: cardstock:  recollections/110/white  paper:  pebbles harvest  stamps:  waltzingmouse stamps/we go together  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics

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September Papertrey Ink Blog Hop: Enjoy your day!

It’s the 25th of the month and I’m hopping along over at Papertrey Ink!  I couldn’t resist the inspiration and chalkboard technique theme! I gladly changed up the theme to include toasting coffee cups! Cheers! cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black  paper:  basic grey, pebbles harvest  stamps:  papertrey ink heart-2-heart/wet pain  ink:  stampin’ up white embossing

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Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day One: Autumn Wishes

post 1 of 2…click here for the Papertrey Ink September Blog Hop Today is the day!  I can’t believe that it is the start of the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  The many hours of work behind the scenes makes these hops truly worthwhile.  I’m always so amazed at the creativity and how awesome everyone

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Happy Birthday Tonya!!!

source Today is a special day…it’s my friend Tonya’s birthday!   I’m blessed to have her as a friend, she makes me laugh, she enables my shopping habits (I enable hers too!) and she’s really just a good person. Our Crafty group is celebrating her day, we’d love for you to check out everyone’s projects!

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Newton’s Nook September Release: Newton Loves Coffee

THRILLED to be one of the Guest Designers for Newton’s Nook today! Today is a sneak peek of Newton Loves Coffee!  This set is beyond adorable and I couldn’t wait to ink it up: cardstock:  recollections/110/white  paper:  pink paislee/citrus bliss  stamps:  newton’s nook/newton loves coffee  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics, distress stain/frayed burlap  other:  mft peek

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Neat & Tangled: You’ve been Booed!

I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog today! Here are the supplies I used for my card: BOOed creepy cute box nice + neat die I’d love for you to pop over to the Neat & Tangled blog and check out my project!

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STAMPtember Exclusive: Simon Says Stamp + Hero Arts!

Have you read about the STAMPtember Exclusive Hero Arts stamps + die set? Check out this gorgeous set, Prayers, designed by Kelly Rasmussen: I went clean and simple with a crisp color combo: cardstock:  PS623 hero arts Sea Layering, PS621 hero arts sunshine layering  stamps:  simon says stamp prayers  ink:  zing white embossing powder I’m starting

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Scandinavian Holiday.

Scandinavian Holiday….it’s a new set by Lia Griffith and what I would call my card.    hero arts supply – cardstock:  PS620 blush mix layering paper  stamps:  CG681 candy stripe bold prints, CL900 scandinavian holiday by lia, CL899 elves by lia  ink: AF249 unicorn white, AF225 red royal I was inspired by THIS pin and

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instant human

This is so me in the morning..makes me chuckle. cardstock:  recollections/110/white, stampin’ up bermuda bay  stamps:  skipping stones design/funny coffee vol #1  ink:  memento tuxedo, fresh ink charcoal, various copics, frayed burlap distress stain other:  spellbinders large circles Have you heard that Skipping Stones Design is BACK?!  So thrilled to have Heather back with her

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enjoy today.

I’m smitten with a bunch of stuff…coffee (of course) + pineapples!  Love them because they are one of those things that make me happy… paper:  citrus bliss  cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black, recollections/110/white, american crafts green glitter  stamps:  reverse confetti pineapples aplenty/all about you  ink:  hero arts shadow ink butter bar, hero hues black  other:

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