Essentials by Ellen SALE ends May 17th

  Did you see that Ellen Hutson LLC is having a 25% off sale on select Essentials by Ellen products?  I’ve curated a handful of projects for you to take a peek at.  At the bottom of the post are affiliate shopping links at no extra cost to you. Happy Shopping!

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Believe in the Magic | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #5 – reminder

  We’re back with a reminder about the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #5 theme of Flower.  Our sponsor is Pawsome Stamps.  For all the details about the challenge and the prize, please check out THIS post. Here’s how I was inspired: My card features the following products by Pawsome Stamps: Beary Christmas Hoppy Easter Coffee Besties Just Sentiments: Christmas My

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hi ya | Essentials by Ellen

  I’m a huge fan of sketch + color challenges.  They really inspire me and these days I need that for quick crafting.  Today’s card is filled with products by Ellen Hutson LLC – Essentials by Ellen: Painted Florals Casual Greetings A2 Piercing Plate Essential Circles Essential Circles for Stitching Modern Graphics Vol. 2 I’m

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I need coffee | Close to my Heart

  Did you know that the 2022 Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is going on right now?  It started on Friday HERE.  There’s still time to join in the fun, grab your favorite drink and hop along.  There is a ton of inspiration and prizes.  No link up this time so sit back and

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May Creative Hop + New Release | Reverse Confetti

Today is the day, it’s the Reverse Confetti 9th Birthday Release Day!  We’re celebrating with a hop.  The fun starts on the Reverse Confetti blog.  You should have arrived here from Brandi Mahon’s.  If not, you’ll want to start at the Reverse Confetti Blog so you don’t miss out on any of the fun!  

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Reverse Confetti May 2022 Birthday Release | Final Day

    It’s the final day of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!  You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month.  Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re excited to announce a couple new teamies: April Joy We’re so happy to have the following designers for our

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Reverse Confetti May 2022 Birthday Release | Day Two

    It’s day two of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!  You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month.  Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re excited to announce a couple new teamies: April Joy We’re so happy to have the following designers for our May

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Reverse Confetti May 2022 Birthday Release | Day One

  It’s day one of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!  You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month.  Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re excited to announce a couple new teamies: April Joy We’re so happy to have the following designers for our May +

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Sorry I’m Slow | Lawn Fawn

  When I saw Yainea’s Sloth card, I was so inspired.  I did my own take on her design!  The Lawn Fawn – Hang in There set came out in 2017 and I still love it.  I gotta tell you, it’s my spirit animal.  I can easily binge watch TV for hours in bed.  On

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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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Cheers to You | 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: Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you:

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Coffee Date | Coffee Loving Papercrafters

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for the Coffee Date feature! My date is my friend, Shilo Miles! You’ll want to pop over there to read about the giveaways! Today we’re both featuring the Picket Fence Studios – Sponsored by Coffee. I’m sorry to say that this set is no longer available. Hopefully

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Cheers | Pinkfresh Studio

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: blackberry I was inspired by the blackberry theme and the foliage. My card features the following Pinkfresh Studio products: Think blackberry holiday cocktails: HERE I used various Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color the image. The sentiment has

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All About Christmas Duo | Spellbinders

Thank you to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me some products to play with. Here’s how I was inspired today: Today’s project features the following Spellbinders product from the All About Christmas Collection by Lisa Horton: I also used these Spellbinder products: My first card combines: My other card is a shaker with these

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It’s Your Day! | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: I’m smitten by that sweet mouse! This card slightly exceeds an A2 envelope. I just had to have the party hat in my card design. I have a stash of A7 envelopes just for this reason. Thanks for stopping by!

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Candy Cane Season | Hero Arts

Have you checked out the four fantastic collections that are in the Hero Arts store: I’m shakin’ things up! I’m sharing a card that I designed featuring the new Candy Cane Season Collection with a bit from the previous month’s collection , Retro Kitchen Collection: I combined: My ColorWheel cardstock colors: I prefer to not

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Hi | Spellbinders

I was playing with Spellbinders products that I have in my stash today. This is how I was inspired: I combined these products: I picked a card from the DIY Color Deck System. I was inspired to combine these ColorWheel colors: I love how this one turned out! Some links are affiliate at no extra

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Holiday Happy Mail | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #44

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! This month is the start of a couple changes to the challenge: Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by Newton’s Nook: I did some heat embossing with the sentiments on black.

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Oceans of Love | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: lunch bags I was inspired by the fish patterns. My card features the following products: I used the following Distress Oxide inks: I can’t wait to see how my teamies were inspired! Thanks for stopping by! Affiliate links at no

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