Reverse Confetti May Countdown to Confetti Day One – Oh, Happy Day

It’s the start of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!   You are going to be amazed at all of the new products for this month! Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. Reverse Confetti is celebrating their 5th Birthday Release, isn’t that awesome?! This month we welcome Carly Tee Minner + Tatiana Trafimovich as our ‘Fetti

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Reverse Confetti – Birthday Tweetings

Getting a late start this morning.  I’ve been sleeping in and crafting slowly, deadly combo when you have such a long to-do list for your day off.  Today I’m featuring the Reverse Confetti – Toucan of Friendship. Isn’t she so chic with the yellow bloom💛 I teamed the stamps up with the Pattern Play 6×6

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Berry Sweet!

Happy Monday!  I hope you had a great weekend, I did.  It always goes by so quickly, doesn’t it?  I’ve been noticing a couple things have changed in my crafting ‘habits’.  I’ve been using my copics more!  Have you noticed a slight shift in my color palette lately?  I’ve been definitely gravitating towards soft pastels: 

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Did someone say cake?!

It’s my dear friend Kimberly’s birthday today.  She’s the one standing in the back…she has the heart the size of a house.  She’s one of the kindest people I know, she’d give you her last sip of coffee or last bite of donut…I’m hungry, can you tell? I’ve known her for several years, there are

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Hero Arts: Go Wild

Hello and a big Happy Saturday!  I whipped up this card yesterday and had so much fun coloring the Hero Arts Paper Layering Pinata!  All things rainbow make me a happy crafter! I teamed up the pinata with the Papel Picado Confetti Die –> I LOVE it! The sentiment is from Birthday Hugs and Kisses.

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers: Coffee + Cards

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog with a new feature!  Wanna sneak peek of my project? Pop over to the blog for the full reveal and all the details!  The winners for our March/April Guestie, Ivy Wong’s Giveaways have been posted too!

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Reverse Confetti: Lucky me

Hello and Happy Thursday!  As I type this post up, it’s a beautiful day in the Pacific Northwest with the temps in the upper 70’s!  I decided to ink up the Reverse Confetti Think Pink set: I decided it needed a bold statement so I used the A Friend Like You set. I have a

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SugarPea Designs: Sending Birthday Wishes

Hello!  I’m up on the SugarPea Designs blog today playing along with the Mix It Up Challenge: I’m simply smitten with the color palette in this month’s challenge.  I used that as my inspiration for my project: I’ve already given this project to my dear friend Laura that recently celebrated her birthday.  The grey cardbase

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Pinkfresh Studio Spring Release Blog Hop!

Hello and Welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio Spring Release Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from the very awesome Elena Roussakis’ blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Pinkfresh Studio blog! New Release Promotion:  Free Party Animal stamp set with a $50 purchase using code FREEPARTYWITH50. Valid from 4/23

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Pattern Happy: Sweet Birthday

I’m up on the Pattern Happy blog today!  I had so much fun designing my card, here’s a sneak peek of my project: Cupcakes + Rainbows?!  Yes, Please!   Pop over to the Pattern Happy blog for all the details! Shopping Affiliate links at no extra charge to you:

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sparkle.

I love colors and patterns….I can confidently put together pieces when it’s all part of the same collection, like Chickaniddy’s Twirly Girly.  Pale pink with orange and a dash of grey and silver…that makes me a happy crafter: cardstock:  chickaniddy crafts/silver surfer  paper:  chickaniddy crafts/twirly girly  stamps:  reverse confetti shine from within  ink:  ranger archival

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kaboom!

Hello and Happy Monday!  I have a FUN card to share today: cardstock:  recollections/110/white  stamps:  waltzingmouse/kaboom  ink: memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  create a smile washi I received my first Waltzingmouse Stamps order and I couldn’t wait to ink up the Kaboom set for my boy’s birthday card.  His ‘real’ birthday was on the 12th

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enjoy.

Happy Sunday!  It’s warming up again in the Pacific Northwest.  I was hoping the milder 70 degree temps were here to stay but it’s forecasted to be in the 90’s again today.  Although we don’t have central air in our home we did score a couple portable upright ac units after our last heat wave

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howdy.

Happy Saturday!!! So it’s been a busy 2 weeks on my blog with new releases by Reverse Confetti and Neat & Tangled!  The next couple of weeks will be me, catching up on challenges and such.  My schedule is slowing down, more on that in a smidge. First, here’s my card for today: cardstock:  recollections/110/white

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Neat and Tangled July Release Day: Woof + No Nuts

Hello and Welcome to the Neat & Tangled July Release Day!  ALL new products are available in the shop NOW. Today we’re featuring Woof + No Nuts First up is Woof, a fun dog/animal lover must-have set: cardstock:  papertrey ink kraft, recollections/110/white, mystery gray  stamps:  neat & tangled woof  ink:  memento tuxedo, stampin’ up white embossing powder,

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Neat and Tangled July Release Day Four: Hand Stitched + Dies

Hello and Welcome to Day Four of the Neat & Tangled July Release! Today we’re featuring Hand Stitched + Dies The Hand Stitched set is so pretty: cardstock:  ranger watercolor  stamps:  neat & tangled handstitched  ink:  ranger archival black, brilliant brush markers  other:  aqua pen Hoops, I LOVE hoops.  This set is absolutely wonderful.  The possibilities are

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Neat and Tangled July Release Day Two: Life is Beautiful + My Sunshine

Hello and Welcome to Day Two of the Neat & Tangled July Release! Today we’re featuring Life is Beautiful + My Sunshine  The Life is Beautiful set is so stinkin’ CUTE: cardstock:  recollections/110/white, stampin’ up coastal cabana  stamps:  neat & tangled/life is beautiful  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  spellbinders oval I kept my card really clean

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Neat and Tangled July Release Day One: Faceted + Bokeh Vellum Circles

Hello and Welcome to Day One of the Neat & Tangled July Release! Today we’re featuring Faceted + Bokeh Vellum Circles I had so much fun with the Faceted set: cardstock:  ranger watercolor, stampin’ up rich razzleberry, recollection glitter stamps:  neat and tangled faceted  ink:  ranger archival black  other:  kuretake gansai tambi This set is awesome, it’s

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you are loved….

Hello and Happy Sunday!  Today is my baby’s 18th birthday…more on that in a smidge.  I wanted to share a quick card that I made: cardstock:  recollections 110 white, ranger watercolor  paper:  create a smile/sending sunshine kit  stamps:  create a smile/uplifting  ink:  ranger archival black  other:  mama elephant/basic set creative cuts, kuretake gansai tambi I’m

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