Chickaniddy: August

I wanted to share my August Chickaniddy projects on my blog. My first project assignment was Back to School This card that reminds me of a fancier note that you’d pass to your school crush: Supplies:  Date Night Paper (DN14OS08, DN14OS07)  Date Night Stickers (DN14EB02)  Enamel Hearts (DN14EB07) All the papers are from the Date

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good coffee…great friends.

Today I’m super excited to spend time with some crafty friends (Kate & Kimberly)!  I’m crossing my fingers that I actually get some crafting done…and perhaps start on my holiday cards! So here’s today’s card: cardstock:  neenah, stampin’ up lost lagoon  paper:  stampin’ up  stamps:  taylored expressions/joe to go  ink:  hero arts hues, sharpie pen

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calypso thanks.

thanks. paper:  stampin’ up calypso coral celebration add on kit  stamps:  paper smooches sentiment sampler  ink:  fresh ink charcoal  other:  stampin’ up banner dies, doily Isn’t that ‘thanks’ perfect?  I love that font from Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler. I’ve been smitten with:  3 x 5.5 inch cards coral gold grey banners How lucky am I

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Curtain Call Tropical Trip Reminder: Keep Calm

paper:  authentique/anchored  other:  solid red divine twine, studio calico veneer, reverse confetti/confetti cuts/office edges, crop-a-dile There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Tropical Trip!  You have until August 25th at 8:00 AM CDT to be inspired and share your project! I was inspired by the colors of the photo and translated a

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Create a Smile Guestie: peace

post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for Chickaniddy Crafts. Hello! Happy Wednesday! This is my 3rd week as a Guest Designer over at create a smile I knew I wanted to play with the Jungle Fever set, specifically the Star Gazer Lily image: cardstock:  pti, strathmore watercolor, paper accents vellum  stamps:  create a

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hello.

I’m no tag’nista like Erin but love the look of them AND bonus points that they are typically less time consuming than cards: cardstock:  chickaniddy crafts goldie lox paper:  chickaniddy crafts date night/spiffy tags/together is better  other:  technique tuesday hello die, chickaniddy crafts date night illustration stickers, bright white twine divine twine, whisker graphics kraft

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congratulations!

So happy when Beverly Brown contacted me about a Surprise Bridal Party linky event she was coordinating for Ren-Yi.    I met Ren-Yi through the bloggie world and was on the Little Tangles Design Team.   I actually had the opportunity to meet up with Ren-Yi the first time the kids & I visited NYC.

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with enough coffee anything is possible…

Hello, my name is Amy and I’m addicted to coffee. Not only do I like to consume coffee, I like to buy all things coffee crafty related.    I love this set! hero arts need caffeine I’m going to stamp the ‘Low Battery’ image on the outside of the envelope! Do you see the Basic

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is it Friday yet?

cardbase:  a muse  paper:  pebbles/oh happy day  stamps:  paper smooches/cyber cafe & hot concoctions  other:  paper smooches/coffee & tea/basic notebook dies, papertrey ink vellum, stampin’ up white embossing powder So, I’ve been hoarding this Pebbles paper collection, Happy Day, a lot.   I decided it was time to cut into the fun papers! If you

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pineapple hello.

So, I’m a big fan of Neon….reminds me of my youth…LOL.  I’m also smitten with pineapples so I combined the two on this 3.25 x 5.5 inch card: cardstock:  strathmore watercolor, glitter cardstock from M’s  stamps:  reverse confetti/pineapples aplenty & color me happy ink:  hero arts neon pink, hero arts neon orange dauber  other:  reverse

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hello there.

I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog today!  I’d love for you to pop over and say Hi! Here’s a peek at what inspired my card: Hope to see you over there!

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thinking of you.

The other day I was up on the a jillian vance design blog! I wanted to go ahead and share my project here too: cardstock:  papertrey ink vellum paper:  glitz/dapper dan  stamps:  a jillian vance design/coffee & jesus  other:  a jillian vance design mini bag/watering can & {die}lightfully charming circle die, pebbles sticker, may arts

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grateful for you.

The other day I was up on the Chickaniddy Crafts blog and I wanted to share my project here! One of my favorite collections is Jolly Good!  It isn’t just for the holidays! If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that green is my favorite color! Any fun plans for today?!

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friend.

Hello and Happy Saturday!  I have a project to share that didn’t turn out how I thought it would but I still like the end results: cardstock:  strathmore watercolor, stampin’ up gold metallic  stamps:  stampin’ up/you’re wonderful  ink:  ranger/archival/black, distress markers, fresh ink fuchsia  other:  stampin’ up banner framelits, paintbrush  Here’s the photo I posted

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Fusion: You are the most amazing FRIEND

Post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge. Hello and Happy Thursday! There’s a new challenge over at Fusion: PROCEDURES:1. Play with just the sketch challenge.2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.5. Please read the

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just wanted to…

Yay for Tuesday!   I’m probably one of the few people that look forward to Tuesday’s since I have Wednesday’s off:) paper:  teresa collins/something wonderful  stamps:  reverse confetti/be a barista  ink:  memento/rich cocoa  other:  reverse confetti/label me & double edge scallop border confetti cuts, michael’s/glitter cardstock  I consider myself super lucky to be surrounded by

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