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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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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