October Edition + Guest Designer | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to add the winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay Greta! Please note the the next Woodblock Wednesday is: 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 US mailing address will win this brand new

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Capy Holiday Duo | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: For ease of creating, I used the same layout for both cards and changed up the color palette. The Little Capybara Agenda images are perfect for the Lawn Fawn Snow Globe Scenes! Each of the snow globe interiors has a

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Sending Smiles | Reverse Confetti

I absolutely LOVE it when I’m inspired by a challenge. Have you checked out the current Color Hues Challenge? It was Julie from their DT that inspired me with her project HERE. Honestly I have loads of stamps and dies so I probably tend to stick with the same sets or manufacturers. When I spotted

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Ho Ho Ho ala Gnome Style | Miss Ink Stamps

It’s Sunday and my day up on the Miss Ink Stamps blog. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: The pattern paper is retired by Chickniddy Crafts. The embellishment is by Heidi Swapp. Hop over to the Miss Ink Stamps blog for all the details. Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to

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Winter on Main Street – more sneaks | Catherine Pooler

Catherine Pooler has a new collection, Winter on Main Street! Did you miss the YouTube Live for the gorgeous new Metallic Collection? Check out the replay HERE. It’s totally worth the watch, Catherine and Erika show off the inks and answer a ton of questions. I have some sneaks of the inks from my earlier

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Spooktacular | Ellen Hutson LLC

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I’m featuring the following products by Ellen Hutson LLC: My Distress Oxide combo by #KristinasOxideCombos The sentiments have been stamped in Concord & 9th – Parsley

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Winter on Main Street | Catherine Pooler

Catherine Pooler has a new collection that is sneaking starting today! Make sure you check out their YouTube Live today at noon eastern. I’m sneaking some peeks at their new Metallic Ink release: I combined the new inks with the previously released Evergreen Woods stamp + die. The first two layers of the trees have

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Favorite Go To Tool

A couple days ago I had this as a giveaway over on instagram. I asked what your favorite go to tool was and wanted to share the results: The total number of comments was 122, here’s how it broke down: The rest are 1% or 2% unless otherwise noted: Pretty interesting, right? I’ve linked up

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Friend | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I’ve been loving the newest Sunny Studio Stamps release. It’s packed with cuteness. Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65.

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‘Tis the Season | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #22 – Reminder

We’re still going strong over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Miss Ink Stamps is our sponsor for the month of October: For the details about the challenge, please visit the challenge post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: This month’s theme is: Gnomes I’m featuring the following products from our sponsor Miss Ink Stamps:

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for the record…

Hello & Happy Monday! The weekend flew by since I was busy with the garage sale.   I have a clean & simple card to share with you today: cardstock:  mft/steel grey, cherry wood veneer  stamps:  neat & tangled/for the record  ink:  fresh ink/charcoal  other:  misc project life card, corner chomper I have some very

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Two Paper Divas Guest Designer: You always pop up…

Good Morning! I’m so excited to let you know that I’m guesting for Two Paper Divas Make sure you check out their BLOG and their STORE! I had so much fun inking up Just Poppin’ By This set reminds me of the retro 50’s, dontcha think? I combined it with the always fun Cosmo Cricket,

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Hello latte!

Hello & Happy Saturday! I’m going into day 2 of my crafty garage sale!  Cross your fingers that I sell everything:) Surprise, Surprise…I have a coffee card to share: cardstock:  recollections/black, misc gold glitter paper  stamps:  precious remembrance/coffee love  ink:  stampin’ up white embossing powder, hero arts dauber  other:  studio calico wood veneer I even

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Curtain Call Totally Tassel: Sponsored by Newton’s Nook

paper:  teresa Collins  stamps:  newton’s nook/winged wishes  ink:  ranger/archival/black  other:  reverse confetti tassel confetti cuts, gold tissue paper, stampin’ up gold sequin trim, recollections clothespin, bella creations library card, gold thread It’s time for a New Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Totally Tassel photo source: maggieholmesdesigns.com We have a wonderful returning sponsor, Newton’s Nook, for the Curtain Call Inspiration:

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Whisker Graphics: It’s been oolong

Hello! Today is my  Whisker Graphics day.  I wanted to share a fun packaging idea using the Whisker Graphics Middy Glassine Bags: I love that the glassine is sheer.  It makes for fun “peek-a-boo” packaging, don’t you think?  I filled this up with a large project life card, a journaling pen & of course, the visible colored

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latte

A girl can never have too much coffee…that goes for the liquid form and any coffee related crafting supplies! This card uses 3 new supplies, can you spot them? cardstock:   papertrey ink kraft  paper:  studio calico  stamps:  create a smile/coffee first  ink:  ranger/archival/black  other:  cherry wood veneer paper, create a smile heart chippies, stamplorations latte

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you add color to my life.

purple I don’t use it much in my designs but I love my Martha chunky wool yarn so I was happy to incorporate the lavender color into my card: cardstock:  recollections/110/white  paper:  studio calico  stamps:  paper smooches hot concoctions/blossoming buds/I heart art  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  paper smooches notebook basic die, Martha wool

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Reverse Confetti May SFYTT: Let your Faith

     Hello and Happy Monday!   The weekend always seems to fly by, doesn’t it?  I can’t believe we’re approaching Mid-May already!   Have you seen the awesome May SFYTT?       I was totally inspired by the sketch and gathered the My Minds Eye/Market Street/Ashbury Heights collection.  I love it for the

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happy mother’s day!!!

        Hello and Happy Mother’s Day to all the Momma’s, Aunties, Grandmother’s, Sister’s…..I received an awesome bouquet from my sweet girl:     She even picked up a bouquet for her grandmother, my Momma.  So SWEET.  I feel so lucky and blessed to have my 2 kids!     I have a

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hello.

Happy Saturday!  Today is suppose to be a glorious day in the Pacific Northwest.  Tonya & I are headed into Seattle and we’re eventually meeting up with Kate at the Starbucks Roastery. I posted this sneak peek over on FB yesterday. Which then became this: cardstock:  stampin’ up hello honey, strathmore watercolor  stamps:  essentials by

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