Reverse Confetti | Happy Fall!

Hello and Happy Friday Eve!  It’s been beautiful fall weather in the Pacific Northwest!  I decided to design a fall themed project featuring Reverse Confetti products: I stamped the Happy Fall image from the Pumpkin Patch stamp set in Peach ink.  The stem has been cut from an upcycled Starbucks coffee sleeve.  The solid pumpkin

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers | Christmas Cheer

During one of Graciellie Design sales I picked up her Christmas Cheer digital stamp set: Isn’t it a beauty?   Are you a part of the Coffee Loving Papercrafters FB group?  Graciellie Design is sponsoring a Coffee Lovers Card Contest! Here’s how I was inspired: I printed out the image and sentiment on 90 lb watercolor

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Pumpkin Spice

Hello and Happy Sunday!  Yesterday I left the house around 8 am and got home around 10:30 pm.  Super fun filled day, that started with a crafty day.  Here’s my Make ‘n Take that I brought: Some of you recognize some of the items in my project.  I just picked up the sentiment and thin

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My Favorite Things | May the Forest

There has been quite a bit of sad news in the crafty community lately.  Honestly, this year in general has been rough in that category, a friend of mine passed away in June, another person in my ‘extended family’ passed away earlier this month.   A crafty friend of mine lost her brother -in-law.  This card

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Reverse Confetti : all treats

Hey, happy Wednesday!  I’m popping in here with a card that I whipped up*  this morning: Today’s card features the New Reverse Confetti Frightening Friends and Abundant Autumn paper pad teamed up with the previously released Best Witches and  Fright Night paper pad. Do you see the Bag & Tags Creator layer in green?  Love

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Lawn Fawn | Happy Fall

Hello and Happy Saturday.  I’m on Day two of a multi-crafter garage sale and hoping that today cleans us out!   I worked on this card the other day and between multitasking and looking for ideas at different sites, it took me a good couple of hours to complete this: So I’m pretty proud of using

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Spellbinders | Coffee Trio

I’m back again with a card trio featuring the the Shapeabilities Coffee Brewing Etched Dies Cuppa Coffee Collection by Sharyn Sowell.  I decided to focus on the coffee pot in the upper left.  My first one features the Coffee Pot in lime green.  I finished it off with the  The Stamp Market sentiment set, Mini Messages. To make things

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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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