Donut you know…

Happy National Doughnut Day!  (Doughnut vs Donut)  I whipped up a card using the Reverse Confetti Donut You Know stamps + coordinating confetti cuts. What’s not to love about Pink Donuts with Sprinkles?!  I teamed up the Pattern Play 6×6 with Iced Aqua and Piggy Bank cardstock. I hope you have an amazing day!!!! Reverse Confetti

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Pinkfresh Studio June Stamp Release Blog Hop!

I’m so thrilled to be a part of the Pinkfresh Studio June Stamp Release Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from the awesome Janna Werner.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Pinkfresh Studio blog! Grand Giveaway on the Pinkfresh Blog:  FULL June Release Stamps and

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The Challenge Guest Designer: Friend

Yay!  The Challenge is back up and running!  Super excited that Lesley Croghan, super star and new Momma, asked me to be a Guest Designer.  I was a super happy crafter when I saw the graphic: So fun, right?!  So many ways to be inspired here’s how I was: I cut strips of paper from

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Reverse Confetti June SFYTT: Live Life In Color

Happy June!  Today is the start of a brand new month and a brand new Reverse Confetti SFYTT: I knew that I wanted to feature the Work of Art stamps + coordinating confetti cuts.  This is how I was inspired: Let’s start at the bottom and work our way up!  My base panel is Lead cardstock.

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May Guest Designer: Color Throwdown – So Happy Today

I’m so excited to be a May Guest Designer for Color Throwdown!  I’m a huge fan of their challenge!  Check out this week’s inspiration: At first this color combo challenged me but then I started working on it and everything fell into place: I’ve been trying to use my paper collections.  I was digging around the

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Hero Arts: Eat cake all day!

Hello!  I’m up on the Hero Arts blog sharing a card!  Here’s a peek at my supplies: Hero Arts CG706 Scribble Bold Prints Hero Arts DC210 Eat Cake All Day Stamp & Cut Hero Arts Pool Mix Layering Hero Arts Tide Pool Shadow Ink Hero Arts Intense Black Ink InLinkz.com

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Lucky Me

I couldn’t wait to use my new Spellbinders Market Fresh – Aren’t You Sweet Collection dies.  I’m a fruitatarian (well, not really but I LOVE fruit) and had so much fun with them. The sentiment is from Reverse Confetti’s A Friend Like You stamp set…it’s been stamped with Midnight ink.  The strawberries have been die

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Donut know…

Happy Sunday!  Hope you are having a magnificent weekend!  Yesterday our crafty group got together and this is the Make ‘n Take that I brought: I was suppose to have it finished and ready on Friday but time got away from me so I whipped it up on Saturday morning 🙂  Thankfully I had a

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with heartfelt sympathy…

I’m sending out 2 sympathy cards this week…such difficult cards to make.  I’m a fan of non-traditional colors…the lighter and pastel the better.  This one is being sent to a family: I haven’t inked up the Reverse Confetti Rose Garden in awhile.  I originally picked it for the rose image so bonus points that it

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Thinking of you

With the gorgeous weather we’ve been having in the pacific northwest I can sometimes whip up a card after work and still have natural sunlight for photography.  Believe me, that doesn’t happen often.  I knew that I wanted to ink up the Papertrey Ink – What the Doodle Tea Time set: I teamed it up

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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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