Hero Arts: Mahalo!

I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today with a fun nautical card.  I’ve been having so much fun with the new Summer Collection! Here are just a few of my favorites: Hero Arts CM165 Color Layering Sea Turtle Hero Arts DI390 Color Layering Sea Turtle Frame Cuts Hero Arts CM162 Color Layering Blue Whale

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Francophile: Bonjour!

I’m a relatively new francophile: We’re excited to plan a trip to Paris because the boy will be over there this fall for a Study Abroad program.  How lucky am I that Donna Mikasa supports my addiction by sending me some sweet goodies.  Here’s how I was inspired by them: Eep!  The My Favorite Things

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2017 Hero Arts Summer Catalog Blog Hop

Hello!!!  The Hero Arts Summer Catalog Products are now in the Hero Arts online store!  We are celebrating with a hop!  You should have arrived here from my awesome teamie May Park’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Hero Arts  Blog! Hero Arts will be giving away three

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May Guest Designer: Color Throwdown – Just Because

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: If you’ve been following me for any amount of time you’ll know that green is my favorite color!  I had so much fun with this one! I love to use non-traditional colors

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Reverse Confetti: enjoy the ride!

Have you seen the latest release by Reverse Confetti?!  There are soooo many great new stamps, confetti cuts and colors!  I managed to combine a couple new goodies on this card: I started off with a Mist card panel.  I cut the Hello & Thanks Label on a panel of Cloud White.  I adhered the

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Another Birthday?

You know, I’ve been working hard to build up a stash of Birthday cards so I’m not whipping one up at the last minute.  Well, I ended up whipping this one up yesterday morning: Llamas/Alpacas…LOVE them.  The MFT Llama Love is so fun with the cute llamas and great puns.  I love the MFT Subtle

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a • muse | studio May Guest Designer: Always believe in yourself

I’m back up on the a • muse | studio blog with 2 cards.  I’m sneak peekin’ one of them here: I teamed up the new You Are My Sunshine set with the previously released Be Yourself.  The sentiments/fonts in the You Are My Sunshine are absolutely perfect.  There are so many to pick from, gotta love that!

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Happy Birthday: Make a wish or two

I finally broke into some awesome Stampin’ Up colors:  Emerald Envy + Flirty Flamingo: I combined it with Stampin’ Up Crushed Curry and their Hearth & Home Thinlets.  The computer monitor and Happy Birthday Sentiment are from Mama Elephant: Blogging Buddies + Mini Messages.  The Make a Wish is by MFT, More Essential Sentiments. Do you spy

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May Guest Designer: Color Throwdown – Happy Freakin’ Birthday

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: Gorgeous, eh?!  I’d totally do my living room in that color palette!  Here’s how I was inspired: That heart panel is from an Amy Tangerine ‘best of’ 8.5 x 11 paper pack

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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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