Happiest of Birthdays to you!

I’m trying to work on my Birthday card stash.  Here’s another set of them that I worked on.  I love that oh, happy day image but it wasn’t playing nice so I made one using that and the rest have a sentiment from the Birthday Blooms set.  I managed to make a total of 4

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Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti Day Two: Crazy about you

Hey there ‘Fetti Fans, it’s the Countdown to Confetti Day 2!!!! On the 8th all the new Reverse Confetti stamps, confetti cuts + other new product lines will be available for purchase. We will be counting down the fun until New Release Day!  This month we welcome Deanne Kuntz as our January/February ‘Fetti Friend! Today we’re featuring: Food Fun stamps + coordinating

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Fusion Card Challenge – 3rd Year Celebration!

I’m so excited!  Becca Cruger invited me to be her Guest Designer for the Fusion Card Challenge!  Fusion is celebrating their 3rd Year of inspiring us and I’m thrilled to be part of the Celebration!!!! Becca totally knew that the challenge was calling my name! Here’s how I was inspired! I rotated the sketch and

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Reverse Confetti January Countdown to Confetti Day One – Cured Soon

Hey there ‘Fetti Fans, it’s the Countdown to Confetti Day 1!!!! On the 8th all the new Reverse Confetti stamps, confetti cuts + other new product lines will be available for purchase. We will be counting down the fun until New Release Day!  This month we welcome Deanne Kuntz as our January/February ‘Fetti Friend! Today we’re featuring: Cured stamps + coordinating

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The Hearts Desire Challenge #8: Do more of what makes you happy

Hello and Welcome to The Heart Desires Challenge #8!  We loved all the gorgeous entries for challenge #7!  Check out the new challenge: How are you inspired?  I took the blues and the florals and combined it with the falling snowflake pattern on the cake: The blooms are from the Concord & 9th Brushed Blossom

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The more the merrier

The other day, I met up with my friend Katie (& her sweet girl) at Impress.  We scored since they were having 40% off their Christmas inventory.  I picked up the cute Poppystamps Wintertime Bears set: Chuckling…how can you stop at just one coffee?! The More the Merrier!  I did a quick watercoloring with my

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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® : Happy January

I’m up on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® blog with a card but I actually made another one especially for my blog today!  I’m really good at making coffee cards but I stink at designing Birthday cards so I’m trying to get a good start on this years birthday’s: One theme I think that never goes out

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Reverse Confetti January SFYTT: oh, baby!

January, it’s January!  I can’t believe that it is 2017, Happy New Year!  A couple of days ago, one of Darin’s nieces had her second baby girl so I designed this card for her.  If you don’t know already, green is my favorite color💚  The Cute as a Button set and coordinating Onesie Confetti Cut

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Coffee Heartbreaker

Hello and Happy Thursday!  I’ve been enjoying the week off from work and have a ‘just because’ card…no challenge, no design team assignment, purely ‘just because’: I’ve had the Sweet Stamp Shop Heartbreaker set, for awhile.  I wanted to ink it up for the Winter Hop but there just wasn’t enough time!  I bought it

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Hero Arts: Let’s Toast!

I can’t believe how quickly this week is flying by…it’s probably because I’m off from work.  I have a fun party card to share: I combined the Hero Arts Birthday Celebration and Cocktail Party Stamp & Cut sets.  I love the Tide Pool and Black combo, how about you? This works perfectly for the current

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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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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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