The Heart Desires Challenge #5: ’tis the season

Welcome to the newest The Heart Desires Challenge…we’re up to #5: Seriously, what’s not to love about that inspiration photo and all the delish colors?!  Any guesses on how it inspired me? After being inspired by an awesome 826+ projects from the Fall Coffee Lovers blog hop, I was determined to use my stamps a

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Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti Day One: Moose Wonderful

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!  We have two FABulous October ‘Fetti Friends: Marcie Sharp + Yoonsun Hur We also have a

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Hero Arts October My Monthly Hero Blog Hop!

The October My Monthly Hero kit has everything you need to create your own winter wonderland, all within an adorable snowglobe!  You should have arrived here from my bloggie friend,  Alice Wertz’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Hero Arts blog! The Main Kit: The kit contains: ► A 4″x6″ clear stamp set

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Happy Birthday Lenae!

Big Birthday wishes to Lenae!  There’s a group of us that help each other celebrate birthday’s and we’re celebrating Lenae!  This girl is awesome…seriously fun and FABulous.  There are several things that I think of when I think of Lenae.  She’s awesome at interactive cards.  She loves Hawaii… so tropical and nautical are styles perfect

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Hello World Blog Hop!

I’m super excited to be part of the Hello World Blog Hop!  A little background about the hop….Catherine Pooler and Chaitali Narla have teamed up to bring the Hello World Stamp set and coordinating dies!  Chaitali reached out to Catherine offering to partner up to do some good in the world.  She would illustrate a

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Reverse Confetti SFYTT: Hello Pumpkin

Happy October!  Is it just me, or is this year just flying by?!  The First of the month means there’s a brand new Reverse Confetti SFYTT (Sketch For You To Try)! I love this sketch and had so much fun combining different panels from the Fright Night paper pad! I use the Forever Fall stamp set…love

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Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop – Final Day!

I can’t believe it, today is the final day of the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  As I type out this post, there are 748 linkies!  This Paper Crafting Community is awesome…both the Sponsors + all the Paper Crafters! Chaitali, my partner in crime coffee, reminded me that yesterday (National Coffee Day) it was 2

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Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop – Day Six

Today I’m sharing a Hero Arts project that is a 4.25″ square card.   I used the Coffee Cup Tag Frame Cuts with Kelly’s Designer paper.  The coffee sleeve has an image from Kelly’s Spooktacular set.  The Earth and Midnight Layering papers are so great with each other.  I made a tag using the Floral

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The Ton’s Fall 2016 Release Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to The Ton’s Fall 2016 Release Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from the start of all the fun, The Ton blog! The Ton has 23 new stamps for their Fall 2016 Release (18 clear stamps, 5 rubber cling) which include the Christmas Poinsettia set – a mini 2×3 stamp set

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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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