Happy Birthday Kimberly

Big Birthday Wishes to Kimberly!!!!  She is the super star of our crafty group, she’s our Make ‘n Take Queen!  This girl is chock full of talent and has a gigantic heart of gold.  She loves color and is a great colorista.  I love color and love to watercolor.  My card took a completely different

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Hero Arts: Happy Birthday

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for DeNami Design Hello!  I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today!  I wanted to share 2 cards using the same stamp set..I’m sharing one here and you’ll have to pop over to the Hero Arts blog to see my other card! I’m featuring the Make a Wish

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DeNami Design: I need…

this is post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my Hero Arts post. Hello!  Today wraps up my guesting for DeNami Design!   For my final project I knew I wanted to do a coffee themed design: Isn’t the Cafe Clear Set so cute?  I did some quick masking and colored everything with my

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Sprinkled with lots of fun!

Nothing says birthday like donuts with sprinkles! I haven’t playing the Reverse Confetti’s Donut You Know in a while…mostly because I ‘misplaced’ the frosting die for the donut.  I tend to happily craft in a frenzy and when I ‘clean up’…I evidently tend to put dies into the wrong sleeve.  Well, I recently found that

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Happy Birthday Laura!

There’s a group of us celebrating our sweet crafty friend, Laura!  We met at a Julie Ebersole’s class at Impress.   I arrived a bit later than the other girls at the table and we stamped and chatted during the 2 classes.  All during class, I assumed Laura was Kimberly or Tonya’s friend…haha…nope.  We instantly

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Hero Arts: Dream Big

Hello!  Happy Friday!  I have a fun card to share today!  I’ve been lovin’ the Hero Arts Color Layering sets.  Today, I’m sharing the Color Layering Goldfish. I was so excited to combine the Goldfish with the Terrarium from the Stamp Your Own Succulents set.  I had to mask a smidge of his tail off

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Right at Home: Mix & Match

Hello!  Happy Friday Eve!  I’m doing a version of Nicole’s Mix & Match Challenge.  My twist is using a different manufacturer that she carries in the Right at Home Shop!  Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the new Color In Sentiments with MFT’s Sweet Treats Die-namics!  Seriously, it’s going to be an awesome day

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DeNami Design Guest Designer: Hoppy Spring

Hello!  I’m up on the DeNami Design blog today sharing a card with a custom panel! First up, I used the adorable Bunny with Flower image on a stitched tag.  I colored her with my Zig Clean Color Markers.  I made my custom panel by cutting strips of 1/2 inch cardstock.   I’ve been smitten

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Neat and Tangled + Hemptique Collaboration: Pretty Mail

Hello!  Have you been following the Neat & Tangled and Hemptique Collaboration?!  So fun combining both products.  I made 2 projects, I’m sharing one here and one over on the Neat &Tangled blog today! I used some of the awesome Hemptique Handmade Hemp Paper.  It reminds me of a combo of watercolor + mulberry paper.

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Sponsor Solo: Sweet Stamp Set

Hello!  I’m taking over the Sponsor Solo feature over on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog.   Today we’re featuring:  Sweet Stamp Shop I’m such a fan of the Sweet Stamp Shop.  I think I shared this during the Spring Hop, but a bunch of us went to their Seattle Meet + Greet.  So much fun.

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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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