Reverse Confetti SFYTT: let’s weather it together

Click HERE for my Special Post:  SugarPea Designs Guest  Click HERE for the Hero Arts Fabulous Flowers Challenge Happy February!  New month, New SFYTT: Yes, I love this sketch!  You’ll probably be seeing this quite often, here’s my inspiration for today: weather it together cardstock:  ranger watercolor paper:  fancy pants design wish seasons stamps:  reverse confetti weather

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Guest Blogger: Valentine’s – Series Part 2

I’m back with my Impress Guest Blogger – Valentine’s Day Series!  Today I’m sharing a feminine and masculine card.  Let’s get started with the girlie one: How cute is that Savvy Stamps polar bear with mug?  Mine is a hybrid brown polar version 🙂  I couldn’t resist adding pink cheeks and matching mittens.  She’s enjoying

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warm hugs

Happy Friday Eve! I made this one especially for the boy: When he left NYC in mid-December it was in the upper 60’s.  Luckily he missed the snow by one day (he went back to NYC on Sunday) but still has to deal with piles of the stuff, soggy feet and empty shelves at the

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merry and bright

So I literally whipped this up this morning… I have tons of stuff to do but I just wanted to use that Savvy Stamps Vintage Truck.  I teamed it up with the Impress Large Snowglobe.  I managed to make it a shaker…do you see my early morning sewing?  Don’t try this at home!  I used

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it’s your birthday!

Monkey Business… I was totally inspired by my bloggie buddie, Erin’s tag over at Tag, You’re it! I was inspired by: the clouds main image in the lower right hand corner (I don’t own any camper stamps, gasp!) blue ribbon I’m getting back into ribbon and the awesome Diana Larson sent me this awesome Tropical

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Neat & Tangled: So Good To See You

Happy Monday!  I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog this morning! Want a sneak peek at the set I used?  It is the new So Good To See You: Have you heard about the You’re so Neat program?  Pop over to the Neat & Tangled blog for more deets!

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sending you a cup of cheer.

I recently picked up another Christmas 6×6, Fancy Pants Designs:  Wish Seasons.  Oh my, it’s up there with Basic Grey’s Juniper Berry♡ All the paper is from the Wish Seasons collection….sigh, I adore red and aqua.  Doesn’t that little heart floral remind you of Rifle Paper Co?!  Gotta love the MFT Hot Cocoa Cups teamed

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Hero Arts: you are my happy

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner!  Here’s a fun ‘lil card that I wanted to share with you: I stamped the background by using a sentiment from the new You are my Happy set that is in the 2016 Valentine’s Collection.  I used the Floral Heart stamp & cut and stamped another sentiment from

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Neat and Tangled January Release Day!

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my Impress Guest Designer post! Today is the day!  The Neat & Tangled January Release is available in the store!  We hope that you’ve enjoyed all the sneak peeks this week!  Which are your favs?!  I know, I love it all too!!! I made a card that

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Guest Blogger: Valentine’s Series – Part 1

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled January Release Super excited to announce that I’m a guest blogger over at Impress for the next couple of Friday’s!  If you’ve been following me here on my blog or FB, you know that I’m a HUGE fan of Impress and all that

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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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