Season’s Givings Blog Hop

Click HERE for my Stories of stamps, paper and… Click HERE for my i {heart} papers post! Click HERE for the Fusion Card Challenge/One Year Anniversary Celebration post! Click HERE for Curtain Call/Winter Wonder! So thrilled to be part of Latisha’s Seasons Givings Blog Hop for the 3rd year!  You should have arrived from Lorena’s blog!  I’m

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Neat & Tangled News

I know that I’ve been kind of quiet on my blog….that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been busy!  I’m prepping for a couple new releases and enjoying my time off from work.  The girl is still home with us and we’ve been having fun like eating HERE. I did want to pop in here and

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warm thoughts

So, as the year wraps up, have you been pondering your New Years resolutions? One of mine is to work on Holiday cards throughout the year.  Although I had fun creating 80+ Christmas cards in November, it is something I just don’t want to do again in 2015. I actually don’t have a whole lot

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walking on sunshine.

Are you singing it?! What, really?  HERE you go. paper:  pebbles/home made  stamps:  butterfly reflections ink/head in the clouds  ink:  fresh ink/navy, clear embossing powder  other:  spellbinders, impress glitter washi Don’t you love the stamped sentiment? It’s a Butterfly Reflections Ink exclusive set designed by Shanna Noel called head in the clouds Yup, it’s a

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papertrey ink: december 2014 blog hop

Happy Boxing Day! Today’s the day for the papertrey ink December Blog Hop I was inspired by the gorgeous bar necklaces.  Who doesn’t love the look of gold and silver?   Combining them, that’s a challenge: cardstock:  papertrey ink, chickaniddy crafts/goldie lox  stamps:  papertrey ink phrase play #3/rosie posie  ink:  zing white, delicata silvery shimmer

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stories of stamps, paper and… : warm winter wishes

Merry Christmas Eve! Today is my day up on the Stories of stamps, paper and… For those that don’t know, it’s an italian based challenge blog that runs monthly themes.  The new challenges start on the 1st and run through the month.  The month the challenge is  Christmas with a Bow Throughout the remainder of

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peace love and happiness

Here’s a set of cards that will make good New Years cards: cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black/cherry cobbler  stamps:  paper smooches/pretty phrases  ink:  zing white, wplus9 white  other:  reverse confetti/double edge scallop border confetti cut, impress gold washi I’ve been seeing a lot of black base projects (check out the mambi blog) and love that

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sprinkled with lots of love

Happy Monday! It’s fun to gravitate away from holiday themed cards: cardstock:  recollections/white, stampin’ up/pirouette pink  paper:  teresa collins/nine & co  stamps:  reverse confetti/donut you know  ink:  fresh ink/chocolate & red currant  other:  cork, reverse confetti/donut you know confetti cuts The Reverse Confetti, Donut you Know set is filled with fun sentiments and I adore

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Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: listing of blog sponsored winners

So, this is the final follow up post for the  Holiday Coffee Lovers  Blog Hop All the blog sponsored prizes have been drawn and the winners have been contacted, if they left their contact information. HERE is a google doc that lists a majority of the blog sponsored give-a-ways. This might be a great time

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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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