Lunar New Year Challenge | October 2024

We’re back with the October Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Rabbit ended on February 9th. The Year of the Dragon started on February 10, 2024 and runs through January 28, 2025. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I

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Big Owl + Friends Wrap Up

Were you able to check out the Big Owl & Friends Instagram Hop? It was so much fun! I love the different styles of projects: You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter Thank you to my Guest Designers and to everyone that hopped along with us! I loved every project!

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Coffee Break | Doodlebugswa for National Coffee Day

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… This one is for National Coffee Day! Make sure you check out the hop, it starts over on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog. Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I knew I wanted to design a shaker card and this one makes me a happy crafter!

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Coffee Saves Lives | Miss Ink Stamps for National Coffee Day

It’s Sunday and usually my day up on the Miss Ink Stamps blog. It’s National Coffee Day and Miss Ink Stamps is one of the many Sponsors for the National Coffee Day blog hop that starts over on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog! Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the following Miss Ink Stamps

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Cozy Congrats | Deborah’s 2K Celebration Hop

Welcome to Deborah’s @hellmad 2K Celebration Hop! Thank you to all of the wonderful crafters and sponsors for making this hop possible. This hop celebrates the amazing support within the crafting/cardmaking community. Think: Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato My project features the following products from participating sponsors for today’s hop: Eligibility for prizes: $1230 in PRIZES:

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Peace Love & Coffee | National Coffee Week

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog today. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of my project that I’m sharing: For all the details, please hop over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog. In case you didn’t know, Sunday is National Coffee Day and we’ll be celebrating with a blog hop over on

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Sending Sweetness | Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight

Today I’m joining in the Mama Elephant festivities – Stamp Highlight : Little Agenda Sweets I’m back with another shaker card! This project features: *previously released These pastel-y color palettes are so super sweet but boy, they are a challenge to photog! Do you spy the glitter? Thanks so much for stopping by! Some links

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Happy Fall | Lawn Fawn

…SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATED SALES… Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I was also inspired by the current Lawn Fawnatics challenge – Awesome Autumn: My project combines the following Lawn Fawn products: The shaker bits are by Pretty Pink Posh. We can’t wait to

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Happy Hollydays | Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight

Today I’m joining in the Mama Elephant festivities – Stamp Highlight : Holly and Leaves I adore this set for the gorgeous foliage and super fun sentiments. Buy the coordinating dies to also have the coordinating sentiment dies. Yes, another traditional color palette. I can’t believe it but I just adore those mini poms I

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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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