Coffee Date with Erin | Coffee Loving Cardmakers

I’m so excited to be up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog, it’s a coffee date with my teamie and friend, Erin Thiem! We decided to work with: Here’s how I was inspired: If you caught my earlier post this week. I was on a pattern paper stash busting challenge! I ended up with 12

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You Are So Fancy | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #26

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce Angie Blom Digital Designs as our sponsor for the month of February: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the following products available

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Sending Smiles | MFT + Reverse Confetti

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I’m featuring the following products: I stamped the images on watercolor paper and colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and the blender pen.

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Lunar New Year Challenge | February 2024

We’re back with the February Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Rabbit ends on February 9th. The Year of the Dragon starts 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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January Edition + Guest Designer | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay DeNel! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Announcing that I’ll be continuing Woodblock Wednesday into 2024. Every last Wednesday of the month will be Woodblock Wednesday. I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! I’m so excited to announce a brand new

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Sweet | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I love it when I can mix old and new. Those Lawn Fawn skunks are so cute. My overall color palette is peach and pale grey. The copics I used: Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE

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Just saying hello | Miss Ink Stamps

It’s Sunday and my day up on the Miss Ink Stamps blog. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: Check out the Miss Ink Stamps blog for more photos! Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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I love you so mush | Lawn Fawn

I’m sliding in with a post for a card that I designed this morning. I’ve been wanting to join the Lawn Fawnatics challenge: I combined old with new on this project. Here are the Lawn Fawn products I’m featuring today: Do you see the mushroom stems? I upcycled a coffee sleeve for them. I love

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You Warm My Heart | Sunny Studio Stamps

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I’m featuring the following Sunny Studio Stamps products: I used the following copics I can’t wait to see how my teamies were inspired. We hope 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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