Muse: Count the Memories, Not the Calories

I should start by saying, I don’t generally gravitate towards purple and birthday designs when I make a card.  You all know how much I love green and although I should make birthday cards on a regular basis, I don’t but I’m trying! Check out this card that uses the  a • muse  ⎪ studio

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Your Next Stamp: wishing you brighter days

Hello!  Your Next Stamp is having a DT Dare challenge – stripes!   I’m such a fan of premade card bases and was thrilled to find this awesome red + navy striped one!  There are stripes on the clipboard from the new Little Notes set! I can’t wait to see how you’re inspired!  The winner

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Right at Home: mix & match challenge

Hello!   Today I’m going to show you how I was inspired by the Right at Home Mix & Match challenge! I managed to combine three Right at Home stamp sets, can you spot them? I started off with the Birdhouse.  I wanted to keep the actual birdhouse white to make everything else pop and I put

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Hero Arts: hello

Have you checked out the Hero Arts 2016 Summer Catalog?  It is chock full of fun!  Products are at retailers and they will hit the Hero Arts shop on May 11th.  I wanted to share a card that has a couple of the 2016 Summer Catalog products: Do you see the clear embossing on the

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Hero Arts: May My Monthly Hero

This month’s kit was inspired by Jennifer McGuire and her wonderful Share Handmade Kindness campaign. The kit contains everything you need to say thank you, make someone’s day or spread a little kindness. The stamps and die were all designed by our wonderful Kelly Rasmussen, as well as the super fun backer card that’s included

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Reverse Confetti SFYTT: You’re out of this world

Post 2 of 2…click HERE for the Your Next Stamp May Release Blog Hop! Happy May!  Today is the unveiling of the Reverse Confetti May SFYTT: I used it in a landscape style to accommodate my design idea.   I’m absolutely smitten with the new Insta-Frame Confetti Cut!  I teamed it up with the My World

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Your Next Stamp: May New Release Blog Hop

Post 1 of 2…click HERE for the Reverse Confetti SFYTT Today is the day, the Your Next Stamp May Release is now available for purchase!  You’re going to love this release, it’s filled with so much fun!!!!!  You should have arrived here from Sue’s Blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which

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Guest Designer: 12 Kits of Occasions

Post 2 of 2 for the day….click HERE for my Your Next Stamp Guestie post I’m thrilled to be a Guest Designer for The 12 Kits of Occasions!  The April kit, hostess –Tracey McNeely, designed the Crazy for Coffee kit.  How appropriate, eh?!  Thank you Tracey for asking me to share in the fun of

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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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Neat & Tangled Day Five: For the Record

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Reverse Confetti May Blog Hop! Today is the day!  This is Day Five and Release Day for Neat & Tangled’s May products!   Today we’re featuring: For the Record This is such a fabulous set! I made this especially for my boy!  A couple years ago

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Reverse Confetti May New Release: Blog Hop!

Post 1 of 2 today…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled Final Release Day! Hello Hello! Welcome to the Reverse Confetti May Release Blog Hop!  If you’ve been following me this week, you know that the fun started on May 5th.  Today is the day that all the new products are available in the Reverse

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Neat & Tangled May Release Day Four: Planner Blocks

Post 2 of 3 for today…click HERE for the new Fusion Card Challenge…click HERE for May Reverse Confetti Sneak Peek! Hello and Welcome to Day Four of the Neat & Tangled May Release! Today we’re featuring: Planner Blocks:  You Got This I had so much fun mixing up the Planner Blocks! Here’s a peek at my planner

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Fusion: Mondo Hello.

Post 3 of 3 for today…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled May Release Day 4…click HERE for May Reverse Confetti Sneak Peek! Hello and Welcome to the New Fusion Card Challenge!  Check out the new Sketch and Photo: PROCEDURES:1. Play with just the sketch challenge.2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.4. Use the challenge

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Neat & Tangled May Release Day 3: Just Hello + die

Post 3 of 3 for today…click HERE for my A Jillian Vance Design post…click HERE for the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti Day 2 Hello and Welcome to Day Three of the Neat & Tangled May Release! Today we’re featuring Just Hello ● Just Hello Nice & Neat Die I had so much fun with the Just

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a party without cake…

post 1 of 3 today…click HERE for Reverse Confetti’s Countdown to Confetti Day 2…Click HERE for Neat & Tangled’s May Release Day 3  Hello! Today is my day on the A Jillian Vance Design Blog!  I’d love for you to swing by and check out my project. Here’s a peek at my supplies: celebrate cake

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