Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Hop!

Click HERE for the Latina Blog Hop! Hello, and welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Hop! I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today!  You should have arrived from the Super Talented Laura Sterckx’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which

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{CASE}ing

Kelly Latevola…you know her and follow her, right?!  This girl can pack some serious BAM in her projects and I was so thrilled that she asked me to be part of her Super Fun {CASE}ing Genius feature! I’d ♡ it if you’d pop on over to her blog and check it out!!!  Big shout out

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be happy.

So, I’ve been on the causal look out for this Dear Lizzy set after seeing THIS card by Wida.  I picked it up at a scrapbooking store when we flew to Vegas and did this with it: cardstock:  recollections/110/white  stamps:  american crafts/dear lizzy/day dreamer, create a smile/botanical love  ink:  tsukineko/tuxedo, ranger/archival black, fresh ink chamomile,

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Pinterest Inspired Challenge Blog: sending sunshine

Hello and Happy August! What?  Really?  I can’t believe it’s already August! I’m super excited to tell you that I’m a guest designer for a BRAND NEW Challenge blog….Pinterest Inspired Challenge If you know me, you know that I’m a challenge-a-holic!  Check out the inspiration for challenge #1: source Here’s how I was inspired by

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life.

I’m a challenge-a-holic and they help me get through my stash.  Here’s a great example, I picked up the 12×12 pad of Pebbles Cottage Living and haven’t used it until I designed this card: cardstock:  bazzill/ash  paper:  pebbles’/cottage living  stamps:  verve/words of wisdom  ink:  ranger/archival/black The 12×12 papers are great to fussy cut blooms &

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…the power of two.

Stripes, I love them…polkas too but I’ve been having fun making my own stripe paper border: cardstock:  stampin’ up night of navy/calypso coral, recollections/110/white  stamps:  stampin’ up yippee-skippee/gorgeous grunge  ink:  fresh ink pumpkin/navy other:  mama elephant creative cuts/tag, stampin’ up baked brown sugar twine The horizontal stripes are made by using 0.5 inch strips of

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adventure awaits!

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  I don’t generally post so late in the day but since I had been working on this card since yesterday morning, I thought I’d go ahead and post it.  I’ve been wanting to ink up my new Newton’s Nook stamps, Message in a Bottle.  Love it and the coordinating dies. cardstock:

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happy birthday

I was a busy girl the other day and managed to make several cards….although a majority of them won’t be posted until next week, I always feel so accomplished when I can be super productive. paper:  carta bella/hello again  stamps:  paper smooches/sentiment sampler, blossoming buds  ink:  hero arts hues/black, stampin’ up white embossing powder  other:

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hello.

I’ve been on an ice cream kick…both consuming and creating♡ cardstock:  hero arts mixed blush paper:  crate/poolside  other:  crate poolside ephemera pack, pebbles glitter tape. The Crate Poolside collection is new to me….I took a Kelly Purkey class at Impress on Saturday and we had the collection to work with with it…for Christmas cards….more on

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with sympathy.

Hello again.  I don’t generally post 2 cards in a day if I can help it but I decided to play along with Mojo Monday. paper:  teresa collins/memorabilia  stamps:  verve/kind words  ink:  stampin’ up white embossing powder, fresh ink charcoal A dear friend of my Mom’s recently passed away at 90 years old.  She was

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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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