Happy Holidays | Spellbinders

It’s Christmas in August…well actually it’s Christmas all year for me. Last month was pure chaos since my Mom was in the hospital. All is much better now, she has a brand new pacemaker. She is finally getting her energy back too. I have lots of goodies to keep me busy since I wasn’t crafty

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Fall | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:

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Celebrating You | Simon Says Stamp

My mom asked me to design a birthday card for her friend. I knew that I wanted to use the Simon Says Stamp – Prize Ribbon stamps + dies! I decided to look for a color combo and came up with this one that features cardstock from my stash. The sentiment has been heat embossed

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Better than a Text | Hero Arts

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Seashells For today’s card was inspired by the theme and color palette. I combined these Hero Arts products: I stamped the sentiment in Hero Hues Core Ink – Forever Green. The Letterpress ink is Elephant. I used the following cardstocks:

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Mower | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: Other than cardstock and ink, this uses minimal supplies to design and I went with a clean and simple design. Thanks for stopping by!

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Dec 25 | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #56

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by Simon Says Stamp: The antlers are from: The stenciling was done with: The cardstock is ColorWheel Poppy + Blush and the circle is PTI

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charming day | Hero Arts

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Bracelets For today’s card I reached for this fun set from Hero Arts via Scrapbook.com: I stamped the sentiment in Distress Oxide Broken China and lightly blended Antique Linen over the tote to give it a well-loved, grungy look. ColorWheel

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July Edition | Guest Designer – Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Debra Davison Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, August 26. I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give away a prize. One lucky random project with a

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Noel | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:

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winner of birthday blog hop!

Thanks to everyone that hopped with us for Kimberly’s Birthday! The winner of the Butterfly Reflections Ink $15 Gift Certificate is…. Shelly Kurth!!!!! Shelly, I’ve messaged you! So yesterday was {inter}National Scrapbook Day…did you play along in challenges, do some shopping or craft up a storm?  I had some crafty girls over and we made

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Curtain Call – Travel On: Smile

It’s time for a New Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge! I was inspired by the camera: cardstock:  recollections/black paper:  amy tangerine  other:  the cut shoppe/candid camera, lawn fawn/speech bubble border Although it’s an older sketch, I was also inspired

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happy birthday kimberly!!

source I consider myself a lucky girl.   I have had the wonderful opportunity to make some great in-real-life crafty friends.  One of them is Kimberly.  I can’t remember how I stumbled onto Kimberly’s blog but the minute I did, I was absolutely smitten with her style & work.  Today is Kimberly’s birthday and there

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coffee & a whole lot of love.

Hello and Happy Monday! I’m sharing some A Jillian Vance Design projects that posted in March. My first card uses the Coffee & Jesus stamp set which I combined with the  True Love stamp set I love the addition of the chunky wool yarn…it makes the card ‘cozy’, dontcha think? My next card uses the

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eat cake & more.

Hello and Happy Saturday! I haven’t posted my Chickaniddy Crafts cards over here in awhile so I’m doing a bit of catch up! The first 2 cards are March projects. This one was to focus on the chevron trend: It made things super fun (& easy) to use the Reverse Confetti Triple Chevies Confetti Cuts!

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Fusion Card Challenge: oh happy day!

Hello and welcome to Fusion Card Challenge! Check out the fun new inspiration photo and sketch: I was inspired by the photo: cardstock:  strathmore watercolor paper  stamps:  essentials by ellen/bold blooms  ink:  ranger/archival/black  other:  queen & co stars, stampin’ up label thinlets I’ve been inspired by all the watercolor stripes I have been spotting out

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A Jillian Vance Design: Sew Special

Hello! I’m up on the A Jillian Vance Design blog with a fun card! Here’s a peek at my supplies: grandma’s garden quilt block die sew special Pop on by the blog for a look at my card!

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curtain call bouquet reminder: woodland friends

There’s still time to join us over at Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge – Bouquet We have a new sponsor, Penny Black, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Bouquet!  A randomly selected participant in the Bouquet challenge will have their choice of a Penny Black gift certificate, while the LEAD will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future challenge! I used the adorable 

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