happy blooming birthday.

Click HERE for the Reverse Confetti Creative Hop Click HERE for the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Blog Hop Hello!  Monday, already?!  I’m really not a purple girl so when a purple color challenge comes up, I try to play along to stretch my designing.  Personally, I think watercoloring makes everything look awesome and the more

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Reverse Confetti August Creative Hop!

Click HERE for the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Blog Hop Click HERE for the Latina Crafter Blog Hop Today is the eighth of the month which means a Reverse Confetti August Creative Hop…not just any blog hop but a SUMMER FUN Blog Hop!  We are sharing ABC Projects (Anything but a Card)!  Make sure you comment along

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summer time

Click HERE for the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Blog Hop Click HERE for the Latina Crafter Blog Hop Summer time…honestly when I hear those words together I think of DJ  Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince…yes, I’m showing my age.   Check out my Summer time card: paper:  studio calico brighton pier  stamps:  verve stamps/get together ink:

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think pretty thoughts

Click HERE for the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Blog Hop Click HERE for the Latina Crafter Blog Hop Hello and Happy Thursday!  This week has been especially busy but it’s how the month of August is panning out both personally and bloggie-wise. So seriously, how cute is that unicorn?   cardstock:  recollections/110/white, stampin’ up strawberry slush  stamps:

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Neat & Tangled + A Blog Named Hero = Metallics

Click HERE for the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Blog Hop Click HERE for the Latina Crafter Blog Hop All this week, Neat & Tangled is collaborating with A Blog Named Hero!  The challenge is Metallic! Here’s my supply list: Please pop over to the Neat & Tangled blog to check out my project!

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Latina Crafter Blog Hop!

Click HERE for the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release! Hello Hello! I’m thrilled to be hopping with the girls at Latina Crafter!   You should have arrived here from the Latina Crafter Blog!   Remember to start there, because that is where the fun begins!   I met Diana of the Latina Crafter through

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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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All About Christmas Duo | Spellbinders

Thank you to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me some products to play with. Here’s how I was inspired today: Today’s project features the following Spellbinders product from the All About Christmas Collection by Lisa Horton: I also used these Spellbinder products: My first card combines: My other card is a shaker with these

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It’s Your Day! | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: I’m smitten by that sweet mouse! This card slightly exceeds an A2 envelope. I just had to have the party hat in my card design. I have a stash of A7 envelopes just for this reason. Thanks for stopping by!

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Candy Cane Season | Hero Arts

Have you checked out the four fantastic collections that are in the Hero Arts store: I’m shakin’ things up! I’m sharing a card that I designed featuring the new Candy Cane Season Collection with a bit from the previous month’s collection , Retro Kitchen Collection: I combined: My ColorWheel cardstock colors: I prefer to not

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Hi | Spellbinders

I was playing with Spellbinders products that I have in my stash today. This is how I was inspired: I combined these products: I picked a card from the DIY Color Deck System. I was inspired to combine these ColorWheel colors: I love how this one turned out! Some links are affiliate at no extra

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Holiday Happy Mail | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #44

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! This month is the start of a couple changes to the challenge: Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by Newton’s Nook: I did some heat embossing with the sentiments on black.

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Oceans of Love | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: lunch bags I was inspired by the fish patterns. My card features the following products: I used the following Distress Oxide inks: I can’t wait to see how my teamies were inspired! Thanks for stopping by! Affiliate links at no

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July Edition – throwback | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, August 27th. 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 US mailing

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Spring in Kyoto – Kokeshi Happy Birthday | Spellbinders

Thank you to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me some products to play with. Here’s how I was inspired today: Today’s project features the following Spellbinders product from the Spring in Kyoto by Alex Syberia Designs: I also used these Spellbinder products: I couldn’t wait to use some of the papers in the Your

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Happy Hour | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: I ended up with a twofer. Here’s the first one: This one is a bit skinnier than a standard A2 – 3.50 x 5.50. I wanted the drinks and fruit clustered closer. I remembered that there are general drink type sentiments in the Spellbinders

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