The Alley Way Stamps Guest Designer: enjoy

I’m up on The Alley Way Stamps blog today!   It’s been so much fun guesting for them this month…..I have 2 cards up on the TAWS blog, I’m sharing one of them here on my blog: cardstock:  strathmore watercolor, stampin’ up basic black  stamps:  the alley way stamps/tri-me  ink:  ranger archival black, target  watercolor

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Curtain Call Donut Delight: make a wish

There’s still time to join us over at  Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge – Donut Delight photo source: howsweeteats.com My card today uses Chickaniddy Crafts – Twirly Girly Collection. Seriously, who doesn’t love a donut card?! Make sure you check out the Curtain Call blog for more inspiration. By the way, the Super Sponsors for the Spring

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New York Style Congrats!

cardstock:  mft steel gray, stampin’ up cherry cobbler/soft sky, strathmore watercolor stamps:  altenew sketchy cities america  ink:  ranger archival jet black  other:  spellbinders large circles, target watercolors Hello! I made this especially for my boy. Bear with me on this post. My boy, my youngest, was a super quiet and mellow baby.  Perhaps it was

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Hooray!

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my A Jillian Vance post. Just a sneak peek of my project over on the Chickaniddy Crafts Blog today.  I’d love for you to stop by and say hi!

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A Jillian Vance Design: happy birthday

post 1 of 2…click HERE for my Chickaniddy Crafts post. I’m thrilled to be on the  A Jillian Vance Design Blog I’m trying to make more birthday cards this year.  For some reason I’m always scrambling to make them at the last minute. Pop over to the A Jillian Vance Design blog to see my

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Neat & Tangled teamed up with Cosmo Cricket!

Did you know that this week Neat & Tangled has teamed up with Cosmo Cricket?  Cosmo Cricket has this great paper called, Just Add Watercolor.  It’s amazing paper that you literally add watercolor to reveal designs! See how the hearts appear with splashes of watercolor? You can see them a smidge better in this photo:

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The Challenge Guest Designer: thinking of you

I’m back guesting with the fabulous team over at The Challenge This week I worked with the gorgeous colors: cardstock:  recollections/white/110  paper:  carta bella  stamps:  impress  ink:  ranger/archival/black  other:  jillibean wood flag, create a smile coffee chippie, studio calico star veneer Definitely my favorite kind of card to design: coffee! Are you a coffee fan?

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Curtain Call: Sweet Thanks.

It’s time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! photo source: howsweeteats.com The LEAD of Donut Delight will be invited as a Guest Designer in our next challenge! Seriously, who doesn’t love donuts?  I love them, and although I don’t indulge in them often, they always remind me of my girl who is a donut-a-holic. I used the following Reverse Confetti products: donut

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Fusion: fly.

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my Neat & Tangled post. There’s a new Fusion Challenge and I gotta tell you, this one is fabulous: I know, which one to pick….or perhaps combine. This week I was inspired by the photo! Patting myself on the back because I used vintage Cosmo Cricket Joy

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neat & tangled: thank you!

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for Fusion Card Challenge. I’m super excited to be up on the Neat & Tangled blog today!   I’d love for you to pop on by and say hello!

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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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Farm Fresh | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Did you know that the new Boughs of Joy Release is 20% off and all past Christmas items are 20% – 70% off through July 31st! Just type in ‘Christmas’ in the search window! These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today: I added some chunky glitter on the Evergreen trees.

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Believe | 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. Did you know that the new Boughs of Joy Release is 20% off and all past Christmas items are 20% – 70% off through July 31st! Just type

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July Release – Day Five + Guest Designer | Hero Arts

Four fantastic collections have hit the Hero Arts store: I’m sharing two new cards that I designed featuring the new Summer by the Shore: I’m shakin’ things up with my first card! This collection is gorgeous and a favorite of mine! This card features: The Scattered Shells uses a Bellini cardbase and Apricot BetterPress Ink.

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Splash | Papertrey Ink

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: pool rings I was inspired by the pool theme. My card features the following Papertrey Ink products: I used the following Concord & 9th cardstocks: I used the following Concord & 9th inks: I can’t wait to see how my

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Tis the Season | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Have you hopped along with us yet? The Brass & Bliss Craft Co Boughs of Joy Release is now in the shop and 20% off. I have the direct links to each hop stop at the end of this post. There are two $50 Brass & Bliss Craft Co Gift Cards up for grabs. Leave

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