you make me happy

Today is the start of my week long coffee inspired projects! Let the fun begin! paper:  pebbles home made  stamps:  sweet stamp shop coffee town  ink:  hero arts hues I was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches I’ve thrown the challenge out to my crafty friends Tonya, Kimberly and Katie.   Check out Kimberly’s awesome card

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Friends are the best gift of all

Hello & Happy Saturday! I have a couple cards to share today: cardstock:  pti white  paper:  stampin’ up gold soiree ink:  fresh ink mint reinker  other:  mambi sticker This is a fun mish-mash of products…something that I don’t generally do. The base panel is Designer Paper from Stampin’ Up called Gold Soiree.  The center image

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Neat & Tangled September Release Day: Turkey Talk

We made it…today is Neat & Tangled’s September Release Day! We do have one more set with coordinating dies to feature! Turkey Talk Turkey Talk Nice & Neat Dies I went super clean & simple on this set (translation:  postal friendly). I colored mr. turkey with distress inks: Project Life cards are so much fun

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hello boston!

Last weekend I was able to meet up with Thanh, Sparkle & Baby Boston! Here’s a sneak peek at my giftie packaging for Baby Boston: We’re huge Fruit-a-tarians and I’ve been keeping some of the plastic clamshell boxes: Why yes, the Altenew Sketchy Cities America, is perfect for Mr. Baby Boston!  I combined it with

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FUSION: sunflower

post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for Neat & Tangled’s September Release! Hello and Welcome to the new Fusion: I totally started out trying to combine both the inspiration photo and the sketch.  I could not seem to get the ‘ole mojo to work with the colors!  That was super odd & frustrating

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Neat & Tangled September Release: Origami Map

Post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for Fusion Card Challenge! Hello Neat & Tangled Fans! We’re on Day 4 of the Neat & Tangled September Release!  What have been your FAVES so far?  I know, I know…all of it 🙂 Today will certainly not disappoint you! Today we’re featuring Origami Map by Miriam

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Neat & Tangled September Release: My Plate is Full

…and I’m back with Day 3 of the Neat & Tangled September Release! Today’s stamp set and coordinating die is a ‘must have’. My Plate is Full My Plate is Full Nice & Neat Dies I had so much fun putting this together: I still adore the chalkboard technique and decided to go with a

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congratulations.

So, I recently found out that a friend of mine became engaged!   How exciting! I’ve been wanting to use my Avery Elle Petals & Stems so this was the perfect opportunity: apologizing for the poor photos…I snapped pics before I left to meet up with the happy engaged girl:) cardstock:  pti white, stampin’ up

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Neat & Tangled September Release: Be Full

Welcome to Day 2 of the Neat & Tangled September Release! How did you like Day 1?! I know, cute eh?!! Today we have another 3×4 Classic Danielle image! Be Full I absolutely ADORE this one!  Did you see Danielle’s freebie that she  posted last week HERE? So one of my favorite Fall Inspired paper

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Neat & Tangled September Release: Creepy Cute

Today starts the Neat & Tangled September Release previews! You are going to love this release for its fun packed images! Let’s get started with: Creepy Cute Um yeah, way cute, eh? Creepy Cute Shadow/Sentiments genius! Creepy Cute Nice and Neat Dies Yay for dies! …and the new Spooktacular Sequin Mix! Okay, I kinda went

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July Release | Hero Arts

Four fantastic collections have just hit the Hero Arts store: It’s Christmas in July! I’m sharing two cards that I designed featuring the new Candy Cane Season Collection: Let’s chat about the shaker card first! This collection is PACKED with so many amazing products! This card features: The stamping was done with these inks: I

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North Pole Friends | 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 North Pole Friends Collection by Simon Hurley: I also used these Spellbinder products: Such a fun holiday set! Love the added glasses. Some links are

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12 Year Celebration IG Hop | Newton’s Nook Designs

Please note that this hop is on Instagram. I have the direct links to each stop below. Welcome to the Newton’s Nook Designs 12 Year Celebration Instagram Hop! Join us for a birthday party to celebrate 12 years of Newton’s Nook Designs! Each designer listed below has created a project featuring their NEW birthday products

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Find the Sweet | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: emoji’s I was inspired by the theme + sketch. My card features the following products: *retired I used the following Concord & 9th cardstocks: I used a bit of Fossilized Amber – Distress Oxide on the lemons. I can’t wait

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Take Note Collection | 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 products from the Take Note Collection: I also used these Spellbinder products: These are the BetterPress products I used: Don’t forget about the Archival Ink Stamp Cleaner |

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Spill the Tea | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: Do you see what I did? Rather than having oranges, they are having pink grapefruits. Thanks for stopping by!

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Wonderland | 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 products from the Wonderland Collection: I also used these Spellbinder products: My card was inspired by the Color Throwdown Challenge: I’m also teaming this up for my Merry

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Flamazing | Miss Ink Stamps

Hey Happy Sunday! Last week was a busy week for me with the grandpup. This week is catch up. Today I’m sharing a Miss Ink Stamps project, here’s how I was inspired: My card features these Miss Ink Stamps products: The images were stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush

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