Spellbinders: Never Too Old

The wonderful folks at Spellbinders sent me the Die D-Lites Gears Etched Dies: Here’s how I was inspired: If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that I tend to be a clean + crisp kind of gal.  Those gears were calling to be on a project that is grungy….don’t you agree?  The gears have been inked up

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Pinkfresh Studio Technique Talk Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio Technique Talk Blog Hop!  Each project will feature a stamping technique, I can’t wait to hop around!  You should have arrived here from the awesome Elena Roussakis’ blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Pinkfresh Blog. There will be four Lucky Winners! 

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Spellbinders: Oceans of Joy

The wonderful folks at Spellbinders sent me the Die D-Lites Fishing Trip Etched Dies: Here’s how I was inspired: I combined them with the Nestabilities Standard Circles SM Etched Dies.  The fish have Distress Oxide inks that have been smooshed.  I backed them with black cardstock to define their shapes a bit. The sentiment is

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Reverse Confetti: You’re Fabulous

Hello and Happy Sunday!  I’m sharing a card that was inspired by my Reverse Confetti teamie Melissa: I inked up the Something Wonderful blooms with Zig Clean Color Markers on watercolor paper.    I layered two Pierced Round Top Layers.  The bottom panel had the blooms inked up with Stone.  A happy accident was that

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Hero Arts: Enjoy the Day

Hello and Happy Saturday!  We hope that you’ve been enjoying the Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop!  Remember to leave comments along the way for a chance to win! Today I’m sharing a card that was designed with: Alphabet Soup + Make a Fountain I quickly watercolored some coffee in each of the mugs.  The latte

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Five + Release Day!

Welcome to Release Day!  This week we have been celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available TONIGHT at  6 pm eastern!!! Place an order* of $60 or more (excluding discounts and shipping) and you will receive SugarCut – Hello FREE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!! *This Sweet Incentive promotion begins Friday, February 16th at 6PM EST. This promotion will not be

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Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release Day Four Hello and Welcome to the Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop!  The new products have been shipping to retailers for a few weeks now but today is the day that everything is available in the Hero Arts Online Store! 

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Four!

This week we are celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available at 6 pm eastern Friday, February 16th!  Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. Today the team is featuring: Garden Topiary stamp set + coordinating SugarCut I went clean + simple with this one: I adore pairing

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Three!

This week we are celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available at 6 pm eastern Friday, February 16th!  Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. Today the team is featuring: Otterly Adorable stamp set + coordinating SugarCuts Large Striped CoverPlate Definitely one of my favorites from this

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Reverse Confetti SFYTT: orange you glad…

Hello and Happy Wednesday! I’m back with a punny card: There’s something about fruit, love them…in real life and in crafting!  The orange has been die cut with craft foam and the leaves are felt!   I was inspired by SFYTT fresh ‘n fruity fresh ‘n fruity confetti cuts Don’t forget about the Confetti Creative

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celebrate!

I’m trying to spread the inky love on my stamps…I have a ton of stamps so today I’m featuring Altenew! cardstock:  MFT steel grey, recollections/110/white  stamps:  altenew super script & henna elements  ink:  target watercolor tray, gold embossing powder  other:  papertrey ink vellum One of my FAVorite Altenew sets is Super Script.  Today I’ve combined

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The Alley Way Guest Designer: Hey you!

This is post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Reverse Confetti Blog Hop! I’m super excited to tell you that I’m one of the guest designers over at The Alley Way Stamps! Check out my first card: It uses the Tri-Me set!  Love all the fun patterns….but on today’s set, I went with

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Confetti Creative Hop!

This is post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for my The Alley Way Guest Designer post! It’s the 8th of the month and, as you know, we hop on the 8th of every month.  Although this month is  a non-release month, we still have some fabulous Confetti Creativity to share with you!!! You should

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The Smallest Things.

Happy Saturday! I’ve been looking forward to today.  There’s a group of us taking a class (or 2) from thee Julie Ebersole today!  In addition to Tonya & Kimberly…new to the group are Amber, Chaitali, Katie and perhaps AJ!   Impress actually posted a coupon for both retail and online purchases for today!  It’s a

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CASology: enjoy

I’m always thoroughly inspired by so many paper crafters.  I know I’m not alone when I say that I’m continuously inspired by Debby Hughes…gah, such gorgeous style!  I’ve been smitten by THIS card which was my overall inspiration for today’s card. cardstock:  recollections/white/110, cherry wood veneer paper  stamps:  altenew/persian motifs, papertrey ink/warm happiness  ink:  stampin’

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Whisker Graphics: Honeycomb

Today is my Whisker Graphics Day. I had fun playing with the Honeycomb middy bitty bags! The red is perfect for Valentine’s Day, don’t you think? I love to use the middy bitty bags are a fancy envelope for my cards…I carefully folded the doily over the top of the bag.  My glittery die cut

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tag, you’re it: you are swell

I feel so thankful to be part of this paper crafting community!  I can’t remember how it came up but on FB I said that I love the stamp set in THIS kit.  Then the lovely Angie Tieman responded that she would send it to me…what the heck?!   This Angie girl rocks♡  We’ve been

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The Challenge Guest Designer: Sunny side-up

Super thrilled that Lesley asked me to join in the fun over at The Challenge for February!  I’m such a big fan of all her challenges {wink!}. Check out the new one that starts today: I managed to combine both the color and the sketch challenge! all supplies:  fancy pants design/nautical I had so much

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