Seize the Sketch: oh happy day

Delicata GoldenGlitz + Chickaniddy Crafts = ♡ If you haven’t picked up Delicata GoldenGlitz, you’re missing out.  My photography doesn’t capture the, well, Glitz of the ink but you gotta trust me when I tell you it’s pretty awesome. cardstock:  upcycled letterpress paper, chickaniddy crafts gold foil stamps:  lawn fawn/hello sunshine ink:  hero arts hues

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this ‘n that

Hello and Happy Monday! Can you believe it, I don’t have a card to share.  I didn’t have much crafting time over the weekend so Sunday was spent catching up on my DT assignments for the week.   Last week I published 8 blog posts that contained a total of 12 cards. I want to

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thinking of you

Hello! Here’s a card that combines some of my favorite things! I used Neat & Tangled Just Thinking of You Chickaniddy Crafts Date Night Stickers Chickaniddy Crafts Date Night Backwoods Lovin Chickanddy Crafts Date Night Plaid is Rad Chickaniddy Crafts Date Night Awesome Blossom I was totally inspired by Little Tangles Laurel Seabrook’s Inspired by

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Sweet Stamp Shop: bold & elegant

Hello & Happy National Scrapbooking Day!   In case you missed it from yesterday, I was up on the Sweet Stamp Shop Blog.  I’ve been featuring 1 stamp set – 2 ways. This time around I was super pleased with the results! The set?   Elegant Sentiments. So I’ve always gravitated to sentiment sets and

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Sweet Stamp Shop May Release #1

Click HERE for my Exclusive Top Dog Dies post. Click HERE for my Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge post. Yup, it’s that time of the month already: Sweet Stamp Shop May Release #1 If you haven’t joined the Sweet Stamp Shop Facebook page, I HIGHLY recommend it.  Mrs Sweet has been known to post some specials and sneaks of the

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Curtain Call Challenge Pink & Pretty: Waving Hello!

Click HERE for my Exclusive Top Dog Dies post. Click HERE for my Sweet Stamp Shop May Release #1 post. We’re back with a new Fabulous Sponsor, Pretty Pink Posh, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pink & Pretty!    photo source: 100layercake.com The LEAD of this challenge will receive a gift certificate to the Pretty Pink Posh Shop!

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Exclusive Dies from Top Dog Dies: Live the Life

Click HERE for my Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge post. Click HERE for my Sweet Stamp Shop May Release #1 post. Hello! Sharing a quick shaker card that I made: paper:  authentique anchored  stamps:  verve words of wisdom  ink:  hero arts hue other:  top dog dies butterfly finishers die set, pretty pink posh winter snow sequins

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Avocado Arts: strength

Hello & Happy Wednesday! I’m popping in real quick to share the rest of my Avocado Arts cards for the April release: This card uses both of the April sets, A Mother’s Love and When & Where: Love that journal card from the When & Where set!  It’s super versatile and a ‘must have’.  I

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Seize the Sketch #19: birthday girl

We’re back with  Seize the Sketch #19 The awesome Jessi is the sketcher for this super challenge! Initially I struggled with the sketch…not because of the sketch itself, but I was desperately trying to use pattern papers.  That combined with the fact that I was ‘crafting’ with 4 other gals, nothing ever gets accomplished 🙂 

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Curtain Call: Favorite

It’s time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! PIN CUSHION photo source: bhg.com We have a new sponsor, STAMPlorations, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Pin Cushion!  A randomly selected participant in the Pin Cushion challenge will receive a $15 gift certificate to use at  STAMPlorations, while the LEAD will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future challenge! I used the 

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25 days of Christmas Tags: warm wishes

Hello! I’m thrilled to be participating in Tracey McNeely’s 25 Days of Christmas Tags I’m featuring products from Neat & Tangled I knew just what I wanted to do: I have a handful of these burlap bags.  They are awesome, tons of texture and versatility! I die cut the  A Lot to Say Nice and

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Whisker Graphics: 12 Days of Christmas

Hello! Today is my day up on the Whisker Graphics Blog! This is the first year that my daughter will be in her own apartment (with 2 roomies) for the holidays.  Of course, she will spend Thanksgiving and Christmas with us, but I wanted to make sure that she had plenty of fun & treats

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Paper Smooches: you + me = awesome

I’m on week 2 of my Paper Smooches Guestie gig! Here’s one of my two cards for today: Surprise, Surprise! C  O  F  F  E  E If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you know that I’m a coffee-a-holic.  I love anything and everything associated with the stuff. So today’s card was

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7 years of fun.

So guess what? My blogaversary came and went a couple days ago. November 6, 2007 Wow, 7 years, already? 7    y  e  a  r    f  l  a  s  h  b  a  c  k I posted this card on November 11, 2007. Something’s don’t change much, eh?  <– coffee …and something’s do   <–

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you warm my heart.

Happy Monday! Why yes, I am having a hard time keeping up with my goodies. I picked up a bunch of stuff at My Favorite Things’ last release.  You guys probably remember my coffee card HERE.  I also bought the MFT snowflakes: cardstock:  recollections  stamps:  mft/perk up  ink:  gold embossing powder  other:  papertrey ink/vellum, mft

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stampin’ up sunday: holly jolly

The other day I posted that it was a Stampin’ Up kind of morning… I’m in a mass production mode for holiday cards.  I don’t generally like to do that but like always, I’m feeling the stress of the countdown and I want to get a majority of mine mailed out Thanksgiving Day weekend.  

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Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for Cuss like a Pirate Hello & Happy Saturday! I wanted to let you know that I’m thrilled to be part of a Handmade Holidays Blog Hop! I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog sharing my project and tutorial for this hoop: I’d super LOVE it if

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cuss like a pirate.

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop. I love anything nautical. This Simon Says Stamp, Naughty Nautical set, cracks me up. cardstock:  recollections  paper:  studio calico/abroad  stamps:  simon says stamp/naughty nautical  ink:  zing white  other:  papertrey ink vellum, studio calico wood chip I teamed it up with Studio Calico’s

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Curtain Call: this girl runs on coffee

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my Pumpkin Spice Latte post. There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!   You have until November 10th at 8:00 AM CST to be inspired and share your project! Our Super Sponsor is Verve Stamps I used the VERY fun set Coffee I heat

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