Love You Duo | Pink & Main

Thank you to my friends at Pink & Main for sending me some of their new caffeinated products. I had to pick up the new Donut collection. Here is how I was inspired: I was inspired by the current Color Hues Challenge: These are the Pink & Main products I combined today: Do you see

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Snowman Party | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Snowman Party I was inspired by the theme and colors. My card features the following products: I love the bit of aging on the whip with Distress Oxide Tea Dye. I can’t wait to see how my teamies were inspired!

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Fa La La La Latte | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #49

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 STAMPlorations: I snuck in a retired Reverse Confetti – Postage die I

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Lunar New Year Challenge | January 2026

We’re back with the January Lunar New Year Challenge! As announced previously HERE, this is our last month before we go on break. Since this is our last challenge, whether temporary or permanent, six of our 2025 sponsors have generously provided giveaways this month to celebrate one more month with us! That means we’re giving away ONE $25 gift certificate

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December Edition | 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, January 28 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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Croquet anyone? | Miss Ink Stamps

Hey Happy Sunday! Today I’m on the Miss Ink Stamps blog, here’s how I was inspired: Hop over to the blog for the details! Some links are affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Tea Time | 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. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today: Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you:

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A little birdie told me | Spellbinders

Hello and for those that celebrate, Merry Christmas! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: New Years I was inspired by the balloons and colors. My card features the following Spellbinders products: The color palette I used the following ColorWheel cardstocks: I was so carried away with the different cardstocks that I

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Altenew 2025 Year in Review – Crafters’ Edition IG Hop

Altenew 2025 Year in Review: Crafters’ Edition Instagram Hop (Day 4) Take a trip down memory lane with us as we revisit Altenew’s best of 2025! Join the #AltenewBest2025 hop and be amazed by the incredible creativity of our community! Feel free to start the hop over at @altenewllc Altenew is giving away a $100

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Make it Merry | Waffle Flower Crafts

Thanks to Waffle Flower for sending me some products from their December 2025 – Love You More Collection. Today I have two cards to share: I’ve combined: *previously released My C&9 color palette is : My Distress Oxide color palette is: In case you missed my earlier projects: Waffle Flower hit it out of the

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you warm my heart

I wanted to play with my Die-namics Snowflake Fusion Cover-up: cardstock:  papertrey ink kraft/vellum, mft steel grey, stampin’ up cherry cobbler  stamps:  mft/perk up  ink:  zing/white  other:  mft snowflake fusion cover-up, gold thread   I’m still smitten with this color combo:   PTI Kraft MFT Steel Grey SU Cherry Cobbler   I also used a

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Curtain Call: winter wonderland

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for Stories of stamps, paper and… It’s time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! photo source: bhg.com We have a new sponsor, Winnie&Walter, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Clearly Christmas!   A randomly selected participant in the Clearly Christmas challenge will receive a $30 Winnie&Walter shopping code, while the LEAD will be invited as a Guest

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Stories of stamps, paper and… Christmas with a Bow

post 1 of 2…click HERE for the new Curtain Call challenge There’s a new challenge over at Stories of stamps, paper and… Christmas with a Bow! I joined this team a couple months ago.  Most of the design team members are italian.  It is a monthly challenge with tutorials that are posted through the month.

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Santa Claus is coming to Town

 So a couple weeks ago I was up on the Chickaniddy Crafts blog.  Check out my fun supplies: The Jolly Good Collection makes me a happy crafter!  I altered a hinged tin with it. All the supplies are by Chickaniddy Crafts with the exception of the ink and the twine. paper:  chickaniddy crafts/jolly good collection

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smooches.

    So as the month of November slowly wraps up, I wanted to feature all of the projects that I created as the Guest Designer for Paper Smooches.                        Here’s the project that was the winning entry for the November Guest Designer spot:    

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merry

The other day I decided to focus on the Fancy Pants Designs – Oh, Deer collection. All the supplies are from that collection along with gorgeous gold glitter washi from Impress. I was inspired by the Sketch Challenge over at the paper players I was up on the Storie di timbre, carta e… blog (stories

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ho.ho.ho.

Happy Thanksgiving! Are you ready for the feast?  We have the prep down, Darin cooks the turkey and the ham.  My momma brings the pumpkin pie.  The kids baked pumpkin spice cupcakes and I do the rest.  I definitely have the easy job! I was absolutely inspired by THIS Savvy card.  Here it is ala

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paper smooches: warm wishes

  post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my Neat & Tangled post       Happy Thanksgiving Eve!   So, I can’t believe this is the last Wednesday in the month of November.  That means it is my last day as the Paper Smooches Guest Designer.       Before I share one

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neat & tangled: from our home to yours

  post 1 of 2 for today…click here for my Paper Smooches November Guest Designer post. Hello! I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog today!  I’d love for you to pop by! Here’s a peek at my project: Holiday cards in multiples, who would have guessed (wink!)?!

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papertrey ink blog hop: hello friend.

It’s that time of the month for the papertrey ink blog hop I was inspired to use some, new to me, goodies… Shape Up Series:  Snowman cardstock:  papertrey ink kraft/hawaiian shores  stamps: papertrey ink/shape up snowman acessories & wet paint  ink:  hero arts hues, zing/white, impress fresh ink grapefruit/chocolate  other:  papertrey ink/shape up series:  snowman

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