The Card Concept Guest: Given enough coffee…

This is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Neat & Tangled post. Super Excited to let you know that I’m the Guestie over at the card concept Um, how perfect is the theme for me?! Love it! Here’s how I was inspired: paper:  echo park/for the record2 stamps:  stampin’ Up perfect

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Seize the Sketch: Keep Calm and Create On

There’s a new challenge up at Seize the Sketch! STS #20 Such an awesome sketch, eh?  It is by Lesley! Lots of changes over on the Team!  Check out the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: I broke out all my new My Minds Eye Market Street goodies!  I picked it all up from

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Top Dog Dies + The Twinery Blog Hop

This is post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Poppy Sketches post. Hello and Welcome to Day one of the Top Dog Dies and The Twinery Blog Hop!   Prizes:  The Twinery will be giving away a sampler pack of twines ($25 retail value) and Top Dog Dies will be giving away

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Poppy Sketches #4: hello. my friend

This is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for the Top Dog Dies/The Twinery Blog Hop! Hello & Happy Monday! We’re back with a new challenge over at  Poppy Sketches Our Super Sponsor is CAS-ual Fridays Stamps I played with Wallflower and the coordinating Fri-Dies Here’s how I was inspired: I heat embossed

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Happy Mother’s Day!

One of my FAV days of the year…Happy Mother’s Day! This goes out to all the Mothers, Aunties and Friends out there. flowers courtesy of my momma. So, I was thinking I wasn’t going to post today because yesterday I managed to create 9 cards, photog & schedule their blog posts.  I know you know

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soy happy for you

Happy Mother’s Day Weekend! Here’s a fun card that I whipped up last night: This is the first time I’ve played with the Lawn Fawn Let’s Roll set.  I knew I was going to use that Soy Sauce bottle.   Here’s a super interesting article about the man that designed the bottle/packaging.  Not only did

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watercolor for card makers: day 1

I’m playing along in the watercolor class (more deets on that in a sec).  Managed to get through Jen’s technique on Day 1.  I know, I’m slow but juggling work and I don’t want to feel rushed and I’m enjoying the process. Okay, perhaps if you squinted and turned your head a bit you might

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Exclusive Dies from Top Dog Dies meets Whisker Graphics

This is post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Chickaniddy Crafts post. ★★waving hello★★ I love that sentiment ♡ Here’s a card chock full of goodness: cardstock:  dcwv paper:  studio calico/atlantic  stamps:  paper smooches/wicked nauticool ink:  hero arts hues, fresh ink pool  other:  top dog dies/decorative corners die, whisker graphics notebook bitty

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Mother

Post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Top Dog Dies/Whisker Graphics post. Hello! Today is my Chickaniddy Crafts Day! My project for today focuses on the theme:  Mother I had fun combining Chickaniddy Crafts Date Night and Twirly Girly Collections for today’s card: Supplies:  Paper (TG14OSO8; DN14OS12; DN14OS10) Mini Sticker Banners (DN14EB03;

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Catered Crop Recipe Swap: Wish for everything

I was so excited to get a shout out over on the Catered Crop – Gratitude Attitude Recipe Swap.  I’m going to be part of the Quick Fire round in the current challenge Anything Goes! After reading THIS post by Linda, I gotta get Tina Fey’s book but seriously, read her post as there are changes

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donut worry…be happy

I love living in Washington State. The one drawback is the lack of natural sunlight.  There’s a small window of prime photography time and quite frankly, I was napping during that time…LOL.  Forgive my photography, I will replace it but will be out most of today.  I couldn’t wait to play with my new Reverse

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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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