hey there.

A late {live} posting for me.  I’ve been behind on feedly {had to do the ‘ole mark all as read}, feel like I’m racing around in circles but hope things calm down today. Here’s today’s card: So, the other day we made a road trip to Oregon.  We picked up our airplane seats…why yes, they

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have a nice day.

No crafting for me yesterday so I whipped up a card this morning: Originally, those Paper Smooches friendly flowers were part of a panel of blooms.  I colored them using: picked raspberry distress ink squeezed lemonade distress ink mister huey’s sherbet It took me awhile to color them because I used a paintbrush.  I love the

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paper smooches: go to your happy place

Where is your happy place? I have many but one of my more consistent one is in the early morning hours…when the rest of the household is asleep and I’m in front of the computer or is that the computer is in front of me?  It’s how I start my morning…with, of course, a cup

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stripes & blooms

Hi ya! I have a little giftie that I put together for a friend. I love the Whisker Graphic bags, this one is White Horizontal Stripe Middy Bag: These are such multi-purpose bags…you can use them for envelopes or for goodie bags…so many other options for them too! I decided to combine it to be

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nautical happiness

So many challenges, not enough time. I’m a huge fan of all things nautical.  I love the Authentique Anchored Collection.  I teamed it up with a We R Memories Journal card. I was inspired by the paper players and I’m playing along with The Challenge #8 Have you seen the new design team?  They’re FABulous!

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vintage hi

Hello & Happy Tuesday! I love glittery goodness, do you?  I love it even better when it is glitter is ‘ready made’ like American Crafts POW Glitter Paper: cardstock:  PTI paper:  american crafts pow glitter other:  top dog dies vintage alpha die What I love about American Crafts’ glitter paper is that it is smooth,

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Focus on Foil Pinspiration

this is post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for the New Poppy Sketches challenge! Today is my Chickaniddy Crafts Day!   The design team is doing a Pinspiration challenge and I picked this as my inspiration: I would totally wear that tee, gray is my favorite color and my closet is chock full

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Poppy Sketches #6: this is the life

this is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Chickaniddy Crafts post! Hello! We’re back with a brand new Poppy Sketch with a Pop of Pattern: Our Super Sponsor is May Arts Ribbon May Arts so generously sent us product to play with and I worked with Diamond Chain Here’s how I

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let’s celebrate!

Hello and Happy Sunday! We’ve been experiencing some super fantastic weather here in the Pacific Northwest…it seems like it never extends into the weekend but it has this weekend! I have a fun layer-y card for today: papers:  fancy pants designs/memories captured  stamps:  reverse confetti label me/beautiful banners/whole lotta dots  ink:  hero arts hues/black, zing/white

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Curtain Call : Something Simple week 2

cardstock:  gmund savana, paper accents vellum  stamps:  unity  laughter, imagination, dreams ink:  hero arts hues, copic  other:  may arts twine There is still time to play with us at Curtain Call Inspiration challenge: Something Simple Our Super Sponsor is, Unity Stamp Company!  Unity provided each of us on the Curtain Call Design Team with an

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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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It’s PSL time!

post 1 of 2…click here for my Curtain Call post For a lot of coffee drinkers, Fall is the PSL season P  u  m  p  k  i  n    S  p  i  c  e    L  a  t  t  e  cardstock:  papertrey ink   paper:  chickaniddy crafts/scrumptious  stamps:  lawn fawn/love you a latte/harold’s abcs  other:

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Fusion: A little chocolate…

post 2 of 2 for today…click here for my Snowman Shaker Card! The new Fusion Card Challenge has posted! Isn’t it fun?!!! This week I decided to focus on the photo inspiration: cardstock:  papertrey ink  stamps:  hero arts/a litte ink:  staz on black, watercolors other:  stampin’ up embossing folder & twine I love the Hero

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A Jillian Vance Design: in the meadow…

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Fusion Challenge Hello! I’m up on the A Jillian Vance Design Blog today! I’m featuring this shaker card! I was inspired by CAS(E) this sketch! Curious to find out what the shaker contains? Pop over to the A Jillian Vance Design Blog!

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Paper Smooches Guest Designer: ❅❅there’s snow one like you❅❅

I really can’t believe that I’m the  Paper Smooches Guest Designer! After the sheer excitement slowly subsided, I started to mildly panic.  Um, have you seen the designers and guest designers for Paper Smooches?!!!!  Gah, talk about talent…thinking outside the box and a whole load of clever ideas…. So here we go, I channeled…well, me.

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thankful for you

I needed a couple thank you cards…   I decided to work with the Fancy Pants Designs, True Friend collection. There’s something about the color yellow, so fresh, fun & happy! cardstock:  papertrey ink/kraft  paper:  fancy pants design/true friend  stamps:  reverse confetti/forever fall  ink:  zing/white  other:  confetti cuts/love note, paper accents/vellum, fancy pants designs/burlap &

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enjoy the adventure ahead…

I’m playing with some new Stampin’ Up goodies: The Stampin’ Up Four Feathers Bundle is so much fun.  In today’s card, I used the dies.  I masked them and smooshed them into my embossing pad and covered them with Gold Embossing Powder.  I love that look, don’t you? To bring even more gold into my

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given enough coffee…

In trying to keep up with a Stampin’ Up Sunday, here’s my weekly Coffee card: cardstock:  pti  paper:  basic grey/persimmon  stamps:  stampin’ up/perfect blend  ink:  hero arts hues, zing white  other:  paper accents/vellum, circle/pinking circles dies I used the Stampin’ Up set Perfect Blend A sweet 3 piece set with a great sketchy cup. I

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Stories of stamps, paper and… ★★Christmas is Coming★★

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the new Curtain Call Challenge! We have a new challenge over at Storie di timbri, carta e… (Stories of stamps, paper and…) ★★Christmas is Coming★★ For this challenge we will have Valentina‘s Creations as our sponsor!!!  The prize is a digital kit that the winner will choose in her shop!!! I did some quick stamping/embossing for a clean and crisp

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