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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Avocado Arts: Just Fore You!

This is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Curtain Call/Pretty Pink Posh post. Hello, I’m up on the Avocado Arts blog today! Here’s a peek at one of my cards that I’m sharing over there: supplies:  cardstock:  pti  stamps:  avocado arts/just fore you  ink:  zing embossing powder  other:  elle’s studio die

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Curtain Call Pink & Pretty: happy birthday

this is post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Avocado Arts post and a special message. paper:  dear lizzy/neapolitan  stamps:  reverse confetti/beautiful banners  ink:  hero arts hues  other:  reverse confetti/confetti cuts/love note, doily, pretty pink posh sequins, vellum envelope There is still time to play with us at Curtain Call Inspiration challenge:

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you can never have too much happy.

Hello & Happy Monday! Here’s an almost all Stampin’ Up card: cardstock:  stampin’ up chocolate chip/crushed curry/bermuda bay & very vanilla  stamps:  stampin’ up I like you/yippee skippee  ink:  memento rich cocoa, fresh ink chamomile  other:  pebbles glitter washi, stampin’ up banners framelits, stampin’ up modern mosaic embossing folders One of my new favorite fall

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Curtain Call Lovely Leaves Reminder: Fall

post 2 of 2 today…click HERE for my Cure for the Monday Blues cardstock:  PTI kraft, misc ivory  stamps:  precious remembrance/fall colors  ink:  fresh ink honey/harvest/pumpkin/cocoa, delicata gold  other:  mt washi There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Lovely Leaves!  You have until September 10th at 8:00 AM CDT to be inspired

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you make life sweet

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for Curtain Call Reminder:  Lovely Leaves Hello! I’ve been crafting at a much slower pace these days.  It isn’t that my mojo is lacking, it’s that I have been overwhelmed with so much inspiration these days.  It’s overload on my poor crafty brain. Here’s a clean & simple

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smarty pants.

So, Project Life/Pocket Scrapbooking. Love the concept of scrapbooking on a smaller scale. A big shout out to Sherry for encouraging me to get something done yesterday…although I finished up on it this morning. pocket scrapbooking cards: mambi/memories  stamps:  sweet stamp shop/monogram alpha, studio calico/scrapbook add-on/july 2013, avocado arts/days & months, avery elle/hipster-potamos  other:  mme

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The SRM Sticker September Challenge: the colors of fall

I’m so excited to announce that I’m the Guest Designer for SRM Stickers September 2014 Challenges How can you not be inspired by all this fun?! I decided to concentrate on the sketch and a fall harvest theme: paper:  fancy pants design/everyday circus, paper accents/vellum  other:  little yellow bicycle cork, srm stickers sentiment/fall & sentiment/life

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carbs, schmarbs!

post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Sweet Stamp Shop card. In motivation for us to use our growing Stampin’ Up supplies, Kimberly, Tonya & I have been throwing out weekly challenges. In this card, I used: Life’s Adventure & Yippee-Skippee {seriously, you just gotta own this set for the name}  I

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home is where the anchor drops.

Post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my carbs card. So many stamps, not enough time. I’m trying to catch up on my stamp purchases…what a problem to have, eh?  Obviously, I may or may not have a shopping issues (sigh), but I can’t resist cute stuff. Here’s a card using 2 new

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happy blooming birthday

Back to work…I’ve had the last 6 days off! Here’s a clean & graphic card: The bloom & sentiment are from the Stampin’ Up Flower Patch set.  It’s photopolymer and has coordinating dies.  Have I mentioned my new love for Stampin’ Up?   I stamped the bloom with Distress Ink/Crushed Olive and then used a

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Curtain Call Lovely Leaves: So Very Blessed

Please click HERE for my Virginia’s View Challenge post. Please click HERE for my Creative Blog Hop post. It’s time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! I was inspired by: the colors leaves = fall = thankful Did you know that Neat & Tangled is now selling “Nice and Neat Dies“?!!! I used the A

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