Birthday Cheer | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: Any root beer float fans? Make mine heavy on the ice cream and light on the root beer! I used the Waffle Flower Crafts Grip Mat to ink blend: Here’s to a fantastic day! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders

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Birthday on the Go Sneaks | Catherine Pooler Designs

Have you heard the news? Catherine Pooler Designs has a new collection that includes inks releasing on June 19th. Here’s a sneak peek for today: You’re going to LOVE this new release! Here’s what I’m sneaking today: I also used the previously released: I did direct to paper with the new Verbena to create the

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Hey Hi Hello | The Color Hues Challenge – Guest Designer

Hey Hi Hello! I’m so excited to be a guest designer for The Color Hues Challenge! I love a great color challenge and that’s what we have for you today: Such a gorgeous duo, pink + sage. Here’s how I was inspired: This is card two from The Stamp Market’s June Cutest Card Kit Ever.

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Sweet Birthday | Foiled Fox Guest Designer

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be a Guest Designer for The Foiled Fox. Make sure you check out The Foiled Fox Store! My color palette was inspired by The Color Throwdown: Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you:

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You’re on my Mind | Waffle Flower Crafts

Thank you to my friends at Waffle Flower for sending me the the Stamper Bundle – Grip Mat! This set contains the two most popular sizes among their original version and drop perfectly into the Misti and Mini Misti. The bundle saves you 10% compared to buying them separately. If you didn’t know, I’m a

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Have a Popping Birthday | Inspired by Challenge

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: My project combines: The Concord & 9th inks + cardstock I used: We can’t wait to see how you’re inspired! Some links are affiliate at no

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Friend | Hero Arts

This month the Stay Crafty Challenge at a Blog Named Hero is: Smooth – it’s all about Ink Blending! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: The ink blending was with the Hero Arts Reactive inks: I added some water drops to the stenciled panel. The stencil work is with Hero

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Perk Up | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I used the Waffle Flower Crafts Grip Mat to ink blend: The sentiments have been stamped with Distress Oxide | Vintage Photo Here’s to a fantastic day! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65.

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It’s Always Coffee O’clock

Have you seen The Stamp Market’s – Cutest Card Kit Ever | Subscriptions? I couldn’t resist, this is from their June kit: My friend Tonya mentioned a coffee watch. I fussed with a bunch of different elements from my stash and decided on the Miss Ink Stamps – Coffee | stamp set. I used Concord

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you are one of a kind

Before we know it, it’ll be November.  I’m trying to get in a Holiday State of Mind: So I picked up the Teresa Collins’ Something Wonderful 6×6 at Impress for 40% off.  It’s an awesome collection of papers!  I combined it with Paper Smooches’ Fresh Snow.  Something that I always forget to do is heat

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give thanks.

This is post 2 of 2…click HERE for my Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge If you know me, you know that I love a good challenge.  I don’t know what I would do without all the various challenge blogs out there.  It’s definitely overwhelming trying to keep up with everything.  Personally, I think challenges

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Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge: coffee and a good book

this is post 1 of 2…click HERE for my give thanks post Howdy! I’m having fun with the Your Next Stamp Design Team this month! Today, we’re playing along in the Fun Friday Challenge! You can play along using the sketch: or the Inspirational Photo: For all the challenge details, please check the YNS Challenge

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Fusion: You are my sunshine

post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Grateful post. Hello! Today is the start of a new Fusion Card Challenge: Super fun, right?! Today, I used the photo as my inspiration: cardbase:  michael’s  journal cards:  simple stories/a charmed life  other:  doodlebug enamel dots, canvas corp clothespin I used pieces from the Simple

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grateful.

post 1 of 2 for me today…Click HERE for my Fusion post. So, on Tuesday night I went to my last High School Open house.  It’s kind of weird to think of it that way.  My boy is a Senior this year. Wow.  This is the boy that wrote on his face with marker, gave

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Thankful

Hello!   Today is my day up on the Chickaniddy Crafts Blog! My assignment was to create a thankful card, and I had a ton of fun! Here’s a sneak peek: I’d love for you to pop over to the Chickaniddy Blog and say Hi!

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Curtain Call Smooch: You’re Lovely.

There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Smooch!  You have until October 10th at 8:00 AM CDT to be inspired and share your project! Our Super Sponsor is Paper Smooches I was super lucky to be able to play with Paper Smooches’ Blossoming Buds: This is definitely my favorite Paper Smooches Floral set.

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holiday cheer

So on World Card Making Day I had some crafty girls come over to help me celebrate! Lisa shared Sam E. Snowman with us and I had a ball with him: cardstock:  pti, michael’s card base  other:  a jillian vance/sam e. snowman,  paper smooches sentiment, memory box texture disperse Gah, look at his sweet face!

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oh yes, you did!

So, who has a card making hangover? LOL Lotsa fun yesterday, hope you were able to get crafty for World Card Making Day! Today, Darin & I are hoping to get out on a flight.  I always love to go to Friday Harbor, but we’ll see where we end up! It’s no secret that I

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sending you a latte thanks.

Happy World Card Making Day!!! So, today is my wrap up for my National Coffee Week.  I’ve had so much fun featuring some of my favorite coffee stamps.  Truthfully, the week barely made a dent in my coffee inventory.  I have several more coffee stamp sets on my wish list after the spectacular Coffee Lovers

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