Wild Flower Friend | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I love how this one turned out.  If you didn’t know, green is my favorite color. I had a ton of help with Distress Oxides, the Waffle Flower Grip Mat and the Shader Brushes: I love how the Concord &

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Miss Ink Stamp | May Release

The Miss Ink Stamps May Release is now available! I’m featuring the new Highland Cow Stencil. The sentiment is from the earlier released, Highland Cows stamp set. The aqua panel is cut with a die from the Oh Happy Day die set. Make sure you check the shop for the newest releases! Some links might

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Sip Sip Hooray | Concord & 9th

So many fabulous products in the Doodlebugswa shop! This is my final morning with my grandpup so I’ll be back on my regular schedule! My project for today features the following Concord & 9th products: Be sure to sign up for the restock notification. This set is a must have. It has so many fun

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May Sneak Peek | Miss Ink Stamps

Today is the start of the sneak peeks for the Miss Ink Stamps New Release. Aren’t you LOVING this new stencil, Latte Art? It’s a genius layering design that I’m absolutely smitten with. The sentiment is from the previously released set, Decaf Background. The stenciling has received my personal record of the most inks….20! I

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Happy Birthday | Concord & 9th

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: I’m featuring the following Concord & 9th products: The Concord & 9th color palette: I’ve been on a shaker kick and have added these by Pretty

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Cheers | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #29 – Reminder

Have you linked up to this month’s Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge?! We’re excited to announce that we are the sponsor for the month of May: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the following Pretty Pink Posh products that are available from our

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Happy Capy-Birthday | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: The sweet images have stamped on watercolor paper with Versafine Onyx.  They have been colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. Don’t you love those shaker beads? I can tell you that they sound fabulous! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping

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Adventures | Color Throwdown

Sadly I have a TON of sets that need to be inked up. This one is an Ellen Hutson LLC – Summer of Stamping – Avery Elle Collab set, Camp Wanna Stamp. I knew I wanted to play along with the current Color Throwdown: When I actually started my process of picking out my supplies,

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Crafting Fuel | Miss Ink Stamps

Today I have a mult-tasking project. It is one for both Miss Ink Stamps and the Coffee Loving Papercrafters. In case you haven’t heard…we’re rebranded from the Coffee Loving Cardmakers to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters: We have a new blog home too: https://coffeelovingpapercrafters.com/ We hope you come over and take a peek, perhaps sign up

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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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