Neat and Tangled July Release Day One: Hello You

Hello and Welcome to Day One of the Neat & Tangled July Release! Today up on the Neat & Tangled blog is: Hello You Succulent Journal Card (stamps + coordinating Nice & Neat Dies) I have a packaging project that uses the Hello You stamp set: This little set is chock full of fun!  The possibilites are endless!  Love

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Happy Birthday Toni!

There’s a group of us that do Birthday Hops…today we’re celebrating Toni!   You should have arrived here from Kate’s blog!  Thanks to our Hop Hostess, Lenae!  If you get lost along the way, the full hop listing is on Lenae’s blog. I’m so lucky to have a group of crafty girls that I see on

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but first, coffee

Hello and Happy Saturday!  I’m looking forward to the long weekend, and have tons of Design Team work to do!  But first, a coffee card: I’m such a fan of premade card bases…I buy them all the time.  The one I used in for today’s card is from Impress.  It doesn’t look like they have

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Reverse Confetti July SFYTT: happy birthday bears!

post 1 of 2 for today..click HERE for Up The Happy! Happy July!  Today is the start of the Reverse Confetti July SFYTT!  Here’s a peek at my card: Check out the fun sketch: I haven’t inked up the adorable Bear Hugs set in a while so I combined them with Beautiful Banners and Edge

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Up the Happy!

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Reverse Confetti July SFYTT I’m up on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® today! Here’s a peek at my supplies and my project! Pop on over to the blog and check it out!

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Paru’s Card Making Challenges: July Guest

Hello!  I’m excited to let you know that I’m a July Guest Designer for Paru’s Card Making Challenges: This challenge is calling my name because I have a 2016 self challenge to create more birthday projects!  Check out today’s duo: I wanted to ink up some super cute Waffle Flower stamps.  I combined Willy & Friends with Bowtiful.

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Maya Road – Follow Your Bliss Card Kit – Guest Designer

Have you seen Maya Road’s new Follow Your Bliss Card Kit?! So much goodness in one kit!!! Here is the supply list: Thrilled to be guesting for Maya Road!  I have 3 cards to share with you, so let’s get started!  You all know how much I love my coffee so that’s my first project!

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Reverse Confetti: tropical congrats!

We know a couple kids that recently graduated from high school….I’m super behind in making them cards but managed to make this one: Super clean + simple…perfect for a young man in Hawaii, eh?  I couldn’t resist using the Reverse Confetti Pineapples Aplenty stamps and coordinating confetti cuts!  The Bitty Banners set is perfect for

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Happy Birthday Katie!

Hello!  There’s a group of us that celebrate each other’s birthday’s with a birthday blog hop!  Today we are celebrating Katie Brooks!  You should have arrived here from Kate’s blog which is the beginning of the hop! Katie and I have been friends for awhile.  We use to be walking buddies but then she changed

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Hero Arts: Sweet Birthday Wishes

Hello and Happy Hero Arts Monday—> I just thought that up! I have a sweet card to share with you that uses the Hero Arts Color Layering Ice Cream set. I did a light pink color wash on the oval panel to make the ice cream pop! Rather than do the ice cream in 2

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thanks.

post 2 of 2 …click HERE for my Your Next Stamp Guest Designer post! The coffee theme continues on my blog today! cardstock:  PTI white, stampin’ up calypso coral  stamps:  stampin’ up perfect blend/another thank you  ink:  memento rich cocoa, various copics  other:  dcdw cork All the stamps I used are by Stampin’ Up!  Perfect

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Your Next Stamp: October Guest Designer

please click HERE for my thanks card. Hello! I’m super excited to be the Your Next Stamp October Guest Designer! I’m up on the Your Next Stamp blog but wanted to give you a sneak peek of one of my projects that I made especially for today…this week…since I’m celebrating National Coffee Day (monday, sept

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Curtain Call Smooch: Stay Positive

This is post #2 for this morning…click HERE for my Storie di timbri, carta e… It’s time for a new  Call Inspiration Challenge! We have a new sponsor,  Smooches, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Smooch!  A randomly selected participant in the Smooch challenge will be awarded their choice of a Paper Smooches stamp set, while the LEAD of the

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Storie di Tienbri carta e… Color Combos!

This is post 1 of 2 for this morning…click HERE for the Curtain Call Smooch challenge. Hello! Today is the start of a new monthly challenge over at Storie di timbri, carta e… (Stories of Stamps, Paper and…) We want to see your favorite color combos! Now how fun is that?! I have so many

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coffee is happiness in a cup

So, if you’ve been following me for any amount of time, you’ll know that I have several coffee stamp sets.   So, in honor of Monday’s National Coffee Day, my resolution was to post coffee themed cards this entire week! I combined My Minds Eye’s Jubilee collection with Verve Stamps! cardstock:  stampin’ up gumball green,

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Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: you’re the best!

Today is the day…in honor of National Coffee Day, Chaitali came up with this super hop: Coffee Lovers Blog hop Make sure you stop by her blog! Check out the sponsors! Something that is newly added to the hop: Flash Sponsors!  Every 3 hours there will be a giveaway posted on the FB Event page!

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you make me happy

Today is the start of my week long coffee inspired projects! Let the fun begin! paper:  pebbles home made  stamps:  sweet stamp shop coffee town  ink:  hero arts hues I was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches I’ve thrown the challenge out to my crafty friends Tonya, Kimberly and Katie.   Check out Kimberly’s awesome card

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Friends are the best gift of all

Hello & Happy Saturday! I have a couple cards to share today: cardstock:  pti white  paper:  stampin’ up gold soiree ink:  fresh ink mint reinker  other:  mambi sticker This is a fun mish-mash of products…something that I don’t generally do. The base panel is Designer Paper from Stampin’ Up called Gold Soiree.  The center image

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Neat & Tangled September Release Day: Turkey Talk

We made it…today is Neat & Tangled’s September Release Day! We do have one more set with coordinating dies to feature! Turkey Talk Turkey Talk Nice & Neat Dies I went super clean & simple on this set (translation:  postal friendly). I colored mr. turkey with distress inks: Project Life cards are so much fun

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hello boston!

Last weekend I was able to meet up with Thanh, Sparkle & Baby Boston! Here’s a sneak peek at my giftie packaging for Baby Boston: We’re huge Fruit-a-tarians and I’ve been keeping some of the plastic clamshell boxes: Why yes, the Altenew Sketchy Cities America, is perfect for Mr. Baby Boston!  I combined it with

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