Let’s Shell-ebrate!

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs…I’m a long time fan of all things nautical so I’ve been really enjoying the current papercrafting trend. Let me introduce you to the purple crab. I googled ‘crab colors’ and caught an article about a purple crab that was spotted in the Philippines.  My card for today features: The

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Noel | Merry & Bright Monday

I’m so behind on my holiday stash for the year. I carved out some time to whip up this card: This card features: The photography took longer than the creative process, I took 30+ photos. The cardstock colors were getting lost in the photos. Concord & 9th cardstock: I ended up using a ton of

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Coffee and the Beach | Brass & Bliss Craft Co.

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: summer We welcome a new teamie, MarDi! Her work is amazing! I was inspired by the theme + colors. My card features the following products from Brass & Bliss Craft Co.: So I actually finished this project about 5:30 am

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Hey Sunshine | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs…I’m a long time fan of all things nautical so I’ve been really enjoying the current papercrafting trend. Today’s card features: I googled nautical color combos and went with this one: I think this might be a new go to color combo! What has you inspired these days? Thanks for stopping

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Cup of Cheer | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #43

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! This month is the start of a couple changes to the challenge: Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by Hero Arts: Speaking of Hero Arts, make sure you check their SALE:

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Lunar New Year Challenge | July 2025

We’re back with the July Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Dragon ended on January 28th. The Year of the Snake started on January 29th and runs through February 16, 2026. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I went

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Bloom | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today: Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you:

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Fun with You | Lawn Fawn

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: s’mores I was inspired by the theme. My card features the following products: The Love You S’more set was released in 2014! Lawn Fawn released their S’more the Merrier in June 2021. I used my Essentials by Ellen – Summer

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June Edition | Woodblock Wednesday

I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give away a prize. One lucky random project with a US mailing address has three choices to pick from, they can win a $10 Gift Code to winner’s choice: If the winner is international, they will receive a $10 Gift Card

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You’re So Sweet | Doodlebugswa

 I started designing a floral project but then switched to a fruit theme.  Today’s card features: If you’ve been following me, you know that I LOVE working with fruit themes.  I added a bit of Cranberry ink to the cherries and finished off my design with some white gel pen. Thanks for stopping by!

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FUSION: sunflower

post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for Neat & Tangled’s September Release! Hello and Welcome to the new Fusion: I totally started out trying to combine both the inspiration photo and the sketch.  I could not seem to get the ‘ole mojo to work with the colors!  That was super odd & frustrating

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Neat & Tangled September Release: Origami Map

Post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for Fusion Card Challenge! Hello Neat & Tangled Fans! We’re on Day 4 of the Neat & Tangled September Release!  What have been your FAVES so far?  I know, I know…all of it 🙂 Today will certainly not disappoint you! Today we’re featuring Origami Map by Miriam

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Neat & Tangled September Release: My Plate is Full

…and I’m back with Day 3 of the Neat & Tangled September Release! Today’s stamp set and coordinating die is a ‘must have’. My Plate is Full My Plate is Full Nice & Neat Dies I had so much fun putting this together: I still adore the chalkboard technique and decided to go with a

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congratulations.

So, I recently found out that a friend of mine became engaged!   How exciting! I’ve been wanting to use my Avery Elle Petals & Stems so this was the perfect opportunity: apologizing for the poor photos…I snapped pics before I left to meet up with the happy engaged girl:) cardstock:  pti white, stampin’ up

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Neat & Tangled September Release: Be Full

Welcome to Day 2 of the Neat & Tangled September Release! How did you like Day 1?! I know, cute eh?!! Today we have another 3×4 Classic Danielle image! Be Full I absolutely ADORE this one!  Did you see Danielle’s freebie that she  posted last week HERE? So one of my favorite Fall Inspired paper

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Neat & Tangled September Release: Creepy Cute

Today starts the Neat & Tangled September Release previews! You are going to love this release for its fun packed images! Let’s get started with: Creepy Cute Um yeah, way cute, eh? Creepy Cute Shadow/Sentiments genius! Creepy Cute Nice and Neat Dies Yay for dies! …and the new Spooktacular Sequin Mix! Okay, I kinda went

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grow old along with me.

On Friday I had lunch with former co-workers.  I always realize how much I miss them when we get together…it’s often quite a span of time in between meetings but we catch up without any hesitations…that’s friendship.  As an added bonus to my day, I went shopping afterwards. There aren’t many local crafts stores around

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Happy Fall

Post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my So Thankful for You post. Hello & Happy Saturday! I’m up on the Chickaniddy Crafts Blog today with a Fall Inspired card! Here’s a peek: It’s a card that I made especially for my girl!  She’s living on her own {with 2 roomies!} and starting

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so thankful for you & publications

post 1 of 2 for me…click HERE for my Chickaniddy Crafts project. By now, it shouldn’t be a surprise that I’m a Stampin’ Up Fan {again}.  We have this friendly challenge among a group of us, which includes Katie, Kimberly & Tonya.  This time Katie picked THIS as our challenge.  Here’s a quick peek at

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celebrate autumn

Autumn…it is my favorite season of the year. The Pacific Northwest has been having an unusually warm summer.  Definitely not what I signed up for…I love the PNW for the mild weather we typically have. Anyways, when I design with apples, I always think of Washington State. cardstock:  pti kraft  other:  impress felt, dcwv felt,

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