March Edition + Guest Designer| Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winners: Yay Congrats! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Announcing that I’ll be continuing Woodblock Wednesday into 2024. Every last Wednesday of the month will be Woodblock Wednesday. I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give

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I carrot ’bout you | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I can’t seem to get enough of that sweet bunny and her carrot mobile! I adore the Layered Floral Vines stencil.  I used the Waffle Flower Grip Mat for all my stenciling.  These are the inks I used: Thanks for

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Berry Sweet Friend | Waffle Flower Crafts

I’ve had some of the Waffle Flower Crafts Strawberry collection just waiting for me to ink it up. I love all things fruit themed! Here are the products I’m featuring today: The postage collage was cut from watercolor paper. That makes it easier for me to blend inks using the stencils. These are the Concord

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Nectar of the Gods | Coffee Loving Cardmakers

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of my project that I’m sharing: For all the details, please hop over to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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It’s Your Day | Papertrey Ink

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 products by Papertrey Ink: The Concord & 9th cardstock colors: The sentiment has been stamped in Wheat. My color palette was inspired

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Bobaa | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: Gotta love a pun, right?! I was on a mission to design a fun boba themed card. I used the Pretty Pink Posh – Matte Gold | confetti mix for the boba. The distress oxide trio: Have a super week!

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Spill the Tea | Coffee Loving Cardmakers

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of my project that I’m sharing: For all the details, please hop over to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Miss Ink Stamps | March Release

The Miss Ink Stamps March Release is now available! I’m featuring the new Caffeinated stamp set. Yay for a caffeinated set! Make sure you check the shop for the newest releases! Make sure you check out the Coffee section in the shop. It’s 20 – 40% off most things coffee, no coupon necessary. Receive a

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Happiness Blooms | Catherine Pooler

I’m back with another project that feature the New Catherine Pooler Designs Party inks: I combined these sets for today’s project: I thought that the Bold Bits & Patterns set would be a perfect way to showcase the gorgeous new colors! The sentiment is from the Daffodil Blooms set and has been stamped in Macchiato.

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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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The Creative Blog Hop

Please click HERE for my Virginia’s View Challenge post. Please click HERE for my Curtain Call Lovely Leaves post. By now you have likely heard of The Creative Blog Hop and today I am here to share my story with you. Michele Ferguson (I Card Everyone) tagged me last week in her blog post HERE. I

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Virginia’s View Challenge #7: …and away we go…

Please click HERE for my Creative Blog Hop post. Please click HERE for my Curtain Call Lovely Leaves post. So excited to be a Guest Designer for Virginia’s View Challenge #7 Pattern Paper I love pattern AND color….always have and always will. I wanted to feature 2 cards that use paper from the same collection,

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☀☀ walking on sunshine ☀☀

Following in the lovely Chrissy Larson’s footsteps, I had Walking on Sunshine on my mind while making this project: cardstock:  pti  stamps:  recollections ikat background, butterfly reflections ink/head in the clouds/over the rainbow  ink:  hero arts hues, a muse/blackberry, hero arts dauber/butter cup  other:  paper accents vellum, whisker graphics black horizontal stripe middy bag, pebbles

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so sweet of you.

Here’s today’s card: cardstock:  pti  stamps:  stampin’ up/hello there    ink:  hero arts hues  fresh ink refills/tangerine/pumpkin & lemonade  other:  label from stampin’ up calypso coral celebration add on kit, embossing paste, memory box stencil We have a friendly challenge toss, so to speak.  Kimberly, Tonya and I have been challenging each other to use our Stampin’

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Crafty News!

        I’m super thrilled to announce that I’m continuing on the   2014 -2015 Chickaniddy Crafts Team   I’m super grateful for the opportunity to play with Heidi’s new collections! Make sure you stop by the Chickaniddy Crafts blog to see the NEW Design Team!  I’m looking forward to working with the

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cool priority mail

Here’s a quick card I whipped together while crafting with Kate & Kimberly last weekend: I was smart to pack my neglected Simon Says Stamp kits…I didn’t have to spend time picking out cardstock and pattern paper! All supplies are from the July kit! This fits perfectly with CAS●ology Letter and this week over on the

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Create a Smile Guestie: sending sunshine

This is my last week of guesting at create a smile This card is up on the Create a Smile blog today! This is such a clean & simple card.  I love the mix of the card base, which is a Fabriano teamed up with silver glitter paper.  The contrast between the italian paper and

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sweet summer treats!

Here in the Pacific Northwest we have been having an usually warm summer.  Quite frankly, I’m spoiled by our milder temperatures and know that I could never survive the seasons that the east coast and the south has. If I was about 30 years younger, I’d have mass quantities of ice cream to help me

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