Christmas in April

  I’m part of a group that encourages Holiday Cardmaking year round.  There’s a set monthly minimum of five.   This batch features: Basic Grey – Nordic Holiday Reverse Confetti – Fa La La Circle Savvy Dies – Deer Head Avery Elle – Circle Tag Die Spellbinders Small Pinking Circles This makes for 25 so far

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Oh so sweet | Ellen Hutson LLC

  I remember calling my boy an ice creamatarian when he was younger.  Secretly we were also letting him have carrot gelato and calling it orange gelato.  Never mind the fact that gelato is packed with sugar.  My boy gets his love of ice cream from me.  Unfortunately I can only have the vegan variety

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Momma said | Taylored Expressions

  I put together a card earlier this week but it wasn’t hitting me.  Rather than put everything away, like I should have, I kept everything out to come back to design another card.  Here’s how I was inspired: I combined Taylored Expressions’: Big Grumpy Hot Flash Grumplings Mini Slim Diagonal Stripes Cutting Plate Her

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Hello Friend | Angie Blom Digital Designs

  I’ve been enjoying the gorgeous weather in the pacific northwest.  Mostly because the days are longer which gives me more time for project photog.  I admit I started this project last night but it just wasn’t hitting me. I ended up using some upcycled kraft wrapping for the bouquet and finished it off with

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Welcome Little Ones | Reverse Confetti

  Hello!  I’m so excited to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog today.  I designed this card especially for a friend of mine.  For all the details, please visit my post! Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Oh, hello there | Pigment Craft Co

  I’ve been super smitten by Pigment Craft Co.  Their April Release was filled with caffeinated designs! I used: Cup of Happy Handmade Blend Tea Baggie Builder I used packing paper with the heart shaped Tea Baggie Builder piece.  The Catherine Pooler inks I used: Do-Si-Do | Coral Cabana | Samba Melon Ice Cummerbund Midnight

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Don’t hurry, Be Happy | Flora & Fauna

  Rainbows, can’t get enough of them.  They cheer up any design, don’t you agree?  Today’s card features a bunch of Flora & Fauna! I mixed: Free To Fly | Mini Sloth Rainbow Die | Mini Envelope Die Fern Die [retired] The card base is 3.5 x 5.5.  The rainbow has been colored with copics: R00 YG00

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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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Chickaniddy: August

I wanted to share my August Chickaniddy projects on my blog. My first project assignment was Back to School This card that reminds me of a fancier note that you’d pass to your school crush: Supplies:  Date Night Paper (DN14OS08, DN14OS07)  Date Night Stickers (DN14EB02)  Enamel Hearts (DN14EB07) All the papers are from the Date

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good coffee…great friends.

Today I’m super excited to spend time with some crafty friends (Kate & Kimberly)!  I’m crossing my fingers that I actually get some crafting done…and perhaps start on my holiday cards! So here’s today’s card: cardstock:  neenah, stampin’ up lost lagoon  paper:  stampin’ up  stamps:  taylored expressions/joe to go  ink:  hero arts hues, sharpie pen

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calypso thanks.

thanks. paper:  stampin’ up calypso coral celebration add on kit  stamps:  paper smooches sentiment sampler  ink:  fresh ink charcoal  other:  stampin’ up banner dies, doily Isn’t that ‘thanks’ perfect?  I love that font from Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler. I’ve been smitten with:  3 x 5.5 inch cards coral gold grey banners How lucky am I

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Curtain Call Tropical Trip Reminder: Keep Calm

paper:  authentique/anchored  other:  solid red divine twine, studio calico veneer, reverse confetti/confetti cuts/office edges, crop-a-dile There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Tropical Trip!  You have until August 25th at 8:00 AM CDT to be inspired and share your project! I was inspired by the colors of the photo and translated a

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Create a Smile Guestie: peace

post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for Chickaniddy Crafts. Hello! Happy Wednesday! This is my 3rd week as a Guest Designer over at create a smile I knew I wanted to play with the Jungle Fever set, specifically the Star Gazer Lily image: cardstock:  pti, strathmore watercolor, paper accents vellum  stamps:  create a

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hello.

I’m no tag’nista like Erin but love the look of them AND bonus points that they are typically less time consuming than cards: cardstock:  chickaniddy crafts goldie lox paper:  chickaniddy crafts date night/spiffy tags/together is better  other:  technique tuesday hello die, chickaniddy crafts date night illustration stickers, bright white twine divine twine, whisker graphics kraft

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