Papertrey Ink August Blog Hop: Let’s Party

The 25th…already?  I always try to play along with the Papertrey Ink Blog Hops.  This month we’re to experiment with our backgrounds and use this as our inspiration: Love all that glorious vibrant dyed fiber!  I’m smitten by the intense colors and wanted to bring that out in today’s project.  This card is super special

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how’ve you bean?

Gotta love a fun pun…. cardstock:  ranger watercolor paper:  glitz/dapper dan  stamps:  newton’s nook/vegetable medley  ink: ranger archival black  other:  washi, paper smooches notebook die, kuretake gansai tambi, misc washi I love the fun Newton’s Nook Vegetable Medley set!  I’m playing along with the inky paws challenge: This was my original card but it wasn’t

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Cupcake Inspirations: Surprise Sweetie!

Hello!  I’m so thrilled to tell you that I’m a guestie over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge! Here’s the challenge for this week: I knew exactly what paper collection I was going to use for this challenge: cardstock:  recollections/110, american crafts gold glitter, stampin’ up hello honey  paper:  basic grey/grand bazaar  stamps:  simon says stamp/what’s brewing,

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Reverse Confetti: under the weather?

Happy Friday!  Here’s  a fun card that uses Reverse Confetti! cardstock:  recollections/110/white, a muse gingham  stamps: reverse confetti later alligator & weather it together  ink:  memento, fresh ink/chamomile, various copics  other:  reverse confetti weather or dot/quick card panels/later alligator & weather it together confetti cuts I had so much fun coloring that fun gator from

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ellie hello

Okay, I’m smitten with the WPlus9 Bubble Talk set: cardstock:  recollections/110/white, papertrey ink vellum  paper:  echo park/paper & glue  stamps:  wplus9 bubble talk  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  winnie & walter katharine cutaways,  divine twine/palos verde diva stripe My sweet bloggie friend Piali sent this awesome stamp set to me and hopefully this arrives

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Freshly Made Sketches 200: love and ice cream

Hello!  How exciting that Freshly Made Sketches is celebrating their 200th challenge! Reverse Confetti is one of the Proud Sponsors of the 200th Challenge!  Check out the fun sketch: Here’s how I was inspired by it: cardstock:  papertrey ink kraft paper:  crate paper/poolside  stamps:  reverse confetti love and ice cream  ink:  ranger archival black  other:

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happy birthday blooms

This card was inspired by one that we did in a Julie Ebersole class.   cardstock:  bazzill marshmallow  stamps:  impress, studio calico  ink:  ranger archival black  other:  mama elephant/basic set creative cuts, mme enamel dot, kuretake gansi tambi I love those floral blooms by Impress….the image is huge and as you can see, I trimmed

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Neat & Tangled: sending hugs

Happy Monday!  I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog today! Here’s a peek at my supplies: I’d love for you to pop over to the blog to check out my card!

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sea you again

I’m such a fan of Create a Smile Stamps and wanted to play again with the Sending Sunshine Kit: cardstock:  bazzill marshmallow  stamps:  create a smile/sending sunshine  ink:  ranger archival black  other:  mft peek a boo trio, studio calico wood veneer stars, kuretake gansai tambi That jelly fish cracks me up…love him.  This is actually

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cheers!

Hello and Happy Weekend!  The whole family is headed to a special wedding this evening, more on that in a smidge. I wanted to whip up a clean & crisp wedding card for tonight and this is what happened: cardstock:  recollections/110/white  paper:  pebbles happy day  stamps:  winnie & walter/sparkle  ink:  fresh ink/black tea  other:  winnie

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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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congratulations!

So happy when Beverly Brown contacted me about a Surprise Bridal Party linky event she was coordinating for Ren-Yi.    I met Ren-Yi through the bloggie world and was on the Little Tangles Design Team.   I actually had the opportunity to meet up with Ren-Yi the first time the kids & I visited NYC.

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with enough coffee anything is possible…

Hello, my name is Amy and I’m addicted to coffee. Not only do I like to consume coffee, I like to buy all things coffee crafty related.    I love this set! hero arts need caffeine I’m going to stamp the ‘Low Battery’ image on the outside of the envelope! Do you see the Basic

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