Your Next Stamp: wishing you brighter days

Hello!  Your Next Stamp is having a DT Dare challenge – stripes!   I’m such a fan of premade card bases and was thrilled to find this awesome red + navy striped one!  There are stripes on the clipboard from the new Little Notes set! I can’t wait to see how you’re inspired!  The winner

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Right at Home: mix & match challenge

Hello!   Today I’m going to show you how I was inspired by the Right at Home Mix & Match challenge! I managed to combine three Right at Home stamp sets, can you spot them? I started off with the Birdhouse.  I wanted to keep the actual birdhouse white to make everything else pop and I put

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Hero Arts: hello

Have you checked out the Hero Arts 2016 Summer Catalog?  It is chock full of fun!  Products are at retailers and they will hit the Hero Arts shop on May 11th.  I wanted to share a card that has a couple of the 2016 Summer Catalog products: Do you see the clear embossing on the

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Hero Arts: May My Monthly Hero

This month’s kit was inspired by Jennifer McGuire and her wonderful Share Handmade Kindness campaign. The kit contains everything you need to say thank you, make someone’s day or spread a little kindness. The stamps and die were all designed by our wonderful Kelly Rasmussen, as well as the super fun backer card that’s included

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Reverse Confetti SFYTT: You’re out of this world

Post 2 of 2…click HERE for the Your Next Stamp May Release Blog Hop! Happy May!  Today is the unveiling of the Reverse Confetti May SFYTT: I used it in a landscape style to accommodate my design idea.   I’m absolutely smitten with the new Insta-Frame Confetti Cut!  I teamed it up with the My World

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Your Next Stamp: May New Release Blog Hop

Post 1 of 2…click HERE for the Reverse Confetti SFYTT Today is the day, the Your Next Stamp May Release is now available for purchase!  You’re going to love this release, it’s filled with so much fun!!!!!  You should have arrived here from Sue’s Blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which

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Guest Designer: 12 Kits of Occasions

Post 2 of 2 for the day….click HERE for my Your Next Stamp Guestie post I’m thrilled to be a Guest Designer for The 12 Kits of Occasions!  The April kit, hostess –Tracey McNeely, designed the Crazy for Coffee kit.  How appropriate, eh?!  Thank you Tracey for asking me to share in the fun of

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Your Next Stamp: Guest Designer

post 1 of 2…click HERE for the 12 Kits of Occasions Hello!  So happy to be guesting for Your Next Stamp for their exciting May Release! I’m featuring the new Little Notes stamp set and coordinating dies! Aren’t you loving the clipboard?!  Check out how the die is a 3 hole punch too!  I’ve always

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Season’s Greetings | My Pretty Things

It’s been a bit since I’ve shared a project that featured My Pretty Things: I was inspired by the recent Freshly Made Sketches – sketch by my friend Donna Mikasa! I combined the following cardstocks: The sentiment was stamped in Concord & 9th – Honeysuckle. I did trim down the bow a bit. Affiliate links

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Pumpkin Spice | 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. It’s a bit of a sneak peek for a new release that is dropping next week! These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:

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Fa La La | Mama Elephant

Today is the Mama Elephant Stamp Highlights: Long Holiday. Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the following Mama Elephant products: Here are my earlier cards: Holiday Calories Duo Holiday Joy Merry Little Cookie I can’t wait to see how the other designers were inspired! Some links are affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Hocus Pocus | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Coffee Mugs For today’s card was inspired by the colors and coffee theme. I combined the following Pretty Pink Posh products: The sentiment is by Riley & Company – Hocus Pocus. I put a couple drops of Catherine Pooler –

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Merry Little Cookie | Mama Elephant

Today is the Mama Elephant Stamp Highlights: Holiday Calories. My card is a simple design using that sweet set along with Baking Spirits Bright. I’ve been smitten with this color combo and added washi again to my card. You might not readily tell but the cookie sheet has been stamped onto Concord & 9th’s Dove

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Happy Fall | Spellbinders

I managed to whip up two cards yesterday, here’s the first one. I’ll share the other one later this week. This one features: *from Spellbinders Event. The plaid paper is from my stash. I designed this as a ‘quick’ thank you for my bonus daughter. She embroidered a cardigan for me for my birthday and

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Holiday Joy | Mama Elephant

Today is the Mama Elephant Stamp Highlights: Baking Spirits Bright. My card is a simple design using that sweet sentiment set along with the Placemat Set – Creative Cuts. The base panel is actually made with strips of washi tape. Here are my earlier cards that feature the Baking Spirits Bright set: I can’t wait

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Warm Wishes | Catherine Pooler

Have you checked out the Catherine Pooler – Frosty & Festive release yet? It’s packed with goodness. Here’s how I was inspired today: I’ve combined: *previously released I’m loving that cover plate! I combined these inks: The Light Up the Tree cover plate has been cut from gold glitter cardstock. The sentiment has been ink

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Afternoon Calm | Altenew

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Acorns For today’s card was inspired by the colors and fall theme. I combined the following Altenew products: The distress oxides I used: The cardstock I used: I can’t wait to see how you’re inspired! Thanks for stopping by! Some

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Frosty & Festive Collection Release Day | Catherine Pooler

It’s here, the Catherine Pooler – Frosty & Festive Collection is now available in the shop! Check out today’s card: Today’s card features: The trees have been stamped with the following Catherine Pooler inks: The sentiment has been heat embossed in gold. In case you missed my earlier card: It features: I masked the upper

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