12 Tags of Christmas – Day 6 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Six and the Christmas Carol is Jingle Bells with Angela Simpson + Guest Designer Brenda Noelke. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over on the Ellen

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 5 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Five and the Christmas Carol is I’ll be Home for Christmas with Guest Designers Elena Roussakis + Becky Roberts. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 4 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Four and the Christmas Carol is Let it Snow with Lisa + Guest Designer Caryn. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over on

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 3 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Three and the Christmas Carol is Feliz Navidad with Therese + Guest Designer Tiffany. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over on the

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 2 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Have you checked out the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas?  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day Two and the song is Puppy for Hanukkah with Heather and Guest Designer Suzanna. Don’t forget to leave comments on the other 12 tags posts over on the

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so sorry for your loss | global design project

  Sympathy cards are always a challenge.  I designed this for a dear friend of mine who recently lost her mother.  I’m to that age where unfortunately I think this is going to be happening more often and it breaks my heart.   I’m a non-traditional maker of sympathy cards, the thought of designing a stark

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12 Tags of Christmas – Day 1 – Ellen Hutson LLC

  Today is the start of the Ellen Hutson LLC – 12 Tags of Christmas!  Link up for a chance to win!  Read all about it HERE.  Today is Day One and leave a comment on the post over on the Ellen Hutson blog HERE. I hope to play daily [fingers crossed], Day One’s Christmas

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Thank You | Reverse Confetti December Stock Your Stash

  Hello and Happy December!  I’m so happy to be sharing my project for the Reverse Confetti – December Stock Your Stash Challenge theme:  Thank You I went with a winter theme card and rose gold embossing powder. I started off with the Brilliance and Open Drop Cover Panels in Premier Polar White.  I love

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Sending Encourage- MINT | Lawn Fawn

  Happy Monday.  It’s always tough to get back into the swing of things after a long weekend.  I decided to whip up a card this morning. I’ve been wanting to ink up the Lawn Fawn – How you Bean?  Mint Add-On.  I colored them like the Starlight Chocolate Mints.    I LOVE the Stitched

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Joy | Reverse Confetti

  How was your Thanksgiving?  Ours was great, all the kids under one roof!  We dropped my boy off at the airport this morning and he’s back to his place in New York.  I think I took a 3 hour nap and decided to finish up this card. Minimal stamping, do you see the J

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Wonderland Collection | Spellbinders

Thank you to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me some products to play with. Here’s how I was inspired today: Today’s project features the following NEW Spellbinders products from the Wonderland Collection: I also used these Spellbinder products: *New this month These are the BetterPress products I used: Don’t forget about the Archival Ink

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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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