hello.

Hello! Here’s a fun everyday card: cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black, mft steel grey, recollections/110/white, american crafts glitter paper, cherry wood veneer paper  stamps:  reverse confetti/the tweet life  ink:  memento tuxedo, fresh ink charcoal copics  other:  reverse confetti/spring fling quick card panel, mme enamel dots, reverse confetti/love note, the tweet life, puppy love/confetti cuts I’m

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happy no. 50

Hello Hello! I’m thrilled to be guesting for Butterfly Reflections Ink!  I’m a fan of both their BLOG and their SHOP.  I’ve been super lucky since the shop has been filled with so many new & fun goodies this month!  Make sure you check it OUT! I snuck into my office this morning and took

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Winnie & Walter Leading Lady Take Two & Giveaway!

I’m back with Winnie & Walter – Leading Lady Take Two!  I’ll be up on the Winnie & Walter Blog every Saturday this month.  I’ll be sharing some special projects and you have a chance to win a $30 card just by leaving a comment.  Aren’t Julie & Shay awesome for letting me give away a gift

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Neat & Tangled Release Day: Giving Tree

We’re so thrilled that today is March Release Day for Neat & Tangled!  All of the fantastic sets, dies and embellishment mixes that we’ve been featuring this week are now available in the SHOP. Did you see the earlier post on the Neat & Tangled Blog explaining the  You’re So Neat Incentive Program? This is the March/April

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Neat & Tangled Release Day 4: Meowwww

Hello and Welcome to Day Four of the Neat & Tangled March Release! Today we’re featuring ●Meowwww● Oh, you animal fans are going to love this set: cardstock:  stampin’ up baked brown sugar, recollections/110/white  stamps:  neat & tangled/meowwww/be my valentine/falling hearts  ink:  memento tuxedo, fresh ink pink lemonade  other:  spellbinders circle Look at her fun expression!  I

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Whisker Graphics: hello

Happy Hello! Today’s my day up on the Whisker Graphics blog!  I’m sharing this fun & springy altered Brown Kraft Bag. These bags are so fun to use as a blank canvas…the possibilities are endless! paper:  echo park  stamps:  reverse confetti/the buzz  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  whisker graphics brown kraft bag, whisker graphics

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Neat & Tangled Release Day 3: Paris + Graduated Stripes Coverplate

Hello and Welcome to Day Three of the Neat & Tangled March Release! Haven’t you been loving the sneak peeks?  Remember, everything will be available in the Neat & Tangled shop on Friday! Today we’re featuring ●Paris + Graduated Stripes Coverplate● This particular card is chock full of Neat & Tangled goodies: cardstock:  stampin’ up gumball green/baked

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Reverse Confetti SFYTT: shine bright

Hello! Big day in our household…it’s Darin’s 50th birthday!  His family got in last night, more are coming on Thursday.  I’m a smidge busy running around getting ready for a couple different parties. I’m playing with a couple of the new release products from Reverse Confetti! cardstock:  recollections/110/white, papertrey ink vellum  paper:  pink paislee/bella rouge

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♡♡Happy 5th Birthday Lawn Fawn ♡♡

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for Neat & Tangled’s Release Day Two! Some Lawn Fawn Friends are getting together to celebrate  Lawn Fawn’s 5th Birthday today!  Now how fun is that?!  5 YEARS!  Congrats Kelly & Mike! You should have arrived here from Elise’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at Jenn’s

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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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You’re So Sweet | Doodlebugswa

 I started designing a floral project but then switched to a fruit theme.  Today’s card features: If you’ve been following me, you know that I LOVE working with fruit themes.  I added a bit of Cranberry ink to the cherries and finished off my design with some white gel pen. Thanks for stopping by!

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