Stories of Stamps, Paper and…

Post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for the new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge. Hello! I’m super excited to announce that I’ve been asked to join  Stories of Stamps, Paper and… My first international Design Team! The designers on this team are wonderful and I hope that you’ll join in the monthly challenges!  

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keep it real

Hello! Keepin’ it real cardstock:  pti white, stampin’ up hello honey & bermuda bay  stamps:  stampin’ up dotty angles & hello love  ink:  fresh ink pool/harvest  misc:  freckled fawn arrow So Kimberly challenged Tonya and I to colour me! I really LOVE this color combo.  I substituted coastal cabana with bermuda bay. I used Stampin’

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love you

Happy Saturday! So Friday’s are really the start to my weekend.  Yesterday I may have rolled out of bed at 1:30 or 2:00 am…I know crazy!  I was super productive but this is when I also tell you that I have to take daily naps! Here’s one of the cards I made yesterday: cardstock:  pti

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Jingle Belles: September Sketch Challenge

Hello! I’m super excited to announce that I’m a guestie over at Jingle Belles I’ve had the pleasure of being long time bloggie friends with both Lauren & Stephanie….and I’ve had the utmost delight of being able to meet up with Lauren 3 times in the last year!  Call me lucky. So I was asked

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Fusion Challenge: good day sunshine

this is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Whisker Graphics/Project Life post. Hello!   I’m thrilled to tell you that I’m back on the Fusion Design Team!  So happy to be surrounded by such talented designers! Check out the new challenge: I decided to go with the sketch: paper:  chickaniddy crafts/scrumptious/back

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Whisker Graphics: dream in color

Click HERE for my Fusion Challenge post. Hello!  Today, I’m up on the Whisker Graphics Blog! I gotta tell you, I really LOVE Whisker Graphics/Divine Twine products.  They are super versatile.  You’ve seen some of my altered Middy Bitty Bags that I use for Gift Card Sets…Here and Here. Here’s a Gold Horizontal Stripe Middy

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two for me, one for you

Blogging live and late this morning! On FB other day, I posted my recent haul from Ellen’s.   The beauty of this particular purchase is that I had a Gift Card from Taheerah that I used!  Bonus points that Ellen is about 10 minutes away from me! Jennifer Rzasa challenged me to use all those in

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you can never have too much happy.

Hello & Happy Monday! Here’s an almost all Stampin’ Up card: cardstock:  stampin’ up chocolate chip/crushed curry/bermuda bay & very vanilla  stamps:  stampin’ up I like you/yippee skippee  ink:  memento rich cocoa, fresh ink chamomile  other:  pebbles glitter washi, stampin’ up banners framelits, stampin’ up modern mosaic embossing folders One of my new favorite fall

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Curtain Call Lovely Leaves Reminder: Fall

post 2 of 2 today…click HERE for my Cure for the Monday Blues cardstock:  PTI kraft, misc ivory  stamps:  precious remembrance/fall colors  ink:  fresh ink honey/harvest/pumpkin/cocoa, delicata gold  other:  mt washi There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Lovely Leaves!  You have until September 10th at 8:00 AM CDT to be inspired

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birthday wishes!

Yay for Friday! Actually Thursday’s are my Friday’s but that doesn’t mean I don’t love Friday’s! Here’s my card for today: cardstock:  pti  paper:  carta bella ahoy there  stamps:  reverse confetti label me/sweet thing ink:  hero arts hues/black other:  reverse confetti/confetti cuts/petals ‘n posies, mme enamel dots, lifestyle crafts embossing folder I’ve been seeing a

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just for fun

A just for fun card, that seldom happens on this blog. One of my newest Technique Tuesday sets Chickadees I’ve been seeing this cutie pie set around and had to join in the fun. Watercoloring seems to be my coloring method these days.  I just love the whimsical look it gives a card…the splotchier the

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happy.

Happy Wednesday! Here’s a card that uses a bunch of new goodies: I popped into J’s a couple weeks ago and was thrilled to see the Jillibean, Chilled Cucumber Soup collection! See that cute Ellie? Don’t you love her expression?  It makes me oh-so-happy. A big shout out to my bloggie friend, Evelin, who is

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Danielle’s special delivery blog hop!

Post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my card inspired by CASE study. Hello and Welcome to Danielle Wall’s Special Delivery Blog Hop!  Danielle is the powerhouse behind Neat & Tangled and Little Tangles!  She had her lovely baby girl and we’re all thrilled for her! A big shout out to the lovely

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hello

Post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for a very NEAT Baby Blog Hop Can you guess how I was inspired? I used the Lawn Fawn Flutter By set along with Winnie & Walter’s, The Big, the Bold and the Happy set. Can you believe it, this is a one layer card!  I don’t

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neat & tangled blog hop!

Hello & Happy Monday! The Neat & Tangled team is hopping today!  We’re pleased to announce the Neat & Tangled Nice and Neat dies collection! You should have arrived here from Kristen’s fabulous blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Neat & Tangled Blog! GIVEAWAYYou have

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hey there.

A late {live} posting for me.  I’ve been behind on feedly {had to do the ‘ole mark all as read}, feel like I’m racing around in circles but hope things calm down today. Here’s today’s card: So, the other day we made a road trip to Oregon.  We picked up our airplane seats…why yes, they

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have a nice day.

No crafting for me yesterday so I whipped up a card this morning: Originally, those Paper Smooches friendly flowers were part of a panel of blooms.  I colored them using: picked raspberry distress ink squeezed lemonade distress ink mister huey’s sherbet It took me awhile to color them because I used a paintbrush.  I love the

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paper smooches: go to your happy place

Where is your happy place? I have many but one of my more consistent one is in the early morning hours…when the rest of the household is asleep and I’m in front of the computer or is that the computer is in front of me?  It’s how I start my morning…with, of course, a cup

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stripes & blooms

Hi ya! I have a little giftie that I put together for a friend. I love the Whisker Graphic bags, this one is White Horizontal Stripe Middy Bag: These are such multi-purpose bags…you can use them for envelopes or for goodie bags…so many other options for them too! I decided to combine it to be

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