Happy Birthday | Hero Arts

This month the challenge is: A Kind of Magic – It’s all about heat embossing! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: The other Hero Arts products I used: The Flower Garden Bold Prints has been heat embossed in white on watercolor paper. I used blending brushes with the reactive ink

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Lucky | Pretty Pink Posh

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I’m featuring the following products by Pretty Pink Posh: The cardstock colors: My overall color palette was inspired by the Color Throwdown: I can’t wait to

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Colorado Craft Co – NEW Whimsy World | Bunny Life Release Spring 2024

View the autosave I’m excited to be a part of the Colorado Craft Company – New Whimsy World – Bunny Life Release!  You should have arrived here from the Colorado Craft Company blog. Check out these amazing giveaways: Giveaways end March 10th at midnight mountain time. Winners will be announced on March 12th. Here’s how I was inspired

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Floral Happy Birthday | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I was inspired by Rifle Paper Co floral designs. I mixed new Concord & 9th cardstock colors along with their previously released collection. Doodlebugswa is now carrying their new cardstock + inks! The new colors: I did combine the new

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Simple Joys | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #27

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce Newton’s Nook Designs as our sponsor for the month of March: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the following products available at

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Lunar New Year Challenge | March 2024

We’re back with the March Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Rabbit ended on February 9th. The Year of the Dragon started on February 10, 2024 and runs through January 28, 2025. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I

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Gnome One Like You | Hero Arts

Hey, I’m back with another project for the #StayCraftyChallenge on the Hero Arts blog. Here’s how I was inspired: My project features: I teamed up two of those cute Gnomes with different sized Nesting Hearts cut from Cranberry cardstock. I love how there is a coordinating die for the sentiment. The Do You Believe in

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Happy Birthday | Concord & 9th

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I’m featuring the following products by Concord & 9th: The Concord & 9th cardstock colors: The vellum I used is from my stash. I can’t wait

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Poppy Sketches #9: life is good

Click HERE for Pinkfresh Studio/Neat & Tangled blog hop Click HERE for Curtain Call Hello & Happy Monday! It’s Poppy Sketches day on my blog!!  This is the final challenge for this term.   Where has the time gone? Okay, let’s get to the challenge, shall we? Our Super Sponsor is Jane’s Doodles I’m a super BIG Fan of

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Curtain Call Anything Goes Reminder: lemonade

Click HERE for Poppy Sketches Click HERE for Pinkfresh Studio/Neat & Tangled Blog Hop cardstock:  pti  stamps:  lemon/impress, jar/savvy, reverse confetti fresh ‘n fruity sentiment ink:  hero arts hues, fresh ink mint/lemonade, copics, other:  pinkfresh gold/coral alpha made into straw Don’t you love that Reverse Confetti sentiment? There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration

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Neat & Tangled + Pinkfresh Studio = ♡♡♡

Click HERE for Poppy Sketches Click HERE for Curtain Call Hello and Welcome to the Neat & Tangled/Pinkfresh Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from April Joy’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop with is the Pinkfresh Blog! Giveaway: A prize pack containing $20 in product from

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a little something…

and I’m back…. It’s been 4 weeks since I last posted ‘for fun’.  All the other posts since then have been Design Team projects.  I’m back today with a ‘just for fun’ project and some chit chat. First up, my project: Excuse my photos as I’m trying to maneuver a different DSLR than I usually

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Neat & Tangled Final Day of July Release: for you

Click HERE for CASE Study #200! Yay!   Today is the final day of the Neat & Tangled Release Week!  Today we are featuring the Punchinella stamp & Punchinella. All the new sets and accessories are available in the shop!  Here’s a peek at the entire release: Gifts for You Sailmates A Long Time Ago

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Case Study 200: orange you glad

Click HERE for the Final Day of the Neat & Tangled July Release …and I’m back with Week 3 Guesting over at CASE Study! In case you missed it, I’m guesting along with Awesome Tenia Nelson!  This month’s muse is the FABulous  Shari Carroll! How awesome that this is the 200th challenge!  So thrilled to be a

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Neat & Tangled July Release Day 3: It’s been eons!

Have you been enjoying the Neat & Tangled new release so far? Today we are featuring: Time Warp + A Long Time Ago Both sets have been designed by Miriam Prantner! cardstock:  pti & upcycled kraft  stamps:  neat & tangled time warp/a long time ago  ink:  zing white Time Warp is an approx 3 x

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Curtain Call: anything goes!

Post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for day 2 of the Neat & Tangled July Release! paper:  mme lucky love stamps:  technique tuesday with flair  ink:  hero arts hues  other:  dcwv cork, pinking circles dies Today marks the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge 1st Anniversary! What a fabulous year it has been! Let’s celebrate with an Anything

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Neat & Tangled July Release Day 2: Sailmates

Post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for the Curtain Call 1st Anniversary Party! Today’s featured set is Sailmates If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you know how much I ADORE nautical stuff! paper:  carta bella ahoy there  stamps:  neat & tangled sailmates  other:  divine twine air mail If you

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Neat & Tangled July Release Day 1: Gifts for You + New Sequins!

hello & welcome to the Neat & Tangled July Release Week! Today we are featuring a new stamp set called Gifts for You This set was designed by Pamela Ho! We’re also showcasing a new Sequin Mix:  Pink Lemonade! Here’s how I was inspired by by today’s new releases: stamps:  neat & tangled gifts for

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