Happy National Coffee Day | Ellen Hutson LLC

  Happy National Coffee Day!  We’re celebrating hop style over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog and you don’t want to miss out!  There are a total of 25 Super Sponsors that are hopping along with a total of 26 prize stops!  There are several of the Coffee Loving Cardmaker Design Teamies that are playing

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Thankful | Honey Bee Stamps

  I picked up some of the newest Honey Bee Stamps collection via Ellen Hutson LLC.  This card was inspired by Dilay Nacar + Jessica Frost Ballas: I’m a fan of non-traditional colors and went with a pale peach to rust color combo for the Lovely Layers Sunflowers.  I’m pretty sure I need to collect

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National Coffee Week | CTMH

  I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today with a couple of cards featuring Close to My Heart.  Here’s a bit of a sneak peek, I’m sharing two cards: You’re going to want to hop over to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog and check things out.  Leave a comment over there for a

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National Coffee Week | STAMPlorations + Trinity Stamps

  Did you hear that we’re celebrating National Coffee Week over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog?  We will be sharing sponsored posts so there will be inspiration + prizes!  Today we’re featuring STAMPlorations +  Trinity Stamps I’m playing along today and sharing a project that features each of the Super Sponsors.  Up first is

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Warm Winter Fuzzies | Mama Elephant

  I love the Mama Elephant – Hot Cocoa set!  I picked it up from Ellen Hutson LLC. I combined it with a sentiment from their Snow Friends set.  I used the Six Window Cover with strips of Distress Oxide blended backgrounds: Spun Sugar Picked Raspberry Wilted Violet I made the center strip into a

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Sending Happy Autumn Wishes Your Way | Lawn Fawn

  I picked up the newest Lawn Fawn over at Ellen Hutson and dived in this morning.  Check out this caffeinated fall design! If you’ve been following me you know that I love to design coffee cards.  Throw in a fall theme and that makes me a happy crafter. My cardstock colors are Concord & 9th: Ballet

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Tricks for Treats Week – Essentials by Ellen

  I’m joining the fun over on the Ellen Hutson LLC Blog.  They’re celebrating Tricks for Treats week!  Make sure you check out all of the fun projects over there! I recently picked up the Bon Bon box.  It’s a great little treat holder!  It can easy hold a Lindt treat and a truffle [think

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September New Release | Your Next Stamp

  I’m excited to be joining in the fun for Your Next Stamp!  They are celebrating 12 years and a Brand New Release.  You can see all the previews on the Your Next Stamp Blog.  Today we’re celebrating with an Instagram Hop.  The fun starts HERE.   Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of what

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Hey Boo! Essentials by Ellen

  I’m back with another card that features the latest release by Ellen Hutson – Essentials by Ellen. I love the Nordic Cross Cover Designer Die.  It’s absolutely customizable.  I trimmed it down and backed each row with these Concord & 9th cardstock colors [left to right]: Ballet Slipper Grapefruit Marmalade Ballet Slipper The ghosts

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Yassss! Essentials by Ellen

  Hello and Happy Monday!  I’ve been having fun with the newest Ellen Hutson – Essentials by Ellen Release.   Here’s my newest design: I combined: Halloween Boo-quet Nordic Cross Cover Yasss [summer of stamping] Tall N Skinny Alpha [previously released] I posted these over the weekend: Strawberry boxes: Pyramid Box Tiny Stars Background Hot Foil

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CFC133 Summer Hearts: domo arigato

post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled/Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L hop! We’re back with a new challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays! CFC133:  summer lovin’ CFC133: June 27- July 18 Theme: Hearts in summer colors Remember to incorporate the theme AND a Clean and Simple Design! In addition to getting

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Poppy Sketches #7: thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Hello! We’re back with a new challenge over at Poppy Sketches Our super sponsor is Pretty Pink Posh I played with Pretty Pink Posh’s Sweetheart Mix & Gold Heart Confetti I’ve been enjoying making shaker cards with glassine envelopes: paper:  dear lizzy/5th & frolick other:  pretty pink posh sweetheart/gold heart sequins, pti happy die, studio

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live the life

I’m not quite sure why it’s taken me so long to pick up the Amy Tangerine/Plus one paper pad.  It’s calling my name…the colors…the graphics…everything.    I contrasted the boldness of the colors from the Plus One collection with some watercoloring with distress markers {another Julie Ebersole technique and purchase}.  Don’t you love that mason

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Focus on Foil

Hello!  I’m sharing a project that focuses on Foil.  My assignment was to also capture the Men in my life.  I decided to design a project that is inspired by Darin.  Supplies:  Paper (CN14SPO01, DN14OS10, DB14OS01) Over a year ago, Darin started to build an airplane.  What was on his bucket list has become a

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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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