hey there, valentine | reverse confetti

  Valentine’s Day, already?  You bet, I need to start sooner than later.  I’m sharing this card over on the Reverse Confetti blog!  Check it out HERE. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Big Grumpy New Years | Taylored Expressions

  You may have spotted my WIP photos from the other day, I finished a bunch of these for New Years: I used the Big Grumpy + Big Grumpy – Cat by Taylored Expressions.  They’ve come out with a couple freebie digital sentiments, I especially love the New Years one.  I didn’t send out all

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Cue the Confetti | Reverse Confetti + SALE

  Hello and Happy Wednesday.  I’m starting to build up my Birthday Stash for the new year and have teamed up Reverse Confetti’s Best Sentiments with the Balloons Confetti Cuts: My color palette is: Ice Aqua   |   Mist   |   Grape Soda   |   Stone The sentiment reads: Cue the Confetti, it’s your Birthday Reverse Confetti is

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Special Delivery | Lawn Fawn

  I picked up my Lawn Fawn last week from Ellen Hutson’s and finally had a chance to play with one of the sets this morning.   I used the Special Delivery set.  I’ve been wanting a set that I can use to make a card especially for our Postal Carrier.  He’s a trooper because between

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Winter Greetings | Newton’s Nook Designs

  I’m super excited to be up on the Newton’s Nook Designs blog today.  Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of my project for today: I’m sad to say that this is my final project for the team.  I’ve had such a fun time and wanted to share some of my favorite projects: A

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12 Days | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m finishing up with the Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas!  Day Twelve is Twelve Days of Christmas! Here’s how I was inspired: I used the 12 Days set by Julie Ebersole set.  I was going to do 4 tags, 3 images a piece but if you saw my desk, you would totally understand

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Hello | International Tea Day with the Coffee Loving Cardmakers

  We’re celebrating International Tea Day over on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog today.  It’s another extra fun post, there a linky to add a newly created Tea card to be a Guest Designer on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog!  More details over there! Here’s how I was inspired: I combined a couple of Avery

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Deck the Halls | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Eleven is Deck the Halls. Here’s how I was inspired: The tag die I used today is a bit smaller than the others that I used.  The sentiment is from the [retired] Snow Days set.  It has been heat embossed in white.  The holly

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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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