Thinking of You | Guest Designer Miss Ink Stamps

I’m so excited to be guesting for Miss Ink Stamps over on their IG this morning!  They’ve just released some pretty spectacular stencils and today I’m featuring:  Waves. The Waves Stencil has been inked up with Distress Oxide – Milled Lavender.  Such a pretty and calming color, don’t you agree?   I teamed it up with the

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Bonjour | Tracey Hey

So do you follow Tracey Hey?  She has a super fun IG filled with sweet stamps and alpacas!  I was so lucky to win one of her IG Giveaways and I picked the super CUTE set:  Frenchie I stamped the main image in Pumice Stone on Bristol and did minimal coloring with Zig’s.  Have you

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Friday with Amy | Doodlebugswa.com

Hi and Happy Friday!  Today I’m up on the Doodlebugswa.com blog sharing a card that features some new Sunny Studio Stamps: Pop over to their blog for the full reveal and all the details.

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Cheers | Reverse Confetti

Check out the August Stock Your Stash Challenge over at Reverse Confetti! I’m so excited to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog with my Teamie Lisa Henke.  Here’s a sneak peek of my project.   For the full reveal and all the details, please visit the Reverse Confetti blog. Affiliate links at no extra cost to

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You are in my thoughts | Woodblock Wednesday + Guest Designer

Hello and welcome to the fourth edition of Woodblock Wednesday.  Today’s project isn’t in my traditional style, which I think is clean + simple.  I’m featuring Impress Large Hibiscus [5636H] + retired A Muse Studio In My Thoughts [9-8633C]. My base panel is bristol that has been cut using the Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Stitched

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Coffee + Kitties | Evelin T Designs

Hello and Happy Monday!  Can you believe this is the last week of July?  Where is the summer going?  I’m up on the Evelin T Designs blog sharing two cards, here’s a peek at one of them.  I’m featuring the Coffee Loving Critters + Coffee Art sets: I challenged myself to not use any black

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Berry Sweet | Woodblock Wednesday

Hello and welcome to another edition of Woodblock Wednesday.   So, I literally whipped this up this morning.  I had a couple ideas swirling around last night and played around with some stamps and paper but nothing was hitting me.  I’m working in slow mode these days and my memory is totally shot, more on that

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Belated Birthday Wishes | My Favorite Things

So the other day I scooped up some My Favorite Things stamps over at Doodlebugswa.com.  So much fun, I inked up Flowers in Bloom + Bitty Birthday Wishes. I love seeing all the MFT DT inspiration for the Flowers in Bloom set and decided I really loved them colored in aqua.  I’m a sucker for

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers + Graciellie Design Collaboration Hop

The Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Design Team is so excited to be hopping with Super Sponsor Graciellie Design in celebration of National Tea Day!  If you hopped here from the, Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog then you’re right on track.  If you stumbled upon this post, make sure you start on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog.   Make sure you leave comments along the way

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neat & tangled + scrapbook adhesives by 3L

post 2 of 2 for me today….click here for the new CAS-ual Fridays Challenge! Neat & Tangled has joined together with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L for a blog hop!  Make sure you pop over to: Neat & Tangled Blog Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L PRIZES:  2 prize packs each containing a selection of Neat and Tangled’s

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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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