Topflight Stamps Birthday Blog Hop

It is Topflight Stamps 2nd birthday!  To celebrate, they’ve teamed up with up some of your favorite crafters to bring you a blog hop showcasing some of the fabulous products available from Topflight Stamps.   Please hop along with us all and show all of the crafters some love! Of course, it wouldn’t be a birthday celebration

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Happiest Birthday | Reverse Confetti

Hello and Happy Monday!  Today I have a card that features some fun Reverse Confetti products. I’m featuring this month’s new release, Floral Gem and Sentimental Gems.  I was inspired by Jen del Muro’s Floral Gem project HERE.  I doubled up the Pierced Round Top Layers confetti cuts so that it became a frame. The

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Happy Birthday | Pretty Pink Posh

Hello!  It’s been over a week since I last posted.  I’ve been busy with everyday life + my momma recently broke her collarbone.  She’s doing well, we discovered that she has a much higher pain tolerance than most of us.  It took her 4 days after her fall to actually go to the doctor.  What’s

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Spring Fling Instagram Hop!

You don’t want to miss out on all inspiration and there’s a prize!  The fun starts on the awesome Terri Burson’s IG! My project includes the following products all available at Scrapbook.com, using affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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For a Special Friend | Tag You’re It

I was so super excited to have won the Tag You’re It Challenge #81!  I’m happily guest designer for this week’s newest Tag You’re it Challenge: How are you inspired by it?  Here’s how it hit me: I used the Reverse Confetti Magical Day set.  I thought her dress would be perfect in yellow.  I’ve

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Happy Birthday Justice Ginsburg

Edited to add:  Winners are posted HERE Hello and Welcome to the Happy Birthday Justice Ginsburg Blog Hop!  We’re so happy that you’re joining in the fun! Prizes:  Thanks to these generous sponsors: (Two) Wonderful Women by Kelly Purkey (Two) Dare to Dream sets by Hero Arts We will pick the winners of the sets from the

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Vitamin Sea | Picket Fence Studios

My friends at Picket Fence Studios sent me a bunch of goodies!  Today I’m featuring the A Dose of Vitamin Sea: Nautical designs, I love them.  That whale makes me smile with her happy face.  I started off with a bristol panel that I used the smooshing technique with Distress Oxides – Peacock Feathers +

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toad-ally awesome | Miss Ink Stamps

Have you heard of Miss Ink Stamps?  They’re a brand new company that will be opening March 16th. Read about them HERE.  You’ll be seeing quite a bit of their new  designs on social media, including projects by the awesome Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Design Team!  Today, I’m sharing a super sweet set named, Say Cheese.

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crabby before caffeine | The Rabbit Hole Designs

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  The other day I received the latest caffeinated release by The Rabbit Hole Designs.  I inked up Caffeinated Crab: Love his expression!   I have a ton of 12×12 paper.  I’m trying to use it…the blue panel with the fish is by Echo Park Paper but I’m not sure who make the

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a happy hello | Reverse Confetti

Have you seen the Reverse Confetti challenge, Stock Your Stash?! This is a chance to create a card to keep in your stash.  (Of course, you could send it off right away!).  Each month will bring a new theme.   There will be a new Stock Your Stash challenge posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 1st of

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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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