Love You More Preview | The Rabbit Hole Designs

I’m so excited to be part of the Love You More Previews for The Rabbit Hole Designs!  Products will be available in their store on Friday, January 18th at 4 am pacific. To celebrate Day 1 of Previews, The Rabbit Hole Designs is giving away one Love You More Stamp Set to one lucky winner. 

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Happy Birthday | Reverse Confetti

I’m changing gears from coffee to floral mode.  Check out Reverse Confetti’s Build a Bunch: I inked up all 20 images from the set and used THIS for my color inspiration.  I’m a huge fan of Rifle Paper Co designs.  I originally used a midnight panel with the Diagonal Stitches Cover Panel but thought it was

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You | SugarPea Designs

Hmmm…I promise I do design things other than caffeinated projects: I combined SugarPea Designs Mugs & Kisses with Knit Wit.  …Coffee + Knitting. I was inspired by the photo over on the SugarPea Designs January Mix It Up Challenge: I also incorporated the CAS(E) this sketch challenge: Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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I 💜 Winter | Lawn Fawn

So I woke up yesterday and knew that I wanted to design something for the current Lawn Fawnatics challenge.   Evidently I was pretty motivated: Before I get to the details of the card, I wanted to say that I inked up a total of: 12 Lawn Fawn Stamp Sets 2   Lawn Fawn Stand alone dies

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Coffee Break | My Favorite Things

It seems like I’m continuously trying to catch up with my purchases.  I finally had a chance to ink up the MFT BB Friends at First Sip set: Whew, this card took me FOREVER to color.  To think I was going to do a card duo…nope, not this time.   I did have fun putting together

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The Rabbit Hole Designs & Coffee Loving Cardmakers Preview for the 10th and 11th

I’m so excited that the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s are collaborating with The Rabbit Hole Designs.  Did you catch yesterday’s previews?  Check it out HERE.   Today we’re featuring Caffeinated Octopus and Caffeinated Unicorn.  They’re available in The Rabbit Hole Designs shop now! I’m playing with the oh-so-fun Caffeinated Octopus and this is how I was inspired:

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more than coffee | Reverse Confetti

Have you seen the new monthly 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

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Feeling Slothy | Newton’s Nook Designs

I’m using some of my holiday purchases today.  I picked up the Newton’s Nook Designs Slothy Coffee stamps + coordinating die and their new Plaid Stencil set.   You can’t readily tell but that circular piece is Hero Arts Woodgrain vellum.  Oh, it’s very cool.  I did have to back it with white cardstock so you

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Adoring You | Catherine Pooler Designs

My friends at Catherine Pooler Designs sent me some goodies from the Adoring You Stamp of Approval!  I have three projects to share with you so let’s get started! First up is The Key stamp set: I combined it with Juniper Mist.  Really loving it teamed with kraft.  I love the lock + key theme

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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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