Reverse Confetti | August Stock Your Stash Challenge | Congrats!

Click HERE for the Your Next Stamp August Release Sneak Peek! Have you seen the new monthly Reverse Confetti  challenge, Stock Your Stash?! The new challenge is the STOCK YOUR STASH Challenge!  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

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Your Next Stamps | Guest Designer | August Sneak Peeks!

Hello!  It’s the Your Next Stamp August New Release tonight.  They’re also celebrating their 9th birthday and I’m helping to celebrate!   Today we’re sharing sneak peeks!  Don’t forget that tonight is the New Release Blog Hop!  Stop by the YNS blog for a full list of blogs with peeks! I’m sharing a project that features:

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Just Bee-Cause

Hello and Happy Friday!  I have a just bee-cause card for today, no challenge just creating.  The sets by Hello Bluebird are so fun.  I’m featuring Bee Happy.   It has been teamed up with some vintage Cosmo Cricket paper, anyone recognize it?!  I’ve been doing a mega clean out of my Craft Room and told

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Reverse Confetti August Creative Hop

Hello!  Today is the 8th of the month which means it’s time for the Reverse Confetti Creative Hop!  Today’s theme is Pattern Paper!  I decided to feature the Paper Bliss 6×6 Paper Pad. Love the color palette in this particular pad, it definitely reminds me of summer time.  I combined the panel with the Stitched

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Hero Arts August My Monthly Hero Blog Hop + Giveaway!

I’m so excited to be participating in today’s Hero Arts August My Monthly Hero Blog Hop!  Today is day that the kit and Optional Add-ons hit the Hero Arts Store.   You should have arrived here from the Amy Kolling’s!  If not, you’ll want to start at the Hero Arts Blog where all the fun begins! Check out

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers + Our Daily Bread Designs Collaboration Blog Hop!

Hello and Happy Friday!  We’re so excited to be hopping with Our Daily Bread Designs today!  You should have arrived here from the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the Our Daily Bread Designs where the fun starts! Prize:  Our Daily Bread $25 Gift Certificate Leave comments along the way for a chance to win!

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Paper Sweeties 6th Anniversary | Guest Designer

I’m thrilled to be helping Paper Sweeties celebrate their 6th Anniversary!  Check out their newest challenge that starts today: I’ll be definitely sure to come back to play along with that fun inspiration!  The winner will receive a $100 shopping spree to Paper Sweeties. Voting is turned on for viewers to ‘like’ their favorites so the

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Reverse Confetti | Cool Friend

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  I’m doing a bit of live blogging.  I whipped up this winter time card this morning.  The weather has become drastically cooler in the Pacific Northwest and I thought it was a good time to start designing some holiday cards. This card features the Reverse Confetti Cool Friend stamp set +

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WOW! Embossing Powder Guest Designer | Beautiful Things

Hello and Happy Monday!  Can you believe that tomorrow is the last day of the month?!  I can’t believe we’re already heading into the month of August!  This is my final post for WOW! Embossing Powders.  I wanted to give them another big shout out! Most of you know me as a clean + crisp

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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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