Reverse Confetti: Happy Spring!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  Love today for the LOVE of GREEN🍀  Today I have a Spring card to share with you! I’m at it again…PURPLE. The Pacific Northwest has seen several weeks of rain…yesterday it didn’t rain and it was actually sunny!  I wanted to capture that feeling of spring in my card design.  

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Paper Sweeties: Keep Calm and Drink Coffee

Have you seen the latest release from Paper Sweeties?!  I’m smitten by the Keep Calm and Drink Coffee stamp and coordinating Sweet Cuts! Yes, you’re on my blog…even with all that glorious purple.  Not a drop of GREEN!  I used the NEW Hero Arts Ombre Hydrangea pad on the coffee cup, isn’t it fun?! Just

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Hero Arts: Our Friendship

I’m up on the Hero Arts blog with my teamie, Jayne!  We’re doing a fun post with March’s optional add-on products for My Monthly Hero! Here’s a bit of trivia, I’m a huge BLACK thumb.  I’m so horrible with plants and for some reason, my family still gives them to me.  The card that I

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Limited Runs Stamps: You’re my cup o’ tea!

So I have the pleasure of interacting with a bunch of different companies because of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hops.  So when Nikki of Limited Runs Stamps shared one of her new images with me, I couldn’t wait to whip something up! That pup in a cup from Tea Cup – Ruff Day is just

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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® : Oh Hello Friend

I’m up on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® blog today.  Here’s a peek at some of my supplies: I’d love for you to visit me over on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® blog, it’s my final post with the team.  I’ve really enjoyed my time with them, I’ve learned so much!  I’m so excited to see what the

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Close to My Heart – Sweet + Happy

So the last week or so, I’ve been doing a bit of organizing/spring cleaning.  It’s something that I should do more often but I’m just glad that I’m on track with the areas I wanted to concentrate on.  In the process, not surprisingly, I’ve come across some crafty stuff that needed some love.   Today’s

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Hero Arts: You’re My Pick

Hello!  Did you see that Hero Arts is having a March My Monthly Hero blog hop?!  At the time that I type up this post, the March Kit is still available! Today I’m sharing a card that I designed using one of the the Optional Add-on products, Produce and Seeds. Such a fun set, love

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Reverse Confetti: It’s Your Birthday!

It’s a gusty day in the Pacific Northwest which has been making my internet very sluggish.  I wanted to get this posted before I have any big issues. As I was trying to decide what type of card I wanted to design this morning, I thought I should start replenishing my Birthday card pile: I

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Reverse Confetti March Blog Hop!

Today is the day!  It is the Reverse Confetti March Release Blog Hop!  That means all the new release products that we’ve been sneak peekin’ are now available in the shop! I have 2 cards to share with you today, let’s get started! So, no surprises that I have a coffee themed card: The Starbucks cup was fussy cut

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Reverse Confetti March Countdown to Confetti Day Three – Happy Birthday to Ewe

Hey there ‘Fetti Fans, it’s the Countdown to Confetti Day Three!!!! Tomorrow all the new Reverse Confetti stamps, confetti cuts + other new product lines will be available for purchase!! This month we welcome Kathy Schweinfurth as our March/April ‘Fetti Friend! Today we’re featuring: All About Ewe stamps + coordinating confetti cuts Easter Blessings I’m also featuring: Big Chevies Cover Panel Drop

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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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