Winnie & Walter: You mean the world to me

I’m super excited to be guesting over on the Winnie & Walter blog today!  I have a couple projects I’m sharing over on there but wanted to sneak peek one of them here. I managed to play along with a W&W 3rd Birthday Bash Challenge! This card is for Cute Critter Challenge with Gayatri: Eep!

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers: Don’t Worry – Be Happy

I happened to pick up the Spellbinders Hipster Etched Dies .    I combined them with the Pinkfresh Felicity collection.  I really hated to cover up those sweet birds with the other layers…such a cute collection.  The coffee sleeves have been die cut from Starbucks coffee sleeves. I was inspired by my teamie, Helen.  We’re CASEing

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Hero Arts 2017 Spring Catalog Blog Hop!

Hello!!  The Hero Arts Spring Catalog products are now in the Hero Arts online store!  We are celebrating with a hop!  You should have arrived here from the wonderful Wanda Guess’ blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Hero Arts blog! Hero Arts will be giving away three $25

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hello friend

I’m super grateful to have won the Concord & 9th Layers of Love bundle at CHA!  Concord & 9th ALWAYS has such creative products.  I was inspired by THIS project. Their dies are super amazing, really.  I cut the striped heart out of Reverse Confetti Tangerine cardstock.  I layered the watercolor panel that I cut

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Some heroes wear capes…

Heroes, we all need them.  As my card states, mine makes coffee…LOL.   I was inspired by CASology: Love the Just Brew it set….so fun!  I teamed it up with Hero Arts Ombre Pool to Navy pad.  The All Framed Up has been cut from Stone cardstock.

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#beastmode Blog Hop

Graphic courtesy of Kristina Werner   It’s the #beastmode blog hop for Jen of Reverse Confetti!  What’s #beastmode?  Read on: “Jen was diagnosed with breast cancer toward the end of last year. She’s been dealt a pretty bad hand as far as the treatment for her type of aggressive cancer, but the prognosis is good. This year

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Hero Arts February Awesome Add-ons: Girl Power!

I’m up on the Hero Arts Blog today with my teamie, Libby!  Before you go, I do have a set of cards that I designed especially for my blog today. Have you seen the Awesome Add-ons this month?!  Today I’m playing with the Nesting Clouds Infinity Dies: I’m a true fan of felt and couldn’t

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Reverse Confetti February Blog Hop: Valentine’s

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  Today is the 8th which means the Reverse Confetti Crew is hopping!  I have a couple special Valentine’s that I made especially for my kids.  I bought some Trader Joe’s Candy Coated Chocolate Drops and started creating. First up is the set for my girl.  She’s a coffee-a-holic, donut-a-holic + ice cream-a-holic

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Love to go

The other day I posted this on FB/IG.  I’m not much into mass production which for me is anything more than 1 of a similar design.  This Unity Stamp Co, Love to Go image is so fun to watercolor! Here’s how they turned out: All the paper is from Doodlebug Design, Kitten Smitten. I was

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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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