Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti Day Two: Crazy about you

Hey there ‘Fetti Fans, it’s the Countdown to Confetti Day 2!!!! On the 8th all the new Reverse Confetti stamps, confetti cuts + other new product lines will be available for purchase. We will be counting down the fun until New Release Day!  This month we welcome Deanne Kuntz as our January/February ‘Fetti Friend! Today we’re featuring: Food Fun stamps + coordinating

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Fusion Card Challenge – 3rd Year Celebration!

I’m so excited!  Becca Cruger invited me to be her Guest Designer for the Fusion Card Challenge!  Fusion is celebrating their 3rd Year of inspiring us and I’m thrilled to be part of the Celebration!!!! Becca totally knew that the challenge was calling my name! Here’s how I was inspired! I rotated the sketch and

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Reverse Confetti January Countdown to Confetti Day One – Cured Soon

Hey there ‘Fetti Fans, it’s the Countdown to Confetti Day 1!!!! On the 8th all the new Reverse Confetti stamps, confetti cuts + other new product lines will be available for purchase. We will be counting down the fun until New Release Day!  This month we welcome Deanne Kuntz as our January/February ‘Fetti Friend! Today we’re featuring: Cured stamps + coordinating

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The Hearts Desire Challenge #8: Do more of what makes you happy

Hello and Welcome to The Heart Desires Challenge #8!  We loved all the gorgeous entries for challenge #7!  Check out the new challenge: How are you inspired?  I took the blues and the florals and combined it with the falling snowflake pattern on the cake: The blooms are from the Concord & 9th Brushed Blossom

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The more the merrier

The other day, I met up with my friend Katie (& her sweet girl) at Impress.  We scored since they were having 40% off their Christmas inventory.  I picked up the cute Poppystamps Wintertime Bears set: Chuckling…how can you stop at just one coffee?! The More the Merrier!  I did a quick watercoloring with my

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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® : Happy January

I’m up on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® blog with a card but I actually made another one especially for my blog today!  I’m really good at making coffee cards but I stink at designing Birthday cards so I’m trying to get a good start on this years birthday’s: One theme I think that never goes out

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Reverse Confetti January SFYTT: oh, baby!

January, it’s January!  I can’t believe that it is 2017, Happy New Year!  A couple of days ago, one of Darin’s nieces had her second baby girl so I designed this card for her.  If you don’t know already, green is my favorite color💚  The Cute as a Button set and coordinating Onesie Confetti Cut

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Coffee Heartbreaker

Hello and Happy Thursday!  I’ve been enjoying the week off from work and have a ‘just because’ card…no challenge, no design team assignment, purely ‘just because’: I’ve had the Sweet Stamp Shop Heartbreaker set, for awhile.  I wanted to ink it up for the Winter Hop but there just wasn’t enough time!  I bought it

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Hero Arts: Let’s Toast!

I can’t believe how quickly this week is flying by…it’s probably because I’m off from work.  I have a fun party card to share: I combined the Hero Arts Birthday Celebration and Cocktail Party Stamp & Cut sets.  I love the Tide Pool and Black combo, how about you? This works perfectly for the current

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Reverse Confetti : You’re the coolest

So, we’re coming close to New Years.  Do you have any resolutions?  I really cringe to say this is a resolution because honestly, I generally fail miserably on those.  I do want to send out more happy mail.  I have a list of people that will get regular cards from me because I want to

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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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