Happy Birthday Kimberly

Big Birthday Wishes to Kimberly!!!!  She is the super star of our crafty group, she’s our Make ‘n Take Queen!  This girl is chock full of talent and has a gigantic heart of gold.  She loves color and is a great colorista.  I love color and love to watercolor.  My card took a completely different

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Hero Arts: Happy Birthday

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for DeNami Design Hello!  I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today!  I wanted to share 2 cards using the same stamp set..I’m sharing one here and you’ll have to pop over to the Hero Arts blog to see my other card! I’m featuring the Make a Wish

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DeNami Design: I need…

this is post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my Hero Arts post. Hello!  Today wraps up my guesting for DeNami Design!   For my final project I knew I wanted to do a coffee themed design: Isn’t the Cafe Clear Set so cute?  I did some quick masking and colored everything with my

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Sprinkled with lots of fun!

Nothing says birthday like donuts with sprinkles! I haven’t playing the Reverse Confetti’s Donut You Know in a while…mostly because I ‘misplaced’ the frosting die for the donut.  I tend to happily craft in a frenzy and when I ‘clean up’…I evidently tend to put dies into the wrong sleeve.  Well, I recently found that

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Happy Birthday Laura!

There’s a group of us celebrating our sweet crafty friend, Laura!  We met at a Julie Ebersole’s class at Impress.   I arrived a bit later than the other girls at the table and we stamped and chatted during the 2 classes.  All during class, I assumed Laura was Kimberly or Tonya’s friend…haha…nope.  We instantly

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Hero Arts: Dream Big

Hello!  Happy Friday!  I have a fun card to share today!  I’ve been lovin’ the Hero Arts Color Layering sets.  Today, I’m sharing the Color Layering Goldfish. I was so excited to combine the Goldfish with the Terrarium from the Stamp Your Own Succulents set.  I had to mask a smidge of his tail off

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Right at Home: Mix & Match

Hello!  Happy Friday Eve!  I’m doing a version of Nicole’s Mix & Match Challenge.  My twist is using a different manufacturer that she carries in the Right at Home Shop!  Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the new Color In Sentiments with MFT’s Sweet Treats Die-namics!  Seriously, it’s going to be an awesome day

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DeNami Design Guest Designer: Hoppy Spring

Hello!  I’m up on the DeNami Design blog today sharing a card with a custom panel! First up, I used the adorable Bunny with Flower image on a stitched tag.  I colored her with my Zig Clean Color Markers.  I made my custom panel by cutting strips of 1/2 inch cardstock.   I’ve been smitten

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Neat and Tangled + Hemptique Collaboration: Pretty Mail

Hello!  Have you been following the Neat & Tangled and Hemptique Collaboration?!  So fun combining both products.  I made 2 projects, I’m sharing one here and one over on the Neat &Tangled blog today! I used some of the awesome Hemptique Handmade Hemp Paper.  It reminds me of a combo of watercolor + mulberry paper.

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Sponsor Solo: Sweet Stamp Set

Hello!  I’m taking over the Sponsor Solo feature over on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog.   Today we’re featuring:  Sweet Stamp Shop I’m such a fan of the Sweet Stamp Shop.  I think I shared this during the Spring Hop, but a bunch of us went to their Seattle Meet + Greet.  So much fun.

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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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