Lunar New Year Challenge | October 2024

We’re back with the October Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Rabbit ended on February 9th. The Year of the Dragon started on February 10, 2024 and runs through January 28, 2025. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I

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Big Owl + Friends Wrap Up

Were you able to check out the Big Owl & Friends Instagram Hop? It was so much fun! I love the different styles of projects: You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter Thank you to my Guest Designers and to everyone that hopped along with us! I loved every project!

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Coffee Break | Doodlebugswa for National Coffee Day

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… This one is for National Coffee Day! Make sure you check out the hop, it starts over on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog. Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I knew I wanted to design a shaker card and this one makes me a happy crafter!

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Coffee Saves Lives | Miss Ink Stamps for National Coffee Day

It’s Sunday and usually my day up on the Miss Ink Stamps blog. It’s National Coffee Day and Miss Ink Stamps is one of the many Sponsors for the National Coffee Day blog hop that starts over on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog! Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the following Miss Ink Stamps

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Cozy Congrats | Deborah’s 2K Celebration Hop

Welcome to Deborah’s @hellmad 2K Celebration Hop! Thank you to all of the wonderful crafters and sponsors for making this hop possible. This hop celebrates the amazing support within the crafting/cardmaking community. Think: Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato My project features the following products from participating sponsors for today’s hop: Eligibility for prizes: $1230 in PRIZES:

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Peace Love & Coffee | National Coffee Week

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog today. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of my project that I’m sharing: For all the details, please hop over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog. In case you didn’t know, Sunday is National Coffee Day and we’ll be celebrating with a blog hop over on

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Sending Sweetness | Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight

Today I’m joining in the Mama Elephant festivities – Stamp Highlight : Little Agenda Sweets I’m back with another shaker card! This project features: *previously released These pastel-y color palettes are so super sweet but boy, they are a challenge to photog! Do you spy the glitter? Thanks so much for stopping by! Some links

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Happy Fall | Lawn Fawn

…SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATED SALES… Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I was also inspired by the current Lawn Fawnatics challenge – Awesome Autumn: My project combines the following Lawn Fawn products: The shaker bits are by Pretty Pink Posh. We can’t wait to

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Happy Hollydays | Mama Elephant Stamp Highlight

Today I’m joining in the Mama Elephant festivities – Stamp Highlight : Holly and Leaves I adore this set for the gorgeous foliage and super fun sentiments. Buy the coordinating dies to also have the coordinating sentiment dies. Yes, another traditional color palette. I can’t believe it but I just adore those mini poms I

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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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