Christmas Cheer | Jingle Belles Rock

I’m happily linking up to the Jingle Belles Rock Challenge: The Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge has collaborated with the designers of the Jingle Belles Rock Challenge for the month of June. The theme is masculine. My projects feature: The Catherine Pooler inks I used: A big thank you to the fab designers over at the

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Birthday Wishes | Miss Ink Stamps

It’s Sunday and my day up on the Miss Ink Stamps blog. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: Hop over to the Miss Ink Stamps blog for all the details. Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Gotcha Day | Lawn Fawn – Guest Designer

I am loving this new Summer Release! A big THANK YOU to Lawn Fawn for sending me some goodies. I’m super grateful for this opportunity! Here’s how I was inspired: I designed this project especially for my grandpup’s upcoming Gotcha Day that is in July. I can’t believe she’s only been a part of the

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Happy Birthday to You | Mama Elephant

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I’m featuring the following Mama Elephant products: I used the following copics The pattern paper is Echo Park Paper – Dot & Stripes Gingham I can’t

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Happy Birthday | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I designed this especially for my older brother’s birthday that was earlier this week. Masculine cards are a true challenge for me. The base panel has Distress Oxide inkblending: Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping

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Lawn Fawn | Guest Designer

A big thank you to the folks at Lawn Fawn for sending me some goodies from the release that dropped today! Over the next couple of days I’ll be sharing several projects. Here’s how I was inspired: If you’ve been following me over on instagram for about the last 2 years, you will have ‘met’

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Hello Sunshine | Lawn Fawn

Hello Sunshine! I’m popping in here to share this card that was inspired by the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge: Just say yes to tropical goodness! My project features the following Lawn Fawn products: I can’t believe it’s the first time I used the Tropical Leaves Backdrop. I had to clip it apart! I love it

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Joy | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #18 – Reminder

We are still going strong over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Rubbernecker Stamps as our sponsor for the month of June For the details about the challenge, please visit the challenge post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: This month’s theme is: MASCULINE I’m featuring the following products from our sponsor Rubbernecker Stamps: I

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Crafty Friends | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: Do you love to build interactive card designs? I don’t gravitate to them often. I love how Lawn Fawn dies work with or without the interactive element. Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65.

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Thanks a Melon | Pretty Pink Posh

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I’m featuring the following products that I picked up from Doodlebugswa: Did you know that there is such a thing called Watermelon Coffee? I used the

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hey there.

A late {live} posting for me.  I’ve been behind on feedly {had to do the ‘ole mark all as read}, feel like I’m racing around in circles but hope things calm down today. Here’s today’s card: So, the other day we made a road trip to Oregon.  We picked up our airplane seats…why yes, they

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have a nice day.

No crafting for me yesterday so I whipped up a card this morning: Originally, those Paper Smooches friendly flowers were part of a panel of blooms.  I colored them using: picked raspberry distress ink squeezed lemonade distress ink mister huey’s sherbet It took me awhile to color them because I used a paintbrush.  I love the

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paper smooches: go to your happy place

Where is your happy place? I have many but one of my more consistent one is in the early morning hours…when the rest of the household is asleep and I’m in front of the computer or is that the computer is in front of me?  It’s how I start my morning…with, of course, a cup

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stripes & blooms

Hi ya! I have a little giftie that I put together for a friend. I love the Whisker Graphic bags, this one is White Horizontal Stripe Middy Bag: These are such multi-purpose bags…you can use them for envelopes or for goodie bags…so many other options for them too! I decided to combine it to be

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nautical happiness

So many challenges, not enough time. I’m a huge fan of all things nautical.  I love the Authentique Anchored Collection.  I teamed it up with a We R Memories Journal card. I was inspired by the paper players and I’m playing along with The Challenge #8 Have you seen the new design team?  They’re FABulous!

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vintage hi

Hello & Happy Tuesday! I love glittery goodness, do you?  I love it even better when it is glitter is ‘ready made’ like American Crafts POW Glitter Paper: cardstock:  PTI paper:  american crafts pow glitter other:  top dog dies vintage alpha die What I love about American Crafts’ glitter paper is that it is smooth,

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Focus on Foil Pinspiration

this is post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for the New Poppy Sketches challenge! Today is my Chickaniddy Crafts Day!   The design team is doing a Pinspiration challenge and I picked this as my inspiration: I would totally wear that tee, gray is my favorite color and my closet is chock full

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Poppy Sketches #6: this is the life

this is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Chickaniddy Crafts post! Hello! We’re back with a brand new Poppy Sketch with a Pop of Pattern: Our Super Sponsor is May Arts Ribbon May Arts so generously sent us product to play with and I worked with Diamond Chain Here’s how I

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let’s celebrate!

Hello and Happy Sunday! We’ve been experiencing some super fantastic weather here in the Pacific Northwest…it seems like it never extends into the weekend but it has this weekend! I have a fun layer-y card for today: papers:  fancy pants designs/memories captured  stamps:  reverse confetti label me/beautiful banners/whole lotta dots  ink:  hero arts hues/black, zing/white

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Curtain Call : Something Simple week 2

cardstock:  gmund savana, paper accents vellum  stamps:  unity  laughter, imagination, dreams ink:  hero arts hues, copic  other:  may arts twine There is still time to play with us at Curtain Call Inspiration challenge: Something Simple Our Super Sponsor is, Unity Stamp Company!  Unity provided each of us on the Curtain Call Design Team with an

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