Reverse Confetti: Happy fall-idays Christmas

Click HERE for my Hero Arts post. Today is the final day of  Reverse Confetti’s Second Annual Happy Fall-idays online showcase event!  We are going to share all kinds of fun projects with you, are you ready?! Today’s focus is Christmas!  I’m a big fan of treats, who isn’t?  I love to gift and receive!  The

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Neat and Tangled: I’m here for you

Click HERE for the Reverse Confetti Happy fall-idays – Thanksgiving! I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog!  Here’s a little sneak peek of my card: Neat & Tangled Polka – Simply Stencil Neat & Tangled Scandinavian Prints Neat & Tangled Scalloped Nice and Neat Dies Neat & Tangled Lime Mix Sequins Neat & Tangled

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Reverse Confetti: Happy fall-idays Thanksgiving

Click HERE for the my Neat & Tangled project Today is the Day Two of  Reverse Confetti’s Second Annual Happy Fall-idays online showcase event!  We are going to share all kinds of fun projects with you, are you ready?! Today’s focus is Thanksgiving!  I knew that I wanted to do an altered project so I scoured my local

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers Sip & Share: Espresso Yourself

I was thrilled to be able to wake up yesterday and craft…with electricity.  The weather people have been warning us about a horrible wind storm but luckily, it didn’t hit land by us.  Good eye opener to stay prepared, as we are now.  Generator Lanterns Non-Perishables Bottled Waters Keep a full tank of fuel  So

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The Hop to Stop 2016 – The Life She Imagined

The awesome Becca Cruger is the hostess of The Hop To Stop.  She started this hop as a way to connect Domestic Violence Survivors and give hope to victims.  I personally know someone that has left an abusive marriage.  I’m so proud that she took the steps to leave that toxic marriage.  I wanted to

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Ruby’s Bridal Shower blog hop!

I’m so thrilled to be the happy hostess for Ruby’s Bridal Shower.  If you haven’t heard the news, the big day happened on Saturday, September 24th. We’ve rounded up a bunch of crafty friends to celebrate, papercrafter style!  If you happened upon my blog, welcome!  I’m the start of the hop! Before you hop around,

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Concord & 9th October Guest Designer!

Click HERE for the Neat & Tangled October Release post! Hello and Happy Friday!  I’m so thrilled to be one of the October Guests over at Concord & 9th!   Check out their new products: Today I’m featuring the new Cozy Up stamps & dies: ​Cozy Up is a fun winter set where the sentiments build upon each

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Neat and Tangled October Release Day: Grateful

Click HERE for my Concord & 9th October Guest Designer projects! Today is the day!  The Neat & Tangled October Release is now available in the shop!  Before you race over to do some shopping, I have a project I designed especially for today.  Fall is my favorite season, so I was a happy crafter whipping this

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Neat and Tangled October Release Day Four: Big hugs

Hello and Welcome to Day Four of the Neat & Tangled October Release! Today up on the Neat & Tangled blog is: Big Hugs Nice and Neat Die Polka Stencil Scoops Stencil I couldn’t wait to combine the Beary Merry set with the Big Hugs Nice and Neat die: The sweet big ‘ole bear is giving mr. snowman a

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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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