I don’t know what I’d do without you…

Post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti Day 3! I ♡ stamp sets with umbrella’s so I was happy to pick up the Mama Elephant Chance of Rain set when I was in NY: cardstock:  recollections/white/110, stampin’ up coastal cabana  stamps:  mama elephant chance of rain, essentials by

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Neat and Tangled November Release!

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti Day Two Today is the day!  The Neat & Tangled November Release is NOW available in the store! I have a card to share with you but make sure you pop over to the Neat & Tangled blog to see the full release! This card

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Countdown to Confetti Day Two: oh, happy day

Post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled November Release Day! Hey there ‘Fetti Fans, it’s the Countdown to Confetti Day 2!!!! On the 8th all the new Reverse Confetti stamps and confetti cuts AND the limited edition Quick Card Panels will be available for purchase. We will be counting down the fun until

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Neat and Tangled November Release: Day Four

post 1 of 2…click HERE for the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti Day One Hello and Welcome to Day Four of the Neat & Tangled November Release! Today up on the Neat & Tangled blog is Happy Holidays/Dies + Classic Tag 1 Nice & Neat Die.   I’m featuring the New Classic Tag 1 Nice & Neat Die on

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Countdown to Confetti Day One: Holly Jolly

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled November Release Day Four Hey there ‘Fetti Fans, it’s the Countdown to Confetti Day 1!!!! On the 8th all the new Reverse Confetti stamps and confetti cuts AND the limited edition Quick Card Panels will be available for purchase. We will be counting down the fun until

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Neat and Tangled November Release: Day Three

Post 2 of 2…click HERE for my Virginia’s View Challenge Guest Designer post! Hello and Welcome to Day Three of the Neat & Tangled November Release! Today up on the Neat & Tangled blog is Bright Baubles + Christmas Journaling.   I’m featuring the New Bright Baubles + Little Bits Nice & Neat dies on my blog: cardstock:  recollections/110/white,

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Virginia’s View Challenge: November Guest Designer!

Post 1 of 2…click HERE for the Neat and Tangled November Release Day Three! So thrilled that I’m one of the November Guest Designer’s for Virginia’s View Challenge!  I certainly appreciate all her hard work that she puts into the wonderfully popular challenge  {kudo to Dr John + Stephanie too}! Check out this month’s challenge: I

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Neat and Tangled November Release: Day Two

Hello and Welcome to Day Two of the Neat & Tangled November Release! Today up on the Neat & Tangled blog is Little Angel/Dies + Happy Ornaments.   I’m featuring the New Happy Ornaments stamp set on my blog: cardstock:  ranger watercolor, impress card base  stamps:  neat & tangled happy ornaments  ink:  ranger archival blakc  other:  peerless watercolors, mama

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Hero Arts November My Monthly Hero: best wishes

This is post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled November Release:  Day One! Today is the day!  Have you been following the Countdown to Creativity over on the Hero Arts Blog?   Today is when the November My Monthly Hero: Creativity in a Box kit will be available for purchase! The kits are limited in

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Neat and Tangled Release Week: Day One

This is post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Hero Arts November My Monthly Hero! Hello and Welcome to Day One of the Neat & Tangled November Release! Today up on the Neat & Tangled blog is Santa’s Ride/Dies + Merry Little Christmas/Dies.   I’m featuring the New Santa’s Ride + Nice & Neat Dies on my

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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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