Curtain Call: a little…

click HERE for the SugarPea Designs Birthday Bash Blog Hop! click HERE for my a jillian vance design post! There’s still time to join in the  Curtain Call Challenge photo source: cottonandflax.wordpress.com We have a new sponsor, Hero Arts, for this challenge!  A randomly selected participant will receive SIX new clear stamp sets from the Hero Arts, while

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Chickaniddy Crafts: winter ♡

I shared this card over on the Chickaniddy Crafts blog last week and wanted to share it on my blog too. I’m having so much fun with the Jolly Good Collection: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the Jolly Good Collection isn’t just for the holidays! Jolly Good I’ve enjoyed so many

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i {heart} papers: baby it’s cold outside

Sunday, already?! Today, I’m posting as a Guest Designer for  i {heart} papers In case you haven’t heard, Kate, the owner of i {heart} papers, has made the decision to close up shop. As of Friday, January 16th, everything is 40% off. My project for today features Chickaniddy Crafts Jolly Good.  Hard to believe that

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this world is but a canvas…

Happy Saturday! Today’s card was inspired by Vicki’s card HERE. …and of course cure for the monday blues I was inspired by the: black circular plate gold script gold polkas branch sprigs My Reverse Confetti supplies:

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Neat & Tangled January Release Day: All My Heart

We’re so thrilled that today is January Release Day for Neat & Tangled!  All of the fantastic sets that we’ve been featuring this week are now available in the SHOP. Did you see the earlier post on the Neat & Tangled Blog explaining the  You’re So Neat Incentive Program? Check out the  January/February Stamp Set:

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Curtain Call Challenge Soft Scarf: Blue without you

post three of three today…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled New Release Day Four Click HERE for the New Fusion Card Challenge It’s time for a NEW Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! photo source: cottonandflax.wordpress.com We have a new sponsor, Hero Arts, for this challenge!  A randomly selected participant will receive SIX new clear stamp sets from the Hero

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Fusion Card Challenge: You’re so cool!

post two of two…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled January Release Day Four Click HERE for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Welcome to the new Fusion Challenge: Wooden Hearts This week I was inspired by the sketch: cardstock:  recollections 110  paper:  pebbles/happy day  stamps:  reverse confetti/let’s chill  ink:  ranger archival ink/jet black  other:  orange

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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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