Let’s Celebrate | Papertrey Ink + Sale

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Gingham I was inspired by the overall colors, the gingham and the daisies. My card features the following Papertrey Ink products from the Foiled Fox: My friends at The Foiled Fox are having a SALE: I love those daisies. In

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February Edition | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay Congrats! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give away a prize. One lucky random project with a US mailing address has two choices

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Friend | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I really love those pretty dogwood blooms. I’m a huge fan of white space. By ink blending a bit of color, it helps focal point. Here’s to a fantastic day! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE

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Season’s Greetings | Waffle Flower Crafts

In an attempt to motivate myself to design non-caffeinated holiday cards, I’ve started this new feature, Merry & Bright Monday. Every 2nd + 4th Monday I’ll share a holiday design. Here’s how I was inspired today: This card trio features the following products by Waffle Flower Crafts: I stamped the poinsettias on watercolor paper with

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Happy Barkday | Angie Blom Digital Designs

So when I saw Angie Blom Digital Designs’ Happy Barkday set, I knew I had to get it for one specific birthday. The dog looks exactly like Bagel. Bagel’s humans are my [step]son and his girlfriend, specifically the girlfriend “C”. She is the sweetest person! She dyes bagels fur on top of his head to

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2 Cups To Go | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today: Make sure you check out Brass and Bliss Craft Co Shop! Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you:

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Hey Friend | Concord & 9th

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Scale I was inspired by the overall colors. My card features the following Concord & 9th products that I picked up at Doodlebugswa: Isn’t this cover plate gorgeous. I love how you can easily put together color themes. This is

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3 cards, 1 stamp | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features a card trio featuring products from Doodlebugswa: I thought it would be a fun challenge for me to use one stamp set in three different card designs. I think this is my favorite from the trio.  I love the contrast of the red and yellow.

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You make this world a better place | The Stamp Market

I don’t know about you but 2025 has been filled with so much stress and chaos. I’ve been looking for a positive way to contribute my time. I had a very special person reach out to me that wanted to give cards to their co-workers that work with Trans clients. We decided on the colors

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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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