Gingerbread Wishes | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #33 Reminder

This is the reminder post for the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce that Not 2 Shabby Shop is the sponsor for the month of September: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: The team is featuring the theme of cookies and/or candies.

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Summer Blooms | Hero Arts

This month the Stay Crafty Challenge at a Blog Named Hero is: Anything Goes! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: I used the following Hero Hues Core Ink: I cut an Antique Ivory panel to 5.5 x 5.5. I used blending brushes, one ink color per stencil. I followed it

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Joy, Peace & Love | Catherine Pooler

I’m back with another project that features the New Catherine Pooler Designs – Holiday Magic Collection: My intention wasn’t to design two cards for today. I made the shaker card first: Remember that plaid circle piece? Typically I pop it back with the 6×6 and forget about it. This time I decided to whip up

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Carpe Caffeine | Inspired by Challenge + SALES

…SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATED SALES… Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: My project combines the following products: These are the cardstocks I used: #keepingthingsreal The basket turned out to be three layers. First it was with the original die, then it was the die

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Joy with a bit of drama | Catherine Pooler Release Day

Today is the day…the Catherine Pooler – Holiday Magic is now available in the shop! I designed this especially for today: I had so much fun with the new products! Here are the products that I combined for today’s card: Does this seem a bit familiar to you? It’s a twist on my earlier sneak

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Eat Cake | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: The gold glitter strip is from my stash but the shop does carry: I used the following Concord & 9th inks: Concord & 9th products are always so clever. I love the stenciling system they have for this set. NO

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Joy Sneak Peek | Catherine Pooler Designs

Have you heard the news? Catherine Pooler Designs is releasing Holiday Magic on Tuesday! Here’s a sneak peek for today: You’re going to LOVE this fun collection! Today’s project features these items from the Greenery of the Season Bundle: I’m also sneaking this item from the Nutcracker Sweet Bundle: I’m also sneak peeking a gorgeous

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Together | Hero Arts

This month the Stay Crafty Challenge at a Blog Named Hero is: Anything Goes! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: I used the following Distress Oxide Blend: I’m such a fan of the Infinity Dies! I die cut the together sentiment in white and backed it with Hero Arts Glitter

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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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