Miss Ink Stamp | May Release

The Miss Ink Stamps May Release is now available! I’m featuring the new Highland Cow Stencil. The sentiment is from the earlier released, Highland Cows stamp set. The aqua panel is cut with a die from the Oh Happy Day die set. Make sure you check the shop for the newest releases! Some links might

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Sip Sip Hooray | Concord & 9th

So many fabulous products in the Doodlebugswa shop! This is my final morning with my grandpup so I’ll be back on my regular schedule! My project for today features the following Concord & 9th products: Be sure to sign up for the restock notification. This set is a must have. It has so many fun

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May Sneak Peek | Miss Ink Stamps

Today is the start of the sneak peeks for the Miss Ink Stamps New Release. Aren’t you LOVING this new stencil, Latte Art? It’s a genius layering design that I’m absolutely smitten with. The sentiment is from the previously released set, Decaf Background. The stenciling has received my personal record of the most inks….20! I

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Happy Birthday | Concord & 9th

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I’m featuring the following Concord & 9th products: The Concord & 9th color palette: I’ve been on a shaker kick and have added these by Pretty

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Cheers | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #29 – Reminder

Have you linked up to this month’s Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge?! We’re excited to announce that we are the sponsor for the month of May: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the following Pretty Pink Posh products that are available from our

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Happy Capy-Birthday | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: The sweet images have stamped on watercolor paper with Versafine Onyx.  They have been colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. Don’t you love those shaker beads? I can tell you that they sound fabulous! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping

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Adventures | Color Throwdown

Sadly I have a TON of sets that need to be inked up. This one is an Ellen Hutson LLC – Summer of Stamping – Avery Elle Collab set, Camp Wanna Stamp. I knew I wanted to play along with the current Color Throwdown: When I actually started my process of picking out my supplies,

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Crafting Fuel | Miss Ink Stamps

Today I have a mult-tasking project. It is one for both Miss Ink Stamps and the Coffee Loving Papercrafters. In case you haven’t heard…we’re rebranded from the Coffee Loving Cardmakers to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters: We have a new blog home too: https://coffeelovingpapercrafters.com/ We hope you come over and take a peek, perhaps sign up

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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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