Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop | Day 2

It’s Day Two of the Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers blog hop! I have another project to share that I’m also linking up to the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge: When I spotted the Holly die in the set I was using, I knew that I had to use the set: This features the follow products

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2023 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Edited to add winner drawn using random.org: Big congrats Debi! I’ll send you an email. Thank you to everyone that played along and a big Thank You to Super Sponsor Chris Franco with Close to My Heart! Today is the day, it’s the start of the Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. Make sure

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Fall | Honey Bee Stamps

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 products by Honey Bee Stamps: My cardstock that I used: The sentiment has been stamped in Concord & 9th – Mushroom Tomorrow

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Christmas Cheer | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #23

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! One random picked card that links up will receive a $15 Gift Code to the 2023 Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge Sponsor of their choice! You’ll find the list to pick from HERE. For all the details about the challenge,

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Merry | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: Oh my cute, those capybaras kill me! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65.

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Autumn Theme Week | Pretty Pink Posh

Welcome to Day 2 of the Pretty Pink Posh Autumn Theme Week! I’m so excited to be a guest designer today! No surprises that I designed a coffee themed project: This project features: I’m a big fan of the Winter Mug and the entire collection of additions. I love all the various pieces that are

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Thank you so very much | Unity Stamp Co

I’ve been gravitating towards blooms lately. I picked up this gorgeous floral set over at Unity Stamp Co: The floral panel has been stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and their blender pen. I set up the sewing machine to do a bit of wonky stitching, more for

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Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Look Back

I should be working on so many other things but this morning I decided to do a look back on all my Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers blog hop project posts.  This is how it looks, oldest 2014 to newest 2022 – top to bottom, left to right: I’m doing a giveaway over on the

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Autumn | 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 products by Concord & 9th: My cardstock that I used: The sentiment has been stamped in Concord & 9th – Wheat I’m

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Grateful | Catherine Pooler Release Day

Today is the day…the Catherine Pooler – Winter on Main Street is now available in the shop! I designed this especially for today: I had so much fun with the new products! I combined some previously released products and inks to my project too. Here’s what I’m featuring today: *previously released I’m loving this non-traditional

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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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