Essentials by Ellen SALE ends May 17th

  Did you see that Ellen Hutson LLC is having a 25% off sale on select Essentials by Ellen products?  I’ve curated a handful of projects for you to take a peek at.  At the bottom of the post are affiliate shopping links at no extra cost to you. Happy Shopping!

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Believe in the Magic | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #5 – reminder

  We’re back with a reminder about the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #5 theme of Flower.  Our sponsor is Pawsome Stamps.  For all the details about the challenge and the prize, please check out THIS post. Here’s how I was inspired: My card features the following products by Pawsome Stamps: Beary Christmas Hoppy Easter Coffee Besties Just Sentiments: Christmas My

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hi ya | Essentials by Ellen

  I’m a huge fan of sketch + color challenges.  They really inspire me and these days I need that for quick crafting.  Today’s card is filled with products by Ellen Hutson LLC – Essentials by Ellen: Painted Florals Casual Greetings A2 Piercing Plate Essential Circles Essential Circles for Stitching Modern Graphics Vol. 2 I’m

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I need coffee | Close to my Heart

  Did you know that the 2022 Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is going on right now?  It started on Friday HERE.  There’s still time to join in the fun, grab your favorite drink and hop along.  There is a ton of inspiration and prizes.  No link up this time so sit back and

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May Creative Hop + New Release | Reverse Confetti

Today is the day, it’s the Reverse Confetti 9th Birthday Release Day!  We’re celebrating with a hop.  The fun starts on the Reverse Confetti blog.  You should have arrived here from Brandi Mahon’s.  If not, you’ll want to start at the Reverse Confetti Blog so you don’t miss out on any of the fun!  

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Reverse Confetti May 2022 Birthday Release | Final Day

    It’s the final day of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!  You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month.  Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re excited to announce a couple new teamies: April Joy We’re so happy to have the following designers for our

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Reverse Confetti May 2022 Birthday Release | Day Two

    It’s day two of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!  You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month.  Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re excited to announce a couple new teamies: April Joy We’re so happy to have the following designers for our May

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Reverse Confetti May 2022 Birthday Release | Day One

  It’s day one of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!  You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month.  Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re excited to announce a couple new teamies: April Joy We’re so happy to have the following designers for our May +

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Sorry I’m Slow | Lawn Fawn

  When I saw Yainea’s Sloth card, I was so inspired.  I did my own take on her design!  The Lawn Fawn – Hang in There set came out in 2017 and I still love it.  I gotta tell you, it’s my spirit animal.  I can easily binge watch TV for hours in bed.  On

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Sparkle and Shine | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #5

  New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce Pawsome Stamps as our sponsor for the month of May: Guess what?! Pawsome Stamps is turning ONE this month and they’re celebrating with a SALE: For all the details about the challenge, please visit

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Exclusive Dies from Top Dog Dies: nothing is impossible

Hello & Happy Thursday! I have a final share using Exclusive Dies from Top Dog Dies: cardstock:  pti paper:  carta bella hello again  stamps:  verve words of wisdom  ink:  hero arts hues  other:  top dog dies flower mosaic a2 mat die/butterfly die set I used the Flower Mosaic A2 Mat Die  and Butterfly Die Set

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Adventure.

Happy Wednesday! I’ve taken a pic of this card like a bazillion times and I just can’t seem to capture it: So excuse the poor photo….but I had fun making it with my Fancy Pants goodies! I was inspired by CAS(E) this Sketch! Half way through the work week!

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my friend

sigh…too many toys, not enough time. These adorable stamps have been waiting to be inked up! paper:  studio calico  stamps:  avery elle red & goldie ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  spellbinders circle die Red & Goldie Pure cuteness by JJ Bolton and her boy. How can you resist those images? I was inspired by

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May Inspiration Baking & Sewing: thanks a latte

This is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Poppy Sketches post. Super Excited and Honored to be a guestie over on Mariana’s blog. She’s invited me to take part in her May Inspiration challenge: Baking & Sewing I was inspired by the photo & the colors: cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black/so

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Poppy Sketches #5: hello

This is post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for Mariana’s May Inspiration Baking & Sewing challenge. Hello and Happy Monday! Yay for the long holiday weekend! We’re back with a new challenge over at Poppy Sketches Our Super Sponsor is The Cutting Cafe I played with the fun Polaroid set! Here’s how I

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Papertrey Ink May Blog Hop: happy birthday

It’s that time, the monthly blog hop for Papertrey Ink! Who can resist Aqua & Melon? My goal with these hops to to ink up a set that I haven’t played with yet, today is Sweet Speech I definitely have a love/hate thing with solid images…it’s hard to capture the image when you use a

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time to celebrate!

 This is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Chickaniddy Crafts project. Hello, post number two for me today.  Evidently I thought today was the 25th when I was scheduling my blog posts earlier this week…more on that in a bit. I generally don’t like to post multiple times in one day

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Chickaniddy Crafts Focus on Shapes: Circles

Today is my Chickaniddy Crafts day!  Our assignment was to focus on shapes: Supplies:  Papers (DN140S01; CN14SP00; TG14OS08) Mini Sticker Sentiments (TG14EB05) This card has several layers of goodness but what I started with is a 4.25 x 5.5 inch panel of the glorious gold foil, Goldie Lox.   I randomly laid circle dies on the

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Avocado Arts: Oh Boy!

TGIF! Yay for long holiday weekends! I’m sharing the last of my Avocado Arts cards I designed for the May Release. This skinny card has the ‘staches heat embossed in brown and the card is finished off with an Elle’s Studio die cut: Next up is another skinny card that has been heat embossed with

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Neat & Tangled New Release: Final Day

This is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Top Dog Dies post. Today is Neat & Tangled’s Final Release Day! You’re going to love today’s featured set Clouds paper:  fancy pants designs memories captured  stamps:  neat & tangled clouds  ink:  fresh ink navy  other:  fancy pants design tag, neat & tangled

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