papertrey ink July 2014 hop: reason to smile.

Click HERE for CAS-ual Friday Challenge 134, the last one for 2014 & a Give-a-way! It’s that time again, the Papertrey Ink July Blog Hop! Check out the inspiration photo: So, I should start by saying that I love that red/white gingham…a lot.  I even started cutting strips of cardstock to do some paper weaving

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Case Study #201: hello

Click HERE for Chickaniddy Crafts. …and I’m back with Week 4 Guesting over at CASE Study! In case you missed it, I’m guesting along with Awesome Tenia Nelson!  This month’s muse is the FABulous  Shari Carroll! Here’s this week’s inspiration: Oh boy, what a great design, eh? Here’s how I was inspired: cardstock:  pti  stamps:  neat &

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hippo birdie to danny♥

Click HERE for Pinkfresh Studio/Neat & Tangled Blog HopClick HERE for Poppy Sketches Click HERE for Curtain Call Happy Tuesday! paper:  carta bella hello again  stamps:  lawn fawn/year four  ink:  stazon black, various distress markers  other:  lawn fawn speech bubble border, lawn fawn year four lawn cuts Sadly, this is the first time I’ve inked up that cute Lawn Fawn Year

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Poppy Sketches #9: life is good

Click HERE for Pinkfresh Studio/Neat & Tangled blog hop Click HERE for Curtain Call Hello & Happy Monday! It’s Poppy Sketches day on my blog!!  This is the final challenge for this term.   Where has the time gone? Okay, let’s get to the challenge, shall we? Our Super Sponsor is Jane’s Doodles I’m a super BIG Fan of

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Curtain Call Anything Goes Reminder: lemonade

Click HERE for Poppy Sketches Click HERE for Pinkfresh Studio/Neat & Tangled Blog Hop cardstock:  pti  stamps:  lemon/impress, jar/savvy, reverse confetti fresh ‘n fruity sentiment ink:  hero arts hues, fresh ink mint/lemonade, copics, other:  pinkfresh gold/coral alpha made into straw Don’t you love that Reverse Confetti sentiment? There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration

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Neat & Tangled + Pinkfresh Studio = ♡♡♡

Click HERE for Poppy Sketches Click HERE for Curtain Call Hello and Welcome to the Neat & Tangled/Pinkfresh Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from April Joy’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop with is the Pinkfresh Blog! Giveaway: A prize pack containing $20 in product from

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a little something…

and I’m back…. It’s been 4 weeks since I last posted ‘for fun’.  All the other posts since then have been Design Team projects.  I’m back today with a ‘just for fun’ project and some chit chat. First up, my project: Excuse my photos as I’m trying to maneuver a different DSLR than I usually

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Neat & Tangled Final Day of July Release: for you

Click HERE for CASE Study #200! Yay!   Today is the final day of the Neat & Tangled Release Week!  Today we are featuring the Punchinella stamp & Punchinella. All the new sets and accessories are available in the shop!  Here’s a peek at the entire release: Gifts for You Sailmates A Long Time Ago

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Case Study 200: orange you glad

Click HERE for the Final Day of the Neat & Tangled July Release …and I’m back with Week 3 Guesting over at CASE Study! In case you missed it, I’m guesting along with Awesome Tenia Nelson!  This month’s muse is the FABulous  Shari Carroll! How awesome that this is the 200th challenge!  So thrilled to be a

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Cheerful Chirps Collection | Spellbinders

Thank you to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me some products to play with. Here’s how I was inspired today: Today’s project features the following NEW Spellbinders products from the Cheerful Chirps Collection: I also used these Spellbinder products: Do you know what inspired my card? Do you remember the Drinking Bird? We had

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Sweet Thoughts | PinkFresh Studio

I feel like I’ve been gravitating towards florals lately but when I look back on my Instagram Feed, it doesn’t look that way. I don’t consider myself a floral gal but give me all the floral dies. Today’s project features: I backed the hoop with vellum so that the plaid wouldn’t be too distracting. Have

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Caffeine | Coffee Loving Papercrafters

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog sharing this card that features Miss Ink Stamps. Hop over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for all the details. Some links maybe affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Heavens No | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m hoping to design Brass & Bliss Craft Co projects for my blog, every other Saturday. Here’s how I was inspired today; These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today: The paper is from The Paper Cut and the colors are sold individually online by color name.

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Big Splash Insta Hop | Catherine Pooler Designs

🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎉 I’ve teamed up with Catherine Pooler Designs to celebrate the splashy launch of their Big Splash Collection—a summer-inspired release full of poolside fun and vibrant vibes! 💦You could WIN the brand new pastel Party Inks – Pistachio and Sweetheart 💚💗 – by joining in on our INSTAGRAM hop! These dreamy shades

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Another Cup | Coffee Loving Papercrafters

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog sharing this card that features a couple super sponsors: Hop over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for all the details. Some links maybe affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Jeanius | Trinity Stamps

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: denim I was inspired by the theme. My card features the following products: I remembered I had the cute Smarty Pants set that would work perfectly with this week’s challenge. I went ISO a plain pattern paper and found one

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Just for You | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s card combines: The twine was in my stash and I thought it would be a fun way to add the subsentiment.  That and because I was having a real struggle trying to figure out where to add the sentiment. In case you missed this: Here’s to a

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June Hero Studio – Day 3 | Hero Arts

In case you didn’t catch my previous posts, I wanted to welcome the  June Hero Studio Release: Coastal Vibes. This release brings together a stunning mix of stamps, dies, and stencils – all inspired by breezy beach days, seaside treasures, and summer memories. Card Kit Contents: In addition to the Card Kit, Hero Studio also consists

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June Hero Studio – Day Two | Hero Arts

In case you didn’t catch my post from yesterday, I wanted to welcome the  June Hero Studio Release: Coastal Vibes. This release brings together a stunning mix of stamps, dies, and stencils – all inspired by breezy beach days, seaside treasures, and summer memories. Card Kit Contents: In addition to the Card Kit, Hero Studio also

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