Party | Catherine Pooler Designs

I managed to whip up three card yesterday before driving around doing errands and having the kids over for brunch.  I recently picked up more of Catherine Pooler’s latest release.  This time I’m playing with the Party Fans set: This set will get easier for me to use as the stamps get stained.  It’s a

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Big Grumpy | Taylored Expressions

My Coffee Loving Cardmaker teamie, Lisa Golzbein sent me an adorable card that featured the fun Big Grumpy set by Taylored Expressions.  I instantly ordered both versions that they carry.  Their newest, Hot Flash Grumplings, is on my wishlist!  Here’s how I was inspired: Good Grief these guys crack me up.  I love their ginormous

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Enjoy Your Day | The Card Concept

The other day I was moving things around in my craft room and spotted a couple sets that I haven’t inked up in awhile, Papertrey Ink Cozy Christmas and Stampin’ Up Badges & Banners.  Here’s how I was inspired: Oh I know, this isn’t my current color palette that I’ve been playing with.  I haven’t

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Quarantini | Trinity Stamps

Did you know that today is National Martini Day?  LOL, funny thing that I should know that.  Honestly, when I was looking at the National Day calendar I spotted it.  I’m actually allergic to alcohol.  I had to ink up the Trinity Stamps – Happy Hour set! I’m always on the lookout for a fun

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Dive into Fun | Inspired by Challenge – Fresh Morning

Hello and Welcome to another new Inspired by Challenge!  There is also an option sketch challenge: I recently received my latest Doodlebugswa.com order that included the MFT Best Fins stamps and coordinating die-namics.  Oh my goodness, so cute right?  There is something about all things nautical, can’t get enough. Are you trying to figure out

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Life, Love, Latte + Giveaway | Catherine Pooler Designs

I was so excited when my friends at Catherine Pooler Designs reached out to me about one of their new release stamp + coordinating die set, Life, Love, Latte.   They also sent me the CP Minis Carnivale set.  So, I have a ton of the full size pads, these little minis are mighty! Aren’t the

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Be the Rainbow | Gina K Designs – Doodlebugswa.com

I recently picked up the Gina K Designs’ Be the Rainbow set from Doodlebugswa.com.  Here’s how I was inspired: I ended up cutting apart the largest rainbow so I could ink up each piece with a different ink color.  My Catherine Pooler ink: Bellini Tiara Mint To Be Lime Rickey My color palette was inspired

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Hello Friend | Reverse Confetti

Have you picked up your favorites from the Reverse Confetti June Release? Today I’ve teamed up Party Pals with the FREE with Purchase, Friendly Rainbow.  These sets are adorable and I love them together! There was a recent restock of Reverse Confetti Confetti Cuts, both the All Heart Cover Panel and Notes & Frames Confetti

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Sending Christmas Joy | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #41

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Just a reminder about the changes to the challenge: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: The team is featuring the coffee and/or cocoa projects. How does that inspire you? My

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I am so glad | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Smoothie Bowl I was inspired by the colors + texture. My card features the following products: The beauty of this challenge is that you just let us know what inspired you. The photo prompt is gorgeous, isn’t it? The colors

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Lunar New Year Challenge | May 2025

We’re back with the May Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Dragon ended on January 28th. The Year of the Snake started on January 29th and runs through February 16, 2026. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I went

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April Edition | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay Congrats! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, May 28 I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give away a prize. One lucky random project with a US mailing address has three choices to

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Happy Mother’s Day | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I’m sending this one to my former Mother-in-Law. Here’s to a fantastic day! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65:

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Heard you’re sick | Miss Ink Stamps

It’s Sunday and my day up on the Miss Ink Stamps blog. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: Check out the Miss Ink Stamps blog for more photos! Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Waffles | Erin Lee Creative

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog sharing this card that features Erin Lee Creative: Hop over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for all the details, including SALE info. Some links maybe affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Thank you for being you | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today: Make sure you check out Brass and Bliss Craft Co Shop! Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you:

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April Release Day | Miss Ink Stamps

Today is the April Release Day for Miss Ink Stamps: My card features: Those sweet llamas are the cutest. They’ve been stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. The stenciling has been done in opposite corners with a bit darker pink ink for a subtle stenciling. In case you

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April Sneak Peeks – Day One | Miss Ink Stamps

Today is the Day One of the sneak peeks for the Miss Ink Stamps New Release. This release is packed full of cute animals, dragons, robots and magic with a dash of snarky fun.  In addition to the 2 daily gift card giveaways on @missinkstamps IG giveaway posts, there’s also a prize package worth over

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