enjoy today.

I love fruit stamps and images…have you seen Reverse Confetti’s pineapples aplenty cardstock:  recollections/110/white, stampin’ up basic black  stamps:  reverse confetti/pineapples aplenty  ink:  fresh ink grass/fuschia  other  reverse confetti/triple chevies, your next stamp/gold/gum drops, sewing machine I teamed them up with the triple chevies pineapples aplenty pineapples aplenty confetti cuts I was inspired by the

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need to venti?

I’m trying to spread the latte love around in my craft room.  I have a couple of coffee sets and I’m trying to make the rounds with them. This is with the MFT:  Dienamics Coffee Perk Up stamp set Steel Grey card stock Yup, I upcycled a Starbucks Sleeve! I was inspired by MFT Sketch

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the power of two…

♡two lattes♡ cardstock:  stampin’ up blushing bride/rose red, papertrey ink vellum  stamps:  stampin’ up yippee skippee  ink:  gold embossing powder  other:  stampin’ up hearts mask, create a smila/coffee to go chippies, reverse confetti/tag me confetti cut, modeling paste, pebbles gold scallop tape I need to use my Stampin’ up Goodies more and decided to combine

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Curtain Call Bouquet: sponsored by Penny Black

post two of two for today…click HERE for the Neat and Tangled/The Cut Shoppe collaboration! It’s time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! photo source:  designlovefest.com We have a new sponsor, Penny Black, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Bouquet!  A randomly selected participant in the Bouquet challenge will have their choice of a Penny Black gift certificate, while the LEAD will

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Neat & Tangled collaboration with The Cut Shoppe

post one of two for today…click HERE for the Curtain Call Challenge. It’s an exciting week….Neat & Tangled is collaborating with The Cut Shoppe! What?  You didn’t know that I had a Cameo?!  LOL…it has collected quite a bit of dust and the wonderful Ashley Horton of The Cut Shoppe totally held my hand a

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welcome, little one.

I whipped this card up last night for a friend of mine.  She recently adopted a new pug puppy! So I wanted to make her a ‘new baby’ card: cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black, papertrey ink vellum  paper:  mme/jubilee/tangerine  stamps:  reverse confetti/puppy love & fancy word coordinates ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  reverse confetti/puppy

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the essence…

One of my favorite paper collections is Basic Grey’s Persimmon.  I never tire of it and tend to hoard my paper.  I was inspired by a couple challenges: cardstock:  recollections/110/white  paper:  basic grey/persimmon stamps:  stampin’ up/love is kindness  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  stampin’ up embossing folder, martha stewart wool yarn, cork, circle punch 

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lucky me.

I love a good challenge. I’ve been wanting to play over in  the classroom I picked up a ton of the new Essentials by Ellen before we left for Japan and I’m just now getting to play with them. I knew that I wanted to use the Laurel Wreath, in gold, but of course!  Then

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SFYTT: think happy thoughts

Hello Hello! It’s Saturday and I’m hopefully going to be crafting up a storm today because I should have cleaned and organized yesterday. I have a Happy card today: paper:  pebbles cottage living  stamps:  reverse confetti/color me happy  ink:  zing black, fresh ink peach  other:  beading hemp twine, papertrey ink vellum Don’t you love the

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just looking in on you…

When we were in Japan, the kids spotted a couple sticker sets and a post card that were Alpaca themed.  (Click HERE for the differences between Alpacas and Llamas)  We tend to gravitate towards them because my cousin and her husband own several Alpacas.  That is exactly the reason why I bought Stampin’ up’s From

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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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Hello My Friend | Inspired by

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Raindrops I was inspired by the theme. My card features the following Mama Elephant products: I also added a Spellbinders sentiment from: I think that the Mama Elephant Raindrops cover is perfect for today’s inspiration. The images have been stamped

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