holiday cheer

So on World Card Making Day I had some crafty girls come over to help me celebrate! Lisa shared Sam E. Snowman with us and I had a ball with him: cardstock:  pti, michael’s card base  other:  a jillian vance/sam e. snowman,  paper smooches sentiment, memory box texture disperse Gah, look at his sweet face!

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oh yes, you did!

So, who has a card making hangover? LOL Lotsa fun yesterday, hope you were able to get crafty for World Card Making Day! Today, Darin & I are hoping to get out on a flight.  I always love to go to Friday Harbor, but we’ll see where we end up! It’s no secret that I

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sending you a latte thanks.

Happy World Card Making Day!!! So, today is my wrap up for my National Coffee Week.  I’ve had so much fun featuring some of my favorite coffee stamps.  Truthfully, the week barely made a dent in my coffee inventory.  I have several more coffee stamp sets on my wish list after the spectacular Coffee Lovers

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oh, hello.

Hello and Happy Friday! We’re up to day 6 of 7 here in coffee land. I have a card that I made speedy quick: cardstock:  pti  paper:  studio calico/brighton pier, paper accents vellum  stamps:  reverse confetti/be a barista/forever fall   ink:  hero arts hues, copics, zing white  other:  circle die Thanks to Lisa Henke for

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thanks.

post 2 of 2 …click HERE for my Your Next Stamp Guest Designer post! The coffee theme continues on my blog today! cardstock:  PTI white, stampin’ up calypso coral  stamps:  stampin’ up perfect blend/another thank you  ink:  memento rich cocoa, various copics  other:  dcdw cork All the stamps I used are by Stampin’ Up!  Perfect

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Your Next Stamp: October Guest Designer

please click HERE for my thanks card. Hello! I’m super excited to be the Your Next Stamp October Guest Designer! I’m up on the Your Next Stamp blog but wanted to give you a sneak peek of one of my projects that I made especially for today…this week…since I’m celebrating National Coffee Day (monday, sept

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Curtain Call Smooch: Stay Positive

This is post #2 for this morning…click HERE for my Storie di timbri, carta e… It’s time for a new  Call Inspiration Challenge! We have a new sponsor,  Smooches, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Smooch!  A randomly selected participant in the Smooch challenge will be awarded their choice of a Paper Smooches stamp set, while the LEAD of the

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Storie di Tienbri carta e… Color Combos!

This is post 1 of 2 for this morning…click HERE for the Curtain Call Smooch challenge. Hello! Today is the start of a new monthly challenge over at Storie di timbri, carta e… (Stories of Stamps, Paper and…) We want to see your favorite color combos! Now how fun is that?! I have so many

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coffee is happiness in a cup

So, if you’ve been following me for any amount of time, you’ll know that I have several coffee stamp sets.   So, in honor of Monday’s National Coffee Day, my resolution was to post coffee themed cards this entire week! I combined My Minds Eye’s Jubilee collection with Verve Stamps! cardstock:  stampin’ up gumball green,

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Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: you’re the best!

Today is the day…in honor of National Coffee Day, Chaitali came up with this super hop: Coffee Lovers Blog hop Make sure you stop by her blog! Check out the sponsors! Something that is newly added to the hop: Flash Sponsors!  Every 3 hours there will be a giveaway posted on the FB Event page!

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Hoppy Easter | Pretty Pink Posh

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Bunnies I was inspired by the theme. My card features the following Pretty Pink Posh products: This idea has been perking. I’m happy with how cute it turned out. I can’t wait to see how my teamies were inspired! Thanks

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Field Notes Trio | 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 product: I also used these Spellbinder products: I wanted to show the embossing folder used in a couple of different ways. The gorgeous 3D embossing folder has

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Sweet Day | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: The Birthday Words stencil with the following Distress Oxides: Here’s to a fantastic day! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65:

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Some Bunny | Pretty Pink Posh

Hello and Happy Monday! I’ve been traveling quite a bit since mid – March and glad to be home. This is my first project I’ve designed since been home and had a lot of fun putting it together. It features the following products by Pretty Pink Posh: I used the following shapes to add to

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Joy | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #40

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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Sunny Days | Concord & 9th

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Rain I was inspired by the theme and colors. My card features the following products: Thanks to my friend Donna that sent me this fabulous pad of paper. I can’t wait to see how my teamies were inspired! Thanks for

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You make me laugh | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I used the following Distress Oxides: Gotta love puns! Here’s to a fantastic day! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65:

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Lunar New Year Challenge | April 2025

We’re back with the January 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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Sensational Spring Release | Brass & Bliss Craft Co.

Have you hopped along with us? There is so much inspiration! I’ll have the links to each hop project at the bottom of this post. 🌸🌸 Shop now for 20% Off the Release until 3/31/2025 🌸🌸 I’m back today with a new project, this is how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring: I went with

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Happy Spring | Pretty Pink Posh IG Hop

🐰🐰🐰 INSTAGRAM HOP & GIVEAWAY! 🐰🐰🐰 Spring is in the air, and Pretty Pink Posh has a new Easter collection. This collection features eggs, bunnies, tulips, butterflies, and more to inspire all your upcoming Easter projects! My project recipe: * previously released Leave a comment by 4/2/25 on each stop for a chance to win

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