Citrus | Essentials by Ellen

I love how this birthday card turned out! Check out all the Ellen Hutson – Essentials by Ellen products I combined: Originally I had the cake layers inked up with Catherine Pooler’s Do-Si-Do. Then I had the idea to use distress oxides: The two sets of sentiments have been stamped with Do-Si-Do. Affiliate links at

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Life in Your Years | Altenew

A big shout out to Altenew for reaching out to me and sending me goodies. Today I’m featuring: If you’ve been following me a bit, you’ve noticed I’ve been designing with florals more often. I especially love working with layered die sets. The color combos are endless and they are stunning. I have a framed

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Thank You | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… I had a request for another thank you card. I used the following products from Doodlebugswa: I also used the following Distress Oxides: Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65.

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Friend | Lawn Fawn

Affiliate links are used in this post at no extra cost to you. Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I’m featuring these products: The stencil work was done with the following

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Thank You Duo | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… I had a request for masculine thank you cards so I went for mid century modern. I used the following products from Doodlebugswa: The first thank you was inspired by the fabulous Laura Bassen. Her version is skinny. This one was inspired by a print over on Wayfair.

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Merry Christmas | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #17

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce Uniko as our sponsor for the month of May: For the details about the challenge, please visit the challenge post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: This month’s theme is: FLOWERS I’m featuring the following

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May Release Blog Hop | Pretty Pink Posh

I’m super excited to be a part of the Pretty Pink Posh May Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from the fabulous Lauren Taylor’s blog. If not, you’ll want to head over to the Pretty Pink Posh blog. Prizes: Leave comments along the way to win one of three $30 Gift Certificates [one

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Bursts of Coffee | Lawn Fawn

I’m back with another entry for the Lawn Fawnatics – Create a Scene: city vs. country. I thought about this for a while. This is how I was inspired: This is literally a day for me when I’m in New York visiting my youngest. Left to right, Top to bottom: No necessarily in that order.

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Stronger Together | PCUAR IG Hop

Welcome to the #PaperCraftersUniteAgainstRacism Instagram hop! I’m honored to be a part of the PCUAR Hop. The event starts HERE. The goal of this hop is to continue to raise awareness about anti-racism; to stand with the BIPOC, AAPI, Indigenous , Palestine (and other oppressed minority) communities, and to keep encouraging everyone to start the

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Hooray Duo | Essentials by Ellen

I’m shakin’ things up with the New Essentials by Ellen Release!  Who doesn’t love a good party and this release is packed with all things to help with any celebration. I’m up on the Ellen Hutson LLC blog today! I teamed up the Hooray Pennant with a shaker card. Let’s chat about the card first:

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Mama Elephant’s 14th Anniversary | Stampede Day 1 – IG Hop

Mama Elephant’s new release is here! To celebrate their 14th year anniversary, MamaElephant will be giving away five $25 Gift Cards per Stampede Day to a random commenter on Mama Elephant’s Instagram, Facebook or YouTube channel in addition to their sitewide sale and free gift promotion! Make sure to check out the shop HERE. Here’s today’s Instagram Hop listing – 9/15 Stampede Day

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Frosty & Festive Collection Coming Soon | Catherine Pooler

Coming soon Catherine Pooler – Frosty & Festive Collection! Save the date, Wednesday, September 16th it is available in the shop. Check out today’s card: My card features: I masked the upper portion of an A2 watercolor panel and blended: Using the Holly & Berries layered stencils, I used these colors: Do you see the

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Friendship | Pinkfresh Studio

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Maps For today’s card was inspired by the theme + sketch. I combined the following Pinkfresh Studio products: I also used the Angie Blom Digital Designs – Let’s Go Travel Backgrounds to tie in the sketch. I printed it onto

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Hey Pumpkin | Pretty Pink Posh

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Although Doodlebugswa has discontinued the design team, I have plenty of products to still create projects. Some of the products may not be available at Doodlebugswa but I have the card recipe at the bottom of the post. My card for today features the following Pretty Pink Posh products:

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Gourd Time | Simon Says Stamp

I should be playing with some new summery sets but I had to whip up this card that features the following from Simon Says Stamp: I found out that Laura Davis’ is celebrating her Mom’s upcoming 90th birthday – here’s here instagram too – on September 30th and is doing a card drive. Well, I’m

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I dream of a better world | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Rolling Pins For today’s card was inspired by the botanical designs and color palette. I combined the following Brass & Bliss Craft Co products: That sentiment cracks me up and because there isn’t a chicken on the card but flowers,

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Crafty Friends | Simon Says Stamp – STAMPtember Party!

Yay for STAMPtember! Have you checked out all the fabulous products?! Find them here over in the Simon Says Stamp shop. Today there’s a Party over on the SSS blog with a listing of all the designers that are participating. Collect the different giftie codes, make sure you note if they are FREE with purchase

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Sweetness | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #57

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by Hero Arts: Cardstock + Ink: I just love that mouse from the What’s Cookin’? set! I wish they would come out with more additions

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