CASE Study 198 July Guestie: hey!

Hello! I’m so very thrilled to let you know that I’m a July guest designer for  CASE Study! I’m actually 1 of 2 guest designers & I can tell you that the other guestie is definitely awesome…Tenia Nelson!   Make sure you pop over to the CASE Study blog for all the deets! Here’s the

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Curtain Call Inspiration: Celebrate!

Happy July & Happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends (from one Canadian to another)!!! cardstock:  pti  stamps:  neat & tangled photo booth  ink:  hero hues other:  top dog dies darby doily & tags dies set/mini tags, srm stickers, divine twine black, gold thread Super Excited for the newest Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge  photo source: ohhappyday.com

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Happy Birthday Triangles

Hello! I was up on the Neat & Tangled blog earlier this and wanted to share my card here on my blog: The ivory panel is Strathmore Watercolor paper that I heat embossed the Neat & Tangled Diamonds with Zing White embossing powder.  I loaded up the panel with water and tapped the end of

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neat & tangled + scrapbook adhesives by 3L

post 2 of 2 for me today….click here for the new CAS-ual Fridays Challenge! Neat & Tangled has joined together with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L for a blog hop!  Make sure you pop over to: Neat & Tangled Blog Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L PRIZES:  2 prize packs each containing a selection of Neat and Tangled’s

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CFC133 Summer Hearts: domo arigato

post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled/Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L hop! We’re back with a new challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays! CFC133:  summer lovin’ CFC133: June 27- July 18 Theme: Hearts in summer colors Remember to incorporate the theme AND a Clean and Simple Design! In addition to getting

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Poppy Sketches #7: thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Hello! We’re back with a new challenge over at Poppy Sketches Our super sponsor is Pretty Pink Posh I played with Pretty Pink Posh’s Sweetheart Mix & Gold Heart Confetti I’ve been enjoying making shaker cards with glassine envelopes: paper:  dear lizzy/5th & frolick other:  pretty pink posh sweetheart/gold heart sequins, pti happy die, studio

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live the life

I’m not quite sure why it’s taken me so long to pick up the Amy Tangerine/Plus one paper pad.  It’s calling my name…the colors…the graphics…everything.    I contrasted the boldness of the colors from the Plus One collection with some watercoloring with distress markers {another Julie Ebersole technique and purchase}.  Don’t you love that mason

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Focus on Foil

Hello!  I’m sharing a project that focuses on Foil.  My assignment was to also capture the Men in my life.  I decided to design a project that is inspired by Darin.  Supplies:  Paper (CN14SPO01, DN14OS10, DB14OS01) Over a year ago, Darin started to build an airplane.  What was on his bucket list has become a

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birthday wishes!

Yay for Friday! Actually Thursday’s are my Friday’s but that doesn’t mean I don’t love Friday’s! Here’s my card for today: cardstock:  pti  paper:  carta bella ahoy there  stamps:  reverse confetti label me/sweet thing ink:  hero arts hues/black other:  reverse confetti/confetti cuts/petals ‘n posies, mme enamel dots, lifestyle crafts embossing folder I’ve been seeing a

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just for fun

A just for fun card, that seldom happens on this blog. One of my newest Technique Tuesday sets Chickadees I’ve been seeing this cutie pie set around and had to join in the fun. Watercoloring seems to be my coloring method these days.  I just love the whimsical look it gives a card…the splotchier the

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Lasso Life: I’m here for you | Catherine Pooler

Have you checked out the NEW Catherine Pooler Lasso Life? I’ve been inspired by so many of the projects that feature this new collection. I’m back with another card: I had so much fun with the new products! Here is what I combined for today’s card: I decided to play with the super sweet Lucky

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All I Want for Christmas | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #38

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 theme Hearts. How does that inspire you? My project features:

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You’re Sweet | Pretty Pink Posh

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Puffy Hearts I was inspired by both the photo + theme. My card features the following products: *retired I knew that I was going to use the Eyelet Hearts but went digging through my paper pads I don’t do much

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Yee Haw | Catherine Pooler Release Day

Today is the day…the Catherine Pooler – Lasso Life is now available in the shop! I designed this especially for today: I had so much fun with the new products! Here is what I combined for today’s card: *previously released I started with silver horseshoes. The Silver Metallic Pigment Ink needs to be ‘set’. I

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Sending you all the hearts | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: Originally I was going to combine the Pretty Pink Posh Candy Bucket and the Valentine Bucket Additions.  I ended up going a different route with these products. I really wanted to add the Beary Good Day set so I switched

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Lasso Life Sneak | Catherine Pooler

Have you heard the news? Catherine Pooler Designs is releasing Lasso Life this week! Here’s a sneak peek for today: I managed to include all three new inks in my project! Today’s project features: That new green is divine! The Glacier is really gorgeous and the Cashmere is going to be a staple. I’m actually

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Lunar New Year Challenge | February 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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Happy Valentine’s Day | Pretty Pink Posh

Hello and Happy Friday! I can’t believe it is the last day of January! This month has been a whirlwind. I was super busy with work and managed to design several projects this month. A big shout out to Paulina for asking me to guest for Pretty Pink Posh. I wanted to slide in today

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Snow much fun | Trinity Stamps

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Valentine Hot Chocolate I was inspired by both the photo + theme. My card features the following products: *retired Sorry about the embossing folder. It must be super old. It really is a pretty one. I was inspired by the

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