Happy B-Day | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: Do you see what I did? I used the flag from Elephant Parade with the Shine with Love set.  I love how the simple cardstock strips finish off the card. Here’s to a fantastic day! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for

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Pumpkin Spice Season

Thanks to my friend Chris Franco for sending me the Stampin’ Up More than Autumn Bundle to play with! I dug into my paper stash for this card. I don’t have anything current with Stampin’ Up so I used my hoarded October Afternoon – Fly a Kit paper. I was inspired by the Color Throwdown:

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Peace my Friend | The Ton + Simon Says Stamp

I’ve been destashing AND finding great products in my stash. This project features the following products: Since the stencil is a 6×6, I was able to ‘wrap the image around to the back of the card’ with the excess. The Concord & 9th inks I used: The cardbase and stencil work was done on watercolor

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Thanks | Hero Arts

This month the Stay Crafty Challenge at a Blog Named Hero is: Thanks for the Memory! You can make a thank you card, or create a card based on a memory you share with the recipient of the card. You can make any kind of project, using any techniques, as long as it fits the

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Fabulous Friend | Inspired by Challenge + SALES

…SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATED SALES… Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: My project combines the following Concord & 9th products: I also used the following cardstock by Bazzill: The sentiment was heat embossed with Hero Arts Copper embossing powder. The wrap is an upcycled

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Happiness is Coffee | Catherine Pooler Release Day

Today is the day…the Catherine Pooler – City Vibes is now available in the shop! I designed this especially for today: I had so much fun with the new products! Here are the products that I combined for today’s card: *previously released The bag was super easy to put together. I definitely have many ideas

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Thanks for being Pawsome | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I designed this especially for the Emergency Vet Clinic that my daughter has been taking her dog to for the past several weeks. As I write this post, she has spent the last 2 nights at the clinic so that

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Marvelous Sneak Peek | Catherine Pooler

Have you heard the news? Catherine Pooler Designs is releasing City Vibes this week! Here’s a sneak peek for today: FREE word die? Yes, please! Grab any City Vibes bundle by October 17th and get a Marvelous Word Die for free (while supplies last). Perfect for making shaker cards! Today’s project features the FREE word

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With Love | Catherine Pooler Release Day

Today is the day…the Catherine Pooler – Airmail Box is now available in the shop! I designed these especially for today: These are all products that are included in the Airmail Box: *Products in the Airmail Box will not be sold separately, with the exception of Blue Raspberry Ink- available in 2025. I had so

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Believe in Magic | Doodlebugswa

I’m up on the Doodlebugswa blog with this project that features: No stamping on this one! I found some cork in my stash that I used for the Christmas tree trunk. Thanks for stopping by!

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Airmail Sneak Peek | Catherine Pooler

Have you heard the news? Catherine Pooler Designs is releasing Airmail this week! Join the WAITLIST today so that you don’t miss out on this limited edition box: The Airmail Box has everything you need to create heartfelt Valentine’s cards, scrapbook pages, postcards, love notes, and more! Just add inks and cardstock. We already got

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Peace & Joy | the Foiled Fox Guest Designer

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be a Guest Designer for The Foiled Fox. Thanks to the Color Throwdown for the color inspiration: Make sure you check out The Foiled Fox Store! Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you:

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Peace & Joy | Hero Arts

This month the Stay Crafty Challenge at a Blog Named Hero is: Deck the Halls, we want to see cards for the festive season!  Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year, Hogmanay, Festivus, Newtonmas, any festivity you like!   Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: I love that peeking penguin! There are TWO

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Holly Jolly | Inspired by Challenge

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I combined the following products: This is when I really tried to make a different focal point work and it just wasn’t working. I like all the dies in the final result. I added the bit of gold

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Find your Bliss | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

I’m super excited to announce that I’ll be joining the Brass & Bliss Craft Co team in January 2025! I wanted to whip up a new project that features their products: This combines: I used the direct to paper technique to colorize the cup sleeves in the following inks: Today is also the last day

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Eat, Drink and be Merry | Doodlebugswa

I’m up on the Doodlebugswa blog with this project that features: I think it’s a combo of the colors that makes it one of my favorite designs. It seems like I’ve been slinging out a ton of holiday designs only to discover that I’m short on cards. This particular design isn’t one that I would

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Sending Christmas Cheer | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #36

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce that Streamside Studios is the sponsor for the month of December: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. You should check out the main post for a special announcement. Here’s

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Lunar New Year Challenge | December 2024

We’re back with the November Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Rabbit ended on February 9th. The Year of the Dragon started on February 10, 2024 and runs through January 28, 2025. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I

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