Papertrey Ink August Blog Hop: Let’s Party

The 25th…already?  I always try to play along with the Papertrey Ink Blog Hops.  This month we’re to experiment with our backgrounds and use this as our inspiration: Love all that glorious vibrant dyed fiber!  I’m smitten by the intense colors and wanted to bring that out in today’s project.  This card is super special

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how’ve you bean?

Gotta love a fun pun…. cardstock:  ranger watercolor paper:  glitz/dapper dan  stamps:  newton’s nook/vegetable medley  ink: ranger archival black  other:  washi, paper smooches notebook die, kuretake gansai tambi, misc washi I love the fun Newton’s Nook Vegetable Medley set!  I’m playing along with the inky paws challenge: This was my original card but it wasn’t

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Cupcake Inspirations: Surprise Sweetie!

Hello!  I’m so thrilled to tell you that I’m a guestie over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge! Here’s the challenge for this week: I knew exactly what paper collection I was going to use for this challenge: cardstock:  recollections/110, american crafts gold glitter, stampin’ up hello honey  paper:  basic grey/grand bazaar  stamps:  simon says stamp/what’s brewing,

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Reverse Confetti: under the weather?

Happy Friday!  Here’s  a fun card that uses Reverse Confetti! cardstock:  recollections/110/white, a muse gingham  stamps: reverse confetti later alligator & weather it together  ink:  memento, fresh ink/chamomile, various copics  other:  reverse confetti weather or dot/quick card panels/later alligator & weather it together confetti cuts I had so much fun coloring that fun gator from

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ellie hello

Okay, I’m smitten with the WPlus9 Bubble Talk set: cardstock:  recollections/110/white, papertrey ink vellum  paper:  echo park/paper & glue  stamps:  wplus9 bubble talk  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  winnie & walter katharine cutaways,  divine twine/palos verde diva stripe My sweet bloggie friend Piali sent this awesome stamp set to me and hopefully this arrives

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Freshly Made Sketches 200: love and ice cream

Hello!  How exciting that Freshly Made Sketches is celebrating their 200th challenge! Reverse Confetti is one of the Proud Sponsors of the 200th Challenge!  Check out the fun sketch: Here’s how I was inspired by it: cardstock:  papertrey ink kraft paper:  crate paper/poolside  stamps:  reverse confetti love and ice cream  ink:  ranger archival black  other:

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happy birthday blooms

This card was inspired by one that we did in a Julie Ebersole class.   cardstock:  bazzill marshmallow  stamps:  impress, studio calico  ink:  ranger archival black  other:  mama elephant/basic set creative cuts, mme enamel dot, kuretake gansi tambi I love those floral blooms by Impress….the image is huge and as you can see, I trimmed

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Neat & Tangled: sending hugs

Happy Monday!  I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog today! Here’s a peek at my supplies: I’d love for you to pop over to the blog to check out my card!

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sea you again

I’m such a fan of Create a Smile Stamps and wanted to play again with the Sending Sunshine Kit: cardstock:  bazzill marshmallow  stamps:  create a smile/sending sunshine  ink:  ranger archival black  other:  mft peek a boo trio, studio calico wood veneer stars, kuretake gansai tambi That jelly fish cracks me up…love him.  This is actually

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cheers!

Hello and Happy Weekend!  The whole family is headed to a special wedding this evening, more on that in a smidge. I wanted to whip up a clean & crisp wedding card for tonight and this is what happened: cardstock:  recollections/110/white  paper:  pebbles happy day  stamps:  winnie & walter/sparkle  ink:  fresh ink/black tea  other:  winnie

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Roll with It | Echo Park Paper

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Vintage Display For today’s card was inspired by the theme and color palette. I had squirreled away this paper collection and it’s perfect for today’s challenge! First of all, this paper is glorious and has the right amount of texture.

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August Edition | Guest Designer – Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Vikki Hein Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, August 26. 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

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Summer Cocktails | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… This is my final Design Team post for Doodlebugswa. The team is going away but the shop is still open! You’ll still see me posting projects on my own because I’m such a fan of Cathy! My card for today features: I wanted to share some of my recent

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Friendship | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! have a Brass & Bliss Craft Co card to share. It features the following products: I cut the leaves out with watercolor paper, spritzed them with water and used watered down Distress Oxide inks to color them. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Halloween Felt Stitch & Create | Spellbinders

Hope this Raises Your Spirits! I love cute Halloween. Scary Halloween…not so much. I don’t do scary movies, scary rides, scary anything. But THIS little feline? Absolutely my kind of Halloween. Check out the Spellbinders Felt Fright Night Feline. It’s part of the amazing NEW Nichol Spohr’s Halloween Felt Stitch & Create Collection. I love being able to bring

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Hey Sunshine | Spellbinders + Pretty Pink Posh

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Ice Cream Cones For today’s card was inspired by the theme and color palette. I combined these Hero Arts products: I had so much fun putting this one together. Of course, I had to add the little fruit! Can you

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Oh Hey Duo | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: I kinda love how this card duo turned out! Thanks for stopping by!

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Merry Christmas in Red + Pink | Spellbinders

There’s something about pink + red for the holidays. I love it so much. Today’s card features the gorgeous Spellbinders Dear Santa Collection. I’ve combined: I also snuck in the bow from: Thanks to Freshly Made Sketches for the inspiration! I played along with their latest sketch challenge. Can we talk about those Dear Santa Ornaments?! I need to

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Happy 100th Birthday | Simon Says Stamp

Yesterday was my former Mother -in-Law’s 100th birthday! If you’ve been following me, you might know that I’ve been having a card drive for this awesome centenarian. It closes on August 31st, meaning the cards need to be mailed on or before that date. More details in a smidge, let’s chat about the card first.

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Dear Santa Postage Style | Spellbinders

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Seashells For today’s card was inspired by the sketch. I combined these Spellbinders products: I also squeezed in the sentiment from the previously released: Let’s chat about the new Dear Santa Collection → SO CUTE. Good grief, the possibilities are

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