Curtain Call Flip Flops: hello, sweet friend.

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Verve Stamps Blog Hop! It’s time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Flip Flops source: scrap-pygovka.blogspot.com The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge! Such a super fun inspiration photo, don’t you think?!  It’s been unusually warm

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Verve Stamps June 2015 Release Spotlight Hop: Get Together – Day 1

Welcome to Verve’s June 2015 Spotlight Hops!  This week the Verve Divas and a few special guests will be spotlighting 5 new sets, 2 plain janes and 4 new die sets! I’m thrilled to be hopping today and Saturday! Everything previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store on Friday, 6/19. So come hop

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SFYTT: i like you

Hello and Happy Friday Eve!   I had so much fun putting this card together!  Yum to coffee ‘n donuts! cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black  paper:  simple stories/I am  stamps:  reverse confetti/i like you/donut you know/be a barista  ink:  memento tuxedo/rich cocoa  other:  dcwv cork, pebbles scallop gold glitter tape, reverse confetti circles ‘n scallops,

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Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day Day Seven: sometimes the smallest things + Giveaway!

Hello!  Today is my day up on the Whisker Graphics blog!  I’m such a fan of the Whisker Graphics Middy Bitty Bags: cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black  paper:  stampin’ up/typeset specialty  stamps:  lil’ inker designs/coffee talk  ink:  ranger archival/black, distress ink/picked raspberry, various fine tipped colored pens, stampin’ up white embossing powder, fresh ink/grass, sharpie

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StampNation Guest Designer: Father’s Day

Hello!  It’s week two of my Guest Designing over at StampNation! This week’s challenge is to create a masculine card, here’s a sneak peek of mine: I’d love for you to pop over to StampNation’s Challenge’s page and check out this week’s challenge HERE.

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Reverse Confetti June Creative Hop: hugs & coffee plus a Giveaway!

Hello!  It’s the 8th of the month which means it’s time for the Reverse Confetti June Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from the FABulous Kathy Martin’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the fun which is the Reverse Confetti blog! Make sure you check out the Reverse Confetti

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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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