Neat and Tangled July Release Day One: Hello You

Hello and Welcome to Day One of the Neat & Tangled July Release! Today up on the Neat & Tangled blog is: Hello You Succulent Journal Card (stamps + coordinating Nice & Neat Dies) I have a packaging project that uses the Hello You stamp set: This little set is chock full of fun!  The possibilites are endless!  Love

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Happy Birthday Toni!

There’s a group of us that do Birthday Hops…today we’re celebrating Toni!   You should have arrived here from Kate’s blog!  Thanks to our Hop Hostess, Lenae!  If you get lost along the way, the full hop listing is on Lenae’s blog. I’m so lucky to have a group of crafty girls that I see on

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but first, coffee

Hello and Happy Saturday!  I’m looking forward to the long weekend, and have tons of Design Team work to do!  But first, a coffee card: I’m such a fan of premade card bases…I buy them all the time.  The one I used in for today’s card is from Impress.  It doesn’t look like they have

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Reverse Confetti July SFYTT: happy birthday bears!

post 1 of 2 for today..click HERE for Up The Happy! Happy July!  Today is the start of the Reverse Confetti July SFYTT!  Here’s a peek at my card: Check out the fun sketch: I haven’t inked up the adorable Bear Hugs set in a while so I combined them with Beautiful Banners and Edge

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Up the Happy!

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Reverse Confetti July SFYTT I’m up on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® today! Here’s a peek at my supplies and my project! Pop on over to the blog and check it out!

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Paru’s Card Making Challenges: July Guest

Hello!  I’m excited to let you know that I’m a July Guest Designer for Paru’s Card Making Challenges: This challenge is calling my name because I have a 2016 self challenge to create more birthday projects!  Check out today’s duo: I wanted to ink up some super cute Waffle Flower stamps.  I combined Willy & Friends with Bowtiful.

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Maya Road – Follow Your Bliss Card Kit – Guest Designer

Have you seen Maya Road’s new Follow Your Bliss Card Kit?! So much goodness in one kit!!! Here is the supply list: Thrilled to be guesting for Maya Road!  I have 3 cards to share with you, so let’s get started!  You all know how much I love my coffee so that’s my first project!

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Reverse Confetti: tropical congrats!

We know a couple kids that recently graduated from high school….I’m super behind in making them cards but managed to make this one: Super clean + simple…perfect for a young man in Hawaii, eh?  I couldn’t resist using the Reverse Confetti Pineapples Aplenty stamps and coordinating confetti cuts!  The Bitty Banners set is perfect for

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Happy Birthday Katie!

Hello!  There’s a group of us that celebrate each other’s birthday’s with a birthday blog hop!  Today we are celebrating Katie Brooks!  You should have arrived here from Kate’s blog which is the beginning of the hop! Katie and I have been friends for awhile.  We use to be walking buddies but then she changed

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Hero Arts: Sweet Birthday Wishes

Hello and Happy Hero Arts Monday—> I just thought that up! I have a sweet card to share with you that uses the Hero Arts Color Layering Ice Cream set. I did a light pink color wash on the oval panel to make the ice cream pop! Rather than do the ice cream in 2

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Hi | Coffee Lovers blog hop via Doodlebugswa

Today is the start of the 2024 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! I’m so excited to see how everyone is inspired. If you’re new to this hop, it runs a bit different than the traditional papercrafting blog hop. In order to be eligible for any of the many prizes, you need to link up

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Lunar New Year Challenge | November 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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Hello Friend | Inspired by – Woodblock Wednesday + 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 woodblock stamps: I also used the following cardstock by Bazzill + pattern paper: I haven’t done paper piecing in a while and love how that chair turned out.

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October Edition | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay Congrats! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: 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 US mailing address has two choices to pick from, they

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Shakin’ Things Up with Peace and Love | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: The Tree Topper die is so fun and original.  I love it! The Emerald Cut Labels make it so easy to put together a shaker card.  The frame is the perfect width to easily add foam adhesive. Here’s to a

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Thankful for You | 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 Pretty Pink Posh products: I also used the following cardstock by Bazzill + Concord & 9th: I still had the October Afternoon – Fly a Kite collection paper

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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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