June Release | Hero Arts

Two fantastic collections have just hit the Hero Arts store: If you’ve been following me, you know that one of my favorite themes is coffee. How fun that both of the collections have caffeinated elements. I’ve designed a load of different projects for these two releases, today I’m sharing two cards. First up is a

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Brightening my Day | Pinkfresh Studio

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: canisters I was inspired by the fruit + colors. My card features the following products: I incorporated these colors based on the photo: I can’t wait to see how my teamies were inspired! Thanks for stopping by! Affiliate links at

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Cozy Caffeinated Christmas | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Did you hear that Doodlebugs is the sponsor for this month’s Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge?  Link up a newly created Christmas/Holiday themed card with Coffee, Tea and/or Cocoa. We no longer have monthly themes. Cards still have to have a Christmas/Holiday theme. Remember to use Coffee, Tea and or Cocoa too! One lucky random card will

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Minimal to More Guest Blogger | Spellbinders

Hello and Happy Monday! I’m excited to be up on the Spellbinders blog. I have a bit of a sneak peek of one of my three projects that I designed especially for today: Make sure you check out the Spellbinders blog + Spellbinders Shop! I wanted to go ahead and also create a new project

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Stay Cool | Catherine Pooler Designs

Have you checked out the newest release by Catherine Pooler? The Catherine Pooler – Big Splash 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’ve been wanting to play with the new

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Beach More | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today: Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you:

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It’s No Mystery | Coffee Loving Papercrafters

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog sharing this card that features Hero Arts. Hop over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for all the details. Before you go, in case you missed it, Hero Arts is having a SALE! A Curious Case of Crafty Savings! No mystery here—just a great deal! From June

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My Sweet Friend | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: freezies I was inspired by the theme. My card features the following products: I did a bit of watercoloring with Distress Oxides: I added a bit of gold glitter cardstock to each of the popsicles. I can’t wait to see

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Let’s Make a Splash | Catherine Pooler Release Day

Today is the day…the Catherine Pooler – Big Splash 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 couldn’t resist adding gold embossing and gold glitter cardstock! In case you missed my

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Hope | Doodlebugswa

I’ve been loving floral dies and arranging them into a design. Today’s card features: Originally I was going to do more of a Rifle Paper Co design with Concord & 9th – Sea Glass as the base panel. I decided to go with white and add Sea Glass foliage to the design. The little word

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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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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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