Thank You | Essentials by Ellen

Happy Black Friday! Have you been able to take advantage of some great sales? I have! I’m back again with another project using some products by Ellen Hutson LLC – Essentials by Ellen: I was inspired by THIS card by Therese Calvird. I’m sending this to my girl. She treated me to almost all my

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Merry & Bright | Pretty Pink Posh

We’re back with a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: When I saw all the gifts I knew I was going to use the Pretty Pink Posh – Build a Gift dies. I haven’t used them

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Special Edition – 100th Kit – La-La Land Crafts

I’m guesting for La-La Land Crafts this month! Their Special Edition – 100th Kit hit their shop a couple days ago and I had so much fun with it. I combined: The train die set is so easy to put together. I love how the the images can be easily placed onto your card design.

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You’re the Sweetest

Did you catch that my girl + I just got back from New York last week? We stayed with my boy who has a roommate. I wanted to send her a card for tolerating our chatter and laughter. She likes pineapples so I decided to send her a pineapple themed card. I literally have like

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Sweater Weather | Essentials by Ellen

Have you checked out the newest Ellen Hutson LLC – Essentials by Ellen Release? Today I’m featuring the beautiful Cozy Sweater Tag die set. I teamed it up with a sentiment from the Fallish Stamp & Die combo from the previous release. It has been heat embossed in Hero Arts Copper – from my stash.

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Final Day – Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

It’s the final day of the Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog, sharing a card trio. Here’s a sneak peek of just one of my designs: For all the details plus the full reveal of my other two designs, please check out the Coffee Loving Cardmakers

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With enough coffee | Honey Bee Stamps

We’re back with a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: When I saw the cranberries, I was going to initially go with Holly because I don’t have any cranberries. Today I’m featuring Honey Bee Stamps: The

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Day Seven – Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

It’s Day Seven of the Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. Tomorrow is the final day! Today I’m featuring Newton’s Nook Designs. Here’s how I was inspired: You may have read that I was in New York last weekend. My girl + I traveled east to visit my boy. We had so much fun

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Coffee Lovers Blog Hop with Catherine Pooler

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today with my friend, Erika Post – Creative Manager at Catherine Pooler Designs. We’re playing with this pretty color palette: Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of ONE of two project that I’m sharing over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog: Pop over to the blog

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Happy Holidays | Spellbinders

It’s Christmas in August…well actually it’s Christmas all year for me. Last month was pure chaos since my Mom was in the hospital. All is much better now, she has a brand new pacemaker. She is finally getting her energy back too. I have lots of goodies to keep me busy since I wasn’t crafty

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Fall | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:

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Celebrating You | Simon Says Stamp

My mom asked me to design a birthday card for her friend. I knew that I wanted to use the Simon Says Stamp – Prize Ribbon stamps + dies! I decided to look for a color combo and came up with this one that features cardstock from my stash. The sentiment has been heat embossed

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Better than a Text | Hero Arts

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Seashells For today’s card was inspired by the theme and color palette. I combined these Hero Arts products: I stamped the sentiment in Hero Hues Core Ink – Forever Green. The Letterpress ink is Elephant. I used the following cardstocks:

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Mower | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: Other than cardstock and ink, this uses minimal supplies to design and I went with a clean and simple design. Thanks for stopping by!

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Dec 25 | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #56

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by Simon Says Stamp: The antlers are from: The stenciling was done with: The cardstock is ColorWheel Poppy + Blush and the circle is PTI

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charming day | Hero Arts

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Bracelets For today’s card I reached for this fun set from Hero Arts via Scrapbook.com: I stamped the sentiment in Distress Oxide Broken China and lightly blended Antique Linen over the tote to give it a well-loved, grungy look. ColorWheel

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July Edition | Guest Designer – Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Debra Davison 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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Noel | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:

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