Happy National Coffee Day | A Jillian Vance Design

  I’m back with another project for National Coffee Day!  In case you didn’t know, there is a National Coffee Day Hop that starts over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog.  You don’t want to miss out on the fun, inspiration + prizes! My project today features A Jillian Vance Design: I’m featuring the Cozy

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Happy National Coffee Day | Ellen Hutson LLC

  Happy National Coffee Day!  We’re celebrating hop style over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog and you don’t want to miss out!  There are a total of 25 Super Sponsors that are hopping along with a total of 26 prize stops!  There are several of the Coffee Loving Cardmaker Design Teamies that are playing

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Thankful | Honey Bee Stamps

  I picked up some of the newest Honey Bee Stamps collection via Ellen Hutson LLC.  This card was inspired by Dilay Nacar + Jessica Frost Ballas: I’m a fan of non-traditional colors and went with a pale peach to rust color combo for the Lovely Layers Sunflowers.  I’m pretty sure I need to collect

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National Coffee Week | CTMH

  I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today with a couple of cards featuring Close to My Heart.  Here’s a bit of a sneak peek, I’m sharing two cards: You’re going to want to hop over to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog and check things out.  Leave a comment over there for a

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National Coffee Week | STAMPlorations + Trinity Stamps

  Did you hear that we’re celebrating National Coffee Week over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog?  We will be sharing sponsored posts so there will be inspiration + prizes!  Today we’re featuring STAMPlorations +  Trinity Stamps I’m playing along today and sharing a project that features each of the Super Sponsors.  Up first is

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Warm Winter Fuzzies | Mama Elephant

  I love the Mama Elephant – Hot Cocoa set!  I picked it up from Ellen Hutson LLC. I combined it with a sentiment from their Snow Friends set.  I used the Six Window Cover with strips of Distress Oxide blended backgrounds: Spun Sugar Picked Raspberry Wilted Violet I made the center strip into a

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Sending Happy Autumn Wishes Your Way | Lawn Fawn

  I picked up the newest Lawn Fawn over at Ellen Hutson and dived in this morning.  Check out this caffeinated fall design! If you’ve been following me you know that I love to design coffee cards.  Throw in a fall theme and that makes me a happy crafter. My cardstock colors are Concord & 9th: Ballet

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Tricks for Treats Week – Essentials by Ellen

  I’m joining the fun over on the Ellen Hutson LLC Blog.  They’re celebrating Tricks for Treats week!  Make sure you check out all of the fun projects over there! I recently picked up the Bon Bon box.  It’s a great little treat holder!  It can easy hold a Lindt treat and a truffle [think

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September New Release | Your Next Stamp

  I’m excited to be joining in the fun for Your Next Stamp!  They are celebrating 12 years and a Brand New Release.  You can see all the previews on the Your Next Stamp Blog.  Today we’re celebrating with an Instagram Hop.  The fun starts HERE.   Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of what

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Hey Boo! Essentials by Ellen

  I’m back with another card that features the latest release by Ellen Hutson – Essentials by Ellen. I love the Nordic Cross Cover Designer Die.  It’s absolutely customizable.  I trimmed it down and backed each row with these Concord & 9th cardstock colors [left to right]: Ballet Slipper Grapefruit Marmalade Ballet Slipper The ghosts

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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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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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