Holly Jolly Christmas | Evelin T Designs

  Hello!  Today is my final day over on the Evelin T Designs blog.  I’ve been on Evelin’s team since last May and have enjoyed her designs. Bonus points that she has several caffeinated designs.  Here are a couple of my favorite projects: Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Ten is Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer😳 Here’s how I was inspired: I combined Bravehearted, [retired] Antlers + Crafty Ladies Say.  The antlers have been cut from cork.  The nose is from the Elf Cookie Sprinkles embellishment mix by Twiddlers Nook.  It worked

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Happy Holidays | National Cocoa Day with the Coffee Loving Cardmakers

  We’re so excited to be celebrating National Cocoa Day over on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog today.  It’s an extra fun post, there’s a linky to link up a newly created Cocoa card to be a Guest Designer on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog!  More details over there! Here’s how I was inspired: I

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Special Delivery | My Favorite Things

  Isn’t it funny that something that I had to have, sat for a year, never to be inked up.  My teamie over on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s team, Kathy, posted this card last year and I just loved it.  Well, I’m finally inking up that set for today: The images in this set are

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A Marshmallow World | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Seven is A Marshmallow World. Well, this one was easy for me in design but just getting the elements together was something that took a bit of time: Marshmallows make me think of cocoa and why not Peppermint Cocoa? I combined the cup from

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Home for the Holidays | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Six is Home for the Holidays. This one is a bit bittersweet for me….more about that in a smidge.   I started off with another Slate Gray panel and used the circle die from Alpine Window.  All those sweet images are from the Over the

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Peace on Earth | Reverse Confetti December Creative Hop

  Hello, and welcome to the Reverse Confetti December Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from Olga Matyushevskaya’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start over on the Reverse Confetti blog so you don’t miss any of the inspiration. I have a couple projects to share, here is the first one,  I decided to

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White Christmas | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Five is White Christmas. I had a ton of fun putting this one together: I combined: Mountain Holiday Over The River I used another Slate Gray tag base.  The mountains have been filled in with Catherine Pooler’s Mint To Be. The girl’s outfit has

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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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