2019 Spring | Summer Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop!

Today is the day!  It’s the start of the 2019 Spring Summer Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop!   My hope is to have a bunch of cards for the hop but the administrative piece of the hop always ends up winning out on my time.  So for now, I hope to at least have one project a

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Creative Fuel | Reverse Confetti

Hello and Happy Friday Eve!  I have a clean + crisp card design to share with you today. I wanted to add ‘more’ to the pink panel but decided to keep it as is so that the Reverse Confetti Just Brew It image would pop! Love how the confetti cut also cuts the interior of

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National Bubble Tea Collaboration with Trinity Stamps!

The Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Design Team is so excited to be hopping with Super Sponsor Trinity Stamps in celebration of National Bubble Tea Day!  If you hopped here from my teamie, Dana Warren then you’re right on track.  If you stumbled upon this post, make sure you start on the Trinity Stamps blog.   Leave comments along the way for more chances to

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No Otter Friend Like You | Dare 2B Artzy

I’m excited to be back again with another project using the Otterly Awesome stamp set.  I’m wrapping up my Guesting for Dare 2B Artzy.  My first project used the male otter so I wanted to feature the female one today.  Here’s a sneak peek: Please pop over to the Dare 2B Artzy blog for all

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This little piggy | Hello Bluebird

So I should know better than to quickly craft.  I whipped up this sweet card using the Hello Bluebird, Autumn Gatherings + Pig Day stamp sets: Those guys are so much fun, aren’t they? Love the Grassy Knoll dies! So I was originally inspired by the Just Us Girls color challenge: I may have forgotten

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For Someone Special | Reverse Confetti

I love pattern paper, how about you?  Today I’m featuring the Reverse Confetti Paper Bliss 6×6 with the Banner in Bloom stamp set. A clean + simple design.  I really wanted to have the pattern strip as part of the focal point because it’s one of my favorite patterns. I even worked on the interior,

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Congrats | Lawn Fawn

I was totally smitten by THIS card on the Lawn Fawnatics blog.  It was my inspiration for my card: My intention was to make it an interactive design and then I went ‘old school’ and used a wobble on the back of that jumping frog.  I love the Lawn Fawn Toadally Awesome set.    I

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National Tea Day Collaboration with Honey Bee Stamps!

The Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Design Team is so excited to be hopping with Super Sponsor Honey Bee Stamps in celebration of National Tea Day!  If you hopped here from my teamie, Laurel Seabrook then you’re right on track.  If you stumbled upon this post, make sure you start on the Honey Bee Stamps blog.   Make

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Dare 2B Artzy | Guest Designer

I’m thrilled to be guesting for Dare 2B Artzy this month! Here’s a sneak peek of my project featuring the very cute Otterly Awesome stamp set.    You’ll want to hop over to the Dare 2B Artzy blog to read about my card! I’m a fan of all things nautical.  This set is a definite

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Doggone Wonderful | My Favorite Things

I whipped this up this morning, actually when I was on a conference call (multi-tasker!). I knew I had to ink up the MFT BB Best in Show set.  On my walk yesterday I met thee cutest corgi pup!  She was so sweet!  This morning I grabbed a bunch of supplies and went to work!

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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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