February Creative Hop | Reverse Confetti

Hello!  Today is the 8th of the month which means it’s time for the Reverse Confetti Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from my teamie, Heather Hoffman.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Reverse Confetti blog! I needed a couple more Valentine’s Day cards to send out so

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Hey Valentine | Reverse Confetti

I’m up on the Reverse Confetti blog with a new edition of Confetti Camera: Two Versions. Make a new card or project, then make a different version of the card/project (switch from feminine to masculine etc.) I had so much fun making 2 cards, can you guess what my theme is?  For all the details

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Your Sparkle | Spellbinders

My friends at Spellbinders sent me the February 2019 Small Dies of the Month – Spring Flutter! Here’s how I was inspired: I adore this die!  It’s so delicate!  I cut it twice and used the smaller separate dies too.  I’ve been a bit smitten with the pink and coral color combo lately.  The sentiment

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Interactive Birthday Cake | My Favorite Things

So evidently I’ve had this MFT Twice the Wishes Card Kit since July 2016 and this ‘might’ be the first time I’ve used the dies (good grief).  I’m super thankful for Jennifer McGuire’s YouTube HERE.  I watched it several times.  The card on the left was my first card.  I have a second card but

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Have a really, really great birthday | Lawn Fawn

When I saw THIS project by Megan on the Lawn Fawn blog I was thoroughly inspired.  It actually reminds me how little of the newer Lawn Fawn stamp sets that I have.  I do have the Reveal Wheel Lawn Cuts so I decided to challenge myself to design a co-worker’s birthday card.   Here’s how I

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Snail Mail | Trinity Stamps

Thanks to my friends at Trinity Stamps, I was a luck duck to receive the new Snail Mail Stamp set!  It will be available on February 4th. I combined Snail Mail with a couple images from Seasonal Sweetheart, can you spot them?  Oh yes, the coffee cup.  Mr Snail is working so hard to get

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Turner Syndrome Awareness Blog Hop

Hello Blogging Friends!! Welcome to my project for the “It’s A Girl Thing” Turner Syndrome Awareness Inaugural Blog Hop!   Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder where a female is born with only one X chromosome, instead of two, leaving her with life-long medical issues and learning disabilities. This condition occurs one in 2,500 female births worldwide, but

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Congrats, it’s your birthday | Mojo Monday

Masculine cards are tough for me, how about you?  I’m either designing cards with cute critters or coffee.  So this is as close as it gets: I work in an office with 17 employees.  We’ll be celebrating two February birthdays and I’m the official card maker.  I went through my stash and thought I might

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Best of Luck | My Favorite Things

Happy Monday!  I’m beyond grateful that I have self motivated kids.  I’ll always call them my kids, even when they’re in their 40’s, for now they are 21 + 23.  This month, the oldest, my girl, started a regular full time position with the Seattle biotech company that she was contracting with.  I literally whipped

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Love your mug duo | Craftin Desert Divas

I just received Craftin Desert Diva’s latest coffee set, Love Your Mug.  I couldn’t wait to ink it up so I ended up designing a card duo. I used the same sketch with both cards, more on that in a smidge.   My first card also features The Perfect Blend 6×6 by Your Next Stamp.  I

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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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