Trick or Treat | Treats, of course!

Another Halloween card, trying to sneak in as many as possible.  I should have used one of my other Halloween sets that I haven’t inked up but that dragon dude was already colored up so I added the others. Lawn Fawn’s Costume Party is so cute! I had to add a Zombie Mummy…just to add

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Happy Fall Birthday | My Favorite Things

Hello!  I’m trying to do a catch up on supplies that haven’t received any crafty love yet.  Today’s card  uses the MFT Happy Birthday Circle Frame + BB Fall Friends.   Loving the MFT Subtle Plaids paper combined with green + yellow palette.  I’ve had the images from the BB Fall Friends waiting for me, inked

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers + CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Collaboration Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Collaboration Hop for CAS-ual Fridays and Coffee Loving Cardmakers!  You should have arrived here from the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the CAS-ual Fridays blog. I have two projects to share with you today so let’s get

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A Tribute for Melissa Lane

The wonderful STAMPlorations is hostessing an event in tribute to Melissa Lane: Last October 2, Melissa Lane passed away. She was a talented cardmaker/crafter/artist, a mother of 4, wife, and servant of Jesus. Melissa loved to garden and she loved photography. Her favorite color was red, and she loved butterflies — so much so that many of

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The Card Concept 100 | Guest Designer

I’m so very excited to be joining The Card Concept for their 100th challenge!  A big thank you to my friend Tangii Crain for the invite!  Isn’t the photo inspiration beautiful?  Here’s how I was inspired: I tend to be a literal interpretation kind of gal.  That pink pumpkin changed looks at least three times

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Reverse Confetti October Stock Your Stash | Thank you

Have you seen the new monthly Reverse Confetti challenge, Stock Your Stash?! The new challenge is the STOCK YOUR STASH Challenge!  This is a chance to create a card to keep in your stash.  (Of course, you could send it off right away!).  Each month will bring a new theme.   There will be a new Stock Your Stash

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Hello Fall | Stampin’ Up + Echo Park Paper

Hello!  I picked up a couple of older Stampin’ Up sets from a bloggie friend and decided to ink them up.  I’ve been wanting to get my hands on the Merry Cafe set and she had it and the coordinating dies for Coffee Cafe.  Here’s how I was inspired: The pattern paper is by Stampin’

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Happy Fall | Hello Bluebird

Happy Saturday!  Any fun plans or do you get to craft all day?  I’m headed out to a Seattle Flea Market…hopefully followed by big pieces of cake.  Then later off to dinner + a movie.  Yesterday I designed three different projects.  Here’s one of them: I stamped up a bunch of the Hello Bluebird sets

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers | Pretty Pink Posh

Hello!  I’m so happy to be up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog today.  I’m sharing this project that features a bunch of Pretty Pink Posh + Echo Park Paper. I was thoroughly inspired by Kerry’s Sip and Share Sketch: Please pop over to the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog for all the details!

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Reverse Confetti | FALL • IDAYS + SALE | Day Two – Thanksgiving

Hello and Welcome to the Reverse Confetti FALL • IDAYS 3 Day Blog Hop & SALE!  Today’s theme is Halloween | Fall.  I went with full on Halloween:  You should have hopped here from my super teamie Tricia Barber, if not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Reverse Confetti blog. Today I’m sharing a hoop

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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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