Hero Arts: Most Beautiful Day

I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today featuring a couple of the July My Monthly Add-ons!  Here’s a peek at all of the Add-ons: CM193 Little Florals DI412 Little Florals Frame Cuts CM194 Summer Garden DC219 Daisy and Bugs Stamp & Cut DI410 Paper Layering Basket DI411 Butterfly Confetti Fancy Die E6253 Picnic Basket

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Stampin’ Up: Coffee Cafe Hi

One of my FAVorite Coffee Collections is the Stampin’ Up Coffee Cafe stamp set + Coffee Break Designer paper.  They really outdid themselves with that…I super love it. This has minimal stamping, just the Hi.  I fussy cut the images from one of the sheets of Designer Paper…they’re so much fun, aren’t they?  I was thoroughly

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The Heart Desires featuring Flora & Fauna…congratulations

So the summer is literally flying by and I have so much NBUS that it is embarrassing.  I have been looking at a bunch of new Flora & Fauna that I picked up from The Heart Desires.  The perfect time to whip up two ‘New Home’ cards! I did a feminine and masculine version!  

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Hero Arts: Sweet Birthday Wishes

Happy National Ice Cream Day!  Here in the Pacific Northwest we’re having another warm summer.  Although this morning is overcast,  today is suppose to get to 71 degrees, perfect in my book.  I think warm weather and ice cream are made for each other, don’t you agree? Any other Matcha Green Tea fans?!  Oh I

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Reverse Confetti: Rain or Shine…

Hello and Happy Saturday!  I have a fun card that I literally whipped up this morning: This combines the new Reverse Confetti Under the Umbrella 6×6 paper pad with the previously released Weather it Together stamps + confetti cuts.  I used panels of Baby Blue, Bumble Bee + Cloud White cardstock. The images have been stamped with

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Have a sweet day!

Recently Doodlebugs was having a store wide sale so I picked up some Sunny Studio Stamps, both are Washington state based companies and I love to shop local💚 Love the Perfect Popsicles set!  I was inspired by Mendi’s curved greeting…. The aqua circle is CTMH Prickly Pear collection.  I upcycled a Starbucks sleeve for the

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Reverse Confetti July Blog Hop!

Today is the day!  It is the Reverse Confetti July Release Blog Hop!  That means all the new release products that we’ve been sneak peekin’ are now available in the shop! You should have arrived here from the awesome Heather Hoffman’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Reverse Confetti

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Reverse Confetti July Countdown to Confetti Day Two – hello

We’re on Day Two of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!   We are so excited about this release that brings 16 new ink colors, 7 new stamp sets, 11 new Confetti Cuts die sets, 1 new 6×6 paper pad and a fabulous new cardstock.  You are going to be amazed at all of the new products for

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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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