Hero Arts: you are amazing.

Happy Saturday to you!  Have any fun plans?  I’m crafting in the morning then off to a birthday luncheon…looking forward to seeing my friends! Did you happen to see the photo I posted yesterday?  I was doing a bit of organizing of my Hero Arts woodmount stamps: I’ve had that cabinet for years (circa Making

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Concord & 9th Guest Designer – Happy Card Frame Die

Hello and Happy Friday!  I’m so thrilled to be one of the October Guests over at Concord & 9th!   Check out their new products: Today I’m sharing 2 projects that use the new Happy Card Frame Die set over on the Concord & 9th blog!  I’m giving you a sneak peek of one of my cards.  I used

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Reverse Confetti – Coffee

I can’t believe that Halloween is on Monday!  Last year I bought 2 bags of chocolate from Costco and only had a handful of kids stop by.  It was raining sideways that evening.  I sent each of my college kids about 6 lbs of chocolate..haha.  If you have young children, what do you do?  The

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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® and Graphic 45!

Did you hear?  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® and Graphic 45 have collaborated this week!  I’m so excited to be part of this blog hop. My project features a Graphic 45 Mixed Media 5×5 Box – Kraft.   All the panels of paper have been adhered using the E-Z Runner® Grand Dispenser.  I combined the Safari Adventure and Cityscapes

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The Heart Desires: Practically Purr-fect!

I’m up on The Heart Desires blog today with a fun card!  Pop over to the blog and check it out! Here are some of my supplies: (The Heart Desires) Doodlebug Design Kitten Smitten 6×6 (The Heart Desires) Neat & Tangled Kitty’s Favorite Things (The Heart Desires) VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Spot InLinkz.com

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Hero Arts: Cheers + Bridal Blog Hop Winners!

Hello and Happy Sunday!  I have a card that uses a total of five Hero Arts stamp sets and 3 Hero Arts ink pads: Definitely not my typical design…lotsa inky goodness on this.  The background is made from the Color Layering Grateful Leaves.  Aren’t they beautiful in Ombre Autumn?  The have been layered with Cup

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Concord & 9th October Guest Designer – Perfectly Penned

click HERE for my Guesting with Ruby post Hello and Happy Friday!  I’m so thrilled to be one of the October Guests over at Concord & 9th!   Check out their new products: Today I’m sharing 2 projects that use the new Perfectly Penned set over on the Concord & 9th blog!  I’m giving you a sneak peek of

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Guesting with Ruby – Merry & Bright

click HERE for my Concord & 9th Guest post I’m excited to be guesting over on Ruby’s blog today!  Here’s a sneak peek of my project that uses a bunch of Hero Arts supplies!  Please pop over to Ruby’s to say hi…she asked me a bunch of questions too (wink). While you’re here, I did

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Hero Arts: Merry Christmas

Click HERE for my Reverse Confetti Happy fall-idays post. I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today!  Here’s a sneak peek of my project: Pop over to the Hero Arts blog for a full reveal!

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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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