Curtain Call: happy valentine’s day

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my Stories of Stamps, Paper and…  Happy Super Bowl Sunday! It’s time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! photo source: thetomkatstudio.com The LEAD of the Kissing Booth challenge will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future Curtain Call challenge! I haven’t played with the Basic Grey Highline collection and thought

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storie di timbri, carta e: adjusted her sails

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for Curtain Call The new challenge over at Storie di timbri, carta e… (stories of stamps, paper and…) is  Bling How does that inspire you? I used blingy paper: paper:  making memories/paper reverie, teresa collins/summer stories, papertrey ink vellum  stamps:  verve/adjusted sails  ink:  stampin’ up white embossing  other:

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Paper Smooches: hello crafty friend

Hello! Happy Saturday! My crafty group is coming over.  We haven’t gotten together for awhile so I’m looking forward to seeing everyone!  I hope to remember to take photos this time! Here’s a quick card that I whipped together: I was inspired by Paper Smooches Sparks Super fun sketch! I went literal…I love the contrast

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Fusion Challenge: go. see. do.

There’s a brand new challenge up on the  Fusion Card Challenge Blog This week I decided to go with the sketch and channel my inner Tenia Nelson: cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black, my favorite things steel grey, papertrey ink vellum  paper:  mme/jubilee/tangerine  stamps:  winner & walter the big, the bold and fun  ink:  stampin ‘up

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stories of stamps, paper and… : carbs, schmarbs

So I was up on the  stories of stamps, paper and…   blog I was showing my phone wallpaper and how I translated it to a card: cardstock:  stampin’ up strawberry slush/crisp cantaloupe/blushing bride/pink pirouette/ and calypso coral  stamps:  stampin’ up yippee-Skippee!  ink:  stampin ‘up white embossing powder Cardstock…I love cardstock.   I generally always seem

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CAS(E) this sketch: good stuff

good stuff Isn’t that fun? All my supplies are from the MME/Jubilee/Tangerine Collection. A big shout out to Laurel Seabrook for all of the fab goodies!!! I was inspired by CAS(E) this sketch! This past weekend we had pretty nice weather in the Pacific Northwest.  The kids and I had lunch HERE on Saturday.  Then

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Freshly Made Sketches: with sympathy

Happy Monday. There has been several losses out there…I dread making sympathy cards.  I always tend to go non-traditional: paper:  chickaniddy crafts/scrumptious  stamps:  reverse confetti/petals ‘n posies  ink:  stampin’ up white embossing  other:  reverse confetti square tag/heart to heart confetti cuts, cork The card base is the denim patterned paper by Chickaniddy Crafts.  I love

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i {heart} papers: it moose be love

Have you heard the news? i {heart} papers is closing and right now everything is 40% off  50% off {edited Jan 26}. I was able to purchase the  Lawn Fawn/Critters in the Artic  Unfortunately, the stamps are no longer available but last I looked, the coordinating lawn cuts are still in the store: Critters in

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Tag, You’re It: you are the best

click HERE for the SugarPea Designs 1st Birthday Bash Blog Hop click HERE for my cure for the monday blues card paper:  stampin’ up gold soiree, echo park dots & stripes, chickaniddy crafts goldie lox  stamps:  reverse confetti love blooms/all about you  ink:  delicata, fresh ink celery/teal  other:  craft foam, reverse confetti/tag me too &

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cure for the monday blues: shine bright

click HERE for the SugarPea Designs 1st Birthday Bash Blog Hop TGIF!!!! paper:  echo park/dots & stripes, simples stories/vintage bliss  stamps:  neat & tangled/sparkle and shine  ink:  ranger archival/jet black  other:  pebbles tape Today I’m sharing a card that was inspired by cure for the monday blues I was inspired by the colors the lighting

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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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