Coffee Loving Cardmakers | You Got This!

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog today sharing a project that uses some awesome goodies from Super Sponsor Fun Stampers Journey! For all the details, please visit my post on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog!  Don’t forget about the Collaboration Hop that we’re having with Fun Stampers Journey…comment for a chance to win! 

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Trinity Stamps meets Caffeinated Inspiration

Hello and Happy Sunday!  This card has been days in the making.  I started it last week and finally put all the elements together: I’m happy to say that 1/2 of my card is from my older stash of paper + embellishments.  The pattern paper is Pink Paislee – Citrus Bliss.  The 3 pieces of

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers + Fun Stampers Journey Collaboration Hop!

Hello and Welcome to the Fun Stampers Journey  |  Coffee Loving Cardmakers Collaboration Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the fun which is the Fun Stampers Journey Blog! I had so much fun playing with: Coffee Helps Bundle

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Reverse Confetti | Worm Wishes

Hello!  I have a clean + simple Reverse Confetti card for you today: I haven’t used the Worm Wishes set for a bit and thought that design would be perfect for someone getting ready to go back to school. I’m loving the Iced Aqua and Bumblebee combo, how about you? Although these panels have been

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WOW! Embossing Powder Guest Designer | Need Coffee!

I’m so excited to be up on the WOW! Embossing Powder Blog today!  I’m guest designing this month, in case you missed it, HERE is my first post. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of today’s project: I just knew that I needed to emboss those Rubbernecker coffee owls!   I was inspired by Kerry

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Fancy Pants Designs | On Our Way!

Hello!  I was up on the Fancy Pants Designs blog a couple days ago with a card trio featuring the new On Our Way Collection! Here’s a peek of one of my projects: I had so much fun putting this design together!  For all the details, please visit me on the Fancy Pants Designs Blog!

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Technique Tuesday | Simon & Sandy Seahorse Stamp set | GIVEAWAY!

Winner posted…scroll down! Hello and Happy Friday Eve!  A big shout out to Technique Tuesday who sponsored this post, make sure you make it all the way to the bottom of my post for details on their generous giveaway! Today I’m featuring the super fun Simon & Sandy Seahorse Stamp Set + Crafting Dies along

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Reverse Confetti Stock Your Stash Challenge JULY | Welcome, Little One

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 and Reverse Confetti is kicking off their birthday

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Spellbinders | Cute as a button

Thank you to my friends at Spellbinders that sent over the Cute As A Button Stamps – Sew Sweet Collection by Tammy Tutterow. I stamped it on a watercolor panel and colored it with various Zigs.  A bit of rainbow ombre’! I layered a couple panels of gingham pattern paper and added some green seam

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Happy Birthday | Stampin’ Up

When I happily finished this card I realized I totally forgot about the sketch challenge but managed the Color Throwdown: I’m featuring the following Stampin’ Up products via Chris Franco: I received the Carta Bella – Roll with It | 6×6 as a GWP at scrapbook.com. The button is a throwback from My Clever Creations

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Coffee Date Soon?

Hello! We’ve been on a vaca for the past week so this is my first project. No surprise that it is a caffeinated theme. They are my go to cards to design. Today’s project features: I’ve been designing more shaker cards lately. This one uses upcycled stamp packaging. I cut the acetate to create a

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Sweet Birthday | Hero Arts

This month the Stay Crafty Challenge at a Blog Named Hero is: Sugar Sugar– it’s all about something sweet! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: I used the following copics: I grounded the ice cream truck with Granite cardstock. The brick was stencil with the coordinating ink. Entries must be

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Merry & Bright | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I used the Waffle Flower Grip Mat V2 for all my stencil work.  It makes it so easy! The Distress Oxides I used: I used Waffle Flower Crafts’ Shader Brushes when stenciling. The sentiment as been heat embossed in white

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Out and About Collection x2 | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me a couple of the Out and About Collection sets to play with. I’ve combined them with these Spellbinders sets: This one combines: My other card This one features: Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Wishing you Joy | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me a couple of the Home for the Holidays Collection sets to play with. I decided to design a Christmas in August project that combines the following products: I love using non-traditional colors for the holidays. I’m in love with this pastel look, what do you think?

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Cozy Christmas | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #32

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce that Twiddler’s Nook is the sponsor for the month of August: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: The team is featuring the theme of

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Lunar New Year Challenge | August 2024

We’re back with the July Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Rabbit ended on February 9th. The Year of the Dragon started on February 10, 2024 and runs through January 28, 2025. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I

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Secret Santa | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me the Home for the Holidays – St Nick Etched Dies to play with. I decided to design a Christmas in July project that combines the following products: I couldn’t resist the hot pink tree! The sentiment has been heat embossed in gold on a black cardstock

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Coffee Date | Coffee Loving Papercrafters

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for the Coffee Date feature! My date is my friend, Chris Franco with Stampin’ Up! You’ll want to pop over there to read about the giveaways! Today we’re both featuring the Stampin’ Up Latte Love! I had so much fun mixing up the Latte Love Bundle –

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