Hit That | Ellen Hutson LLC

  I’m back with another project featuring the new Essentials by Ellen February Release.  It’s available at Ellen Hutson LLC.  Today I’ve combined the new Hit That with the Essential Ovals for Stitching Die set: Let’s start with the Essential Dies for Stitching collection.  They come in Squares, Rectangles, Ovals and Circles and they coordinate

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Guac On | Ellen Hutson LLC

  I’m so excited to share the Essentials by Ellen – Guac On.   The new release is now available at Ellen Hutson LLC. I cannot resist Julie’s sense of humor, love this fun set!  I used the following inks: Distress Oxide – Spun Sugar Catherine Pooler – Lime Rickey I love how this turned out! 

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Warm Wishes | Lawn Fawn

  I’m part of a group that tries to design holiday cards on a monthly basis.  It’s always hard for me to get in the festive mood when it isn’t October – November.  This month I managed 6 of the same overall design: It took me awhile to color the 24+ images.  I actually have

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The Rabbit Hole Designs | March 2021 Release

  Commenting has closed.  Please scroll down to the bottom for the winner. I’m so excited to be hopping for The Rabbit Hole Designs.  Their new March 2021 Release is now available and we’re celebrating with a hop.  You should have arrived here from Amy Schrock’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the

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Happy Mail | Reverse Confetti

  I’m so excited to be up on the  Reverse Confetti blog today.  I’m sharing a project that is a bit different for me: If you’ve been following me for a bit, you know that I’m generally clean + crisp.  I don’t do mixed media/grungy very often but THIS card had me inspired.   For more

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Dive into Fun | MFT Stamps

  I haven’t played along with the MFT Sketch Challenge in a while so I combined Best Fins + the Happy Trails 6×6. The copics I used: YR0000 | YR01 YG00 | YG23 BG13 | BG15 I ink blended the following Distress Oxides on the stitched circle: Shabby Shutters Peacock Feathers Faded Jeans Here’s the

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Hero Art + Reverse Confetti Collaboration Hop

  Reverse Confetti is collaborating with Hero Arts!  We’re super excited to be hopping with them with a super special stamp set: Hero Arts is celebrating 45 years and counting. To honor our beloved industry, we have teamed up with some of our favorite friends, and have together released co-branded designs focused on friendship, giving,

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Latte Warm Wishes | ETC Papers

  ETC Papers send me some of their EVO Synthetic paper to play with.  Here’s how I was inspired: This was perfect as I had all the alcohol ink supplies and just never played around with them.  The EVO Paper is perfect for it.  I did a smaller piece and used it as a background

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You’re on my Mind | Waffle Flower Crafts

Thank you to my friends at Waffle Flower for sending me the the Stamper Bundle – Grip Mat! This set contains the two most popular sizes among their original version and drop perfectly into the Misti and Mini Misti. The bundle saves you 10% compared to buying them separately. If you didn’t know, I’m a

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Have a Popping Birthday | Inspired by Challenge

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: My project combines: The Concord & 9th inks + cardstock I used: We can’t wait to see how you’re inspired! Some links are affiliate at no

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Friend | Hero Arts

This month the Stay Crafty Challenge at a Blog Named Hero is: Smooth – it’s all about Ink Blending! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: The ink blending was with the Hero Arts Reactive inks: I added some water drops to the stenciled panel. The stencil work is with Hero

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Perk Up | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I used the Waffle Flower Crafts Grip Mat to ink blend: The sentiments have been stamped with Distress Oxide | Vintage Photo Here’s to a fantastic day! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65.

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It’s Always Coffee O’clock

Have you seen The Stamp Market’s – Cutest Card Kit Ever | Subscriptions? I couldn’t resist, this is from their June kit: My friend Tonya mentioned a coffee watch. I fussed with a bunch of different elements from my stash and decided on the Miss Ink Stamps – Coffee | stamp set. I used Concord

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Especially for You | Miss Ink Stamps

It’s Sunday and my day up on the Miss Ink Stamps blog. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: Check out the Miss Ink Stamps blog for more photos! My card was inspired by the Color Throwdown: Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Good Luck | Hero Arts

This month the challenge is: Smooth – It’s all about Ink Blending. Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: My Hero Hues Reactive Ink Trio: I love that crane image! I colored the image minimally so let the ink blending really pop. **trivia** The first part of my last name ‘tsuru’

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Just a Note | Papertrey Ink

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: My project combines: The Concord & 9th inks I used: We can’t wait to see how you’re inspired! Some links are affiliate at no extra cost

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Legendary Birthday | This Calls for Confetti

Have you checked out the newest release for This Calls for Confetti? It’s a really fun Bigfoot/Sasquatch themed collection. I live in Washington state and it seems we have the #1 number of sightings. I had to pick up some of the pieces from this new release! Today’s project features: I generally don’t layer black

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