friends keep your heart warm

Psssstttt….are you on Instagram?  There’s a fun hop that is happening, right now!  You’ll want to check it out!  There are excellent prizes up for grabs! Here’s a peek at my project: cardstock:  stampin’ up crumb cake  paper:  carta bella fall blessings  stamps:  mft LLD hug in a mug  ink:  fresh ink/chocolate  other:  mft LLD

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Hero Arts: Spreading Cheer

I’m such a fan of non-traditional colors for the holidays, how about you?! One of my fall back color combos is pink + green.  Such a happy combo, don’t you think?  I used Kelly Purkey’s Clearly Kelly S’No Problem.  Love the mix of snowflakes and sentiments!  The inks are Lime Green + Ultra Pink.  The

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oh hello friend.

Happy Saturday!  I have a ton of wood mount stamps that need some serious inky love: cardstock:  gmund savanna bubinga, bazzill marshmallow  stamps:  create a smile coffee first, savvy stamps oh hello friend  ink:  ranger archival black  other:  peerless watercolors When I saw The Challenge, I knew that I wanted to use the Coffee First

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coffee + joy

So, it isn’t very often when I just craft to craft.  I instagrammed this yesterday as I put together a bunch of happy mail that was belated.  What’s that?  Yes, I do generally average 7 cards a week but I wanted this batch to be specifically coffee themed: In case you aren’t part of the

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Hero Arts + A Blog Name Hero Holiday Blog Hop!

Hello!   So excited to be hopping with the Team over on A Blog Named Hero!  You should have arrived here from my bloggie friend, Niki Garcia’s blog!  If you didn’t, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the fun which is the Hero Arts Blog! Comment to win:  Hero Arts has stashed away

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hello friend.

I’m a fan of all things fall so when I saw the Stampin’ Up Photopolymer Acorny Thank You, I knew I had to order it: cardstock:  papertrey ink kraft, stampin’ up very vanilla, recollections gold glitter  stamps:  stampin’ up acorny thank  you, mama elephant mini messages, lawn fawn gleeful gardens  other:  stampin’ up acorny thank

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a cup of cheer

Good Morning!  I’ve been wanting to ink up this Stampin’ Up Paper Pumpkin stamp set: cardstock:  recollections/110/white, mft cement gray  stamps:  stampin’ up july 2015 paper pumpkin  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics, hero arts gold spray other:  we r memory keepers polka ef, mft  die-namics stax rectangle, canvas corp clothes pin It’s not the set

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you warm my heart.

So, I’ve been very impatiently waiting for some natural lighting so that I could take a pic of my card.  I’ve been getting home after it is dark so I need to better in my photography schedule. cardstock:  mft cement gray, recollections gold glitter  paper:  pebbles cottage living stamps:  mft hug in a mug  ink:

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Reverse Confetti’s Crazy for Christmas: Memory Keeping

Today is Day Three of  Reverse Confetti’s First Annual Crazy for Christmas online showcase event!  Click HERE for Day One + Click HERE for Day Two!  We are going to share all kinds of fun projects with you, are you ready?! Today’s focus is on:  memory keeping I have so many project life albums…like a ton.  I need to

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers News!

Post 3 of 3 for today…click HERE for Reverse Confetti’s Crazy for Christmas click HERE for my Hero Arts Star Snowflake Stencil post We’re so thrilled to present the new Coffee Loving Cardmakers Design Team!   Pop over to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog for all the deets!

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Bobaa | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: Gotta love a pun, right?! I was on a mission to design a fun boba themed card. I used the Pretty Pink Posh – Matte Gold | confetti mix for the boba. The distress oxide trio: Have a super week!

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Spill the Tea | Coffee Loving Cardmakers

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of my project that I’m sharing: For all the details, please hop over to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Miss Ink Stamps | March Release

The Miss Ink Stamps March Release is now available! I’m featuring the new Caffeinated stamp set. Yay for a caffeinated set! Make sure you check the shop for the newest releases! Make sure you check out the Coffee section in the shop. It’s 20 – 40% off most things coffee, no coupon necessary. Receive a

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Happiness Blooms | Catherine Pooler

I’m back with another project that feature the New Catherine Pooler Designs Party inks: I combined these sets for today’s project: I thought that the Bold Bits & Patterns set would be a perfect way to showcase the gorgeous new colors! The sentiment is from the Daffodil Blooms set and has been stamped in Macchiato.

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Cup of Cheer | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #27 – Reminder

Things are still going strong over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We have Newton’s Nook Designs as our sponsor for the month of March: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the following products available at Newton’s Nook Designs: I did some

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Miss Ink Stamps | March Sneak Peek

Today is the start of the sneak peeks for the Miss Ink Stamps New Release. I’m a huge fan of capybaras and couldn’t wait to ink up that set. I was chuckling the entire time I was designing this project. I know that Slim [stamp set – Slim’s Whims] is a gentle giant and loves

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Spring Wishes | Pretty Pink Posh

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: I’m featuring the following products by Pretty Pink Posh: The cardstock colors: I can’t wait to see how my teamies were inspired. We hope that you’ll

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Sweetest Ink Hop | Catherine Pooler Designs

Welcome to the Sweetest Ink Hop on Instagram! Meet Creamsicle, Lemon Sorbet and Frosted- the three newest Catherine Pooler Designs Party Ink Colors. I’m hopping with some of my crafty friends to show you these three sweet colors along with the latest spring stamps and dies. My card features DAFFODIL BLOOMS from CP Designs. WIN

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