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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Friendly Rainbow | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: The Lawn Fawn Corner Rainbow stenciling combo really adds so much to a project. I used the following distress oxides: I used the following tools when stenciling: Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65.

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Pilates | 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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Merry & Bright | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #26 – Reminder

We’re still going strong over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Angie Blom Digital Designs is our sponsor for the month of February: 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 Angie Blom Digital Designs: You might not be

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Just for You | 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: I’m featuring the following products: When I went to take my photo, I noticed that the circle window panel was on upside down [sigh]. I ended

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Beary Good Day | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: Oh my goodness, that bear is just way too cute! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65.

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Happiness | Hero Arts

This month the challenge is: Do You Believe In Love Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: This printable file features four mugs and five coordinating sentiments! Other Hero Arts products I used: The heart has been cut from the Silver – Glitter Paper Holiday Sparkle. I can’t wait to see

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Inspired by + Coffee Loving Cardmakers Mash Up!

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Today’s we’re collaborating with Coffee Loving Cardmakers. I’ve asked Laurel Seabrook from the Inspired By Challenge to be my Coffee Date! We’re using this week’s Inspired By Challenge along with Laurel’s new Sweet Valentine Wishes digital

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