I love You and Coffee | Stampin’ Up + Lawn Fawn

Happy Friday!  I have a quick card that I put together this morning.  I haven’t recently taken an inventory of my caffeinated sets but I have a ton.  I wanted to challenge myself to use the (retired) Merry Cafe in a non-seasonal way. I’m loving the Hello Honey + Lost Lagoon combo. I decided to

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Mom | Reverse Confetti | Stock Your Stash

Have you seen the Reverse Confetti challenge, Stock Your Stash?! 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.   There will be a new Stock Your Stash challenge posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 1st of

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hey | The Stamp Market

Hey!  Getting a late start this morning.  I managed to ‘sleep in’ until 5 am!  So I whipped this card up after a couple cups of coffee and a quick breakfast.   I haven’t played with The Stamp Market’s Bloominous set or their new papers.  Have you noticed the trend of non-colored images?  I love that

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Topflight Stamps Birthday Blog Hop Winner!

A big Thank You for everyone that stopped by for the Topflight Stamps 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop!  I’m back to announce the winner of the $15 Gift Certificate.  Based on the comments that were left on my blog, I used random.org to draw the winner: The lucky winner is: Sue!  Send me an email! Thanks

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April Creative Hop | Reverse Confetti

Hello!  Today is the 8th of the month which means it’s time for the Reverse Confetti Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from my teamie, Heather Hoffman.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Reverse Confetti blog! I’m in full springtime mode and couldn’t wait to design a card trio:

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oh, happy day | SugarPea Designs

Hello and Happy Sunday!  As I type this up on Saturday morning, not quite 8 am and I’m on my 4th cup of coffee.  Today I’m featuring SugarPea Designs – Parisian Holiday. This set is so fun, love all the images in it.  I teamed it up with the Coffee To Go Cup – Sugarcut. 

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The Ton’s Spring 2019 Release Blog Hop

We are celebrating The Ton’s Spring 2019 Release with 7 new designs! There are additional promotions with free gifts. Head over to The Ton’s blog for more details.  Giveaways: Three winners will receive a stamp set of choice from our new Spring 2019 release (excluding Fantastic Feathers). To qualify, please leave a comment on each blog

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Poppin’ Up To Say | Lawn Fawn [interactive]

I always seem to underestimate the time it takes to design an interactive card.  This literally took me several hours yesterday to complete (from start to finish).  I have to say that I’m really enjoying the interactive designs, they’re so rewarding to see ‘in action’. This one combines the following Lawn Fawn Sets: Let’s Toast

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Have a phonomenal day | Avery Elle

I’m part of family that really enjoys food.  Well, I guess all families are like that?  We love asian food so when Avery Elle came out with this fun Phonomenal set, I knew I had to buy it. The kids and I love noodles:  Pho, Bun, Ramen, Udon, Somen… Last night my sweet girl treated

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hello | Hello Bluebird

Hello and Happy Tuesday.  Here’s another spring inspired project. I haven’t inked up any of my Hello Bluebird sets so today I’m featuring Springtime.  I also used Gallery Frame #1 and Grassy Knoll Dies.  The hello has been die cut from (retired) Stampin’ Up Wisteria Wonder. The Distress Oxide ink blending background color combo is

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Celebrate Big | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: Nothing says festive like a cute gnome with his party hat on. Thanks for stopping by!

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Sending a Big Squeeze

I have so much to do today and what do I send several hours doing? I made a card, just for fun. I order the Hero Arts July My Monthly Super Hero as soon I received the instock notification. I’m all about all things citrus and well, everything in the July kit is amazing. Think:

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Sending Birthday Wishes | Hero Arts

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Hydrangeas I was inspired by the theme + colors. My card features the following Hero Arts products: Hero Arts Inks: I used Distress Oxide Black Soot for the center of the blooms. The stenciling was done on ColorWheel Cardstock: The

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Life InDex Inspiration Hop

Welcome to the July My Pretty Things Life InDex Instagram Hop! Follow along for inspiration and a chance to win! Here’s what to do for your chance to win a $25 gift card: The winner will be announced on the My Pretty Things IG page on Monday, July 20, 2026. Want to see more inspiration

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Seeds of Joy | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: If you’ve been following me for a bit, you know that I don’t have a green thumb. Thankfully my kids so. This is my kind of gardening. Thanks for stopping by!

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Crime Scene | Miss Ink Stamps

Any other Crime Show fans? I had to get these sets from Miss Ink Stamps – affiliate links used in this post. A big THANK YOU to my crafty friend Kari. I love her mini file folder designs and had to do my own version of it. She uses the old school Envelope Punch which

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Coolest Day Ever | chance to win!

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Poolside I was inspired by the theme + colors. My card features the following Lawn Fawn products: I also squeezed in these products: I used the following Concord & 9th cardstock: The sentiment has been heat embossed in white on

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Happy Birthday | Simon Says Stamp

I’m back with a birthday card. Did you catch my earlier Centenarian Birthday Card Request? You could be the lucky winner of a $20 Gift card: If you were following me last year, you might remember that I did a call out for Birthday cards for my former Mother-in-law’s 99th birthday. I’m doing it again

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