Sleigh Ride | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Four is Sleigh Ride. I struggled with this because I don’t seem to have a sleigh in my stash.  So I went with the modern version of a sleigh, a snowboard: Okay, I know you’re wondering why there is a coffee cup.  Well I

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Here Comes Santa Claus | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Three is Here comes Santa Claus. Pink and  Red make my holidays.  Love that combo.  So today’s tag features the [retired] Fat Pants and Holly Jolly sets. The tag is cardstock from my stash using the Hero Arts Nesting Tags Dies.  The Holly Jolly

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Deck the Halls with Inky Paws 2020 Blog Hop!

  Today is the Newton’s Nook Designs Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from my teamie, Tatiana’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Newton’s Nook Designs blog. Here’s how I was inspired: I started off with the Argyle

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Little Drummer Boy | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Two is Little Drummer Boy. Although I’ve been trying to keep my tags simple, what you don’t see are the multiple tags I end up creating to get to my final project.  I always keep coming back to a very clean and simple design.

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Silver Bells | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day One is Silver Bells.   For how simple this tag is, it took a long time to finish.  I was trying to go a different route that was more focused on a sentiment but I just couldn’t get the look that I was looking

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Happy Holiday Wishes | Reverse Confetti

  Hello!  I’m so happy to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog today.  Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: I was thoroughly inspired by a couple of my teamies.  For all the details, please visit my post. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Not Gluten Free | Essentials by Ellen + SALE

  I had a bunch of Ellen Hutson – Essentials by Ellen sets out to make a card then I went a totally completely route and just used one set, Ginger House. Those Gingerbread cookies are the cutest, right?  You can’t really tell by the photo but the Oyster Gray plate has an embossed circle

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Noel | Reverse Confetti

  I wanted to squeak out some time to make another holiday design this weekend.  I’m suppose to be writing out my Holiday Cards right now.  Just wanted to post a reminder about the Reverse Confetti Thankful For You Sale! Here’s what I whipped up for today: Yes, I’ve been switching up my photography and

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You’re so Cool | Inspired by Challenge – Dashing Through the Dough

Welcome to another new Inspired by Challenge!  There is also an optional sketch challenge:   Here’s how I was inspired: The Newton’s Nook Designs Snowman Roundabout is perfect for this challenge.  Look at all those cute snowpeeps.  One of my least fav copics to work with…red.  It is so unforgiving, that’s probably what drove me to

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Day One | Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Today is the start of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. Link up a caffeinated project for a chance to win. All the details are over on the blog. Here’s how I was inspired today: Alex Syberia is one of our newest Super Sponsors! Today’s card features: I took the sweet images from the Cozy Tea

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Knitting Together | Concord & 9th

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Wool & Denim For today’s card was inspired by the theme + colors. I’m featuring the following products: The Concord & 9th inks + cardstock I used: The center sentiments were heat embossed with Altenew white embossing powder. The tags

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Joy For You | Simon Says Stamp

Simon Says Stamp has a NEW JOY FOR YOU Release! There are so many amazing products! Today I’m playing with: I also added these Simon Says Stamp products: I also used Spellbinders: I kept with a classic black, white + red color palette. I love playing with the Key Fob Tags. I added the black

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Merry Mayhem Trio | Spellbinders

Thanks to Spellbinders for sending me the Merry Mayhem stamp + die bundle. I managed to whip up three cards. Seasonally Tired My first card features these Spellbinders products: The Spellbinders ColorWheel cardstocks I combined: I’m Fine Do you see a trend in a theme here? I couldn’t help using the Merry Mug with those

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Felt Christmas Tree Card | Spellbinders

I’m up on the Spellbinders blog with a card tutorial featuring the new Felt Festive Trees. The Spellbinders products I used: Hop over to my post for all the details. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Tis the Season | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #59

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by Catherine Pooler: The Catherine Pooler Inks: I’m notorious for buying pretty things and not using them like this gorgeous ribbon: Yes, I’ve been loving

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Big Sister | Lawn Fawn

For those that celebrate, Happy Halloween. Today’s card was made especially for our friends’ 2 year old granddaughter who became a Big Sister a couple weeks ago. I’m featuring the following Lawn Fawn products: *retired I snuck in a sun from the Pretty Pink Posh – Get Well Mug Additions. Some of the things that

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Happy Holidays | Simon Says Stamp

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Ghosts For today’s card was inspired by the sketch. I’m featuring the following Simon Says Stamp products: The Concord & 9th inks I used: The sentiment was heat embossed in gold on black cardstock. The A2 base is Sweet Pea.

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October Edition | Guest Designer – Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Valerie Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, November 25th. I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give away a prize. One lucky random project with a US

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