A Jillian Vance Design: Baby, It’s Cold Outside

post 1 of 2…click HERE for my Chickaniddy Crafts post. Hello! I’m super excited to share that I’m one of the November/December Guest Designers over at A Jillian Vance Designs Here’s a peek at my project: I used the Frosty Stamp Set It’s not a card…for all the deets pop over to the  A Jillian Vance

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life starts…

post 2 of 2…click here for my Your Next Stamp post. It’s no secret that Fall is my Favorite Season…love anything and everything Fall Inspired. paper:  carta bella/a perfect autumn  other:  impress felt, american crafts glitter paper, carta bella sticker/chippie, paper smooches loopy leaf die That super skinny strip of American Crafts glitter paper is

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Your Next Stamp: home made (with love)

post 1 of 2…click here for my Life Starts… card Today is my last post as the October Guest Designer over at Your Next Stamp It has been so much fun designing with them! I wanted to do something a bit different (translation: non-coffee project) so I designed a wood veneer shaker: paper:  carta bella/a

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Smarty Kids.

I made a couple altered Starbucks To Go cups for the kids’ Halloween Goodie Bag: paper:  chickaniddy crafts/scrumptious  other:  solid orange divine twine, gold thread All the paper is from Chickaniddy Crafts Scrumptious Collection. Since my girl lives across the street from a Starbucks, I’m hoping she remembers to bring her cup with her and

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appreciate everything.

I’ve been feeling super grateful these days.  It could be the time of year, fall seems to bring that out in a lot of people with Thanksgiving around the corner.  There’s been other things too…I carpool into work with Darin.  It’s been nice for many reasons, chattin’ time, not having to pay for parking {more

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Stampin’ Up Sunday: to a wonderful friend

Happy Sunday! I need to do Stampin’ Up Sunday’s with all the SU stuff that I’ve been slowly accumulating.   I’m like a lot of crafters, I started off with Stampin’ Up around 2003’ish.  I jumped in, with both feet and probably should have signed up to be a demo then but didn’t, but was

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a little coffee…

So, you all remember the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, right?  Well, I found some hidden treasures in that, one of them being this Hero Arts, A Little set: Butterfly Reflections Ink gave it away as a Flash Sponsor.   I stamped it on vellum and heat embossed it in Zing white.  The ‘coffee’ has been

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Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge: happiness is brewin’

Click HERE for the Neat & Tangled October New Release:  Final Day Hello and Happy Friday! I’m playing with the Your Next Stamps team. Have you played along with the October challenges? You can pick one or both…click HERE for all the deets. Last time I used the sketch, today I’m using the inspirational photo:

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Neat & Tangled October New Release Day Four: Winter Trees

Click HERE for the new Fusion Challenge! So, how have you been enjoying the Neat & Tangled New Release Week?! I know, right?!  So many fun and fabulous new sets! Today we’re featuring: Winter Trees illustrated by Miriam! I was definitely in a watercoloring mood with this set: cardstock:  strathmore  stamps:  neat & tangled winter

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Thankful for you | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Fall Leaves For today’s card was inspired by the theme and sketch. I combined the following Brass & Bliss Craft Co products: The sentiment was stamped in Pecan from the Color Fuse #3 set. The leaves have been cut from

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Mug Life | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #58

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 Spellbinders: Cardstock + Ink: I just love how this one turned out! I can’t wait to see how my teamies and the Guest designers

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September Edition | Guest Designer – Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Cynthia O Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, October 28th. 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

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Autumn Tapestry | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

The Brass & Bliss Craft Co – Autumn Tapestry Release is now in the store! SAVE 20% on the new Release! We’re doing things a bit different, there is no instagram hop. You’ll want to pop over to the Brass & Bliss blog post HERE and leave a comment for a chance to win. Here’s

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Happy National Coffee Day

Happy National Coffee Day! There’s a blog hop that starts over on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog today. One of the Super Sponsors is Brass & Bliss Craft Co: Here are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I combined for today’s project: The wool felt is from my stash. I actually made the coffee

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Season’s Greetings | My Pretty Things

It’s been a bit since I’ve shared a project that featured My Pretty Things: I was inspired by the recent Freshly Made Sketches – sketch by my friend Donna Mikasa! I combined the following cardstocks: The sentiment was stamped in Concord & 9th – Honeysuckle. I did trim down the bow a bit. Affiliate links

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Pumpkin Spice | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. It’s a bit of a sneak peek for a new release that is dropping next week! These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:

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Fa La La | Mama Elephant

Today is the Mama Elephant Stamp Highlights: Long Holiday. Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the following Mama Elephant products: Here are my earlier cards: Holiday Calories Duo Holiday Joy Merry Little Cookie I can’t wait to see how the other designers were inspired! Some links are affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Hocus Pocus | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Coffee Mugs For today’s card was inspired by the colors and coffee theme. I combined the following Pretty Pink Posh products: The sentiment is by Riley & Company – Hocus Pocus. I put a couple drops of Catherine Pooler –

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