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Archives for February 2018

More from the March 2018 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit (+ A BIG SALE!!)

16 Feb
Hello by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

Psst!  Did you hear the news?!  Simon Says Stamp is celebrating their 15th birthday with a sale now through 11:59 PM EST February 18th!  Use the code 'HAPPY584' for 15% off site-wide!!  Shop early for the best selection!  Here are a few of my recent favorites (you'll see a bunch of these on my blog ... View Post

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Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop (VIDEO + GIVEAWAYS!)

15 Feb
Sending Mermaid Kisses and Starfish Wishes by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

Good morning!  Today the 2018 catalog is now available at Hero Arts and we're celebrating with a giant inspiration-filled blog hop! Mermaid Kisses was one of our most popular My Monthly Hero Kits ever and by popular vote we are rereleasing it!!  I was excited to pair it with our new beautiful ... View Post

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bloghop, card-making, crafting, design team, hero arts, video tutorial
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hero arts, video, watercolor

Owl Always Love You!

14 Feb
Owl Always Love You

Happy Valentine's Day! :) I hope you have a day (week, month, and year!) filled with love!!  I'm just popping in to share a quick card using two fun sets from Flora and Fauna Clear! I combined the Gnome Life and Owl Always Love You sets for my card and I kid you not, I had Whitney Houston’s I ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team, simon says stamp
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flora and fauna clear

Simon Says Stamp March Card Kit: Choose Joy

14 Feb
You Bring Sunshine by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

Good morning!  The newest Simon Says Stamp Card Kit: Choose Joy is now available and it's PACKED with a ton of fun stuff!  Today I want to share a card I created using one of the stamp sets in the kit.  That's right...there are TWO sets in this month's kit! ;) To start I arranged the plaid ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team, simon says stamp
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copic markers, simon says stamp, simon says stamp card kit

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Peony Blossom Release (+GIVEAWAY!)

12 Feb
Always Be Blooming by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Altenew

Good morning!  I’m excited to introduce you to the newest Altenew Build-A-Flower set: Peony Blossom!  Lots of possibilities with this set…and the included dimensional dies are really awesome!  I decided to use the stamps and dies and a normally unwanted result of working with yupo paper to my ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, guest-designer
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alcohol ink, altenew

Heffy Doodle Blog Hop

10 Feb
Hope You Feel Cheddar Soon by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Heffy Doodle Stamps

Good morning and Happy Saturday!  I'm so excited to be joining the hop to celebrate the third release of Heffy Doodle Stamps!  After talking online for over a year or so I finally had the opportunity to meet Lesley Oman, the owner of Heffy Doodle, at Creativation a few weeks ago and oh my goodness, ... View Post

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bloghop, card-making, crafting, guest-designer
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heffy doodle stamps, prismacolor colored pencils

Where Creativity Meets C9: Challenge #18 – Watercolor

9 Feb
Have a Wonderful Day by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Where Creativity Meets C9

Good morning!  Today we’re starting what I think will be a very popular challenge for Where Creativity Meets C9 and it's Watercolor!!  You can find all the details and the rest of the design team’s creations here!   We are sponsored by the fantastic Concord & 9th and one lucky ... View Post

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concord and 9th, distress inks, watercolor, where creativity meets c9

Adding Foil to Alcohol Inked Backgrounds (VIDEO + GIVEAWAY!)

8 Feb
Adding Foil Accents to Alcohol Inked Backgrounds by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

Good morning!  I know it's been awhile since I've shared a video but now that Creativation is over I'm going to try to be a little more regular with video posts!  However, I hope you'll forgive me because this is one I'm really excited to share and I hope you'll like it, too!! As you can ... View Post

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