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MFT Sketch Challenge #281 (+VIDEO)

22 May

Good morning!  I have a card and video to share for the current My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #281.  My card is a little bit of a stretch on the sketch but hopefully you can see how it inspired my card! And this is my card: Generally I don't have stories behind my cards but this one ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting, video tutorial
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inktense watercolor pencils

CASometry Challenge 2 – Make 5: stage 2 (take 2!)

19 May

Good morning!  A couple days ago I shared my second card for the second stage of Anna's CASometry Challenge 2 - Make 5; but the more I looked at it over the course of the day, the more I realized that it can't even kinda be counted as CAS.  So I decided to do it over! ;) I loved the color scheme and ... View Post

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distress ink, simon says stamp

CASometry Challenge 2 – Make 5: stage 2

17 May

Good morning!  I'm back with my card for the second stage of Anna Kossakovskaya’s CASometry Challenge 2 - Make 5!  She's challenging crafters to use one stamp set to make 5 CAS cards (one for each stage)!  I'm not sure how CAS my cards actually are but hopefully she'll let them slide!  You can find ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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distress ink, simon says stamp

Lawnscaping Challenge #130: Sparkle It Up!

16 May

Good morning!  It’s time for a new Lawnscaping Challenge and we’re challenging you to add some sparkle to your entries!!  You can use embossing glitter, sequins, glitter, sparkly markers or paint, foil...there are tons of options for adding sparkle to your card! Our fabulous friends at Lawn ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team, lawnscaping
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lawn fawn, lawnscaping

Christmas Card Challenges #24: Anything Goes

15 May

This is my second post for today!  You can find the start of my unicorn obsession by scrolling down or clicking here! ;) Good afternoon!  It's Anything Goes week over at Christmas Card Challenges and I can't wait to show you my cards today! :) I made two versions of the same card: one uses ... View Post

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card-making, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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christmas, distress ink, gansai tambi, no line watercoloring, stampin up, the greeting farm, wplus9

Believe You Can!

15 May

Good morning!  Recently I purchased the Mama Elephant Unicorns and Rainbows stamp set from Ruby's destash and I couldn't wait to use it!! I stamped a large herd of unicorns and used my ScanNCut to cut them all out...and I now have enough unicorns to last me for several months!  As a child I ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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distress ink, mama elephant, simon says stamp, zig clean color real brush

Wishing You Both the Best!

11 May

Good morning!  I finally had a little free time to do some 'just for fun' crafting and I was able to play with this pretty Sketch Ranunculus stamp set from Simon Says Stamp that was designed by Yoonsun Hur!  I am a huge fan of Yoonsun's work and was excited to get my hands on this set after seeing ... View Post

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distress ink, simon says stamp

Christmas Card Challenges #23: Color Inspiration

8 May

Good afternoon!  We have a fun color palette to inspire you this week! And here’s what I created: I really loved the mix of greens and grays in the inspiration palette and thought the Holiday Pine Branches stamp set from Hero Arts would be perfect for my card!  I started by stamping the ... View Post

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