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Altenew’s 4th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 2 (+GIVEAWAY!)

4 Apr
Happy Birthday by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Altenew

Good morning!  I am so excited to help Altenew celebrate their fourth anniversary today!  They're having FOUR days of blog hops with lots of exciting prizes from Altenew and their exciting sponsors!  You can find all the giveaways details at the bottom of my post!  Today I decided to play with my ... View Post

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alcohol ink, altenew

Altenew Build-A-Flower Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

26 Feb
Build-A-Flower Aster by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Altenew

Good morning!  I am so excited to join Altenew to celebrate one year of their amazing Build-A-Flower collection!  Each month Altenew releases a new flower stamp and die bundle and after a year there is a veritable garden of gorgeous florals to choose from! Build-A-Flower – ... View Post

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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

Altenew January 2018 Release Blog Hop (+VIDEO and GIVEAWAYS!)

10 Jan
Happy Birthday by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Altenew

Good morning!  I'm thrilled to be joining the amazing Altenew design team to celebrate their January 2018 die release!  No stamps this month...just some gorgeous GORGEOUS dies!!  Once I got started I just couldn't stop! ;) First up is this pretty card featuring the new Peony Dream 3d ... View Post

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Coloring Heat-Embossed Images with Alcohol Inks (+VIDEO and GIVEAWAY!)

7 Dec
You Make My World Brighter by Jessica Frost-Ballas

Good morning!  A few weeks ago I shared this card where I "colored" a heat-embossed image with alcohol inks.  I promised a video tutorial and I'm excited to share it today! :) You can watch the video below or at my Youtube channel! I love the resurgence of alcohol inks in the crafting world and I ... View Post

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Altenew Markers Release Blog Hop (+ GIVEAWAY!)

20 Nov

Busy day on the blog!  For the Lawn Fawnatics challenge click here and for A Blog Named Hero's challenge click here! Good morning!  From the time I started crafting I had dreams of being invited to hop along for an Altenew release...but NEVER, in my wildest dreams, would I have imagined that I'd ... View Post

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Altenew Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

19 Apr
To My Amazing Mother by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Altenew

Good morning!  I am so honored and excited to be participating in the Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop for Altenew!  The Celebrating Parents Card Drive collects cards to be sent to the elderly who live in nursing homes or shelters and reminds them that they are loved, honored, and never ... View Post

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Crafty Christmas Collaboration #2: Christy Reuling (+GIVEAWAYS!)

25 Feb
Crafty Christmas Collaboration #2 with Christy Reuling

Good morning and welcome to the next month of my Crafty Christmas Collaboration series!  If you missed my first Crafty Christmas Collaboration you can find it here!  Basically the idea is that I know I need to start working on Christmas cards pretty early in the year in order to be ready with enough ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, crafty christmas collaboration
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altenew, copic, crafty christmas collaboration, distress ink, neat and tangled

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