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Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop + a giveaway!

18 Mar

Hooray!!  It's time to kick off the 2016 Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!!  As a member of the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Design Team I get to celebrate coffee and cards all the time but the hops are extra special to me!  I love seeing everyone's creations and the enthusiasm and excitement in our ... View Post

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bloghop, card-making, coffee loving cardmakers, crafting, design team
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altenew, clearly besotted, coffee lovers blog hop, coffee loving cardmakers, copic markers, distress ink

30 Day Coloring Challenge Final Day and Review!

1 Mar

Good morning!  Don’t forget that I have several giveaways going on to celebrate reaching 2000 followers on instagram!  You can find more details on how to enter or link up your card by clicking here!  I hope you’ll join in the fun! ? Good morning!  Today is the last day of Kathy Racoosin's 30 ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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altenew, ellen hutson, essentials by ellen, hand-lettering, masking

30 Day Coloring Challenge – Week 4

28 Feb

Good morning!  Don't forget that I have several giveaways going on to celebrate reaching 2000 followers on instagram!  You can find more details on how to enter or link up your card by clicking here!  I hope you'll join in the fun! ;) Good morning!  If you missed my first three weekly recaps ... View Post

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challenge, crafting
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altenew, clearly besotted, ellen hutson, essentials by ellen, mama elephant, mft stamps, zig clean color real brush

30 Day Coloring Challenge – Week 3

21 Feb

Good morning!  If you missed my first two weekly recaps for the 30 Day Coloring Challenge you can find them here and here!  I went a little out of my comfort zone and tried no line copic coloring and some odd color combos this week...definitely a fun experience!  I can't believe we're starting the ... View Post

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altenew, ellen hutson, winnie and walter

Ken Oliver Crafts: Stenciled Bursts (part 2)!

17 Feb

Good morning!  Earlier this month I shared a set of cards I created with Ken Oliver Colorbursts and stencils!  While I was making those cards I actually created two more that I'd like to share today! My first card is a square card using the Abstract Petals stencil from My Favorite Things and ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team, ken oliver crafts creative team
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altenew, colorburst powder, hero arts, memory box, stencilgirl

30 Day Coloring Challenge – Week 2

14 Feb

Good morning and Happy Valentine's Day!  I'm back with my week 2 review of my coloring for Kathy Racoosin's 30 Day Coloring Challenge!  If you missed my first week you can find it here!  Again I've tried to include all of the important information on the photos but if you have any questions please ... View Post

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challenge, crafting
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altenew, clearly besotted, copic markers, ellen hutson, winnie and walter

Ken Oliver Crafts: Stenciled Bursts!

5 Feb

If you're looking for my post for The Ton please scroll down or click here! So I don't know about you but I obsessively watched all the videos that people posted from CHA last month (someday I'll get to go!) and drooled over new products and techniques!  One video that caught my attention was ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team, ken oliver crafts creative team
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altenew, colorburst powder, hello, hero arts, ken oliver crafts

Online Card Classes: Watercolors for CardMakers – Intermediate Techniques Days 2 and 3

28 Jan

I am having SO. MUCH. FUN. in this Online Card Class...seriously, I cannot recommend it highly enough!  While I'm certainly not mastering all of the techniques that are being taught I'm getting wonderful ideas that will definitely be used for future cards and lots of helpful tips for improving my ... View Post

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altenew, hero arts, memory box, shaker, simon says stamp, winsor and newton watercolors, wplus9

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