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Pretty Pink Posh May Release Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

12 May
Pretty Pink Posh May Release Blog Hop by Jessica Frost-Ballas

Good morning!  I am thrilled to be a guest for the Pretty Pink Posh May Release Blog Hop!  I've been a huge fan of Paulina's gorgeous sequins since I started crafting in the summer of 2014 and discovered her online shop!  At that time she was just selling sequins but has since expanded her line to ... View Post

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Copic-coloring Roses for Mother’s Day!

11 May
Happy Mother's Day by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

Hello!  I have a quick Mother's Day card to share today using the gorgeous roses from the Best Mom Ever set from Simon Says Stamp! To start I stamped all the roses and leaves onto masking paper and fussy cut them.  Then I arranged them on my card panel to figure out how I wanted to arrange my ... View Post

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copic, masking, simon says stamp

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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altenew, copic, zig clean color real brush

Lawn Fawnatics: Challenge #2 – Interactive Cards

3 Apr
Best Fishes by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Lawn Fawnatics

For the April release for Lil' Inker Designs please scroll down or click here! Good morning!  It's time for a new Lawn Fawnatics challenge and this one is definitely going to be one of my favorites!  We're challenging you to create an interactive card!  Shaker, slider, pop-up...the sky's the ... View Post

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copic, distress oxides, lawn fawn, lawn fawnatics, shaker

Crafty Christmas Collaboration #3: Sharna Waksmulski (+GIVEAWAYS!)

25 Mar
Happy Holidays by Jessica Frost-Ballas

Good morning and welcome to the next month of my Crafty Christmas Collaboration series!  If you missed my first Crafty Christmas Collaborations you can find them here and 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 ... View Post

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christmas card, copic, crafty christmas collaboration, distress oxides, lawn fawn, mission gold watercolors

Charity Bloghop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

18 Mar

Good morning!  I'm very excited to be a part of an unusual blog hop hosted by the fabulous Sandy Allnock!  The idea behind this hop is to bring awareness to the countless wonderful charities and causes that offer "gifts" that you can purchase in honor of a friend or family member and share how you ... View Post

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copic, distress ink, ellen hutson, mama elephant

Simon Says Stamp New Beginnings Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

10 Mar
New Beginnings Blog Hop by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

Good morning!  I am thrilled to be joining some super talented ladies to celebrate the New Beginnings release from Simon Says Stamp!  Have you checked out the release yet?  Go ahead...I'll wait! ;) So I fell hard for the More Spring Flowers set as soon as I saw it.  You can find my first card ... View Post

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Hero Arts: CAS Copic Coloring

9 Mar
A Votre Sante by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Hero Arts

Good morning!  I'm over on the Hero Arts blog with a trio of CAS cards featuring simple stamping and copic coloring!  I'm thoroughly enjoying Kathy's coloring challenge this month and am challenging myself to try new coloring techniques so I hope you'll head over and check them out!  Here's a sneak ... View Post

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