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Christmas Card Challenges #15: Anything Goes

13 Mar

Good afternoon!  It's an Anything Goes week at Christmas Card Challenges and I had so much fun making my card!  I saw this sentiment stamp online a few weeks after Christmas and I had to have it!  My dad was a meteorologist and oceanographer for the US Navy while I was growing up and this card will ... View Post

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card-making, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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christmas, distress ink, hero arts

Christmas Card Challenges #13: Photo Inspiration

28 Feb

Good afternoon!  In case you missed it earlier 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! ;)  You can also find my week 4 review of the 30 Day ... View Post

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card-making, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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distress ink, newton's nook, winnie and walter, wow embossing powder

Christmas Card Challenges #11: Color Challenge

14 Feb

If you're looking for my week 2 review of the 30 Day Coloring Challenge please scroll down or click here! Good afternoon!  This week we have a fun and non-traditional color palette for our challenge! It took me a really long time to realize that the photo was blueberries and ... View Post

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christmas, distress ink

A Blog Named Hero: Valentine’s Day Sparkly Trio

7 Feb

If you're looking for my card for Christmas Card Challenges please scroll down or click here!  If you're looking for my 30 Day Coloring Challenge Week 1 review please click here! Good evening!  If you're not off watching the Super Bowl I hope you'll head over to A Blog Named Hero and check out my ... View Post

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ABNH, card-making, crafting, design team
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distress ink, hero arts, simon says stamp

Christmas Card Challenges #8: Color Challenge

24 Jan

Good afternoon!  We're on day 3 of a huge snowstorm and for the first time this entire overly-warm winter it felt like I should be creating Christmas cards!  I was definitely in a holiday mood yesterday!  Anyway, we have a fun color challenge at Christmas Card Challenges this week and here's what ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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distress ink, hero arts, kuretake gansai tambi, technique tuesday

Mr. and Mrs. Bluebird

27 Dec

Good morning!  I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and lucrative post-holiday crafty shopping! ;)  I am personally recovering from an excess of Christmas cookies *she says as she eats another one*... Today is my last guest post for Concord & 9th.  I really loved having the opportunity to ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, guest-designer
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concord & 9th, distress ink

Christmas Card Challenges #51: Anything Goes

22 Nov

Don’t forget to comment on the Hero Arts+A Blog Named Hero Holiday Blog Hop for a chance to win one of three November 2015 My Monthly Hero Kits!  Click here for the post!  You have until 11:59PM PST tonight to comment!! Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by for another Anything Goes week ... View Post

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distress ink, poppy stamps

So Suzy September Challenge – Happiness is…

18 Sep

Good morning!  I apologize for the delay but my third post discussing methods of adding sparkle to cards will come next week...I'm waiting for one item to arrive ;)  But in the meantime if you'd like to catch up you can check out my first two installments here and here!  And be sure to stop by next ... View Post

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brushos, distress ink, so suzy stamps

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