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My Favorite Things Card Design Superstar Contest – entry 2

13 Sep

This is my third post for today!  For my Right at Home design team debut please scroll down or click here.  For the second day of the September 2016 release for Lil' Inker Designs please click here. Hello!  I'm back with my second entry for the MFT Stamps Card Design Superstar Contest.  You can ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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distress ink, interactive, mft stamps

Guesting with Ruby Naz!

24 Jun

The Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is underway!  More than 750 entries as of writing this post!  Head here and here to see my first two cards and enter my giveaway! Good morning!  I am super excited to be Ruby's first official guest for her new blog series: Guesting with Ruby Naz!  Check out ... View Post

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card-making, chibitronics, crafting, guest-designer
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chibitronics, guesting with ruby naz, interactive, mama elephant

Thanks a Ton Bendi Card (+VIDEO)

9 Jun

Don’t forget to enter my 2nd Blogiversary Giveaway for a chance to win $50 to the crafty store of your choice!  You can find that post by clicking here!   Good morning!  I recently discovered Bendi Cards over on SplitCoastStampers and I couldn't wait to give one a try!  I thought the adorable ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, video tutorial
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bendi, distress ink, interactive, mama elephant

Lawnscaping Challenge #131: Off-Kilter

6 Jun

This is my second post for today!  For my post on The Ton blog please scroll down or click here! Don’t forget to enter my 2nd Blogiversary Giveaway for a chance to win $50 to the crafty store of your choice!  You can find that post by clicking here!   And I'm also auctioning off this card for ... View Post

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

Lawnscaping Challenge #129: Calling All Critters

2 May

Challenge #129, sponsored by Ellen Hutson, is to add some critters to your creations!  One lucky winner will win a $25 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson! I created an interactive sliding birthday card using the adorable otters from Lawn Fawn's Year Five stamp set: You can watch the ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team, lawnscaping, video tutorial
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interactive, lawn fawn, mama elephant, video tutorial

Christmas Card Challenges #18: Anything Goes

3 Apr

This is my second post for today!  For my first post please scroll down or click here! Good afternoon!  It's time for another Anything Goes week at Christmas Card Challenges and I had so much fun that I ended up with an extra non-Christmas card using the same stamps that I shared earlier this ... View Post

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card-making, christmas card challenges, crafting, design team
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critter, interactive, mama elephant

Kissing Whales!

3 Apr

Good morning!  I was working on my card for Christmas Card Challenges (that you'll see later today) and I really loved the distress ink background that I created.  So I made a second background panel...and then decided to make another card!  One of my new crafty friends on IG, Amy Y. ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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interactive, mama elephant

Collaboration: Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn

31 Mar

This week the Chibitronics design team is collaborating with one of my favorite stamp companies, Lawn Fawn, and I was super excited to create a card using both companies!  I didn't have time to do a video tutorial for this card but you can find a similar video tutorial here with detailed ... View Post

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card-making, chibitronics, crafting, design team
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