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Be Amazing!

11 Jan

This is my second post for today!  For day 1 of the Lil' Inker Designs January release (and giveaway) please scroll down or click here! Good afternoon!  One of my New Year's resolutions was to set aside some time each week to look through some of my older stamp sets and give them some love! ;) ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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mijello mission gold watercolors, simon says stamp

Simon Says Stamp DieCember Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

9 Dec

Busy day on the blog with lots of giveaways!!  For the Deck the Halls with Inky Paws blog hop with Newton's Nook Designs please click here!  For the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop please click here!  For the Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge post please click here! Good morning!  I'm super ... View Post

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bloghop, card-making, crafting, guest-designer
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diecember, simon says stamp

Simon Says Stamp Special Holiday Release blog hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

19 Nov

Busy day on the blog today!  For the 25 Days of Christmas Tags - Concord & 9th and giveaway please scroll down or click here.   Good morning!  I am SO honored and excited to be joining in a hop to celebrate all of the fabulous products that Simon Says Stamp released this week!!  And every ... View Post

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bloghop, card-making, crafting, guest-designer
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chibitronics, christmas card, copic marker, simon says stamp

CASometry Challenge 2 – Make 5: Final Stage!!

28 Jun

Before I forget I need to announce a winner for my Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop giveaway!!  The random winner of a $20 Starbucks card (or a $20 gift card to the crafty store of her choice) is Miriam Leech!  Congrats Miriam!!  Send me a message and I'll get that to you ASAP! :)  And just to let you ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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simon says stamp

CASometry Challenge 2- Make 5: Stage 4

12 Jun

Good morning!  I’m back for the fourth stage of Anna Kossakovskaya’s CASometry Challenge 2 – Make 5!  You can find my first cards here, here, and here!  I've been using vellum a lot this week and decided to use it to help soften the look of my card! I started by stamping the flowers and ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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distress ink, simon says stamp, vellum

CASometry Challenge 2 – Make 5: stage 3

1 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'm back for the third stage of Anna Kossakovskaya's CASometry Challenge 2 - Make 5!  You can find my first cards here and here! ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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simon says stamp, zig clean color real brush

CASometry Challenge 2 – Make 5: stage 2 (take 2!)

19 May

Good morning!  A couple days ago I shared my second card for the second stage of Anna's CASometry Challenge 2 - Make 5; but the more I looked at it over the course of the day, the more I realized that it can't even kinda be counted as CAS.  So I decided to do it over! ;) I loved the color scheme and ... View Post

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distress ink, simon says stamp

CASometry Challenge 2 – Make 5: stage 2

17 May

Good morning!  I'm back with my card for the second stage of Anna Kossakovskaya’s CASometry Challenge 2 - Make 5!  She's challenging crafters to use one stamp set to make 5 CAS cards (one for each stage)!  I'm not sure how CAS my cards actually are but hopefully she'll let them slide!  You can find ... View Post

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