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Happy Birthday Concord & 9th!! (+GIVEAWAY!)

2 Aug

Lots of giveaways going on right now...don't forget to comment on my Christmas in July series or the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero giveaway! Good morning!  I am so thrilled to be helping Concord & 9th celebrate their first birthday!  It's hard to believe they've only been in the industry for ... View Post

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Crafting Cues: Watercolor Mediums

2 Oct

For the first Crafting Cues post, please click here! Good morning!  I'm back with my good friend Ruby, of A Rare Ruby Crafts, for our second installment in our Crafting Cues collaboration!  A few weeks ago we shared our ideas for using Brusho watercolor powders!  We had so much fun that we ... View Post

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altenew, finetec palette, memory box, twinkling h2os, watercolors

Celebrate National Scrapbook Day with Butterfly Reflections Ink!

2 May

This is my second post today!  If you're looking for Shaker Saturday please scroll down or click here! I'll start off with the most exciting part: 20% off EVERYTHING at Butterfly Reflections Ink all day long!!  So click on the image below to start shopping and then come back here and tell me what ... View Post

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butterfly reflections ink, card-making, crafting, design team
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distress ink, neat and tangled, watercolors

Multiple stampings with the M.I.S.T.I. and different distress ink techniques!

17 Feb
Distress ink stamping Hero Arts Night and Day Flowers www.allthesparkle.com

Advance warning, this post is a little photo-heavy!  After I posted this card last week, my mom requested a set of cards in a similar style; so, I decided to take the opportunity to show off my M.I.S.T.I. and also play with some different distress ink techniques! For those who don't know, ... View Post

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Winnie & Walter Birthday Bash Mood Board Challenge

21 Jan

Today I'm playing along in the Mood Board Challenge for Winnie & Walter's Birthday Bash!  Here's the mood board inspiration: And here's my card! I loved the pink and gold combination!  I used my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors to paint the background of the card.  Then I flicked the same ... View Post

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Online Card Classes: Holiday Card Workshop 2014, day 3

5 Nov

I was really looking forward to today's Online Card Class topic and the teachers definitely didn't let me down!  The topic was watercoloring and we got three fabulous tutorials.  I'll probably revisit day 3 on Thursday and do the other techniques but I wanted to share my first attempt at Dawn ... View Post

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Watercolor Birthday Cards with Mama Elephant

29 Oct

I've recently discovered the company, Mama Elephant, and I'm in love with their products.  Their pigment inks are gorgeous and the stamp sets are amazing!  I've been wanting to play around with this Make a Wish stamp set and I thought watercolors would be a perfect medium for the stamp.  I tried the ... View Post

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Fox-y cards!

11 Sep

I recently received several stamp sets from Avery Elle and Papertrey Ink and it took me awhile to find time to play with them...but O.M.G. I LOVE these sets!  That fox...I want him as a pet.  Maybe I could dye Archimedes... Anyway for the first card I used the Avery Elle More Stories stamp and ... View Post

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