Happy Birthday Stephanie!...CR84FN26 51

Happy May 1st! Hope you are all having a great weekend! Before I get to today's CR84FN Color Challenge, I have a few things I would like to share. In my crafty world ~ if you visit here often, you know how much I LOVE gorgeous Melissa Frances products. Well, I am tickled pink to tell you that  I recently had a project featured on the Melissa Frances blog, if you have a moment, I would be thrilled if you took a peek, click HERE :) I am also in...

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May WMS Previews Day #3 60

Hi there! Welcome to May Waltzingmouse Stamps Previews Day #3! In case you missed my last two posts, Claire will be releasing FIVE new stamp sets on Sunday, May 1st. For the previous 2 days, today and tomorrow, Claire, the Waltzingmouse DT & myself have shared and will be sharing some awesome samples of inspiration showcasing these amazing stamps! (So if you missed the past 2 days of samples, please feel free to check them out :) Today,...

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May WMS Previews Day #2 63

Hi there! Welcome to May Waltzingmouse Stamps Previews Day #2! Claire will be releasing FIVE new stamp sets on Sunday, May 1st & for the next 3 days, Claire, the Waltzingmouse DT & myself will be sharing some awesome samples of inspiration showcasing these amazing stamps!  Today, we are all focusing on the NEW Join Us stamp set. First up, I made a Thank You card: I created a label using a single motif image from the Join Us...

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May WMS Previews Day #1 76

Hi there! Welcome to May Waltzingmouse Stamps Previews Day #1! Claire will be releasing FIVE new stamp sets on Sunday, May 1st & for the next 3 days, Claire, the Waltzingmouse DT & myself will be sharing some awesome samples of inspiration showcasing these amazing stamps!  Today, we are all previewing Gingham & Co. while focusing on projects for those special women in life known as Moms or Mothers :) First up, I made a card...

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Heartfelt Thanks 50

Hi there! Here today to share a card I made using a combination of a few of my favorite products and playing along with one of my favorite sketch challenges :)  Once I decided to create with the beautiful Melissa Frances 5th Avenue Collection  patterned paper, the rest of the card just sort of fell in place. Gotta love it when that happens especially at 1:00 AM! I cut the Papertrey Ink Button Card, stamped the images, sewed on the buttons,...

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Thank You...SSD74 56

Hi there! Here today to share my final card as a Guest Designer for Skipping Stones Design. Many thanks to Heather, the entire Skipping Stones DT and Guests for such a warm welcome and wonderful time :) Every Tuesday, Skipping Stones Design hosts a sketch challenge and all are encouraged to join along in the fun!  Here's my take: I started with pretty patterned paper from the Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Collection. This collection is full...

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Boys to Men...April PTI Blog Hop 80

Hi there! I'm so excited to be playing along with this month's PTI Blog Hop! Nichole, Owner of PTI is challenging us all to create a project for the men in our lives. YIKES! I must admit this is quite the challenge for me as I avoid masculine projects like the plague! I love all the frilly "girly" doo dads and pretty patterned paper. Didn't even think I owned a "masculine" PTI stamp! Here's my take on a "masculine" card: I started with some awesome...

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Mother...CR84FN25 54

Happy Easter Sunday to all those who celebrate! No Easter egg hunting going on at my house but the Easter Bunny still visits and brings everyone their own baskets full of Easter JOY :) Before I get to the new CR84FN Color Challenge, I would like to thank Silke Ledlow for joining the CR84FN DT as our April Guest Designer :) Thanks so much to all who played along with us last week ~ so many pretty pastel projects that filled the gallery and thanks...

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with Love...WMSC44 50

Happy Saturday! Hope you are all having a great weekend, maybe preparing for an Easter Sunday celebration, if you observe the holiday? Always fun to share Easter treats! It's time for another fun Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge. Claire even added embossing to the mix!  I combined a few of my favorite Waltzingmouse stamp sets along with a Sizzix embossing folder:I stamped the flower image from Afternoon Tea Sentiments x 2, colored using a mixture...

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