happy anniversary…

07.07.2024…..Happy Sunday, my stampin’ friends! I love using Blending Brushes to create backgrounds for my cards! For this card, I used my Blending Brushes, along with Berry Burst, Pretty Peacock, and Old Olive. I also used a Water Painter to splatter lots of little water droplets. Hope this card inspires you to create a card or project using your Blending Brushes, as well!

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best day ever…

07.06.2024…..Happy Saturday, my stampin’ friends! I created the little stems on this card (using several ink colors, along with the Thoughtful Wishes Dies) a few weeks ago, but ended up not using them for the project I was working on. So…..today, I decided to finally create a card with them. Hope these cards inspire you to create a card or project using some of your leftover bits and pieces, as well!

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celebrate…

07.04.2024…..Happy 4th of July, my stampin’ friends! Definitely a last minute project, but I made the two little 3″ x 3″ patriotic cards earlier today, using the Country Flowers Bundle. Hope these cards inspire you to create a few patriotic-themed cards or projects, as well!

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wishing you a beautiful day…

07.02.2024…..Happy Tuesday, my stampin’ friends! Summer is in full swing, and the temps are definitely heating up where I live. So…..I was definitely in the mood to create these two notecards, using the Beach Day Stamp Set and Beach Day Dies. For my color combo, I used soft shades of Pretty in Pink, Flirty Flamingo, and Pool Party. Hope these cards inspire you to create a few summer-themed cards or projects, as well!

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stamping sunday blog hop – CASE the catalog…

06.16.2024…..Happy Sunday, my stampin’ friends! For our Stamping Sunday Blog Hop this month, we are showcasing our “CASE the Catalog” projects that we created, using a card or project featured in the featured in the current Stampin’ Up! 2024-2025 Annual Catalog as our inspiration.

For my card, I decided to CASE one of the cards created with the Pocket Thoughts Dies…..on Page 62 of the catalog (shown below). Hope this card inspires you to create a card or project using this month’s challenge!

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sending love…

06.15.2024…..Happy Saturday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I decided to do a little watercoloring, and created this card with a watercolored background. I used a Water Painter (along with Poppy Parade, Melon Mambo, and Petunia Pop), and added the color to some Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. Hope this card inspires you create a card or project using your favorite watercoloring technique, too!

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#tgifc477 – sketch challenge…

06.010.2024…..Happy Friday, my stampin’ friends! It’s already time for another TGIF Challenge! This week we have a fabulous sketch challenge for you! Sketch challenges are one of my faves, and it seems like y’all really love them, too! Hope this card inspires you to create a fun, unique card using this week’s challenge!

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you’re the best…

06.010.2024…..Happy Monday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I’m sharing card created with the Happiest Day Stamp Set. This stamp set is an eclectic mix of simple images and sentiments, that are great for cardmaking, scrapbooking, etc. It’s also a great, basic stamp set to have on hand for those last minute cards and projects!

I was in the mood to do some coloring with my Stampin’ Blends Markers, so I stamped the dragonfly image several times, and added a bright mix of colors. Hope this card inspires you create a card or project using this fun, trendy stamp set, too!

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country flowers…

06.08.2024…..Happy Saturday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I’m sharing another card that I created with products from the Country Woods Suite. This suite is one of faves, and decided to use it with an different color combo…..Highland Heather, Petunia Pop, and a bit of Daffodil Delight. Hope this card inspires you create a card or project with wonderful suite of products, too!

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best friend ever…

06.01.2024…..Happy Saturday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I’m sharing a card that I created with products from the Country Woods Suite. This suite is one of faves, and I am absolutely obsessed with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper and the Country Lace Designer Series Paper. I also combined it with the Flowers of Beauty Dies (for the leaves and the little flowers). Hope this card inspires you create a card or projects with a mix and match of your favorite products, too!

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