04.20.20…..Happy Monday, everyone!  Today, I created this card as part of a Stampin’ Up weekly Stamping Color Challenge (#keepstamping)…using Pretty Peacock, Pool Party, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso.  For this challenge, you can use all four colors…or just a few. I love all of these colors, but have not used them all together before in a project, so I figured why not?  These weekly challenges are open to demonstrators and customers alike. You’ll also want to use hashtag #keepstamping to make it easier to find all the projects.

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04.19.20…..Happy Sunday, my stampin’ friends!  Yesterday, I posted a card that I created using some little watercolored butterflies that I punched out with my Butterfly Duet Punch.  So…..I had one little butterfly leftover that I couldn’t bear to part with, and I decided that I just had to use it some how!  That being said, I not only used that little butterfly for this card, but I also used some other bits and pieces that I had leftover from other projects.  Hope this card inspires you to use up your bits and pieces, too! Continue reading “everything…” →

04.18.20…..Happy Saturday, everyone!  I just love to watercolor, and I’ll use any excuse to incorporate that into my projects!  That being said, I used a watercolor technique, along with my Butterfly Duet Punch and the Praiseworthy Prose Stamp set to create this card!  Hope you enjoy it!

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04.16.20…..Happy Thursday, everyone! Hope everyone’s had a chance to squeeze in at least a bit of stamping and papercrafting this week!  If you’re already hopping along with us today, you probably just came from Stesha’s blog.  Aren’t her projects gorgeous!?!  If you’ve just started your hop, the Artisan Design Team is featuring products from the Country Club Suite and the Mountain Air Bundle…which are available in the January -June 2020 Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalog. The team has some absolutely amazing projects to inspire you today, and you will not want to miss a single one!

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04.13.20…..Happy Monday, my stampin’ friends!  Today, I pulled out yet another stamp set that I hadn’t used in awhile…the Beautiful Moments Stamp Set!  I just love the images and sentiments in this set!  On this card I decided to use my Stampin’ Blends to color the images, but it is also a great set for watercoloring as well.  Hope you enjoy it!

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04.10.20…..Happy Friday, everyone! It’s already time for another TGIF Challenge! This week, we have have a super fun sketch challenge for you! That’s right, my stampin’ friends, it’s time to get your creative juices flowing, get inspired along with us….and just go crazy!!! I hope you have a chance to play along with us this week, over at TGIF Challenges. We would love to see what you create!

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04.06.20…..Happy Monday, my stampin’ friends!  Today, I was in the mood to do a bit of watercoloring, but I also want to do a bit of die-cutting too!  So…I decided to pull out my In The Woods Dies, which is a Winter-themed die set.  However, I thought it would be fun to create card using this die set, only with bright pops of color.  That being said, this card is the result of that!  Hope you enjoy it!

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04.05.20…..Happy Sunday, everyone!  It took me a minute, but lately I’ve become obsessed with the Best Dressed Suite!  The images are so much fun to color with my Stampin’ Blends Markers, and I just love the coordinating dies!  And…it’s a stormy day again in Northern California, so it’s a perfect day for some coloring! Hope this card inspires you to create some projects with the Best Dressed Suite, too!

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04.03.20…..Happy Friday, everyone! It’s already time for another TGIF Challenge! This week, we have have a super amazing color challenge for you…Rainbow! That’s right, my stampin’ friends, it’s time to get out every color under the rainbow, get inspired along with us….and just go crazy!!! I hope you have a chance to play along with us this week, over at TGIF Challenges. We would love to see what you create!

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04.02.2020…..Happy Thursday, my friends!  Today I was in the mood to create a “clean & simple” card!  And…I also had some “bit & pieces” of things that I had cut out, but never ended up using them originally.  That being said, here is a  “clean & simple” meets “bit & pieces” card!  Hope you enjoy it!  Continue reading “bundle of joy…” →