Coffee Lovers BlogHop-Spring '17

When:     March 24 to March 31
Where:   HERE


Card 9 ~

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Coffee Lovers BlogHop-Spring '17

When:     March 24 to March 31
Where:   HERE

Card 8~
 
Another card with the oh so cute Bunny Latte, a free digi from super sponsor Craftin Desert Divas 💗


The little envie and note were included in a blog candy win from the CLBH-Summer 2016~Thank you Sylvia Nelson! 😊

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Coffee Lovers BlogHop-Spring 2017

When:     March 24 to March 3
Where:   HERE

  Card ~ 7

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 This cute Bunny Latte is a  digi is from Craftin Desert Divas that I colored in with alcohol markers and fussy cut. The glittery flower base panel on my card is from 'Citrus Stack' by DCWV. The  yellow swiss dot embossed card is by Bazzil and the doily is from my stash ;-)

Coffee Lovers BlogHop-Spring 2017

When:     March 24 to March 3
Where:   HERE

Card ~ 6
I am trying not to keep you very long from hopping around the CLBH, so these posts are going to be short and sweet.  If you have any questions about my cards or products I used, please leave a message in the comments or email me.  😊

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Coffee Lovers BlogHop-Spring 2017

When:     March 24 to March 3

Where:   HERE

Card  5 ~
This card  is going off to a dear friend up North who I miss going shopping with and stopping for coffee.  
The stamp is a sweet image called Coffee Break by Lili of the Valley.
 

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MIM #278

Make It Monday 

 Window Chipboard Sentiments

 

This week it is Stephanie's first MIM video. It's a new feature and she's got a really fun challenge for us to try out! 

Check it out HERE.

This is the note card I made.  The 'hello' die is fairly big, so it works well for this technique. The smaller dies I tried ~ not so much  ;-)

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Coffee Lovers BlogHop-Spring 2017

When:     March 24 to March 3

Where:   HERE

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Card 4 ~

Inked up some Springy colors onto the coffee cup an saucer from Sugar Pea's Coffee Break stamp set which I won from the Spring 2016 CLBH ~love this fun set~ Thank you Kimberly Weiner😊

PTI Blog Hop-March 2017

March 25th is the date for the  PTI Blog Hop.  

Check out the beautiful inspiration photo HERE

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Coffee Lovers BlogHop-Spring 2017

When:   March 24 to March 31 HERE

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Card 3 ~
I just had to use the lovely FREE digi  image again from the  very talented and sweet Jessica Lynn!  
The color combinations and designs are endless 😁

Coffee Lovers BlogHop-Spring 2017

When:   March 24 to March 31 HERE

Card 2~

The coffee cups are from Skipping Stones Design, colored with Spectrum Noir markers. The "love" die is from Momenta. The black on black PP is from DCWV

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Coffee Lovers BlogHop-Spring 2017

           It’s time for the Spring 2017 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!
                 When: Friday, March 24 – Friday, March 31

The theme is "Spring" and you can use any of your coffee, tea and cocoa images on your cards/projects. 
Join in the fun and link them up HERE ~ there are prizes from some awesome sponsors too   😊
Thank you Amy Tsuruta and Team for all the hard work behind the scenes and hosting this FUN event yet again~it must take a Village!
 
Card 1 

I downloaded this beautiful FREE digi from Jessica Lynn, 
I colored the flowers and cup in different color-schemes, so you will see this image a few more times in the Blog Hop 😉
Thank you,  Jessica!💓

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Creative With Stamps

The Design Team for

 "Creative With Stamps"

has created another card to share with you 

Mid Month for our March challenge.
 

Here is my  Easter card~
I stamped the cute little bunnies twice in a patch of grass, which I also stamped with a background leafy stamp to make patterned paper  then used my Martha Stewart 'Grass" border punch.  :-) 

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You can check out the lovely cards from my team mates and all of the wonderful entries from everyone so far  HERE.

You have until the end of  March to enter our Challenge #12, 

Hope you will join in the challenge and also win some prizes from our fun Sponsor "EyeConnect Crafts"   :-)

 ** Please read the Rules of this challenge to qualify for prizes **

PTI March Release-Day 5

The Challenge today ~ Day 5 ~ 
Transform a card you are not happy with into something beautiful. We all have those projects that don't quite turn out like we pictured it.  Apply the tips you have learned this week to one of your rejects. 

My card is a remake for the PTI Multiples Challenge.  
Sorry for the night time inside photos and for the color distortion.  
My re-do card is on pale orchid cardstock base.  :-(
The original-attempt card was tossed in my recycle bin ~ enuf said!
 
 

This card was in my recycle bin

 

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PTI March Release-Day 4

Day 4 of the March Release brings us one of the most magical things about spring ~ the return of the birds! Nichole has created a  template for making a very sweet little bird house, so that we can assemble and alter the bird house to make it our own.

The Challenge ~ Build a Bird House
 Create and decorate a bird house using the provided template.

My Card ~
I made the birdhouse out of white cardstock, the roof was embossed with a woodgrain EF on Kraft c/s.  
Had to cut down the Picket Fence die to fit in front of the birdhouse.  
Leaves and Birds are from Song Birds set.
Flowers are cut from a Darice border die.
 

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PTI March Release-Day 3

Day 3 of the March Release brings us lots of Springtime flowers. 

The Challenge-Favorite Florals ~

Dig out your very favorite floral set and create an all new project! Use a fresh spring color scheme, maybe inspired by one of today's projects. Create a true spring masterpiece putting your favorite floral set to work!

I don't have to dig too deep~all of my Flowering stamp sets

 are on my desk top 😊 

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My Card ~

Stamps/Dies:  Peonies on Parade.  

Patterned Paper:  Recollections 6X6 pad of Christmas papers

 
I just bought a set of Spectrum Noir Sparkle brush pens and had to use them on these flowers.  The glitter is amazing IRL, wish I could have captured it on the photo. 

This card took way longer than I thought (in my mind) that it should have :-{  But, I am happy with how it turned out.

 

PTI March Release-Day 2

Day 2 of the March Release brings us the new Multiply dies.  These small shapes will create some fun card making!

The Challenge ~ Multiply
Create a new project that incorporates multiples of a single shape, stamped or die-cut.  Find some kind of shape, large or small to repeat on a project.  Play with arrangements and color combinations. Be sure to use a minimum of three repeating shapes remembering an odd number of them for best visual appeal.  

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My Card ~
The dies are all from Song Birds.  My multiples are one of the flowers in this set.  I tried to copy the colors on the bird as closely as I could to create the 5 flowers on the bottom.
This Congrats card is going to my cousin who just bought a new home :-)

MIM #277

MAKE IT MONDAY

Nail Polish Marbling

This week, Lizzie is up with her take on using nail polish for marbled backgrounds.  Check it out HERE.

Okay, this was a tad messy, I don't have many nail polishes in my cosmetic collection (usually get a French Manicure) but I had a red, bright pink and a pale pink which evedently has sparkly bits in it~BONUS for this technique 😉
I am not crazy about my card, but I can't pass up a MIM Challenge now, can I?

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PTI 10th Anniversary-Day 4

March 8th brings Heather Nichols in the new monthly Traveler's Journal feature. You can see her amazing Journal designs HERE.

The Challenge-Photo Finish ~ 
Incorporate a photo into a project. You can create a personalized birthday card, a special keepsake for an upcoming graduate, a greeting for a friend that shares a special photo of the two of you together, or maybe a Traveler's Journal page of your own, scrapbook layout, altered home decor or anything else you dream up.
This was the perfect opportunity to make a Sweet Sixteen birthday card for my *great niece, Ava.  she is 6 year's old in the photo I have on the front.  
  * great or grand neice?    PotAto    PotAHto 😀

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PTI 10th Anniversary-Day 3

March 7th  informs us of a new Monthly Planner feature from Lexi Daly, replacing the Moments Inked newsletter. See her cute Planner page designs HERE.

The PTI Challenge-Altered Envelope~ 
Our challenge is to create a new card for someone in your life who could use a little cheering up this week. While your supplies are out, put as much time into the envelope as you do the card. You can create your own envelope, paint it, ink it, stamp it, brayer it, color it, doodle on it...whatever you are inspired to do. 
Sounds like a good idea to me, cause it will go right in the mail today! 😊

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PTI 10th Anniversary-Day 2

March 6th brings us Rebecca Luminarias, Papertrey Ink's Packaging Designer extraordinaire😊

The Challenge:
Rebecca has shared an amazing amount of eye candy today! Now it is our chance to put our packaging skills to use! Look at all of her packaging ideas HERE and pick a few details that really appeal to you. 

My Project~
I made a Thank You card and  pillow box for a gift card I am giving to young lady who helped me figure out a cell phone problem my oh-so-not-techy-self  was having today 😟
The stamps are "Spiral Bouquet", sentiment is a "Swoosh" die.

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PTI 10th Anniversary-Day 1

Today begins the celebration of ten years in this wonderful crafting world for Papertrey Ink.

Happy Anniversary to you and the amazing design team of the past and present!  This is such  an incredible milestone  and PTI is celebrating big time with ten days of festivities as they countdown to the March release.

March 5th brings us a special stitching die feature from Lizzie Jones, which you can see HERE.

The Challenge:
Lizzie has shared some amazing stitching projects, both old and new.  Use that inspiration to create your own project.  You can create a felt project, or a paper creation, no stitching required, you can add stitching if you wish. Take a look at the colors, the way things are laid out, and the repeating patterns. 

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My Card ~
Die cut PTI's Beautiful Butterflies from yellow felt and Butterfly Layers cut from black sparkle paper. PTI's Fancy Flourishes is stamped in Lilac Distress Ink, sentiment from Spring Woods  stamped in True Black ink.  I used my 'Sew Easy' Stitch Piercer to created the lines bordering the white card panel.  Purple patterned paper is from an older Stampin' Up 6X6 pad.

MIM #276

MAKE IT MONDAY 

Kraft and Colored Pencils

 Today I am joining  Melissa as she shares her tips for using colored pencils on kraft card stock!  I am always so happy to see her beautiful cards and videos ~ Melissa's creations are awesome and very inspiring. You can see her video HERE.



My Card ~ 
Stamps/Dies:  Peonies on Parade embossed with White EP
Coloring:  Prismacolor water-soluble pencils
Cardstock:  Kraft,  Polka Dots on Kraft, Stamper's Select White for the base card
 Embellies:  Silver Thread from Michael's

I forgot to add the vellum, which looks so pretty on some of the cards posted on this challenge.

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Creative With Stamps

Well, it is March 1st ~ can you believe it?😲
One of the happy things that happens on the first of each month is there is a new challenge at Creative With Stamps.  
This month we are celebrating Easter~so join in the fun by posting your cards with those sweet bunnies, cute little chicks, Spiritual  and Springtime flower images.  

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My Card~
I went with a chocolate colored bunny and a basket of flowers stamped on watercolor paper and colored with alcohol markers.  Then I used Spellbinders 'Postage Stamps' in violet card stock and popped the two panels onto a pink embossed base card.
The sweet cluster of flowers on the bottom are from a lovely Basic Grey set of stamps 'Ornamental Flowers' which was given to me by a special Team Member 💓 Thank you, dear friend!
The butterfly is cut from a Martha Stewart border collection,   cotton tail, gingham ribbon and pink neck bow are from my stash.