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MFTStamps Weekly Sketch Challenge – We Mermaid for Each Other
For this week’s My Favorite Things sketch challenge no. 694, I turned the oval into an underwater rock formation using the Under the Sea Die-namics and used mermaids for the diagonal elements. I made a quick watercolor background using Distress Oxide Inks (Prize Ribbon and Chipped Sapphire), ink blended the die-cut pieces (see photo), and…
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Catherine Pooler Designs…. new ink colors … 4 cards 😍
Starting at 9AM on April 10th, everyone can order the new ink and stamping products from Catherine Pooler Designs. If you are a StampNation Member, you can order now. 😉 The link below will take you to the new items page. You can use my affiliate shopping link at no extra charge -> https://shop.catherinepooler.com/collections/new?aff=167 For…
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Artful Angel New Release – Flutter By…
Check out Artful Angel’s Instagram Hop happening now. You can win an April prize pack of all 3 stamp sets. On the Instagram App, you can start the hop here -> https://www.instagram.com/p/C5YlGxhiKnh/?igsh=cHA4bTN6dDZkZTM5 For my card, I used the new “Flutter By” stamp set from Artful Angel.You can shop with my affiliate link below or the…
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Artful Angel New Release – Shine Bright
Check out Artful Angel’s Instagram Hop happening now. You can win an April prize pack of all 3 stamp sets. Start the hop here -> https://www.instagram.com/p/C5YlGxhiKnh/?igsh=cHA4bTN6dDZkZTM5 For my card, I used the new “Shine Bright” stamp set and the “Fancy Florals” stamp set from Artful Angel. You can shop with my affiliate link below or…
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Altenew Inspiration Challenge Card – CAF: Open Peony
For this month’s Altenew Inspiration Challenge, I decided to make a mixed-media card using colors based on Emily’s challenge post. First, I sprayed the background with some Tim Holtz Distress Oxides and Mica Sprays and then added a little more Distress Oxide Ink around the border with a blending brush. I then loosely stamped “happy…
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MFTStamps’ Weekly Sketch Challenge – Jenoblade’s Carnival Critters
It’s time for MFTStamps’ Weekly Sketch Challenge. Check out the MFTStamps Blog and enter your card on the blog site for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate. @mftstamps For this week’s challenge, I used Jenoblade’s @jenoblade_ Carnival Critters Stamp Set to create this adorable birthday card. All images were colored with Copic markers.…
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Betterpress Watercolor Floral
Hello everyone! Today we’re celebrating our friend Brennan (@bdk_creations) for hitting 1,000 followers on Instagram. To celebrate, a bunch of wonderful companies have sponsored nine different giveaway prizes that y’all can win! Keep scrolling to find out how! For my celebration themed card, I created a watercolor floral card using Spellbinders BetterPress products. The BetterPress was…
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Altenew Celebrating Parents Hop – Billowing Peonies and Timeless Tulips
My affiliate links listed below are provided at no cost to you.For my first inspiration card, I ink blended some florals using the Billowing Peonies Complete Bundle -> https://shrsl.com/4gut4 and a faded stencil background with Altenew’s Woven Stencil. For all three cards, I used the following Altenew ink colors: Citrus Burst, Bamboo, Shadow Creek, Marshland,…
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MFTStamps Christmas Card Challenge
Are you ready for this month’s Ready, Set, Christmas Card Challenge from My Favorite Things Stamps? Create a Christmas card and then submit it in the challenge area of their blog for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate. https://www.mftstamps.com/blogs/news/christmas-card-challenge-march-2024 For this month’s challenge, I decided to use Jenoblade’s adorable Snow Happy Stamp Set. …
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Polkadoodles Easter Bunny Card
Hello all! Today, I am sharing another Easter card for one of my granddaughters. I just love this adorable Polkadoodles Bunny Rabbit with Spring Carrots digi stamp from the Springtime Smiles Collection, and I know my granddaughter will too. This digi stamp is also available in a pre-colored version, if you prefer. I finished the…
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Catherine Pooler Thank You Card with New Ink Colors
I just love these new ink colors from Catherine Pooler Designs! For my third card of the release, I made a rainbow ink blend and layered it behind the Bubblin’ Die. I also colored some cardstock with the new Frosted ink before cutting out the “Thank You” sentiment. My affiliate links are provided below at…
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Kat Scrappiness Coffee Lovers’ Blog Hop Card
This is my card for the 2024 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers’ Blog Hop. I created this spring floral card using the Kat Scrappiness Oopsie Daisy Layered Stencils, matching dies, and Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks for the florals and background. The focal of the card is Stewart the Sloth who, like many of us, needs his…
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MFTStamps’ Watercolor Birthday Card
I am excited to share with you my latest MFTStamps’ Color Challenge Card. For challenge # 232, I loosely watercolored the heat embossed design using My Favorite Things Premium Dye inks – Sour Apple, Lazy Day, and Vintage Timber. (White is the fourth color this week.) I simply stamped the pad onto my glass mat,…
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Catherine Pooler New Inks and Spring Florals
🌟 My newest Catherine Pooler Designs Card!! 🌟Products:Daffodil Blooms Stamp and Die SetSpring Gingham 6×6 Patterned PaperFrosted, Lemon Sorbet, Creamsicle, and Minted Premium Dye Inks For the background, I ripped a piece of the black Spring Gingham paper, and combined it with a Creamsicle Gingham square and a Frosted Ink blended stitched circle. I stamped…
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Artful Angel New Easter Cards and Stamps
Today, I am sharing with you the three cards I card made with the new Easter stamps from Artful Angel. For these cards, I used the new Artful Angel’s “He Is Risen” and “It’s Friday” stamp sets. If you are interested in these stamp sets or just want to check Artful Angel’s other stamps, you…
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Easter Card with New Catherine Pooler Inks
Are you ready for some sweet new ink colors from Catherine Pooler Designs? On Wednesday, you will be able to order the newest Premium Dye Ink Party colors – Frosted, Creamsicle, and Lemon Sorbet! Check out the new Catherine Pooler March products below! My affiliate link will take you there -> https://shop.catherinepooler.com/collections/new?aff=167 The inks won’t…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day with Kat Scrappiness
I designed this fun St. Patrick’s Day Card by creatively turning the cauldron from the Witches Brew Die Set into a “pot of gold” with a cute quokka popping out to greet you. This card is sure to brighten someone’s day. For the background, I added a little Distress Oxide Inks – Speckled Egg and…
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MFT Stamps Color Challenge Baby Card
Are you ready for a new MFTStamps’ Color Challenge? For this latest color challenge, you need to use the following 4 colors: Cotton Candy, Chantilly Cream, Kraft Brown, and Butterscotch or similar matching colors. You can submit your challenge card on the MFTStamps’ Blog for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate. I created…
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MFT Stamps Sketch and Christmas Card Challenge
Are you ready for the new Weekly Sketch Challenge from MFTStamps? @mftstamps For WSC#688, I created a “twofer” Christmas and sketch challenge card using YUZU’s North Pole Pals Stamp Set. For the background, I heat embossed some snowflakes before ink blending some Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink and adding white splatter. Affiliate shopping links are…
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My Favorite Things Stamps’ Baby Card
I created this baby card using the adorable new MFTStamps’ stamp set “Happiness Comes in Very Small Packages”, Affiliate shopping link -> https://shrsl.com/4fr4y I inkblended the background using MFTStamps’ Smart Mask Horizontal High/Low Strip Stencil, Affiliate shopping links -> https://shrsl.com/4fr51 and Cloud Stencil https://shrsl.com/4fr54
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MFTStamps’ Birthday Card using stencil #2
The new MFTStamps release is here! I just love these adorable new MFTStamps’ products, and the new stencils are so versatile! @mftstamps For my second card, I used the YUZU You Make Moo So Happy Stamp & Die Duo and the Smart Mask Horizontal High/Low Strip Stencil. I also used the Cloud Stencil and the…
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MFTStamps’ Birthday Card using stencil frame #1
The new MFTStamps release is here! I just love these adorable new MFTStamps’ products, and the new stencils are so versatile! @mftstamps For my first card, I used the JB Birthday Bites Stamp & Die Duo and the Smart Mask Horizontal Diagonal Center Strip Stencil. I also used the table cloth stamp from the JB…
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Kat Scrappiness Easter Shaker Card with Dots!
I am excited to share with you this fun Easter shaker card that I made using Kat Scrappiness’s New Easter Release products. I used the new Easter Wishes and a Bushell of Bunnies Craft Dies, textured cardstock, and a colorful mix of shaker dots. Shop with my affiliate links -> https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1704232&u=3934517&m=105974 Kat Scrappiness Products Used:…
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Kat Scrappiness Easter Release – Sweet Chick
Check out the Kat Scrappiness IG Hop happening now on my profile page. https://www.instagram.com/hellmad?igsh=Mm8zMjVobmlvYnFx I made this cute card using Kat Scrappiness’s “Just Hatched Craft Die” from the new Easter Release. I ink blended both the background and sentiment using Distress Oxide Inks: Broken China, Evergreen Bough, and Scattered Straw. I also used Distress Oxide…
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MFTStamps’ Show Me the Money Gift Card Challenge- Jenoblade Sunflower Gnomes
For this month’s Show Me the Money Card Challenge @mftstamps , I created a warm birthday gift card holder using Jenoblade’s @jenoblade_ Sunflower Gnomes Stamp Set, Affiliate link -> https://shrsl.com/4dxm6 . I paired the stamps with the Fun Fall Color Blends Paper Pad https://shrsl.com/4dxm7 and the Feelin’ Festive Paper Pad https://shrsl.com/4dxm8 . I just love…
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Altenew Inspiration Challenge Floral Birthday Cards
I was super excited to use my Altenew Build-A-Garden: Magnificent Branch stamp, stencil, and die bundle. It is a large stamp, and I was able to make a “twofer” by cutting the finished design in half.Affiliate shopping links below are provided at no cost to you. -> https://shrsl.com/4fh60 I ink blended the design using the…
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Kat Scrappiness Love Card
I created this darling quokka love card using the new We Go Together Puzzle and Better Together Stamp Products from Kat Scrappiness. This card could be given to that special person in your life anytime throughout the year. You don’t need a special holiday to give a love card. If fact, that would probably make…
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Polkadoodles Easter Card
Hello all! Deborah here, and I am working on my Easter cards for my granddaughters. They love everything that’s cute and pink 💕 and this cute Winnie Easter Bunny from Polkadoodles definitely hits the mark! For this postage edge, oval shaped card, I selected the un-colored digi stamp Winnie Easter Bunny. I fell in love…
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My Favorite Things Color Challenge Card – Jenoblade Lighthouse Gnomes Stamp Set
Are you ready for Color Challenge no. 230 from My Favorite Things? For this color challenge, you need to use Beyond Blue, Tropical Teal, Cement Gray, and Smooth White. You can also add in neutrals – black, white, and browns – but no other colors. Submit your finished card on the MFTStamps’ Blog Challenge page…
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Kat Scrappiness Quokka Coffee Love Card
I just love the warm, rich colors of this shaker card. I used Kat Scrappiness’s new Coffee Pot Shaker Card Craft Die to add a fun shaker element to this love card. The warm colors from the Be My Valentine Paper Pad were a perfect match for this sweet coffee loving quokka. This card could…
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MFTStamps Jenoblade Love Card
Are you ready for Color Challenge #229 from My Favorite Things? For this color challenge, you need to use Ripe Raspberry, Prickly Pear, Eiffel Tower, and Smooth White. You can also add in neutrals – black, white, and browns – but no other colors. Submit your finished card on the MFTStamps Blog Challenge page to…
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Kat Scrappiness Valentine Shaker Card
I created this fun Valentine’s Day shaker card using Kat Scrappiness’s new Love Blooms products. I used the newly released Love Doodles Stencil to create a customized background using pinks, red, and black Distress Oxide Inks: Spun Sugar, SaltwaterTaffy, Barn Door, and Black Soot. I also added some of the new adorable shaker mixes in…
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Kat Scrappiness Kissing Booth Love Card
I just love these sweet quokkas from Kat Scrappiness. I made this lovely Valentine’s Day Card showcasing the new Kissing Booth Craft Die and Valentine Quokka Stamp Set. This card would be perfect for someone you love. I added some weathering to the kissing booth using Tim Holtz Distress Oxides colors – Pumice Stone and…
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MFTStamps’ Christmas Card
Have you started working on your Christmas cards yet? Last year, by participating in My Favorite Things’ Ready, Set, Christmas Challenge each month, I wasn’t in a panic in November. Plus, you have a chance to earn a $50 gift certificate… 😃 For my Christmas card this month, I decided to use a non-traditional, soft,…
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Kat Scrappiness Birthday Shaker Card
I just love the way this adorable shaker birthday card came out. I used Kat Scrappiness’s new Heart Balloon Shaker Card Craft Dies and 3D Square Box Craft Die to make this card pop. The soft pastel colors from the Better Together Paper Pad work beautifully with the sweet quokka. By changing the sentiment, this…
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New Artful Angel Valentine’s Day Card
Hello everyone! For my new Artful Angel Valentine’s Day 5 1/2 inch square card, I used the new release Love Ya’ Stamp Set and colored the images with Copic Alcohol Ink Markers (see list below). I also used a little Distress Oxide Ink in the color Candied Apple around the sentiment. Shop with my affiliate…
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Polkadoodles Birthday Card
Hello crafty friends, for this week, I chose to make a birthday card with the Octavia Thinking digital stamp from Polkadoodles in honor of Nikky Hall’s Birthday. I colored her dress with pink and orange Copic markers to give her a warm look. The digital sentiment is from Winnie Celebrations 3 and the digital papers…
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Kat Scrappiness Coffee Valentine
I created this fun Kat Scrappiness Quokka Valentine inspiration card that could be given to that special coffee lover in your life. The warm palatte colors are highlighted in the A2 Qbert Dies and matching stencil. For the stencil, I used Tim Holtz’s Distress Oxide Inks: Tea Dye, Salvaged Patina, Abandoned Coral, and Picket Fence.…
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Kat Scrappiness Valentine’s Day Card
I created this vibrant and fun Valentine’s Day shaker card using Kat Scrappiness’s new Love Blooms’ products. I used the newly released Love Blooms’ Layered stencil to create a customized background using Ranger Distress Oxide Inks: Kitsch Flamingo, Spun Sugar, Pine Needles, and Evergreen Bough. What colors would you use with this fun new stencil?…
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Creative Scrapbooker’s Card of the Year Contest
ROUND 3… Can you believe it?!?THANK YOU to everyone who voted! We made to ROUND 3! Now, there are only 8 cards left for Creative Scrapbooker’s Card of the Year. Please vote again! LINK TO VOTE -> https://creativescrapbooker.ca/card-of-the-year-2023/ This card was made with My Favorite Things Presents and Pupcakes Stamp Set and MFTStamps’ Gift Box…
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My Favorite Things Color Challenge… JB Sunflower Gnomes
Are you ready for a new My Favorite Things’ color challenge? The colors for the new challenge are Wild Cherry, Jalapeño Pepper, Prickly Pear, and Kraft Brown. For my inspiration card, I used Jenoblade’s Sunflower Gnomes Stamp Set https://shrsl.com/4dftj I love how the colors for this challenge blended beautifully with this stamp set. I also…
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My Favorite Things Weekly Sketch Challenge
It’s time for MFTStamps’ Weekly Sketch Challenge. Check out the MFTStamps’ Blog and enter your card for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate. @mftstamps I used the new Jenoblade @jenoblade_ Cupigs Stamp and Die Duo to create this adorable “Cupig” Valentine’s Day Card. I also used the negative die cut from the A2…
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Kat Scrappiness Valentine’s Day Cards
New Release!…The Kat Scrappiness new Love Blooms Collection is now available. Shop with my affiliate link -> https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1704232&u=3934517&m=105974 I created these two adorable Valentine’s Day Cards using the following Kat Scrappiness Products:Vintage Romance Stamp and DiesQuokka Love Stamp and DiesLove Doodles Black CardstockLove Doodles Gold CardstockVintage Romance CardstockStitched Scalloped Collage Frame DieTwitterpated Sprinkle MixHugs &…
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Polkadoodles’ Winter Birthday Card
Hello all! I never seem to have enough birthday cards, so I am always mindful of the need to rebuild my stash. For this week’s card, I decided to make a winter birthday card using shades of blue, lilac, purple, and grey. For my main image, I chose the digi Winnie White Christmas – Christmas…
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Simon Says: Things with Wings
I love how this card came out. I used Lavina Stamps’ Indra and MFTStamps’ Romantic Script Background Stamp. The large moth is stamped on heavyweight vellum. I created the background on water color paper using Ranger distress mica sprays, Dylusions ink and shimmer sprays, Ranger Distress oxide inks around the moon and edges, some background…
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Mother’s Day Card
I just love this versatile stamp set from MFTStamps. I created this card for the current MFTStamps Color and Sketch Challenges and Simon Says Stamp’s Wednesday Challenge: Things with Wings. For this card, I used MFTStamps’ Brilliant Butterflies Stamp set. I rotated the design to make a vertical slimline card and used distressed oxide inks…
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MFTStamps Sketch, Color, and Christmas Challenge Card
This is a card that I made for the current MFTStamps’ Sketch, Color, and Christmas Challenges … that’s right a 3 for 1 😃 MFT Stamps products used:PI Sweet Christmas WishesBB Holiday PenguinsFestive Celebrations 6×6 Paper PadKeep Me in Stitches 6×6 Paper Pad Shop with my affiliate link -> https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=481500&u=3934517&m=47433
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Week 1 Sharing Spring Hop
Welcome to the Sharing Spring Cardmaking Hop week 1! We are excited to share this week’s challenge: Floral Birthday! For my spring floral inspired birthday card, I used Altenew’s Happy Petals Stamp and Die set. It was the first stamp set that I purchased from Altenew, and I still love it. For the florals, I…
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Altenew’s March Inspiration Challenge
I am excited to be playing along with Altenew’s March Inspiration Challengehttps://blog.altenew.com/march-2023-inspiration-challenge/ When I first saw the colors for this month’s challenge, I immediately thought of making a vintage inspired holiday card. I am in love with Altenew’s 3D Embossing Folders! I have purchased several, and they all work beautifully. For this card, I used…
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Rediscover Your Supplies March Instagram Hop
Hello everyone! Today, I am participating in an Instagram Hop highlighting rediscovery. The premise of this hop is to dig through those drawers, root through those hidden piles, or open those bins and find what has been forgotten about. I encourage you to try this and before buying new products… take a look at the…
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My Favorite Things Christmas and Box Challenge Card
This is my card for MFTStamps’ Outside the Box and Ready, Set, Christmas Challenges. I truly love making box and interactive cards! When I read the challenge description to make a room scene, I immediately thought of a scene with Santa and a cozy fireplace. I made the back taller to give me more room…
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Altenew February Inspiration Challenge Winner Announcement
I am beyond excited that my card was selected as one of the four winners for Altenew’s February Inspiration Challenge!
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Altenew February Inspiration Challenge
I absolutely love the textured effect on my background from Altenew’s Organic Linen 3D Embossing Folder! I wet my paper slightly before embossing, and it came out beautifully. The dreamy colors I selected were inspired by Laura Jane’s cards. Products used: Altenew Celebrations Stamp SetAltenew Organic Linen 3D Embossing FolderDistress Oxide InksAlcohol ink markersRibbon and…
Designs by Deborah
Cardmaker and Artist
Designs by Deborah 