Honey Bee-Beautiful Life

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Hi there! Today I’m excited to  join Honey Bee Stamps for their 12 Days of Christmas Event. I am featuring the Beautiful Life stamp set along with the coordinating dies.Honey Bee Stamps-Beautiful LifeI embossed several of the heart images in clear onto watercolor cardstock and then blended distress inks in Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade & Squeezed Lemonade. I also flicked some water droplets after the ink blending.
Honey Bee Stamps-Beautiful LifeI stamped the sentiment from Beautiful Life and used the coordinating die to die cut it out and popped it up over a loose bed of thread with foam tape. I die cut a circle window into a piece of vellum and stitched it onto the panel to create a soft frame for my sentiment.
Honey Bee Stamps-Beautiful LifeCheck ou the Honey Bee Stamps blog for more amazing projects & special discounts! Thanks so much for stopping by!

My Monthly Hero December 2016 Kit

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MMH_Logo_TBHi there! Today I’m excited to join Hero Arts along with several talented designers to showcase the latest My Monthly Hero December Kit.mh1216This month’s kit is all about celebrations! It’s perfect for New Years, birthdays, graduations, etc.
My Monthly Hero December 2016 KitI’ve created a couple of cards using both the main kit’s stamps, dies & gorgeous foil & metallic papers.
My Monthly Hero December 2016 KitFor this first card I embossed several images from the main kit’s stamp set in white. Then using nesting circle dies I die cut them out and popped them up to create a colorful, dimension background. I used the “party” die cut for the sentiment.
My Monthly Hero December 2016 KitThis next card showcases that gorgeous sunburst die included in the main kit.
My Monthly Hero December 2016 KitI die cut the sunburst into gold foil cardstock, stamped the cheers sentiment and added a coordinating sentiment that was embossed in white onto some metallic blue cardstock.
My Monthly Hero December 2016 KitGIVEAWAY!!
Hero Arts is giving away one kit as a prize to one blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes Sunday, December 11 at 11:59pm, and the winner will be announced the following week.

The kit is available for a limited time only – once it’s gone, it’s gone!
Kits begin shipping from Hero Arts on Monday, December 12.

Here is the full blog hop order:
The Hero Arts Blog
Yana Smakula
Mariana Grigsby
May Park
Amy Tsuruta
Clare Prezzia
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Wanda Guess
Lydia Fiedler
Ilina Crouse
Julie Ebersole at Ellen Hutson’s CLASSroom
Shari Carroll at Simon Says Stamp
Libby Hickson
Thanks so much for hopping by!

Purple Onion Designs

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Hi there! Today I have a couple of projects to share featuring several adorable images by  Purple Onion Designs, which are all 25% off right now, too!Purple Onion DesignsOn this card I used: Snowball, Spruce, Mistletoe, Noel & Winter Wishes Sentiment Set. I stamped them all with Memento ink, colored them with Copics and fussy cut them out.
Purple Onion DesignsFor the background on both cards I blended some distress inks onto watercolor cardstcock with a masked off snowy hill and a few sequins by Lucy’s Things.
Purple Onion DesignsThis card features Rupert, Wilson & have the Merriest Christmas ever.
Purple Onion DesignsI had so much fun creating with these cute critters. Stop by the Purple Onion Designs shop and check out their sale! Thanks so much for stopping by!

SSS-Merry & Bright

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Hello! Today I have a festive project to share using the fun Merry & Bright stamp set by Simon Says Stamp.SSS-Merry & BrightI created a shaker card using one of the Nested Circle dies and Doodlebug pattern paper.
SSS-Merry & BrightThese sweet images are so adorable. I colored them with Copics and added glossy accents to Rudulph’s nose and Enamel Accents to the tree. Then I filled the shaker with lots of Pretty Pink Posh sequins.
SSS-Merry & BrightI also used one of the adorable papers from the Doodlebug pack to put in my simple white frame(from Ikea). The little mini pom pom garland was just a quick little addition. I threaded some mini pom poms on a strand of thread. I took like 2 minutes and I LOVE it! I bought the mini pom poms at my local craft store. They are just so fun when they are in rainbow order!SSS-Merry & BrightThat’s all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Altenew-Baby Zoo

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Hello again! Today I have a project featuring the adorable Baby Zoo stamp & dies from Altenew. These baby animals just make me smile and so I added a sentiment from the Halftone Smile set along with the coordinating die.Altenew-Baby ZooI decided to walk on the wild side and ink up my animals in unexpected colors. I used three  inks on each animal to give it that gradient look. The Altenew inks work beautifully for this technique along with the MISTI that help a ton, too.
Altenew-Baby ZooHere’s a video to show you how I made this card.

GIVEAWAY!!
Leave me a comment for your chance to win a $30 gift certificate to Altenew…woot!
Thanks so much for stopping by!

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SSS & Lawn Fawn-Christmouse blog hop

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blog-hop_from-the-vault_lawn-fawn_638-01Hi there! Today I’m excited to be joining Simon Says Stamp & Lawn Fawn for a special blog hop featuring the Lawn Fawn From the Vault:  Merry Christmouse stamps and dies.  These were VERY POPULAR when they were first released during STAMPtember 2015 and sold out so quick. I’m so happy that Simon Says Stamp has brought them back for a limited time.
SSS/Lawn Fawn-Merry ChristmouseI just adore Lawn Fawn images and was so giddy to play with these cutie patootie mice. I created a row of hanging stockings filled with mice. I used my big foam tape roll as a guide to trace my swooping stocking string with a Multiliner pen and colored the images with Copics.
SSS/Lawn Fawn-Merry ChristmouseI blended some Salty Ocean & Cracked Pistachio onto watercolor cardstock for the background.
SSS/Lawn Fawn-Merry ChristmouseThis next card combined the Merry Christmouse set with the Ready, Set, Snow sets to make a fun shaker.
SSS/Lawn Fawn-Merry ChristmouseI used some of that delicious Perfectly Plaid paper for the background along with some Licorice twine on the side and filled the shaker with Caribbean Dream sequin mix.
SSS/Lawn Fawn-Merry ChristmouseGIVEAWAY!!
Leave me a comment for your chance to win a $25 shopping spree to Simon Says Stamp!
Here’s the full blog hop order:
Kelly Marie Alvarez / Lawn Fawn blog
Yana Smakula
Debby Hughes
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Kristina Werner
Jennifer McGuire
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Hollow Letters

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Hi there! Today I have a fun project to share featuring the Hollow Letters & Little Cat Agenda sets by Mama Elephant.Mama Elephant-Hollow Letters & Little Cat AgendaI was inspired by Vera and love how she stamped every cat on her project. I wanted to do something similar because I just can’t choose between which cat to use in this stamp set. I always want to use them all. Cats are like potato chips. You just can’t stop at one, lol!
Mama Elephant-Hollow Letters & Little Cat AgendaI knew I had to have an amusing sentiment to go along with all my cats. I found this adorable T-shirt that was just what I was looking for.
Mama Elephant-Hollow Letters & Little Cat AgendaMama Elephant has a great Thank You sale going on right now, too, if you’re interested.
cat-thank-you-saleThanks so much for stopping by & have a great day!

Pinkfresh Studio-Oh Joy

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Hi there! Today I have a couple of projects to share showcasing the Oh Joy collection by Pinkfresh Studio.Pinkfresh Studio-Oh Joy Here I layered a piece of the 12 x 12 pattern paper with a piece of the Gold Transparency that is also from the Oh Joy Collection. The sentiment features one of the Acetate Die Cuts as well as an embossed sentiment from Oh Joy stamp set. 
Pinkfresh Studio-Oh JoyI added a few sequins and made a couple of tassels in coordinating colors using some scraps of twine and gold thread.
Pinkfresh Studio-Oh JoyOn this card I used another piece of the gold transparency that was perfect for making a shaker card.
Pinkfresh Studio-Oh JoyI popped it up over more 12 x 12 pattern paper and added some coordinating sequins.
Pinkfresh Studio-Oh JoyThe background one this card uses the 12 x 12 paper, more Acetate Die Cuts, some gorgeous Gold Acrylic Stickers as well as a Gold Foil Phrase Sticker.
Pinkfresh Studio-Oh JoyAs you can see, I had trouble putting the collection down. I just love the clean, modern look to everything.
Pinkfresh Studio-Oh JoyMore pattern paper featured here and another Acrylic Die Cut for the sentiment. I made a couple more tassels in coordinating colors and added a few sequins.
Pinkfresh Studio-Oh JoyHope you enjoyed these fun projects featuring this most gorgeous Oh Joy collection! Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great day!