Spellbinders March Small Die of the Month...

The latest Spellbinders Small Die of the Month is available now and its SO cute!  Just in time for spring with bunnies and flowers.  I love the dies included in this kit.  Keep reading to check it out!

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Do you know about the die of the month?  It is an awesome subscription that gives you a brand new set of dies in the mail every month.  Here are a few more details....

Each month Spellbinders offers several different subscription clubs....

Small Die of the Month

Large Die of the Month

Large and Small Die of the Month Combined

Card Kit of the Month

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Here is today's card....

To create this card, I did a little ink blending in the background with a cloud and hill stencil.  I die cut the bunnies and carrots from the kit all in white card stock.  I used Copics to color them in.  Next, I added a sentiment from a Simon Some Bunny Special.  Works perfectly with this adorable pair!  Last, I die cut the tiny hearts and added the to the card front.  

Check out this month's Small Die of the Month by clicking HERE.  

I will have more cards using this set coming soon!  Thanks for stopping in!

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Altenew Build-A-Flower: Dahlia Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello and welcome to the Altenew Build-A-Flower: Dahlia Release Blog Hop!  This new Build-A-Flower is gorgeous!!  And, of course, there are coordinating dies that complete this set!

Did you know you theres a monthly subscription to the Build-A-Flower sets?  It's at a discounted price!  Check this out...

Get our Newly released Build -A-Flower set each month at a discounted price when you subscribe to our Build-A-Flower Monthly Subscription Plan!

Don't worry if the set goes out of stock! When you are subscribed to the monthly subscription, you are guaranteed a spot in our New Build-A-Flower Set each month.

Need to pause your subscription? No worries - you can easily pause your subscription and re-activate when you are ready.

Click HERE to subscribe!

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Check out this month's new set....Build-A-Flower: Dahlia...

I have 3 cards to share with you today.

Here is my first card...

To create this card, I used Kind Confetti in the background with a sentiment to match.  I stamped and die cut the Dahlia.  Super easy to line up!  I added a couple leaves and attached it to the card front.

 I made one more card for the hop....and then ended up using all the parts and made another card.  :)

The first card uses the negative of the Gradient Stripes Cover Die.  I stamped the dahlia's randomly on a piece of white card stock. I used 2 of the color layered images but instead of lining them up, I stamped them randomly too.  So the colors don't line up but the shapes add in a different look.  I popped that up on the card base and then added in the hello die in black card stock.

I used the outside frame for this next card...

I added it to a white card base and then stamped a simple sentiment along the bottom of the card.  And done!  :)

Check out this Build-A-Flower Bundle with the stamp set, dies and ink!

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GIVEAWAY

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. Three winners will be announced on the Card Blog, and the other three winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Blog on 3/9/2019.

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BLOG HOP

Altenew Card Blog

Norine Borys

Laura Bassen

Therese Calvird

Kathleen Graumüller

Svitlana Shayevich

Kelly Griglione

Vicky Papaioannou

Patricia Roebuck

Virginia Lu

Seeka

Emily Midgett

Nathalie DeSousa

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

Anna Komenda

Heather Hoffman

Laurie Willison **you are here!**

Amber Rain Davis

Zinia Redo

Joni Andaya

Gayatri Murali

So glad you stopped by today!  Hope you have a great day!

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MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge...

It's time for a new sketch Challenge over at MFT.  Today's sketch works for the perfect CAS card. 

Today I am using the new set, Joyful Heart Bears.....or actually just the bees from the set...

To create this card, I randomly stamped the bees on a piece of white card stock.  I added a little yellow and a little light blue to make the bees pop.  I added in the diagonal cut card stock and then finished it off by adding in the sentiment using Happy from the Happy Birthday Die.

Here is this weeks sketch....

Check out the MFT Challenge blog to see the details!  I hope you can play along too.  Sketches are such a great way to find a little mojo if you need some.  :)

Hope you have a great day!

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MFT Hits and Highlights...

Welcome to the February round of MFT Hits and Highlights.  Here is this month's challenge.

Tic Tac Toe is a classic game — what better way to insert some fun into your paper crafting projects than with a classic? Our exclusive Tic Tac Toe shapes can be used in SO many ways — everything from treats to tags to cards. This month, we are challenging you to use the Tic Tac Toe acrylic shapes without using the Tic Tac Toe Die-namics or X's and O's stamp set. Yep, reach into your creative hat and pull a new trick out of your hat. You can pair the Tic Tac Toe with any other stamp set or die we offer. In fact, we encourage it. Ready? Set. Get crafty and have fun. 

I created a quick, clean and simple card using the X's and O's from MFT Tic Tac Toe line....

I did a little ink blending on the card base, added in a brick wall that I created using the Small Brick Stencil and then added in the adorable little penguins.  Last, I glued on the X's and O's and then finished it off with a little heart inside the O and a bow made out of hearts.  Those hearts are all from the Tag Builders set.  

There will be lots more to see over on the MFT Challenge Blog.  I hope you get a chance to play along! 

Have a great day!

Altenew Live Your Dream Scrapbook Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hey there friends!  I am hoping along with the Scrapbook Team to share a new kit that is available today.  This kit is gorgeous and includes many elements perfect for the most elegant of scrapbook pages.  But....it also contains some amazing stuff for us card makers!  I have 5...yes 5!!  very clean and simple cards that were super quick to make, using elements from this kit.  

Check out the kit....

Here are some details about the Scrapbook Kit...

Our Live Your Dream Scrapbook Collection is a bright and elegant line that you can use to document any occasion. From the little daily moments, you want to remember forever to bigger milestones like parties and birthdays.

All of the products in this collection are very versatile and you can use them for many different projects such as 12x12 layouts, pocket scrapbooking, cards, home decor, and much more.

This collection contains

• 16 sheets of 12x12 double-sided patterned papers (2 of each/16 different designs)
• 2 6"x12" sheets of puffy alphabet stickers (220 pieces)
• 2 6"x12" sheets of chipboard stickers (38 pieces)
• 2 6"x12" sheets of clear stickers (31 pieces)
• 1 pack of wood epoxy buttons (20 pieces)
• 1 pack of die-cut cardstock embellishments (32 pieces)   
  
  
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  CARDS

These 5 cards don't need a lot of explanation because they were just super easy to create.  I love that about kits.  You can pull out any sticker, button or chipboard piece and create a card.  I like to think of it as a tiny layout.  :)

I added a little ink blending in the background on this first card before adding the banner die cut and then finished it off with a sentiment from the Crafty Friends set...

On this card, I simply added a leaf sticker from the pack and a quick thank you sentinel from Frilled Petals.  I added some partial score lines in the background to add a little subtle detail.

The kit is filled with amazing die cuts and die cut sentiments.  You can imagine how quick this card was....foam tape and die cuts and done!

The 12x12 paper pack included in the box can easily be cut down to 6x6 papers.  I love to store them that way because I don't ever need anything bigger.  The large brush stokes on this paper were so pretty, all I had to do was add a simple Hello from the included Puffy Alpha Stickers.

And because I couldn't resist the banner die cuts, I did one more simple card with die cuts and a craft sentiment from Crafty Friends.

Using this kit is a great way to make lots of cards at once and can even help get the creative mojo flowing.  Lot of fun details included to create to your hearts content!

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GIVEAWAY

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 2/28/2019 for a chance to win. 6 winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 3/3/2019.

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BLOG HOP

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

Paige Evans

Enza Gudor

Kathleen Graumüller

Jen Schow

Zinia Redo

Bea Valint

Raquel Bowman

Sandra Dietrich

Amanda Baldwin

Maryam Perez

Svitlana Shayevich

Missy Whidden

Altenew Card Blog

Nathalie DeSousa

Kymona Tracey

Patricia Roebuck

Lydia Evans

Terhi Koskinen

Lilith Eeckels

Meghann Andrew

Reiko Tsuchida

Flóra Mónika Farkas

Virginia Lu

Kim Jeffress

Elsie Robinson

Laurie Willison (you are here!)

Kelly Janes

Erum Tasneem

Thanks so much for coming by today! Hope you have a great day!

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