Swan Lake for the InKing Royalty Blog Hop

Many of my Stampin’ Up! team members (not just those with blogs) share their gorgeous projects in our team’s Facebook community – there’s such amazing and inspiring creativity in this group!  I’m always excited when my team’s blog hop rolls around, though, because I get to share some of their amazing work with you.  I’m just as excited to see their projects as you are, and I am proud to share them with you.I’m also…

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Affectionately Yours for CTS212

This week’s CAS(E) This Sketch challenge gave me a great opportunity to make a bright-and-happy, sunshiny, feel-good card.  I used Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper to create a beautiful base and pulled in all the colors for a sweet-and-simple card.  Here’s my card: And here’s the banner for this week’s super-fun sketch challenge that inspired my card: Tips, Tricks and Reminders Affectionately Yours.  This card is built around two bright-and-cheery patterns from the Affectionately…

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Stampin’ Up!’s Moon Baby for GDP078

This week’s sweet-and-simple sketch for the Global Design Project send me straight for Moon Baby.  I knew I wanted to make a card that’s as sweet as the sketch – and this adorable baby gave me just what I was looking for.  I paired the umbrella-toting baby with beautiful patterns from Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper for the soft touch this baby deserves.  Here’s my card: And here’s the banner for the challenge that…

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The Colors of Spring

On Friday, I shared my Spring 2017 Product Shares – my favorite Spring-themed papers, ribbons and embellishments from Stampin’ Up!’s 2016-2017 Annual and 2017 Occasions Catalogs.  What fun!  If you missed the announcement, please CLICK HERE or on the below photo: I adore all the papers for the Select Papers Share – all are cheery, floral patterns or soft, sweet papers perfect for Spring.  As I flipped through the papers, I was amazed at the…

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May I Please Have a Re-do?

After the posts for my blog haven’t been released over the past couple of days, today’s post fits right in.  I had already planned to share this “re-do” at the time that I was asking for a “re-do.”  If you missed my posts over the past couple of days, you can see them here: Brian’s Spring 2017 Product Shares Tasty Trucks & Tasty Treats for the Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop I often times…

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This is a Test, This is Only a Test

You may have noticed this already, but gremlins have invaded my it doesn’t seem my blog emails have been launching for the past two days.  It makes me sad to know that my loyal subscribers might be missing my posts.  This is a test to see if I can get the email server to launch. If you have missed my posts over the past couple of days, you can see them here: Brian’s Spring 2017…

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Brian’s Spring 2017 Product Shares

Our clocks “spring forward” this weekend – that HAS to mean that Spring is just around the corner, right?  I know that Spring has not sprung in all parts of the country yet, but we’ve had a couple weeks of amazing 70 degree weather.  It may be earlier than normal (and that might feel a little alarming), but the trees are budding, and the birds are chirping.  We even saw a hummingbird this week.  As…

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Brian’s Spring Product Shares

Our clocks “spring forward” this weekend – that HAS to mean that Spring is just around the corner, right?  I know that Spring has not sprung in all parts of the country yet, but we’ve had a couple weeks of amazing 70 degree weather.  It may be earlier than normal (and that might feel a little alarming), but the trees are budding, and the birds are chirping.  We even saw a hummingbird this week.  As…

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Tasty Trucks & Tasty Treats for the Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop

It’s time for another Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop – if you aren’t starting the hop here, then you probably just arrived from Australia where you visited with my amazingly talented friend, Louise Sharp at louisesharp.com. How awesome is she?!  That project blows me away.  The Be Inspired Design Team is a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from all over the world who are excited to share our projects with you.  I’m honored to…

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Happy Easter for the Pals Blog Hop

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for March 2017!  This month’s “Spring Has Sprung” hop features a wonderful variety of Spring-related projects.  You may just be starting the Blog Hop or may have come from the previous link from the Line-up on the Pals Blog Hop listing shown below.  The full lineup at the base of this post will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects. Happy…

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