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[12.9.16] for the love of COFFEE…

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It has been a long, long time since I’ve had the pleasure of participating in the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. I just had to make it happen this time. There is nothing I love more than combining my love for coffee and cards. Unity Stamp Company is a super sponsor and I’m proud to be using some of their stamps for my project today.

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I’m finished with my Christmas cards. *gasp* I can’t believe it and they are actually going to be mailed out in time. You’d think I had my stuff together this year. Haha. I just know I’m going to need a couple thank you cards and this blog hop theme was the perfect reason to get ahead on that as well. Thank you for the swift kick in the pants to get in gear.

In case you were wondering, this cuppa love holds my favorite Starbucks holiday drink – A Soy Caramel Brulee Latte. And then it is all wrapped up in a sweater… if this cup had boots it would contain 3 of my favorite winter things. Haha. I just love this sweater wrapped mug from the 9/15 kit of the month – Our Hearts to Yours. I colored it with Copic markers, fussy cut it out and then popped it up on the card with a little string bow. The sentiment is from the same kit and just perfect for holiday thank you cards, don’tcha think?

Also, these are 3 x 5.5 inch cards. Just too stinking cute and use up my 6×6 papers perfectly. I love this size for cards I know won’t need an envelope. I just leave them for people or drop them off as is. Just a quickie kinda card. Not so formal, but oh so cute.

Are you interested in hopping too? You can! It is tons of fun too. You can link up HERE till December 16th. Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate the visit. May your day be as warm and comforting as your favorite beverage. Hugs.

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[12.10.14] holiday coffee lovers blog hop *giveaway*

Welcome Holiday Coffee Lovers

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OMG, what could make the holidays better than a HOLIDAY Coffee Lover’s blog hop???  The SUPER sweet and amazing Amy T. is hosting.  You can find all the participants on her BLOG.  Everyone is welcome, if you have a holiday coffee related project, link up.  There will be PRIZES for those who link up.  And if you like to see holiday coffee projects, come visit.  Many will have blog candy to give away too.  Like me.

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Leave a comment below and I’ll pick one winner to receive this stamp set from me.
(US winner only, unfortunately international shipping costs are crazy outrageous)
Winner to be announced Sunday, December 21st.

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I had so much fun making these mini coffee cup cards.  They are going to be the perfect little topper to some of my coffee loving friend’s gifts.  I used my Cameo to cut out the coffee cups, stamped my sweet little reindeer and colored them in with Copics.  I created the side tags by cutting strips of paper, rounding the tops and punching a hole.  I die cut a heart out of the red ones and notched the bottom with scissors.

Thanks for stopping by. and be sure to hop on back to Amy’s blog to visit the rest of the hoppers.

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[12.7.2014] surprise SPARKS fun with Paper Smooches

Do you love surprises?

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I LOVE little surprises, like this one.  I’m guest designing with the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge this month!!!  Yay.  I have an EXTRA special place in my heart for Paper Smooches and am EXCITED to be playing along with the amazing Design Team again for December.

This week’s challenge…

Anything Goes PSS

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Time crunch for holiday cards.  The anything goes challenge is the PERFECT incentive to get the last few done.  I thought I’d play around with the birch trees from Autumn Groves and turn them into a winter scene with a bit of water coloring. I cut my piece of water-color friendly paper and then stamped my trees with Hero Hues chalk ink.  It holds up to water-color quite nicely.  I also stamped my little bird (from Warm Hearts) and colored him with water-color as well.  To build up color and add shading, just let the water-color dry and then add some more color over top to intensive it.

I didn’t have much light when taking my photo.  It was a cloudy and kinda rainy day yesterday.  But, there is a ton of sparkle to the trees.  Once it was fully dry, I used some Sheer Shimmer spray on top and then some Smooches ink brushed on the little snowflakes.  As that dried, I diecut my gold frame from glitter paper and added it to the top.

Before adhering my tree scene flat to the card, I layered some patterned paper behind.  Lastly, I die cut my banner with the PS Streamers die and then embossed my sentiment from Joyful Greetings in white.  I added some tiny foam adhesive behind the sentiment and then used the cardinal bird to help add some lift to the sentiment as well.

Check out the other girls sharing their SPARKS cards this week too.

Now it is your turn to come and play!!!  Just CLICK HERE to find out all the details and to link up your project.

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[11.21.2014] tag you’re it and 25 days of tags

Tag You’re It and 25 days of Tags

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We have a special week happening at Tag You’re It!.  Design Team member Tracey has been hosting a 25 Days of Christmas Tags on her blog and asked the TYI team to play along.  OF COURSE we wanted to play along!!!  So, I have two projects this week using the tag inspiration.

Inspiration: Oh that lovely double tag tied with a pretty bow… Maureen’s card is just beautiful.  I love the layout of this card and used it as a sketch.  I also loved the flower detail and the polka dots on the patterned tag.

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I started out with my two tags.  I had a scrap piece of white cardstock that I had embossed with swiss dots.  Hmmm, seemed like a good time to use it.  I layered the pink tag on top and tied them together.  I used my Pixscan Cameo mat to cut out the flower, colored it with Copics and popped that up as well.  After much thought, I ended up stamping my sentiment on that center strip of paper and finished off with some sequins.

And now for my Christmas tags… cuz this inspiration is just perfect for the Christmas season too.

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I decided for these tags to go for some cuteness.  I’m still in love with the double tag idea from Maureen’s inspiration.  I mimicked the patterned paper behind and tied together with some string.  The little reindeer are colored with Copics and accented with a Wink of Stella glitter pen and some Glossy Accents.

If you haven’t been by Tracey’s blog yet, make sure you head over.  She has a ton of prizes to giveaway.  She is also giving away a prize to those who comment on her guests blogs as well.  So don’t forget to leave a comment.  I’ll be picking a name to put her into her prize drawing.

and then… you can also join us at Tag You’re It!  Visit the Challenge blog to see all the inspiration projects and how to play along.  It is all about fun and tags!!!

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{2.8.2013} happy chinese new year…

My sweet friend Emily Leiphart (Art from the Heart) has organized a fun hop to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The New Year is on February 10th, but we are celebrating now and through the weekend. There are a great bunch of designers and stamp illustrators ready to celebrate the Year of the Snake.

I couldn't help but create something as well using my own design.

Just using some Echo Park Dots and Stripes with some washi tape.

Click on the image below to download.

Designers

Emily Leiphart

Alice Wertz

Chunyuan Wu

Kryssi Ng

Mary Johnson

Miriam Prantner

Pamela Ho

Sparkle Smith

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Artists/Sponsors

Angie Blom Designs

Dahlhouse Designs (you are here)

Deasy Designs

Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Lisa Hetrick Design

There are $230 worth of Prizes to giveaway as well.

Celebrate with us by leaving a comment on all designer and artist/sponsor blogs!Pick up your free digis and cut files along the way and create something for a second chance to win.You can visit Emily's blog for all the prize and hop details.

Thanks for visiting and I hope I'll see you around more if you are new to Dahlhouse Designs.Please join me by following my blog or on Facebook.

Happy New Year!

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