Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – I took the layout and flipped it for my card – And here is how I used it – Simply pretty! Lots of feels in this card. I hadn’t played with this Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper*… [Read More]
Hydrangea Congrats
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! We have a great new two week sketch for you today – Optional Theme : Embossing I am personally challenging myself to using the Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper* this week! It is retiring soon and I just haven’t played with it much. Just look how pretty it is –… [Read More]
Hydrangea Thank You
Happy Monday! Time for another great challenge from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge – Here is my Design Team card – I decided to play with this soon-to-retire Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper* this week! It is soo pretty and I just did not take the time to enjoy it. For my diagonal in the sketch,… [Read More]
Ink. Stamp. Share. CASE The Catalog
Hello my Saturday friends, again! How about another blog hop to inspire you? Our theme today is a fun one, CASing the catalog! So, go grab your catalog and be prepared to flip through it to find our inspirations! I am going with a card on page 170, near the spine of the catalog. Here… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Borders or Tags
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards with borders, tags, or both! I decided to play with the new Basic Border Dies – I created a simple card using the pointed die – It created a wonderful contrast against this black pattern paper. Both of these fabulous… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Arrow Fold
Happy Friday my stampin’ friends! Sorry I missed last week. I have a lot going on these days and sometimes something has to take a side seat. I have seen this ‘arrow fold’ a few times and it has intrigued me. So here is my go at one – So cool, right!?!?!?! I thought it… [Read More]
Hand-Penned Thanks
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – I was playing with the Hand-Penned Memories & More Cards & Envelopes – Well, I was playing with them in a different way. I really love the patterns on both the cards and the envelopes. So, I… [Read More]
Happy Mail
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! It’s time for another inspirational sketch to get your creativity going – Optional Theme : Beach Days I was able to get the sketch correct, but I really don’t have anything in my stash that’s beachy! I used some of the adorable Snail Mail products – Just adorable, right??? I… [Read More]
Treat Yourself
Hello Monday! Hello stampin’ friends! How about a new challenge from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge – I had a lot of fun with this sketch – I started with this now retired, Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper and used the diagonal pattern as per the sketch. I ran a piece of Polished Pink card… [Read More]
Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop – June 2021
Happy Saturday! How about a summer fun blog hop to kick off summer!?!?! Our theme is Splish Splash! What better ona hot day then a cool, refreshing popsicle – So sad this Ice Cream Corner* Designer Series Paper is retiring soon! It sure makes for a ‘sweet’ card! I went with a fun fold type… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Glitz & Glam
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards with lots of glitz and glam! Glitz and glam is not my forte, but, I’ll try – Pretty gorgeous if I do say so myself! I started with die cutting this beautiful flower arrangement from the Artistic Dies which… [Read More]
Well Suited Biggest Birthday
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color / layout challenge – I decided to have each panel stamped instead of Designer Series Paper – My color inspiration was from the soon-to-retire now retired Well Suited Designer Series Paper. I like the boldness of the Biggest Wish… [Read More]
Dandy Hello
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! I hope you are able to craft a cool summer! Perhaps you can do that with challenge! Here is our newest two challenge from Try Stampin’ on Tuesday – I went both, sort of – I embossed the two panels using the Checks & Dots Embossing Folders. They are a… [Read More]
All Star
Happy Monday! We have a new inspiration at Atlantic Hearts Design Challenge today! Here is something to get your creativity going – Such fun! I decided to pull out my May 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit, Batter Up for this week – Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription kit that you get in the mail monthly…. [Read More]
Ink. Stamp. Share. June Showcase
Happy Saturday! How about another hop and some great ideas? We are sharing anything we are working on. Well, I’m playing with the new Kits Collection Stampin’ Up has! The are awesome for beginning stampers or anyone wanting to make quick cards. Of course, you can always use your imagination and create whatever you’d like… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Textures & Ribbons
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards with textures and ribbons. Hmm. This was challenged me, lol! …but not for long, lol! I started with dies cutting a butterfly using the Ombre 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper because this paper has a glittery texture. The Brilliant… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Double Dutch Door Fold
Happy Friday! Actually everyday is a happy day! Especially if you are making something! Last Friday, I showed a Dutch Fold, today, I’m showing another version of a Dutch Fold – Now as you start to open the card – See the nifty two folds? It is soo sweet! Here are the basic dimensions –… [Read More]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – What’s New What’s Cool
Hello and happy Friday! The first Friday of the month means a blog hop with – Our theme is new stuff of course! I’d like to share these cards I made for my Zoom Open House attendees – I used my favorite stamp set, Biggest Wish – It is photopolymer so it makes to… [Read More]
