Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary blog hop filled with wonderful ideas to spark your creativity Our theme this week is Punch or Die Art. This is a wonderful idea! We all see other uses for dies, framelits and punches other than what they were actually intended for. I went with the Window Box… [Read More]
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Rad Dad Fun
Some FUN color inspiration today over at Create with Connie and Mary! Just take a look at these colors – Fresh and fun, right? I thought they were ‘rad’ – So I created a Father’s Day themed card. As we know, that will be here soon too! The colors are great for a different look in… [Read More]
Watercooler Wednesday #115 Gail’s Clean & Simple ‘Spring’ Theme
Happy Wednesday! Time for a new challenge from Watercooler Wednesday! We have a fun theme from Gail to play around with today – I think of flowers when I think Spring! Bright, cheery flowers. And, that’s what I created for this challenge! It was simple to create. I used two stamp sets only because I wanted… [Read More]
Silver Elite and Team Meeting SWAPS
Good news! Good news! I was promoted to Silver Elite during the most recent Sale-a-Bration! Yay! So excited!!!! Thank you to Joan and Karen for joining my team! Welcome! At our team meeting last night, my upline, Pearl Robb, surprised me with a sweet little, unexpected, gift! I just had to take a picture because,… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Oh the Places We Will Go
Happy Saturday before Easter! We are still having our Create with Connie and Mary blog hop! Thanks for joining us this weekend! Our theme this is Oh the Places you Will Go or Travel. I combined the two and created this – Looks like a nice ‘travel’ card. Great to stash in the suitcase and mail when… [Read More]
Congratulations, Graduate!
Today we have a super sketch over at Create with Connie and Mary – I was really inspired by it. As we know, graduation season will be starting next month (I know, right? You didn’t realize it, did you!?). I decided to get to work on grads ideas! I have made two recently, here is one of… [Read More]
Watercooler Wednesday #114
Middle of the week. You know what that means. Time for a Watercooler Wednesday challenge! Penny is our host. She chose some wonderful colors – I stared at them for a while. I just pulled out my inks and a stamp set. I went with a favorite that will be retiring – I created a simple ‘Thanks’… [Read More]
You are Amazing
Hi Stampers! Today I have a card I designed for Try Stampin’ on Tuesday. Challenge #317. Optional Theme : A Ray of Sunshine What a great challenge to get you to thinking! Wouldn’t you agree? This is what I came up with – I think I got it right on the mark! It’s simply fun! Bright… [Read More]
CCMC Saturday Blog Hop – Spring Flowers
We are having the best spring weather here in the Texas area – low, low humidity! Feels SO much like a fresh spring! So, time to celebrate and get creative with a Create with Connie and Mary blog hop! Our theme this week is Spring Flowers! Just perfect – because everything here is just a blooming! I think… [Read More]
Celebrate Ed
Quick post today! It’s the hubs birthday as you can tell! I created a sweet and simple card to for my his birthday this year – I told you. Sweet. Simple. It matches the ensemble pretty nicely – You agree? I have never used my light box and forgot to return it – ’bout time… [Read More]
Watercooler Wednesday #113, Libby’s Sketch Challenge
Ha, that’s me!!! Happy Wednesday everyone! Today at Watercooler Wednesday, as you can see, I’m the host for this weeks challenge! Yippee! I decided to go with a sketch to spark your creativity! What do you think – Pretty fun sketch, I’d say! I decided to create a shaker card – Isn’t this cute???? It’s… [Read More]
Ghirardelli Tiny Bunny Treat Holder Tutorial
One of yesterdays posts, I showed this little cutie – Sweet, huh? I like to create my own patterns because of the challenge. I love that challenge of figuring something out! I bought the candy and designed the holder around it! Today, I’ll give you a pictorial tutorial how I created it. Start with a… [Read More]
We Create April Blog Hop
No foolin’, I’ve got a couple of great cards for We Create Bloggers! I made two cards, one simply cute – And, one super cute – The first card was on my March Card Buffet. People loved it! The Basket Bunch Bundle is an absolute must have from this Occasions Mini catalog! I loved the… [Read More]
CCMC Saturday Blog Hop – Easter Treats
No foolin’, it’s time to hop around with the wonderful designers at Create with Connie and Mary! Our theme this week is Easter Treats. Perfect, because Easter will be here before we know it! And, you want to be prepared, don’t you?? I did what anyone would have done. Scour the interweb for ideas. I wanted… [Read More]
Hoppy Easter
It’s Thursday! Time for a Create with Connie and Mary challenge! This week it’s a new sketch to spark your creativity! Isn’t this a nice layout? So many options with this one! Since Easter is around the corner, I decided to create a sweet little Easter card – Doesn’t this make you just ‘hoppy’ to see it?… [Read More]
Sweet Strawberries
Happy Tuesday! Time for a Try Stampin’ on Tuesday challenge. This week we have a sketch designed by Donna – Challenge #315. Optional theme : Three Different Patterns. What a creative sketch! I was inspired to create this – I loved pulling out some – FREE with a $50 purchase and – soon-to-retire DSP – Designer Series… [Read More]
Glimmer Celebrate
We are having some beautiful weather here in the Lone Star state! Still, I like to be inside with the blinds open creating! Today, it’s for, Create with Connie and Mary. Really nice spring colors! I was a little stumped in my design though. I created a card for any type of happy news – You… [Read More]
Best. Card. Ever. Watercooler. Wednesday. #111.
Ahhhh, time for great inspiration from Watercooler Wednesday! Marsha chose a favorite for me. Masculine theme. And, anything goes! I guess I was thinking’ of the sweet hubs when I created this – ……because he is. The. Best. Guy. Ever. It’s a lot of silver foil. It doesn’t photograph well. But. In person, awesome! I… [Read More]