Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! We are CASing the catalog again this week. Here is our inspiration challenge – I wanted to use the Zany Zebra set. So I created this following the sketch – Isn’t it just the cutest? I started with the Purple Posy card base and… [Read More]
2019-2021 In Colors
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Patriotic Cards
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features patriotic cards! Perfect way to celebrate in the USA, more importantly in Texas, with the current health crisis and advised self quarantining. I decided to make a nifty background using this lined stamp from the Pattern Play stamp set along… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Monochromatic Card
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a card with just one color, plus a neutral. I decided shades of purple was my one color – I used this Hand-Drawn Blooms the other day and thought I still wanted to play around with it. I had… [Read More]
Whiskey Business
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I have been itching to play with this new stamp set, Whiskey Business. This layout was perfect – I stamped the whiskey decanter and glass and colored both using blends. Then, I fussy cut them out, yes, everyones… [Read More]
Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe – June Challenge
Welcome to our monthly Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog! Here is our latest monthly challenge grid for June – And here is my take on the sketch – Animals, Ombre, Fussy Cut I just love these goats! And, they have to be fussy cut….They are from a new stamp set, Way to… [Read More]
You Party Animal
Happy Friday! And, a happy first post as the new Stampin’ Up! catalog has gone live! I love the Zany Zebra set and decided to play with it today. This weeks Freshly Make Sketches caught my eye – And added my touch of zebra – It’s just a silly, fun card! The border is the… [Read More]
Thinking of You Blossoms in Bloom
Happy Memorial Day to those in USA! Just sharing a quick card today inspired by The Paper Players newest sketch – Of course, I had to use something new – This is a beautiful flower stamped image without the additional dies that can be added! Quite simply done thanks to my Stamparatus! I stamped the… [Read More]
Birthday Blooms Birthday
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I decided to play with new stuff again today! This is the beautiful Blossoms In Bloom bundle, made with a twist. I started by stamping the flowers in So Saffron. I added the Seaside Spray die cut flower… [Read More]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop Sale-a-Bration
Happy Friday! I have two wonderful Sale-a-Bration themed cards I designed for our monthly blog hop! I had a hard time deciding just what to get for my Sale-a-Bration choices recently. I’m sharing two of my favorites – One, is the Golden Honey Designer Series Paper. This particular pattern is white with diagonal gold foil… [Read More]
Wishing You Well
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! We have another great sketch to inspire you for the next two weeks – Optional Theme : Plaid / Checks I’m feeling the fall feels for this challenge! And, playing with new stuff! I started with a Cajun Craze card base. When is the last time you pulled out Cajun… [Read More]
Celebrate Wreath
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – What a wonderful sketch to play with a new stamp set and coordinating dies! This will be available September 4 – This combines the Seasonal Wreaths stamp set and the All Around Wreath Dies. There is actually a… [Read More]
Days are Beautiful
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – What great colors! They look perfect on this card – This just turned out perfectly! I started with a Sahara Sand panel stamped with the Birch Wood stamp in Sahara Sand. The Perennial Flowers are stamped on Very… [Read More]
Sweet Daisy Lane
Happy Sunday! Getting ready for a couple fabulous Card Buffets today! This will be one of the cards to chose from – Simply lovely! I love this smaller version of the Daisy Punch! I’m sure it will be a favorite today! You can see my Card Buffet choices on my Facebook page. Stampin’ Up Supplies… [Read More]
Leave a Little Sparkle
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest catalog CASE challenge – I had fun with this one! I just love this Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set! The unicorn’s eye just cracks me up! And, that flowing hair! I stamped the unicorn on Shimmer White card stock… [Read More]
See a Happy Birthday Silhouette
Welcome Wednesday! It’s been so hot here and perfect weather to craft and play with stuff! I ran across this challenge blog, Atlantic Hearts and loved their clean, simple challenges! I just had to try the newest one they offered – Nice. Fun. Simple. Clean. Perfect to pair with the See a Silhouette Designer Series… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite New In-Color
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features our favorite new In Color. All of them are very pretty this year! However, the one that sticks out to is Pretty Peacock! It’s such a great neutral! Here, I paired it with Blushing Bride. And, this fabulous saying is… [Read More]
Cow’s It Going?
I’ve been soo itching to play with this Over The Moon cow stamp set set!! I ran across this sketch challenge over at The Paper Players and decided to give it a try! This stamp set and challenge together are just the cutest??? Don’t you agree?? Wouldn’t you be just excited to receive this in… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite New Stamp
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features our favorite new stamp set! Ok. This catalog has sooo many wonderful stamp sets – it’s hard to pick one! I went with a card / stamp set that could qualify for simple stamping, #simplestamping! This is the Beautiful Friendship… [Read More]
