Happy Monday! And, if you like to fish, a Monday fishing is the best way to start a week! Or, if not, maybe a card with a fish! Lol! I’ve been needing to send my brother a card for a little perk up as he has not been feeling well. He loves to fish and… [Read More]
Beginning Stamping
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Days of Summer
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features anything having to do with SUMMER!!! Anything? I went with anything! There are a lot of summer birthdays in my family, including mine, and my moms, later this month! Summer reminds me of birthdays! Two stamps. Two inks. One Stamparatus…. [Read More]
Look Who’s Hatched
OMG. I have the cutest card for the sweetest addition today! A friend of mine has four sons and recently had another addition to their family! As cute as can be on the outside – And, the inside – She is not into the girly, pink scene (I can’t blame her) so this it what… [Read More]
You’ve Really Outdone Yourself
Still making a card a day! Wahoo! Today, I was inspired by CAS(E) this sketch and their layout – And, also the Paper Players for some color guidance – Great combination for some #simplestamping – This is just soo sweet! And, easy! The larger swirly circle is inked up then stamped off (stamped on scrap),… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Christmas in July
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a Christmas card! Nice! Some like to work on these in July! I would if I had Christmas supplies. Not to worry. Create your own from what you have! I took the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper and the Real… [Read More]
We Create – Red, White, & Blue Hop
Happy July 1st!!! Another year is just flying by…… First of the month always means a hop with We Create!! The theme this month is : red, white, and blue! Fitting as the 4th is days away! Although, I went with a non-4th style card though – This uses the very versatile, Sweetly Swirled stamp… [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]
In Color Birthday Fun
I have a simple share today from my Open House samples. I’ve gotten to where I use the Stamparatus more than my blocks when I stamp. Awhile back, I made this card and loved how perfectly the stamps lined up using the Stamparatus, so I left the stamps there. I was playing around with the… [Read More]
Birthday Shares
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our newest two week challenge – Optional Theme : Pastels I got this! I paired this soon to retire Share What You Love Designer Series Paper with the Cake Builder punch to create this quick and easy elegant birthday card – I was running wayyy late last week… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features shades of yellow. I decided to play with some new Designer Series Paper, Mosaic MoodSpecialty, that will be available June 4th. It’s soooo pretty. It was just too pretty to cover up! And, the mosaic pattern reminded me of a… [Read More]
with Sympathy
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – When I saw these colors, I thought they were very serene, which sparked a sympathy card – I was amazed at the fact I placed the sentiment on the Stamparatus exactly next to the ‘flourish’! So, I have… [Read More]
All Geared Up
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge. Here is our newest sketch challenge to get your creativity going! I took a fun approach to this one creating a masculine card – It was extremely simple using the Classic Garage 6×6 Designer Series Paper and the Garage Gears Thinlits. One of the patterns… [Read More]
Bird Ballard Thank You
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday Tuesday! Here is our newest two week challenge – I pulled out new Stampin’ Up! products for this lovely challenge! Yes! This is the beautiful Bird Ballard Suite! I stamped the birds and the thank you sentiment, then framelit cut them. I cut a slightly larger scalloped circle to coordinate… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Red Red Wine
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features shades of reds. I almost made a card with the wine stamps we have, but I decided I felt more like coloring – This is a new stamp set available in the upcoming 2019-2020 Stampin’ Up! catalog called Free as… [Read More]
We Create In Color 2018-2020 Blog Hop
Hello, May! Boy, this year is flying by….. The first of the month is always a blog hop for – The theme this month is 2018 -2020 In Colors. Wow, what great colors : Lovely Lipstick, Grapefruit Grove, Pineapple Punch, Call Me Clover and Blueberry Bushel. I paired them with a new stamp set I… [Read More]
Card Number 3, Hello Beautiful
This past weekend I hosted my monthly Card Buffet. I post the Buffet choices on my Facebook page and on Instagram. Here were the choices – I was quite funny that I was trying to figure out what card 3 was going to be. I knew I wanted to use the Butterly Gala Bundle so… [Read More]
Say Yes to Cake!
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I thought this was perfect to pull out the Broadway Bound Designer Series Paper to create this – I just love this!! It’s so bright and cheery! I just so happen to have this scrap of the striped pattern… [Read More]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – Easter
Happy Friday! Welcome to our monthly blog hop – Our theme this month is Easter. I don’t have a lot of current Easter sentiments. So, I improvised and went with a Easter thank you card – Actually, a #simplestamping thank you card! I created another version because this was so quick and fun – I… [Read More]
