Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a masculine card! These seem to give everyone trouble. Since we are in the last two days of Sale-a-bration, I used the Approaching Perfection stamp set for my masculine card. I also used my Stamparatus for this nice, manly card… [Read More]
Birthday
Approaching Perfection
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge and last few days of Sale-a-bration! Here is our newest color challenge – Nice, fresh spring colors! Here is how I used them – I started with scraps in the colors for the sketch! I placed the different size strips on a Very Vanilla… [Read More]
Paper Blooms Trio
Happy Wednesday! Sharing a trio of lovely, quick cards from my weekend class. Only a few more days to take advantage of Sale-a-bration. Here is a wonderful option – Right? Such wonderful cards! Yes, using my new favorite, Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper and the In Bloom Bundle again. I just couldn’t help it! Just… [Read More]
You Really Are the Best
Happy Monday! Trying to get back to normal after last week! Showing off the last seven days of Sale-a-bration for Stampin’ Up!! Today we have a new sketch over at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge – Great sketch for showing off the Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper – Just look how I used it – I… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Cards for Kids
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards for kids! Ok, these can be a hard. I went with a classic – I used the Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch for the sweet little mouse! The adorable Magenta Madness bow and HAPPY BIRTHDAY sentiment are from the… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Designer Series Paper Show Off
Happy Friday! I have managed to make it through this week and the Texas’ idea for dealing with cold weather. Do. Nothing. Turn power off. Turn water off. C’mon Texas, we can do better! The rest of the US deals with way worse temperatures just fine! Ok, rant over. I did manage to get some… [Read More]
Happy Birthday Chick
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest 2 week challenge to inspire you – Optional Theme : Peek-a-boo When I read the theme for this, I knew exactly what I wanted to use! The new Hey Birthday Chick Bundle – More specifically, this little emerging chick! So adorable!!! I colored the little cuties… [Read More]
So Sweet Shaker
Hi my stampin’ friends! I have some really sweet cards today! See, soo sweet! These are shaker cards! I featured them on my Zoom meeting Sunday. And soo easy to create! This was the one we made together – It used : standard card base a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of pattern paper stamped… [Read More]
Ink. Stamp. Share. Spring. Summer. Sale-a-Bration.
Happy Saturday! Thanks for joining us today! Our theme this month features anything from the January to June Mini Catalog or Sale-a-bration catalog! I went with the Flowering Cactus Product Medley. It has been my favorite lately. Why? Because it includes just about everything to create with! And, there IS a refill!!!! For this lovely,… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Strip it Down
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a one layer card! Ohhhhh, these are such fun! And, soo challenging. Until you see this – Beautiful. Gorgeous. Easy. Any ideas what flower I might have used for this??? Well…….it is not a flower at all! I used the… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Accordion Card
Happy Friday! Welcome to a Fun Fold! I am featuring the lovely Flower & Field Designer Series Paper today! This card has been around for a long while, the Accordion fold – And open – Lovely. Just lovely! I am showcasing this gorgeous Designer Series Paper you can get free with a ($50 usd) purchase!… [Read More]
Happy B-Day Oh So Ombre
Hello! Welcome to another fabulous set of Oh So Ombre cards! I just can not quite playing with this fabulous paper from Sale-a-bration!!!! I followed a sketch from the catalog today – And I used my favorite, again, the Oh So Ombre Designer Series Paper – Along with the must have, Happiest of Birthdays, stamp… [Read More]
Ink. Stamp. Share. January 2021 Showcase
Hello! Happy Saturday! Welcome the the second of three blog hops for me today! Our theme this hop around is anything new from Stampin’ Up!. Sooooo how about new stuff from the January to June Mini catalog and the Sale-a-bration Mini? I went with the You Are Amazing stamp set along with the Oh So… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Pile It On
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features lots of Designer Series Paper, ribbon, embellishments….all the goodies to make cards extra! Lol! How about this beauty combining pattern paper, stamps, dies, and rhinestones – Such a great layout to show all these items off! I designed this card… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Slide Up / Pop Up Gift Card Holder
Yessssss, Friday! And the second week in my new Fun Fold Fridays! I’m featuring a slide up or pop up gift card holder. Not sure what this fold is actually called, but for now, this will work! I’ve seen this version in a vertical version all the time, but not a horizontal one. I created… [Read More]
Whimsy Happy Birthday
Happy Tuesday and our first challenge of the year for Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest 2-week challenge – Optional Theme : Party Time What a super fun sketch! See what I did with it – I am using new Sale-a-bration items on this card, the Oh So Ombre Designer Series Paper as… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite New JJ Stamp Set
Welcome to our first Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop of 2021! Our theme this week features our favorite new set from the January to June 2021 Mini Catalog referred to as JJ! I am using the Art Gallery stamp set – I created several of these cards after I figured out my… [Read More]
Art Gallery Birthday
Welcome to our last Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge for 2020! You’ll have a week to join us though! Here is our color challenge to bring in the new year – I debated about playing with great, well-loved retiring merchandise or new stuff…… New stuff won! This is the Art Gallery Bundle… [Read More]
