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]
Birthday
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Cards that Move
Welcome to our inspirational Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards that move. I decided to try a Step Out Panel Card – Well, I made two! They were soo much fun to create! I just couldn’t decide on the focal point! Here is a side / back picture… [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]
Grapefruit Grove Piece of Cake
Hello Wednesday! Hello followers! How about some freshly made fun today!? I was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches with their newest challenge – A simply done sketch that has soo many possibilities. I am so drawn to the fresh Grapefruit Grove In-Color these days! Glad it is not retiring soon! Whew! And, glad that I… [Read More]
Country Belated Birthday
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – I decided to play around with the inking of an embossing folder again. Here, I used So Saffron card stock and So Saffron ink along with the Country Floral embossing folder. I inked up the inside of the… [Read More]
Sweet Celebration
I am gearing up for a Card Buffet this weekend! Beforehand, I create cards for potential choices on the Buffet. I look for inspiration in sketches and challenges to help me do that. I found that from Fab Friday from this sketch – I love the simplicity of their sketches! I created this simple design… [Read More]
Painted Birthday Cheer
Happy middle of the week! Cruzin’ along with a sweet birthday card share today! I ran across Tuesday Morning Sketches and I loved this layout! Sketch #494 Isn’t it great? Perfect for another card from the Sale-a-bration item, Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper! Combined with the Birthday Cheer stamp set, it makes for a sweet… [Read More]
Freshly Made Banana Split
Wahoo! It’s Friday! I’ve been playing around with paper and framelits again! This time, I was inspired by Freshly made Sketches – When I saw this sketch, I immediately thought of a banana split – So, I created one out of framelits! It is just darling! I used the Call Me Cupcake icing shape for… [Read More]
Sweet Wishes
Hello my stampin’ friends! I am soo excited about the new Sale-a-bration coordinating products that just got released on March 1st! Here, I am using the new Call Me Cupcake framelits – Simply adorable! I used the Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper for the cupcake parts! Any Designer Series Paper would work. Directions – card… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Watercolor Background
Hello! Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a Watercolored Background. Watercoloring is a challenge for me, so this is good. I used Brusho to create the two backgrounds. I used the same technique to create two very different looks. Directions – top, more solid colored piece… [Read More]
Make a Grand Wish
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge! Here is our newest challenge – This is a favorite layout for me! I created a lovely birthday card – This bold statement from the Life is Grand stamp set, along with the Happiness Blooms Designer Series Paper work soo well together! This is bold, bright,… [Read More]
Birthday Expedition
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I couldn’t resist playing with this Piece of Cake Bundle – The Cake Builder Punch is currently unavailable, but…..as soon as it is, it’s a must have! I combined it with the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper and an oval… [Read More]
Well Written Country Floral Birthday
Happy Tuesday Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Got a great new sketch for you today! Optional Theme : Use Ribbon or Twine Great opportunity to use a new Sale-a-Bration folder that will be available Friday, February 15th! It’s called Country Floral. Isn’t this folder just gorgeous???? And, I’m only showing a portion of it!! It’s a really… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Unique Folds
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a Unique Fold. This is the perfect opportunity to show off a few new Stampin’ Up! items available on February 15th and March 1st! First off, this lovely new Sale-a-bration Designer Series Paper, called Painted Seasons. It contains 12 sheets, but… [Read More]
Sweet Birthday Candy
Happy Tuesday Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! I have a fun card for you today! Here are our two sketches – I went with just a sketch this time creating this sweet number – Soo cute! I used some of the products from the How Sweet It Is Suite to create this card! The cupcake and candy… [Read More]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – February CASING a Card
Welcome to this first of two posting today for February 1st! The first is for – Our theme this month we are CASEing another card using Sale-a-bration products – My CASE for this is quite ribbiting – Lol! Wouldn’t you agree?? I used three different Sale-a-Bration items to create this card. Both of the black… [Read More]
Best Wishes from All of Us
Happy Tuesday! Sharing a card designed for Try Stampin’ on Tuesday and our newest sketch challenge – Optional Theme : Tiny Things I just had to use the Cat Punch. Again. The Cat Punch was perfect to use with these Stitched Shapes squares for this sketch! I used a variety of pinks for the squares, all placed… [Read More]
Happy Birthday
Happy Tuesday! It is a new year and what better time to get back into the grove of design team regular posts!?!? I’ll start with with a card designed for Try Stampin’ on Tuesday and our latest two week challenge – Optional Theme : Bold & Bright Great time to use the How Sweet It Is Designer… [Read More]
