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]
Birthday
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]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – All About Love
Welcome to our January, All About Love Blogging Friends Blog Hop! As you read, our creations will be so lovely! It is the start of two new catalogs, the Occasions Mini and the bonus, Sale-a-Bration catalog. Sale-a-Bration is where you earn a free item for every $50 (USD) purchase you make. I was drawn to the… [Read More]
Sweet Birthday
It’s Thursday! We are back with our Create with Connie and Mary challenges! This is our newest color challenge – Nice colors to get the creative mojo flowing again! I used new products to create a birthday card – This is a really sweet set that you’ll just love! Its jars. Its candy. Its adorable! I stamped… [Read More]
You Sweet Thing
It’s Thursday, you know what that means! Time for a new Create with Connie and Mary challenge! This layout will be a two week challenge – Fabulous, go to sketch! I decided to create a birthday card, Christmas style, using new products! Light, fresh colors here! I used the Santa’s Workshop Specialty Designer Series Paper as my… [Read More]
Special Birthday Celebration
Second post today because this is very near and dear to me. It is my daughters birthday – Can you guess how old? Lol! I played around with a new bundle that will be available in January, the Piece of Cake Bundle. It’s a stamp set and coordinating punch. I stamped everything in Balmy Blue…. [Read More]
