Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – I flipped through the Best Dressed 6×6 Designer Series and I was drawn to this lovely, bold floral Blackberry Bliss flower pattern. That was my starting point… Then I chose a coordinating pattern from the same pack…. [Read More]
Card Buffet
Baby Congratulations!
Playing around with new stuff again today! Inspired by three challenges – 1) SOU Challenges, SOU 329 Designers Choice 2) The Paper Players Something New 3) Freshly Made Sketches for the layout And here is an adorable baby card combining them all – I used the Bonanza Dies for the little koala. Along with the… [Read More]
Friendship is a Blessing
Happy Sunday! Just had to get my crafty fix in before work by playing with new stuff – Isn’t this just soo lovely?? This large panel is from the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper. The paper has actually done all the work of watercoloring for me! I just added a sentiment from the So Sentimental… [Read More]
Bunch of Roses Happy Birthday
Hello Monday! I had a wonderful Card Buffet this weekend and I was inspired to add just one more card to the choices – My inspiration came from Freshly Made Sketches and this sketch – This wonderful Christmastime is Here Designer Series Paper is the perfect fit for this card! I paired the Designer Series… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Let it Shine
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards with shine! I think the Brightly Gleaming Suite is perfect for this! It is hard to capture the beauty of this paper on camera! Parts of it are copper metallic! I added the ornament in Copper Foil to bring… [Read More]
Have a Wicked Celebration
My last post for Stamp-tember! I think I only missed two days this month! Not bad! I decided to share another wickedly great card for the Card Buffet last week – Pretty cool, right? I wanted to add a birthday card to the mix combining the season, so this was perfect! I love how the… [Read More]
Halloween Snow Globe
Thank you for stopping by today! I thought you might like to see another way to use the Still Scenes bundle other than Christmas – This is done in a Halloween Theme! I used the Monster Bash Designer Series Paper for the strip and the ‘globe’! I love this house for a globe! I die… [Read More]
No Tricks Just Treats
Ok, so today I did not use the Cup of Cheer Dies! Tomorrow though! I used the Everything Festive stamp set instead! And, it’s a gift card holder because that is the treat! Please disregard the ill stamping on the back of the flap! This was my sample at class! I used the perfectly matched… [Read More]
You’re Rawr-some!
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest challenge – Optional Theme : Leaves How about a cute dinosaur card? That has leaves? This is one of the Designer Series Papers you can get on the sale, buy 3 and get the 4th free! It is cool because the paper have the dinosaurs already… [Read More]
Joy of Sets Tri-Fold Hop
Welcome to our blog hop for Joy of Sets! Our theme this time around is a Tri-Fold card. I like creating fun folds, and this is a new one for me – By itself, it looks like this – Opening each flap – And the apple card – And opened – Both cards us the… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – National Coloring Day
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features an image to color, because it’s National Coloring Day! I love to color! When my girls were young, this was a favorite past time for us. We we went out to eat, we always had coloring books along with the… [Read More]
Wishing You Well
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I love this sketch! I’ve used it to create a few cards already! Today I’ll share this fall inspired one – Isn’t this simply gorgeous? I used the colors in the Come to Gather Designer Series Paper starting… [Read More]
It’s Your Special Day
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I knew the minute I saw this sketch I wanted to play with the Wish for It All bundle! Really sweet card, right? And, perfect for a birthday or wedding or any day someone should just feel special!… [Read More]
You Are Amazing
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – Lovely colors! Perfect chance to play with the wonderful Scallop Note Cards & Envelopes – What do you think? Pretty sweet? I used the 6×6 In Color Designer Series Paper for the checked background. The beautiful band… [Read More]
Delightful Mosaic Mood Birthday
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday. You know what that means, another two week challenge to inspire you! I love that we have an inspiration photo to go with our layout this time! I sort of went with the colors creating this – This gorgeous Designer Series Paper is Mosaic Mood. It’s a nice heavy weight… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Featuring the 3 D’s
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features the 3 D’s : Dies, DSP, and Dazzle! What a great theme! I combined two gorgeous products here – The candle and sentiment dies are from the Wish for It All bundle. See a Silhouette is the Designer Series Paper… [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]
Bird Ballard Birthday
Bird Ballard Birthday? Yes, Bird Ballard is this name of this adorable Designer Series Paper I used for this card – Notice the colorful sentiment? I used the colors from the paper to create a match! I know, you’re wondering just how did I do that…. I placed the stamp on my Stamparatus. I colored… [Read More]
