Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! We are still CASing the catalog. Here is out latest challenge – I used the new Prized Peony Bundle in my take of this sketch – Gorgeous. Just gorgeous. My card base and embossed panel are Sahara Sand, a great neutral. The ‘sprigs’ behind… [Read More]
Card Buffet
Thanks a Bunch Sunflower
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest catalog CASe – Very nice card to use as a go-to. Here is what I did with it – I had a lot of fun using the Celebrate Sunflowers bundle to create this. I started with a piece of In… [Read More]
Ornate Thanks
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest CAS the catalog challenge – I went with this suite of products and colors in my version of this copy – I started by using the same Whisper White die cut from the Ornate Layers Dies. I then took the… [Read More]
Brighten Your Day
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – What wonderfully bright colors to go by! I decided to use the June Paper Pumpkin, Box of Sunshine, for a little help – Sweet, huh? The lemon, leaves, gold stripe strip, sequins, and sentiment are from the kit. The lovely ombre-like paper is… [Read More]
Joy of Sets – Easter / Spring Blog Hop
Happy Saturday! Welcome to my second hop of the day! This afternoon I’m joining up with – I am in the midst of getting ready for a Card Buffet next weekend so all these ideas will come in handy! I went with an adorable Easter card today – Soo sweet! This little lamb puts a… [Read More]
Memorable Birthday
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – Nice, earthy colors! Great for a anyone, but makes for a real nice masculine card – Wouldn’t you agree? I am excited that I finally got the Timeless Tropical bundle in along with the Tropical Oasis Designer Series… [Read More]
Celebrating YOU
Quick share today! I made this lovely card, well, actually 10 of them for a birthday swap I have joined! Isn’t it soo pretty?? And, SO easy!! I used a generous size of the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper (STOP hoarding it, USE it, lol), along with the Painted Labels Dies for the focal point…. [Read More]
Best Dressed Floral Birthday
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]
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]
