Hello Monday! Time to share a new challenge from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge – Simple sketch. Fabulous card – But, wait . . . . . . .And. . . . . . .How cool is this?? Pretty nifty, eh? My starting point was these fabulous, soon-to-retire, World Map Dies* – On sale for… [Read More]
Casual Stamper
Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop – April 2021
Happy Saturday afternoon! Time for another hop today! Grab a your favorite beverage and a snack and enjoys all the inspiration today! Our theme this month – BIRTHDAYS!! I made a sweet and simple card to show off the new 2021-2023 In Colors! And, look when opened – From the side – Easy mechanism to… [Read More]
Ink. Stamp. Share. April Showcase
Happy Saturday! How about a lot of crafty inspiration today? We are sharing whatever we are working on. I have been making and making and making a lot of things lately with soon-to-retire stuff. So, I am taking a break and treating myself to playing with new stuff from the upcoming Stampin’ Up catalog! I… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Yellow Submarine
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features all yellow cards! Oh how fun!!! Monochromatic cards are a favorite of mine! How about this sweet number – And the inside detailing – I used the soon-to-retire, Stitched be Mine Dies* to create the scalloped stitched border! I used… [Read More]
You Got This
Hello Monday after Easter! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I sure did, but now it is time to get back to creatin’! Here is our newest challenge from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge to get you back in your crafty happy place – I decided to play around with the soon-to-retire, and on sale… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Book Fold
Happy Friday! Time to share a really cool, easy Fun Fold today! A Book Fold – Quick run down how I did these – For the long cards – card base 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 4 1/2″, 5 1/2″ fold closed like a card, fold back scoreline adhere 1 1/4″ section on the… [Read More]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – I’ve Got Spring Fever
Hello you! Thank you for stopping by! How about a Friday blog hop? Our theme this time around it spring fever! I am having fever with all the wonderful products retiring, lol! I know all good things must come to an end…so I’ll spend this month playing with great stuff before new great stuff comes… [Read More]
We Create – The Animal Kingdom
Happy April 1st! No foolin’, time for an afternoon blog hop! Our theme this month is animal kingdom. Whoa! I had to think outside the box on these two….. Ok, I went with something WILD! I made a really cool background stamp from the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set. It was the leftover pieces from in… [Read More]
Wishing You Happiness
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – I put together several soon-to-retire items (marked with an asterisk) to create this lovely card – I started with the Peony Garden Designer Series Paper* – Using the Stamparatus, I stamped the sentiment from So Sentimental* onto… [Read More]
So Sorry For Your Loss
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest 2 week challenge – Optional Theme : Pets This one is sort of near and dear to my heart. I made a pet sympathy card – I used the retiring Playful Pets Designer Series Paper and the Cat Punch. This is such great pet paper! I’m… [Read More]
Easter Joy
Happy Monday! Starting the week off the week with a Design Team challenge for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge – I took this sketch in a different direction using the same elements – First off, I made a mini slim sized card. Then, instead of a window, I used stamped cute bunny images from the Springtime… [Read More]
Beautiful Butterflies
Happy Sunday! How about some gorgeous cards? Right?!?! I am offering this as a Class To-Go and have a few kit lefts! I know, I am quite surprised myself! Shoot me an email if you’re interested. As you know, I am in love with these butterflies from the Brilliant Wings Dies! So I have been… [Read More]
Ink. Stamp. Share. March Male Blog Hop
Happy Saturday! And, happy second hop for the day! Our theme this month is masculine or cards for guys! Yay! We just don’t have enough of these anywhere! I decided to create a fun, pop up card! Look. At. This. Sweetness. As you open it – And, when fully opened – Just WOW! I am… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Pop Up Card
Yes, it’s Friday, YAY! Finally having some warm, springlike, low humidity weather here in Texas! Although, most of the year is HOT and humid!! Got a cute, quick and easy fun fold today! Here is the outside of the card – Looks pretty plain and nondescript, I know. How about when you open it –… [Read More]
I Just Can’t Thank You Enough
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – I pulled out all the card stock colors for this card and funny how I pulled these exact pieces alone! I thought they needed a little something. I added some simple stamping from the Vine Design stamp… [Read More]
I Can’t Thank You Enough
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – Fun colors this week with lots of great inspirations from our Design Team! Here is my take using the colors – Pretty, pretty. Great option for a masculine thank you card too! I pulled out the three… [Read More]
For You – Happy – Birthday
Hello Monday! I had a chance to play with paper over the weekend and get caught up on some challenges! Today we have a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge to share with you – So pretty for springtime!!! And how about this sweet card – Doesn’t is just make you happy? Lol! I… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Easter Card
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a, Easter card! Perfect time to get some great ideas and get those cards created and in the mail! Of course, you knew what I’d go with! (Whisper voice, the Brilliant Wings Dies, lol!) Isn’t this stunning? Well, it was… [Read More]
