Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features anything having to do with SUMMER!!! Anything? I went with anything! There are a lot of summer birthdays in my family, including mine, and my moms, later this month! Summer reminds me of birthdays! Two stamps. Two inks. One Stamparatus…. [Read More]
Casual Stamper
Look Who’s Hatched
OMG. I have the cutest card for the sweetest addition today! A friend of mine has four sons and recently had another addition to their family! As cute as can be on the outside – And, the inside – She is not into the girly, pink scene (I can’t blame her) so this it what… [Read More]
Leave a Little Sparkle
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest catalog CASE challenge – I had fun with this one! I just love this Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set! The unicorn’s eye just cracks me up! And, that flowing hair! I stamped the unicorn on Shimmer White card stock… [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]
Be Strong. Be Happy. Be You.
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our newest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Vacation Fun I pictured the great wide open with lots of trees and a softly flowing stream – I was able to create just that in a card! Wow! Doesn’t this look like nature in a card?? I started with… [Read More]
You’ve Really Outdone Yourself
Still making a card a day! Wahoo! Today, I was inspired by CAS(E) this sketch and their layout – And, also the Paper Players for some color guidance – Great combination for some #simplestamping – This is just soo sweet! And, easy! The larger swirly circle is inked up then stamped off (stamped on scrap),… [Read More]
Kre8tors Blog Hop – Anything Floral
Hello, my stampin’ friends! Thank you for dropping by today! I am happy to be a part of a blog hop today – Our theme is anything floral! Floral. Soo many choices for this theme! I decided to go with something rather unnoticed in the Stampin’ Up catalog. The Pressed Petals Specialty Washi Tape –… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Christmas in July
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a Christmas card! Nice! Some like to work on these in July! I would if I had Christmas supplies. Not to worry. Create your own from what you have! I took the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper and the Real… [Read More]
See a Happy Birthday Silhouette
Welcome Wednesday! It’s been so hot here and perfect weather to craft and play with stuff! I ran across this challenge blog, Atlantic Hearts and loved their clean, simple challenges! I just had to try the newest one they offered – Nice. Fun. Simple. Clean. Perfect to pair with the See a Silhouette Designer Series… [Read More]
Flippin’ Watermelons
I have an adorable fun fold for you today! I followed two challenges to create it. One. Color. It comes from Color Throwdown – Two. Layout. This comes from Freshly Made Sketches – I took this challenge literally creating this – On the outside it looks pretty plain. But flip / open the first circle… [Read More]
Congratulations, CASEing the Catalog
Happy 4th of July!! And, welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! For the next month, we are CASEing the new catalog! Here is our inspirational photo – And, here is what I did using the First Frost stamp set – I stamped the flowers in Merry Merlot on Whisper White. The… [Read More]
Band Together for a Birthday
Hello my stampin’ friends! I’m attempting to create a card everyday this month because it’s my birthday month! Perhaps I’ll be able to do that and play with my new stuff! Today I am inspired by a couple of challenges – Color. This comes from Hand Stamped Sentiments. Theme. This comes from Stampin’ Up! Only… [Read More]
Here’s a Birthday Card
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our newest challenge – Optional Theme : Melting Melting….that is a good one that required some thought for me. Then it came to me – candles! Candles melt! So here we go – Some fun colors for a fun birthday card! This pattern strip from Dinoroar Designer Series… [Read More]
We Create – Red, White, & Blue Hop
Happy July 1st!!! Another year is just flying by…… First of the month always means a hop with We Create!! The theme this month is : red, white, and blue! Fitting as the 4th is days away! Although, I went with a non-4th style card though – This uses the very versatile, Sweetly Swirled stamp… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite New In-Color
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features our favorite new In Color. All of them are very pretty this year! However, the one that sticks out to is Pretty Peacock! It’s such a great neutral! Here, I paired it with Blushing Bride. And, this fabulous saying is… [Read More]
Cow’s It Going?
I’ve been soo itching to play with this Over The Moon cow stamp set set!! I ran across this sketch challenge over at The Paper Players and decided to give it a try! This stamp set and challenge together are just the cutest??? Don’t you agree?? Wouldn’t you be just excited to receive this in… [Read More]
Stitched Lace Birthday
Birthday are the best day! I made this beautiful card for my boss. It is a standard card base in Blueberry Bushel with a lovely Whisper White lace overlay! Isn’t this die beautiful??? Despite the intricate look of the die, it cut so smoothly! I added the birthday sentiment from the Beautiful Friendship stamp, stamped… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite New Stamp
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features our favorite new stamp set! Ok. This catalog has sooo many wonderful stamp sets – it’s hard to pick one! I went with a card / stamp set that could qualify for simple stamping, #simplestamping! This is the Beautiful Friendship… [Read More]
