Happy Wednesday! This past Monday night we had our Team Christmas party! We ate, we socialized, we laughed, we exchanged gifts, we played an adorable left / right game and we made a couple of cards using new products! Both cards are cute and might end up on my Card Buffet! This one uses the… [Read More]
Casual Stamper
Happy Candy Day
I’ve been playing with new stuff and trying to get that creative energy back after the holidays! I just absolutely love this Designer Series Paper in the new mini catalog, How Sweet It Is. I ran across a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches – …and it was a perfect combination for this – Just adorable!… [Read More]
Stitched Thanks
Hello first Thursday of 2019! Great time to share a new Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenges! This is our layout challenge for the week – I decided to play around with a new suite of products to create this – Isn’t this a wonderful thank you card? This card uses the Needlepoint Nook Suite. Here,… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite Occasions Stamp
Welcome to our last 2018 Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Don’t worry, we will be back next Saturday in 2019! Our theme this week features our favorite occasions stamp. Favorite!? Gah! I haven’t had much time to play with any of the new stuff I have received. But, I have been drawn to a… [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]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year! These were the cards I mailed out this year – I had several packages of the Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper for my classes this year. This was one of the patterns I did not use. Perfect to mass produce personal cards! I paired it with the Timeless… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Last Day
Christmas will be here in two days. Many of us are already celebrating with friends and family. Have I have helped you to create last minute gift cards and take away the stress? I hope so. That has ben my goal. Today is the last share. I took one of Striped Treat Bags to create… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 11
Almost there! Today and tomorrow I’m sharing very quick ideas! I’m sharing a nifty folded card that I made into a last minute gift card holder for a friend. Here is the card – Pretty cute, huh? It was one of the those Z folds to begin with. I adhered it the front piece down… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 9
Whoa! We’re on Day 9!?!?!? Gift bags are a popular, quick and easy way to wrap just about anything. So, why not create one to hold a gift card? I did just that – Very sweet. And, quite elegant! Mine is flat thought! See it open – Quite east to create too! We had made… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 7
I am creating right along until Christmas! Today, I have a gift card holder that’s an all time favorite for a lot of us – coffee! I made one of those nifty Diagonal Double Pocket Cards! It starts with a, 8 1/2 x 11 piece of Designer Series Paper. Scored in half on each side,… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 6
Happy Monday! Hopefully, you are done with your holiday purchases! I know I’m not – I’m too busy creating stuff to shop! It’s way less stressful! Today I have an adorable share for Day 6! And, the inside is just as adorable – Right??? Directions – Designer Series Paper 5 1/2 x 12 (here, because of… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 5
It’s Sunday. I’m moving slowly today! But, got a double share of sorts today! This is a classic style gift card holder that I’m sharing today. And, the inside – You’ve probably made a slew of these over time, but might have forgotten about them. The gift card ‘pops’ up! As I created this and… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 4
Happy Saturday! Did you see my post for Create with Connie and Mary earlier? You are not seeing double and it’s not a repeat post! I created a pop up gift card holder using the same card idea that I created earlier, but its reversed – Cute, huh? Look at it opened – Nice, nice,… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 3
I got to use one of my nifty card holders yesterday! Wahoo! Have you made any of these so far? Perhaps this one might catch your eye – This was a modified design from my annual Christmas Card Class. It sure caught the eye of my stampers! They loved this design. This one, however, is… [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]
Gift of Friendship
Welcome to our weekly Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – Beautiful Christmas colors, especially when paired with Very Vanilla – I stamped the wreath in the upper portion of the Very Vanilla panel in Mossy Meadow. I colored the berries with the Light Cherry Cobbler Blends. The Grey… [Read More]
Hope Your Day is Amazing
Welcome to our weekly Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge! Here is our newest challenge – Yessss! Looks like a square card to me! I love square cards – something fresh! At OnStage, we received several lovely gifts. One of which was this new stamp set, Incredible Like You – The images are very pretty…. [Read More]
