Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our latest color challenge – I went with a cutesy birthday card – This would be suitable for anyone! It is just fun! I started with the Bonanza Buddies Dies to cut out the banners in the three challenge colors. I placed… [Read More]
Challenges
Hello Sunshine
Happy Tuesday, my Try Stampin’ on Tuesday friends! Welcome to another 2 week challenge – Here is my thoughts on the challenge – I used the adorable Under My Umbrella bundle from Stampin’ Up! This sweet umbrella punch is just perfect for the rainy day feel from the Pleased As Punch Designer Series Paper. And,… [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]
Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe – January Challenge
Welcome to our monthly Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog! I am happy to start off the new year as the host for the month! I chose all the squares on this months challenge – Isn’t this an awesome board for the month of January???? And here is my use of the board… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Encourage
Welcome to our first 2020 Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a card with words of encouragement. This is perfect timing as a friend just received some unsettling health news and I was making her a card already. I just want to hug her. I pulled out this lovely… [Read More]
Hello Hello Hello
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our first challenge of the new year, colors – Nice, sweet colors for chasing away the winter blues! And, what perfect winter flower, a tulip! This is the new Timeless Tulips Bundle! The bundle includes the Timeless Tulips stamp and Tulip Builder… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features winter or cards with snow. I took it literal this week – I stamped the image from the Still Scenes stamp set in Smoky Slate, coloring it with a variety of Blends markers. The roof and the snow are colored… [Read More]
Toile Tidings Christmas Cheer
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – We will have this challenge up for two weeks because of Christmas. I went with a simple, lovely Christmas card – My base card is Very Vanilla, layered with an exact sized piece of the Toile Tidings… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – O Christmas Tree
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards with trees. Or maybe trees used in a different way?? Lol! Yes. I jumped on the gnome craze! The pattern papers are from the Wrapped in Plaid 6×6 Designer Series Paper. I took a Gold Foil-Edge card and cut… [Read More]
Thinking of You at Christmas Time
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I went with a quick Christmas Card using these lovely, non-traditional colors – I started with one of the note card sized card bases. Next, I used one of the dies from the Detailed Bands Dies in Gold… [Read More]
Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge – December Fun
I am pleased to be joining another Design Team! The Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog! Wahoo! The sketches have some freedom, but can be tricky! Here is our December monthly challenge grid – And here is my take on the sketch using three across the top : Snow, Tree(s), Reindeer – It… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Holly Jolly Christmas
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a card with boughs, wreaths or evergreens. Of course, the All-Around Wreath Dies are just the thing – I started with the Gold Foil Edged Cards and layered Real Red, them the Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper. The wreath is… [Read More]
Friends Make the Season Shine
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I love this type of sketch! I decided to ‘play’ and have some fun with the Blends markers to create this – Nice, isn’t it? The focal image is from Young at Heart. The wonderful, meant to match… [Read More]
Sweet Christmas Wishes
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Winter Wonder Ok, how about using some more of this Let it Snow Designer Series Paper. I love this paper, but I really love it more when I have used it all up! Lol! It is a pretty sweet card,… [Read More]
We Create Neutral Collection Blog Hop
Happy December 1st! How about starting off the day with a couple of inspirational blog hops? This one is for – The theme this month is Neutrals. I combined the Stampin’ Up neutral color family and the theme of Christmas for this – I stamped the house and tree image in Smokey Slate. It is… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features Santa, Gingerbread, Elves, Penguin cards. I went with this adorable gingerbread house – It features coloring with Blends – my favorite! It was nice to take a break from the hustle and bustle of this busy season to just sit… [Read More]
Merry & Bright
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – Some wonderful colors today! Even though it is Thanksgiving! And, yes, I went with a Christmas card too! Feeling very festive with this card! You agree? I started with die cutting the Frosted Frames shape in the beautiful… [Read More]
