Hello! I hope today finds you in a creative mood! Perhaps you need a little inspiration? I got mine today from Freshly Made Sketches – Simply a lovely sketch! How about creating with a persnickety cat? I managed to do just that! I initially fussy cut the cat and die cut the circle of… [Read More]
Challenges
Happy Haunting
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Metallics I decided to create another Halloween card – I started with this Magic in The Night Designer Series Paper. It looks spooky and creepy, but sort of pretty. I stamped the sentiment from the Banner year stamp set and… [Read More]
Hello Pumpkin
Hello my stampin’ friends! I created another sweet, cutesy, Halloween card today – I used a sketch for my design from CAS(E) This Sketch – I wanted my card to resemble a candy corn! Adding the sentiment from the Playful Alphabet Dies in Blackberry Bliss, it still needed a little something. So, I stamped the… [Read More]
Joy of Sets – Weddings Blog Hop
Hello! Welcome to my third hop for today! This time with – I decided to have a little fall fun with this card – Cute and quirky, huh? I started with the white punched pumpkins from the Apple Builder Punch. I embossed each of them using the Ornate Floral and Greenery folders. I stamped, colored,… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Fall Flowers
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! This is the first of three hops for me. Come back later to the the other two! Our theme this week features fall flowers. I just love fall and everything associated with it. I decided to pull out the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle for this… [Read More]
Faith
Hello Friday! What a week it has been. I created this card on Wednesday, but had trouble posting it. Simple. Serene. Mood invoking. Wednesday was the funeral for my brother. I planned his memorial. I spoke at his service. I needed the courage to speak. So I created a card for myself, yes, me. And,… [Read More]
From Our Home To Yours
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – What a fun and creative layout! Looking through my pattern papers, I stopped at the Trimming The Town Designer Series paper. I knew right away what I wanted to do with the layout – I was really drawn… [Read More]
Love You More Than
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Oh my! Love this sketch! Perfect to keep my mind occupied today! First, I figures out the size of my squares on my base using my template paper. Then, I went to work! Look at this beauty – It is a hodgepodge of… [Read More]
Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe – September Challenge
Welcome to our monthly Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog! Here is our latest monthly challenge grid – I love these! They really stretch my creativity! Using Star, Purple, and Layers, here is my take on the sketch – I started with the Summer Nights Add On as my focal layer. Next, I… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Hug in a Mug
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a hug in a mug. Ahhhhh, I got this! I haven’t used this Warm Hugs Bundle – Yes, I created a very labor intensive card, unlike me. But, isn’t it gorgeous?!?! I started by stamping and die cutting the sentiment… [Read More]
Tied With Love
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – And here is how I used it – I created a pretty ‘gift’ perfect for a birthday or any ‘just because’ occasion! My highlight was the stamped bow, colored with Stampin’ Blends. I added it to piece… [Read More]
Happy Haunting
Hello Wednesday! Feeling the need to be creative these days. I ran across this nice sketch from Freshly Made Sketches today – I’ve had these Summer Nights Add-On Cards & Envelopes and have been wanting to use them. They were the add on to the July 2020 Paper Pumpkin, Summer Nights. I found the perfect… [Read More]
We Create – Don’t Stamp So Close to Me
Hello! Glad to see you today! How about a hop this afternoon? Our theme today is a card with minimal or no stamping. I think I got this – Why yes, another fall card! I created this sweet punched and embossed pumpkin as my starting point. The Apple Builder Punch pairs nicely with the Wrapped… [Read More]
Love of Leaves
Happy Stamp-tember and Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Regal Colors (Jewel Tones / Royal Colors) I’ve got the perfect fall card for this layout and color theme – Isn’t this just gorgeous????? Jewel tones are such great fall colors! I started with the plaid background from… [Read More]
Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop Autumn / Winter Catalog
Happy Saturday! Time for another blog hop – Our theme is the Mini Catalog! I went with a Halloween-ish card – Quite cute, huh? I knew I wanted to use these cute pumpkins from the Everything Essential stamp set and coordinating Essential Tag Punch. I stamped three pumpkins on Pumpkin Pie, Pool Party, and Mango… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Thinking of Fall
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features fall cards! Oh yippee! I get to play with my favorite set of dies again! These are the Stitched Leaves dies. I die cut them with the inside detailing, then ran them through the Old World Paper 3d embossing folder…. [Read More]
So Many Snowflakes
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I was in a Christmasy mood so I created this – I started by die cutting three different sizes of snowflakes from the So Many Snowflakes Dies, then cutting circles around the snowflakes. Since the snowflake lacked the… [Read More]
Today’s Plan
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Beverages, either warm or cold. It’s still pretty hot here in Texas, so I went with a nice, cold beverage – Pretty cool, huh? I started with choosing this Nothing’s Better Than Bundle. The lovely, refreshing drink in the set… [Read More]
