Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – I thought this new Happiness Blooms Designer Series Paper was a great starting point – It pairs so nicely with the Friendly Expressions stamp set. I don’t think we express being proud of someone near enough! I already have… [Read More]
Challenges
Just for You
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday, Tuesday! Here is our newest two week challenge – I used the sketch and ‘love everybody’ to create this – A lovely card using the All My Love Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up! It is very cool that three of the patterns (I used 2 here) are the exact same… [Read More]
Simply Awesome
Happy Thursday! Time for a new Create with Connie and Mary challenge! This is our new color challenge for the week – I thought I’d try simple stamping, (#simplestamping, Stampin’ Up! is promoting) using these colors and this new Flowering Desert stamp set. Simply done, right? The card pretty much explains itself. I can not wait to… [Read More]
Happy Birthday
Happy Tuesday! It is a new year and what better time to get back into the grove of design team regular posts!?!? I’ll start with with a card designed for Try Stampin’ on Tuesday and our latest two week challenge – Optional Theme : Bold & Bright Great time to use the How Sweet It Is Designer… [Read More]
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]
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]
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]
Santa’s List
Welcome to our weekly inspirational Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge! Our newest challenge is a layout – Quite a fun layout! I created a Christmas card with this layout – Simply a fun card!! Colored with Blends and Stampin’ Write markers, then cut out with framelits. Easy to make several of these in one… [Read More]
Nothing Sweeter for You
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Where we always have a great new sketch to spark your creativity every Tuesday! Here is the newest sketch – Optional Theme : Non Traditional Christmas / Holiday Perfect as we can use all the ideas we can get! Everyone has different tastes and style for their Christmas cards. The Nothing… [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]
Tropical Thank You
Happy Tuesday Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our newest challenge – Optional Theme : Thank You This is a great go-to sketch for me! I’ve already played around with other designs! For this challenge, I immediately went to creating this – Sometimes you just know what to do with a sketch! For this, I started… [Read More]
Today Blooms Just for You!
Welcome to the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge! This is the first of three posts today!! Yes, I’ve been very busy! Here is our newest challenge – I created a simply fun fall birthday card using the sketch – Nice, right? I used two different Designer Series Papers, the back, wood-look one is… [Read More]
Wishing You a Season
Nothing beats a great layout when it comes to creating a simply beautiful card. I ran across a blogger I admire, Julie Davison, who is hosting weekend sketches for inspiration. Here is her current one I was attracted to – I am working on cards for my annual Christmas Card Class. This inspiration came at… [Read More]
Happy Halloween Bulbs
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge! Here is our newest challenge – Halloween colors, of course! And, I made another Halloween card as well! Isn’t this adorable?? I used a little of this and that to put this together. The strips of pattern paper are from the Designer Series Paper, Toil &… [Read More]
it’s Halloween! eeeek
Did you see the September Paper Pumpkin, Frights & Delights? It’s sooooo cute! The kit shows to make treat bags. But, don’t get fooled – get creative! It’s not limited to treat bags at all! I’ve made another card using the kit contents, plus a few supplies – There is shiny silver behind the pumpkin… [Read More]
Here’s to Celebrating YOU!
Happy Tuesday! Time for a Design Team card created for Try Stampin’ on Tuesday. We have a color challenge to inspire you today! Perfect colors to create a (late) birthday card for a former co-worker – I’ll admit, it was hard to part with this card! I love the way it turned out! Don’t you? I… [Read More]
