Happy Saturday! Welcome to my second hop for the day. This time with – We have no theme, just what we are working on! I was working on a few Christmas card ideas! This is a gorgeous beauty I’d say! I started with this lovely, large, die cut Poinsettia using the Poinsettia Dies. Notice the… [Read More]
Christmas
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]
Be Merry
Hello my Sunday friends! Feeling the need to get lost in creating, I played with the Poinsettia Dies today – These are another set of stunning dies that cut an outline and have an added die for a detailed inside! I just got these dies and I was really excited to use them! I started… [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]
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]
Mini Catalog Now Available!
Something we have all been waiting for – Soo many gorgeous products for fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Even some things for the new year like Valentine’s Day! And, you’ll notice a NEW shop site for Stampin’ Up! I am looking forward to creating new holiday items with you over the next few months!
Snowman Season Tagged Christmas
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Christmas in July What a sweet theme for this Snowman Season stamp set – I stamped the snowman in Misty Moonlight and colored parts of him using Blends and Clear Wink of Stella. The sentiment was taped off and stamped… [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 Christmas in July! I got this lovely Arrange a Wreath bundle when the new Stampin’ Up! catalog came out in June. Yes, I needed another wreath set, lol! So, perfect time to pull it out – I love the fact… [Read More]
Joy of Sets – Christmas in July Blog Hop
Happy Saturday! Welcome to my second blog hop for the day! I’m shifting gears for this Christmas in July. I just got all new Christmas stuff in. But, my favorite is this Best Plaid Builder Die to create a gorgeous Christmas plaid – For the plaid, I used Poppy Parade as the red. The thin… [Read More]
We Create Blog Hop – Have a Heart
Happy February! Time for another hop for the day! Our theme this month is hearts. This is a quick Valentine card – I used the From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper along with the Heartfelt Bundle, Heartfelt stamp set and Heart Punch Pack. It is soo pretty! The punched pattern heart and the stamped… [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]
Kre8tors Blog Hop – Christmas
Happy Sunday! How about some Christmas inspiration? Our theme this month is Christmas! I went with a lovely gift card holder – This Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper just makes this stunning!!! Bonus as this uses a little over 1/2 sheet of card stock! Meaning you can make 2 from a single sheet of card… [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]
