Hello and happy Friday! How has your crafting mojo been? How about a blog hop to inspire you? Our theme this month is Baby Come Rockin’, a card for a baby. I had to think about this one……..until I remembered I had this cute little Welcome Easter stamp set that also has a baby sentiment… [Read More]
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Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe – March Challenge
Welcome to our March month long challenge for the Joy of Sets! Here is our latest monthly challenge grid – Some great options to choose from! I went with Birthday, Punch, Food – I love this tropical style card! Great for anyone! I started with a pineapple that I had die cut from the In… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – One Layer Cards
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features one layer card! This can be a challenge! But, grab your Stamparatus and it will make it a lot easier for this card – Isn’t this cool using the Sale-a-bration* stamp set, Happy Birthday to You? Looks pretty easy, but… [Read More]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – Spring Wedding
Happy Friday! Time to share some great designs with my Blogging Friends –Our theme this month is Spring Wedding! I was inspired by this gorgeous new Designer Series Paper, Flowering Foils for this beauty – This new paper is a new *Sale-a-bration option! Wahoo! I used a generous piece on a Silver Foil-Edged Card. I… [Read More]
We Create – Swing Into Spring
Happy March 1st! Time for a blog hop! Our theme this month is Spring! I tried my hand at the Sale-a-bration stamp set, Thoughtful Blooms. What a wonderful ‘swing card’! See it in action – As you open it, the front panel goes through the rectangle opening in the front. As it is fully opened,… [Read More]
Celebrating YOU
Quick share today! I made this lovely card, well, actually 10 of them for a birthday swap I have joined! Isn’t it soo pretty?? And, SO easy!! I used a generous size of the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper (STOP hoarding it, USE it, lol), along with the Painted Labels Dies for the focal point…. [Read More]
Congratulation Lily
Happy Wednesday! Taking advantage of some creative energies while I have them! Lol! I decided to play around with some Sale-a-bration free items today, the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and the coordinating Lily Pad Dies. I got some inspiration from The Paper Players and their newest challenge – Here is what I did –… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite Occasions Pre-Order Stamp
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features our favorite Occasions stamp set the we could preorder. I really love this So Sentimental bundle! The sentiments are larger (except for a couple) and the coordinating Stitched Sweetly Dies are very versatile! Both the Whisper White and the Real… [Read More]
Bunch of Roses Happy Birthday
Hello Monday! I had a wonderful Card Buffet this weekend and I was inspired to add just one more card to the choices – My inspiration came from Freshly Made Sketches and this sketch – This wonderful Christmastime is Here Designer Series Paper is the perfect fit for this card! I paired the Designer Series… [Read More]
Happy Retirement
Happy Monday! I was very honored last week. I was asked to create a card for the retiring son of the company founder for the other company I work for, James Avery Artisan Jewelry. Yes, I have another passion, jewelry! I went with something that related to our store (location) and the company. And, I… [Read More]
Candle Congratulation
Happy Labor Day! I decided to spend part of my day crafting! That’s unusual! I was inspired by this sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches this week – I say inspired because I made a simple one layer card – What I was actually playing around with was extending the banner die length in this… [Read More]
It’s Your Special Day
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I knew the minute I saw this sketch I wanted to play with the Wish for It All bundle! Really sweet card, right? And, perfect for a birthday or wedding or any day someone should just feel special!… [Read More]
Mr. & Mrs.
Hello my friends! Still making one card a day for the month of July!! I needed to create a wedding card. I needed some inspiration. I really liked this sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches this time around! Wonderful inspiration for this – I stamped the two cakes in Early Espresso on Very Vanilla. I… [Read More]
Happy Anniversary
I want to wish a very special friend a very special anniversary. It is their 30th!!! Wow! In honor, I created a simple, lovely card – I started with making the layered flowers piece. I used several of the Pressed Petals Specialty Washi Tape petals creating a square before deciding what shape I’d cut out…. [Read More]
Congratulations, Daisy
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our CASE the catalog challenge – I copied the layout and the colors a bit – I am enjoying playing around with the Daisy Lane Bundle. Here, I combined it with the Garden Lane Designer Series Paper and the Stitched Nested Labels Dies…. [Read More]
Look Who’s Hatched
OMG. I have the cutest card for the sweetest addition today! A friend of mine has four sons and recently had another addition to their family! As cute as can be on the outside – And, the inside – She is not into the girly, pink scene (I can’t blame her) so this it what… [Read More]
Floral Welcoming
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest catalog CASE challenge – This was a really fun one! I sort of went with a literal copy of this card only with stamps – My featured stamp set I used was Floral Essence. I chose it because it had… [Read More]
Band Together for a Birthday
Hello my stampin’ friends! I’m attempting to create a card everyday this month because it’s my birthday month! Perhaps I’ll be able to do that and play with my new stuff! Today I am inspired by a couple of challenges – Color. This comes from Hand Stamped Sentiments. Theme. This comes from Stampin’ Up! Only… [Read More]
