Happy last day of September! Wait, what? Last. Day. Of. September. Shaking my head as the time is just flying by! Tuesday, September 29 was National Coffee Day, yes, apparently that is a thing! So, this week I’m featuring coffee. Today, I liked the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches – I went with a bit… [Read More]
Craftie Quickie
For You
Happy Monday! I enjoyed a weekend of crafting, and a Zoom Bingo with my stampin’ friends. How about you? In the Goody Bags, I included some awesome items from the Mini Catalog and a handmade card I threw together at the last minute. The cards we created together in the Bingo used a variety of… [Read More]
Paper Pumpkin Trio
Happy Friday, happy Freshly Made Friday! I have a sweet Paper Pumpkin card inspired by Freshly Made Sketches today! The latest Paper Pumpkin kit is just filled with wonderful things to create with! Here is the kit contents – I don’t really need treat holders, but, I can create cards using them! Look at this… [Read More]
Hello Fall
Happy FIRST day of fall 2020! I got my September 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit, Hello Pumpkin and I just had to play with it! Although it is a treat holder kit, I decide I wanted to create a card! I simply added a Crumb Cake base. The white strip is from a previous kit, as… [Read More]
You Are So Special
Hello stampers! I decided to whip a quick stamped card using the Tasteful Touches Bundle – I stamped the flowers in Sahara Sand randomly on Whisper White. I added a thin Basic Black border, then placed that on a Pool Party base. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set, then die cut it…. [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]
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]
Welcome Back!
Happy Friday! Although, these days, everyday is a Friday! I am trying to be creative everyday this month. So far, not bad…. Here is what inspired me today – I have always liked these challenges, just never decided to use one. until today! Sooo sweet! From the list I used : Back to School, Plaid,… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Critter Cards
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards with critters! Such cuteness you will see today!!! Just look at this – Oh my goodness – isn’t this little squirrel too cute?!?!?! He is from the Banner Year stamp set. I stamped him in Cinnamon Cider on Very… [Read More]
Hi, Minnie
Friday fun card today! I do have some (ok, lots of) other stamps and dies from other companies besides Stampin’ Up!. Here, I just had to combine two companies – I used all Stampin’ Up! except for the Disney mouse, which can be recreated with circle dies we have. The bright pink is Magenta Madness,… [Read More]
Ornate Garden 6 x 6 One Sheet Wonder
Hello my friends! I’m delving into safe stamping with my stampin’ friends again, from a distance of course! And here is my latest project with them – Four cards from one 6 x 6 sheet of Designer Series Paper! Here is the way I cut the pieces for a visual –I cut four 3 x… [Read More]
Happy Birthday Balloon
Hello Friday! Working from home, isn’t everyday a Friday?? For me, yes! I’m itching to play with stamps today to avoid home chores. I ran across this challenge from CAS(E) this Sketch and ran with it! I used this adorable large balloon from the Hooray to You stamp set – With the help of the… [Read More]
it’s your day!
Hello! I decided to play around with ‘hinge stamping’ and created this card – By the looks of the card, any idea what ‘hinge stamping’ is? Here you go – I placed the stamp from the Happiest of Birthdays on my Stamparatus near the top right, for me, hinge to the left, as straight as… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Hot Days of Summer
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features the Hot Days of Summer. You haven’t see hot until you’ve been in Houston during the summertime! Lol! Usually its 100°, with a feels like temperature of 110° and don’t forget to add the kicker of 90% humidity too! We… [Read More]
Ridiculously Amazing
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – Such lovely colors for this – You can never go wrong with sunflowers! Both these patterns are from the Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper, easy! This wonderful sentiment is from Ridiculously Amazing, stamped in Just… [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]
We Create – Look At These Labels
Happy July 1st! Wow, we’ve made it this far in the year but that’s about it! Lol! Creating just passes the time nicely! Today, a blog hop to start the month off! Our theme month is Look At These Labels. I combined one of the Tasteful Labels Dies with the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set… [Read More]
Hello Monday!
Happy Monday! If it’s not the Saharan dust that has got us gloomy in Texas, it’s the increased Covid cases that have gotten us down. So here is a little sunshine to brighten your today – I have been itching to use the June 2020 Paper Pumpkin, Box of Sunshine. It is such a cheery kit!… [Read More]
