Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! I hope you are keeping busy if you are home these days! How about a challenge for you – Since we have a new product medley to create with, how about showing that off?? I created a tone on tone card with some wonderful… [Read More]
Encouragment
Here For You Botanical Prints
Happy 1st, no foolin’! Things could not be any more crazy right now! Lets take some crafty time out for a blog hop – Our theme this time around is Showers of Greetings. I figured I’d pull out a kit, the Botanical Prints Medley and play with it for today. Kits are pretty good thing… [Read More]
Let’s Hang Out Soon
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Designer Paper Since today is the last day for Sale-a-bration, I decided to use this gorgeous Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper and my Blends to color it. Yes, I needed a little coloring therapy too. Everything was placed on… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Last Chance for Sale-a-bration
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features last minute choices for Sale-a-bration. It ends March 31, 2020. And, soo many choice there are! I combined two of the Sale-a-bration* options to create these notecards – Sale-a-bration* items : Tags in Blooms* and Flowering Foils* Designer Series Paper…. [Read More]
We’re (Still) in This Together
Short and sweet today! I’ve designed another alternative for the March 2020 Paper Pumpkin, No Matter The Weather. Again. Adorable, right?? The only thing I added here was a card base and some retired twine! I did cut up the smaller card and the envelope for the card in the kit. Other than that, thats… [Read More]
No Matter The Weather
Happy Friday! We are all experiencing such challenging times right now. As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, we are facing challenges too, running home based businesses. Many of us are having to rethink our business practices. I normally host Card Buffets in my home. At this time, I am not able to do that, so, I… [Read More]
Friends Like You
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge to keep you busy – I wanted to use the new Sale-a-bration* paper, So Very Vellum. I came up with this – Another simply elegant card created in no time! Lol, #cardquickie This Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Luck of the Irish
Happy Saturday and the first of two hops!! This is for Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features an all green card! I had a lot of fun creating this card for you today – It is soo festive! I started with these beautiful die cuts from Birthday Jubilee Dies… [Read More]
Hello Fabulous!
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – I had fun with this one this week – I started with the Best Dressed Designer Series Paper. One of the patterns has images already designed and colored! I took to fussy cutting them as my inspiration…. [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Special Technique
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards using a special technique. I decide to go with an oldie, painters tape and an ink pad. Here’s the finished card – How did I create the stripe background? I first grabbed supplies : a piece of Whisper White… [Read More]
Sunshine & Happiness
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I love this sketch! Although, I did change it to landscape – I ‘bee’lieve it still works, lol! I used the Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Paper, Golden Honey for most of the card. Yes, you can get this free… [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]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Achievement
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features acknowledging achievements. I went with the Pleased As Punch Designer Series Paper that will be available on February 4th. – This is one of my favorite sentiments! It is from the stamp set, Strong & Beautiful. I guess that goes… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Adventure
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features adventure. I decided to use a set I haven’t used before, the Above the Clouds bundle. What an adventurous idea to combine it with the From My Heart Designer Series Paper, wouldn’t you agree? And, this sentiment is also perfect!!!… [Read More]
Hello Sunshine
Happy Tuesday, my Try Stampin’ on Tuesday friends! Welcome to another 2 week challenge – Here is my thoughts on the challenge – I used the adorable Under My Umbrella bundle from Stampin’ Up! This sweet umbrella punch is just perfect for the rainy day feel from the Pleased As Punch Designer Series Paper. And,… [Read More]
Joy of Sets Something New Blog Hop
Welcome to our first hop of the year for The Joy of Sets! We are featuring something new! Since this is a blog hop, you’ll get lots of ideas if you go through the whole thing! It will totally be worth your while! As I was designing my card, I ran across this wonderful sketch… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Imagine
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features an imaginative use of a product or stamp. I used one of the new Designer Series Papers, Pleased As Punch (that will be available February 4th) to create these whimsical flowers (as a demonstrator, we can preorder these to get… [Read More]
Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe – January Challenge
Welcome to our monthly Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog! I am happy to start off the new year as the host for the month! I chose all the squares on this months challenge – Isn’t this an awesome board for the month of January???? And here is my use of the board… [Read More]
