Happy Wednesday! I am working on random stampy things and I needed a bit of a break! The sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches caught my eye today – Conveniently, I have new stamps sitting on my desk! This gem took (believe it or not,) several attempts! Sometimes, simple, elegant cards are harder than they… [Read More]
Encouragment
Just Want To Say
Happy Day! Playing with new stuff from the January to June 2021 Catalog today! I was inspired by TGIF Challenges today – I have been itching to to play with this gorgeous Art Gallery Bundle – See how pretty this is??? The Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper is soo detailed. It is an actual… [Read More]
H is For Hello Hello Hello
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – These were challenging colors for me at first. I did my usual of pulling out scraps of card stock in these colors. I decided to stamp the majority of my card – ….and WOW! What a great… [Read More]
OnStage Stampin’ Fun
Oh what fun I had this past Thursday to Saturday! Since everything is still being done virtually, I attended the annual Stampin’ Up! convention this year, virtually! It was soo much fun! I mean, who doesn’t love watching from the comfort of your own home in comfy clothes, on a recliner, with your cat!?!?! I… [Read More]
Your Friendship
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Autumn What a fun sketch! Perhaps because fall is soo fun! I went with my favorite sized card, a mini slim card, using the Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper – Isn’t this sweet!?!? The size of this card is… [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]
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]
Tied With Love
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – And here is how I used it – I created a pretty ‘gift’ perfect for a birthday or any ‘just because’ occasion! My highlight was the stamped bow, colored with Stampin’ Blends. I added it to piece… [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]
Hope Changes Everything
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – Love these type sketches! I am feelin’ the fall feels, however, it is still 100° here!!!! I started with die cutting these adorable leaves. There are two dies for each leaf, one cuts the outside stitched edge, the… [Read More]
Hello Fall
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Texture I just got some new fall Stampin’ Up! products in and decided to give them a go – I started by cutting the dashed lines from the Stitched Leaves Dies in the middle of the card layer. Texture. I… [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]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – Back to School Bash
Happy Friday! Welcome to our monthly blog hop! Note the different header? Pretty nice I’d say!! Our theme this month is Back to School, scheduled long ago. Not sure how things are where you are from, but here, going back to classes in a classroom is pretty daunting with the Covid-19 cases still on the… [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]
Love & Thanks
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! We are still CASing the catalog. Here is out latest challenge – I used the new Prized Peony Bundle in my take of this sketch – Gorgeous. Just gorgeous. My card base and embossed panel are Sahara Sand, a great neutral. The ‘sprigs’ behind… [Read More]
Brighten Your Day
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – What wonderfully bright colors to go by! I decided to use the June Paper Pumpkin, Box of Sunshine, for a little help – Sweet, huh? The lemon, leaves, gold stripe strip, sequins, and sentiment are from the kit. The lovely ombre-like paper is… [Read More]
Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe – July Challenge
Welcome to our monthly Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog! Here is our latest monthly challenge grid – And here is my take on the sketch using Kraft Card, Jewel, Lace – I used Crumb Cake for the kraft. For the jewel, I stretched this idea with jewel-tone card stocks and rhinestones too…. [Read More]
Thanks a Ton
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Make a Splash Perfect for the new Whale of a Time suite of products – I started with the Pool Party base, adding a piece of the Whale of a Time Designer Series Paper, along with another coordinating piece with… [Read More]
