Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge to inspire you – This is throw back to TSOT Challenge 17 when the blog started! I love these retro challenges! Here is my sweet thoughts using it – A combination of the Paper Pumpkin kit from May 2019, So Shelli, and the… [Read More]
Friendship
Days are Beautiful
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – What great colors! They look perfect on this card – This just turned out perfectly! I started with a Sahara Sand panel stamped with the Birch Wood stamp in Sahara Sand. The Perennial Flowers are stamped on Very… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Animal Kingdom
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features animals, birds or insects. I took this opportunity to play with the Dino Days bundle! It’s soo cute! Cute, right?? I think is’s a great, silly card for any friend! I die cut the bird and dinosaur from the Dinoroar… [Read More]
Dream Big
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – And here is my take on it – It’s mooooving, isn’t it?? Lol! Well, it actually is an interactive card! Sort of like a z-fold style, 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 square card! I just love these cows!… [Read More]
Wish For It All
I have a triple sweet share for today. Actually, one card for three shared special occasions! First, it’s my birthday!! Second, I have a birthday twin, Happy Birthday Gladys! Third. Another friend, MarthaJoe is celebrating 30 years of marriage, also today! To inspire a card to encompass all this, I looked to the Paper Players for my… [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]
Leave a Little Sparkle
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest catalog CASE challenge – I had fun with this one! I just love this Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set! The unicorn’s eye just cracks me up! And, that flowing hair! I stamped the unicorn on Shimmer White card stock… [Read More]
Sunflower Smile
Hello my Friday friends! July is a third over and I’m creating and sharing something everyday because it’s my birthday month! I was inspired by this sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches – I am also designing cards for my upcoming Card Buffet. This might be a winner here – A beautiful sunflower! The center… [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]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – Summer Lovin’
Happy Friday! Taking time out today to participate in a blog hop! Our theme this month is summer! I decided to play with the Daisy Lane bundle and the Stitched Lace Dies – Opened, you see that I created a gift card holder – This summer bag is just soo much fun! Even more fun… [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]
Card-Cation, My Friend
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our newest 2 week challenge – Optional Theme : Summer Fun I’ve got just the right idea for this challenge! The June Paper Pumpkin, A Little Smile! This kit makes small cards designed to give away, leaving a smile! I decided to make a full size, mailable card…. [Read More]
Stitched Lace Birthday
Birthday are the best day! I made this beautiful card for my boss. It is a standard card base in Blueberry Bushel with a lovely Whisper White lace overlay! Isn’t this die beautiful??? Despite the intricate look of the die, it cut so smoothly! I added the birthday sentiment from the Beautiful Friendship stamp, stamped… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite New Stamp
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features our favorite new stamp set! Ok. This catalog has sooo many wonderful stamp sets – it’s hard to pick one! I went with a card / stamp set that could qualify for simple stamping, #simplestamping! This is the Beautiful Friendship… [Read More]
Blessed Friendship Fold
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – When I saw this, I thought ‘fun fold’!! Here is the outside. Lift the panel that says ‘Blessed’ to the right to reveal the second sentiment. Then move that panel to the left, to reveal the last,… [Read More]
Pocketful of Happiness
Happy Monday! Who doesn’t like to get a nice surprise in the mail? You would if you got this – I followed this sketch from Freshly Made Sketches – I just saw this card when I saw this sketch! This is an adorable stamp set and I’ve been itching to play with it. It was… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Blue Morning / Blue Day
Happy Saturday! Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features shades of blue. I pulled out the Stamparatus again to play with a repetitive stamp design – Actually, two! I have started pulling the Stamparatus out a lot lately! It saves on wasting nice card stock, most of… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Purple Rain
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features shades of purple. Great colors to show off this new To a Wild Rose stamp set – This Purple Posy flower is sooo gorgeous!!! I made it simple here, but it also has two additional stamps to create depth and… [Read More]
