Happy Saturday! How about a summer fun blog hop to kick off summer!?!?! Our theme is Splish Splash! What better ona hot day then a cool, refreshing popsicle – So sad this Ice Cream Corner* Designer Series Paper is retiring soon! It sure makes for a ‘sweet’ card! I went with a fun fold type… [Read More]
Friendship
Dandy Hello
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! I hope you are able to craft a cool summer! Perhaps you can do that with challenge! Here is our newest two challenge from Try Stampin’ on Tuesday – I went both, sort of – I embossed the two panels using the Checks & Dots Embossing Folders. They are a… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Textures & Ribbons
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards with textures and ribbons. Hmm. This was challenged me, lol! …but not for long, lol! I started with dies cutting a butterfly using the Ombre 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper because this paper has a glittery texture. The Brilliant… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Double Dutch Door Fold
Happy Friday! Actually everyday is a happy day! Especially if you are making something! Last Friday, I showed a Dutch Fold, today, I’m showing another version of a Dutch Fold – Now as you start to open the card – See the nifty two folds? It is soo sweet! Here are the basic dimensions –… [Read More]
Watercolor Thanks
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – Light and fresh colors! Love these! I played around with the Artistically Inked stamp set creating this – The background is an actual single stamp! I just overlapped it a few times in each of the colors!… [Read More]
We Create – Relationship Celebrations
Happy June 1st! Today the Last Chance Products Sale is on! You can find all the details here – Then the first of every month, We Create gets together to share some creative ideas! Our theme this month is celebrating anything! I chose friendship! I used this adorable All Squared Away bundle as my focal… [Read More]
Life Can Get Kinda Prickly
Happy Monday! Time for a new sketch challenge over at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge – And time to pull out soon-to-retire stuff too! This is the Flowering Cactus Product Medley* that retires at the end of June. Here is how I used both – One of the patterns of paper in the kit are preprinted…. [Read More]
Ink. Stamp. Share. Something New.
Happy Saturday! How about another blog hop? This time for another talented group of stampers – We are playing with new stuff again! How about this great combination of products – I started with these adorable Puffins from the Party Puffins stamp set – And, yes, I cut them by hand! Lol! They are peeking… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite New Stamp Set or Bundle
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features our favorite new stamp set or bundle! I am in love with this Art in Bloom Bundle – I made two cards to demonstrate the beauty of this set – The one on the left has simple stamped and die… [Read More]
Sunny Thoughts
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – I had many thought for this sketch, but decided to go with this – My focal point was the new sentiment stamp set, Sunny Sentiments – I used my Simply Scored to create ‘sun rays’ around the… [Read More]
Hey Friend
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest 2 week challenge – Optional Theme : Flowers I picked some fun papers to create this – Aren’t these fun!?!? I used the Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper – I also used the In Symmetry stamp set for the ‘hey friend’ sentiment – Together, along with… [Read More]
Dear Friend
Happy Monday! Time for a new challenge from Atlantic Hearts Design Challenge – What a great layout for Stampin’ Up’s 2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum – This paper is sooo pretty! I also used this gorgeous new bundle, Art in Bloom – Just look at the detail of the flowers – The folder makes the… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite Designer Series Paper
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features our favorite Designer Series Paper, DSP. Ohhhh, there a soo many great new ones to choose from! This is hard. I was drawn to this paper first, Sweet Symmetry – Since this is a show off, I went with two… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Open Panel Card
Happy Friday! Time to play with paper again in a fun way! How about an Open Panel Card? Or two – This is a clever card design because when you cut the pieces for it, you waste nothing! The card base is 4 1/4″ x 11, scored at 5 1/2″. From one side of the… [Read More]
Dear Friend
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – Pretty color combination! I went with a modern twist – I used the Art in Bloom stamp set – I also used the Stamparatus along with Bumblebee and Flirty Flamingo ink pads creating a nice background. The… [Read More]
Stitched Greenery Birthday
Hello Monday! We have a new sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge to get you creating this week! Great sketch! Perfect for showing off this wonderful new background die – Yes, I did flip the sketch! I created this gorgeous background using this new large die, the Stitched Greenery Die – I added these… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – New In Colors
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features all the new 2021-2023 In Colors in one card! So excited for this as I get you use my favorite stamp set from the new catalog, Biggest Wish – This is how I used the stamp set and all the… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Pocket Front Card
Happy Friday! I missed last week, thank you for understanding! Look at this sweet card – I used the new Sweet As A Peach Bundle to create it – Such a fun set! And, priced nicely for the bundle! The way the card is folded, there is a pocket on the front! My card slides… [Read More]
