Happy Friday! I have managed to make it through this week and the Texas’ idea for dealing with cold weather. Do. Nothing. Turn power off. Turn water off. C’mon Texas, we can do better! The rest of the US deals with way worse temperatures just fine! Ok, rant over. I did manage to get some… [Read More]
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Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Valentine Favors
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a favor for your Valentine. I love to create my own favor when I can. Today, I did just that – Little treat sliders! You pull up on the ribbon and the marshmallow heart slides out! I roughly figured out… [Read More]
So Sweet Shaker
Hi my stampin’ friends! I have some really sweet cards today! See, soo sweet! These are shaker cards! I featured them on my Zoom meeting Sunday. And soo easy to create! This was the one we made together – It used : standard card base a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of pattern paper stamped… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Accordion Card
Happy Friday! Welcome to a Fun Fold! I am featuring the lovely Flower & Field Designer Series Paper today! This card has been around for a long while, the Accordion fold – And open – Lovely. Just lovely! I am showcasing this gorgeous Designer Series Paper you can get free with a ($50 usd) purchase!… [Read More]
Ink. Stamp. Share. January 2021 Showcase
Hello! Happy Saturday! Welcome the the second of three blog hops for me today! Our theme this hop around is anything new from Stampin’ Up!. Sooooo how about new stuff from the January to June Mini catalog and the Sale-a-bration Mini? I went with the You Are Amazing stamp set along with the Oh So… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Slide Up / Pop Up Gift Card Holder
Yessssss, Friday! And the second week in my new Fun Fold Fridays! I’m featuring a slide up or pop up gift card holder. Not sure what this fold is actually called, but for now, this will work! I’ve seen this version in a vertical version all the time, but not a horizontal one. I created… [Read More]
We Create – Crisp Creases
Happy FIRST day of 2021!!! This year just has to be better! And, what better way to start the year off than with a second afternoon blog hop!?!?! Our theme is Crisp Creases, which to me implies a fun fold! And who doesn’t love a good fun fold!? I tried my hand at a Theater… [Read More]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – January 2021 – Sale-a-Bration Times C’mon
Happy January 1, 2021! Let’s start this year off with a bang blog hop! Or maybe two hops!! Our theme is Sale-a-bration! Sale-a-what? Every year during the first part of the year, Stampin’ Up! hosts a bonus promotion. For every $50 (USD) you spend, you get to pick a free specially designed item of stamp… [Read More]
Peaceful Nativity
Merry Christmas! Thank you for stopping by! Quick post today sharing a couple of cards I made for 2 very special people. I used the Peaceful Nativity bundle creating two cards. One in Crumb Cake – And one in Misty Moonlight – For both card, I used this nifty fold that is flat when mailed,… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite Christmas Set
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features our favorite Christmas set. No problem for this! I have loved the Gift Wrapped stamp set before it was a thing! It’s just the perfect stamp set for a lot of things! Look at this gorgeous stamped bow – And,… [Read More]
Warm Hugs To You Hot Chocolate Holder
Happy Tuesday! Try Stampin’ on Tuesday is taking a break until the end of the year. So, time and energy going to treats for my stampers! Let’s talk hot chocolate treat holders. Searches show the same ones with a diagonal pocket and the hot chocolate slips in the pocket. While that’s a great option, I… [Read More]
Kre8tors Blog Hop – Holidays
Hello! Happy day to be hopping with this ‘pop up’ hop with – Our theme is holidays, anything holiday! The other night I hosted a Zoom meeting with my stampers on gift cards. Here is one of the styles we created – I changed it up and used different elements for this one. Here is… [Read More]
Joy of Sets Blog Hop – Christmas – December 2020
Hello again! I’m back with a very special blog hop – Sadly, this will be the last one for this wonderful group of designers. Please stop by and show us some love! I created a masculine holiday card – I used the Snow Wonder stamp set stamped in Basic Gray. I did do some coloring… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Christmas Favor
Hello, welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a Christmas Favor. I needed quick, sweet gifts for the vet staff for Mr. Cranston – He is such a sweetheart and has won several hearts at their office! So I just had to create something special! I came… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Christmas Gift Card Holder
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a Christmas gift card holder. I so need some fresh ideas! How about you? I keep making the same style year after year. I know it is sort of like reinventing the wheel when coming up with new gift card… [Read More]
Day Full of Perks
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I decided to pull out the Classic Christmas 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper and the adorable Press On stamp set – This is just cute, quirky, and fun! Perfect card for this layout! I did stamp the… [Read More]
We Create – Happy Holidays
Happy December 1st! Wow! Time for a blog hop – Our theme this month is Happy Holidays! I decided to create with this lovely Tag Buffet Project kit again – This time I went with gift card holders! And a whole bunch of them! Aren’t these the cutest????? Look at them up close – They… [Read More]
Ink. Stamp. Share. Christmas Tree Decoration
Hello! Welcome to my second blog hop for the day! Our theme is Christmas decoration! I created a sweet little ornament – I used the Snow Globe Shaker Domes! I’ve had a couple of friends and family get new houses this past year and this would make the perfect gift for them! I used the… [Read More]