Happy November first! This is the last of the three blog post for today! Whew! Theme this month is : Gratitude Perfect for a gratitude journal – A nice, small book to makes notes of all things we are thankful for. It’s simply decorated with Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper, a beautiful sentiment and some… [Read More]
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Blogging Friends Blog Hop – October
Happy October! Time for lots of creatin’ today! My first post is for – Nice that our theme can be anything we’d like! I chose to play with the September Paper Pumpkin kit, again! I created a sweet little home decor item – I absolutely LOVED how it turned out! Super quick. Super easy. And,… [Read More]
Time for Tea
Welcome to the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge! We’ve been ‘CASEing’ the new Stampin’ Up catalog! Here is our latest inspiration – Simply an adorable layout! I decided to create a card using all one color : Blueberry Bushel, one of the new In-Colors. And, I used a new bundle, Time for Tea… [Read More]
Don’t Box Me In – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop
Happy Saturday my blogging friends! Time for a Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features boxes! Handmade boxes are the best because you can customize them to just about any size you need. And, with all the fabulous Designer Series Papers Stampin’ Up has – you can’t go wrong! I made… [Read More]
Hippity Hoppy Easter Favor – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop
Happy Create with Connie and Mary blog hop day! Our theme this week features Easter favors. Perfect, as I made these sweet little Easter bunny treats for my co-workers and Card Buffet attendees on Sunday. Aren’t these just too sweet? I originally saw these from a European demonstrator. I modified them to fit American nugget chocolates. Super,… [Read More]
..Best..Friend..Ever…
Happy Thursday! I have an adorable card designed for our new color challenge at Create with Connie and Mary – I have been itching to play with the new Apron of Love bundle. So, I finally thought these colors were perfect to design with! I started by cutting the apron from the Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Paper,… [Read More]
Favorite New Framelits – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop
Hello my stampin’ friends! Thank you for joining me and the Create with Connie and Mary blog hop team today! We have great projects today! Our theme this week is Favorite New Framelits. Tough for me! I have two I really like – Soooooo, I went with both!!! First, the black stems are from the Petals… [Read More]
Favorite New Designer Series Paper – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop
Happy Saturday! Time for a Create with Connie and Mary blog hop! Our theme this week is Favorite New Designer Series Paper. The catalog is relatively new for and I haven’t had the opportunity to play around with all the Designer Series Papers. And, if you know me, you know I will just keep playing with the… [Read More]
Epic Celebration
Happy to be inspired for Create with Connie and Mary and our new Thursday challenge – This is a wonderful, fresh, bright color scheme to design with! I decided to play with a Sale-a-Bration set and create a gift card holder – Random stamped sneakers in the challenge colors. Isn’t this cute! I added the… [Read More]
New Stuff – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop
Winding down the 2017 year! And, taking some much-needed ‘me’ time to create for Create with Connie and Mary and our Saturday blog hop. Our theme this week is, NEW STUFF! As a (hobby or business) demonstrator, one of the perks is being able to order products a little earlier than non-demonstrators. It is an awesome perk!… [Read More]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – December – Christmas/Hanukkah/New Years
December??? Where has this year gone?? Welcome to the first post for today! This one is a Blog Hop too for Blogging friends Blog Hop! Our theme this month is Christmas/Hanukkah/New Year! I decided to create a quick treat holder to cover both Christmas and New Year – I used the Acetate Card Boxes from… [Read More]
Trick or Treat – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop
Just a few days until Halloween. Create with Connie and Mary would like to help you get ready for last-minute holiday candy giving with our Saturday blog hop. Our theme this week is Treat Holders! Perfect idea. I saw these cute little Clear Tiny Treat Boxes in the Holiday Mini catalog (yes, they are in… [Read More]
Black & Orange – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop
Thanks for stopping by this fun fall-ish day! You know, it’s a Create with Connie and Mary kind of blog hop day! Our theme this week is black and orange! Perfect as Halloween is just around the corner! Of course, black and orange can be appropriate for all sorts of things as well. But, I went… [Read More]
Christmas Make’n Takes
Tuesday I showed the swaps from our Team Meeting on Monday. Thursday I shared my swap. And, today, I’m sharing our projects we created! Nice that we made a variety using different items! This first swap was great because I don’t have this Snowflake Sentiments Bundle – It made for a beautiful card. This intricate… [Read More]
Tricks AND Treats
It’s Friday! Time for Color Challenge #10 with stampin’ with libbystamps, my team members. I have a nice downline, but really only one loves to participate in challenges – that’s ok. Would you like a discount on Stampin’ Up products??? Thinking about becoming a demonstrator? Contact me. Let’s talk. Back to out challenge. Colors this week… [Read More]
What’s Your Treat?
Quick post today! Had a WONDERFUL SUCCESSFUL Card Buffet this weekend!!! Thanks to ALL of YOU!! As well as making some awesome cards and treats, I sold some retired items to help a flood victim of hurricane Harvey. Got a few things left and more to list in the upcoming days….. One of the cute… [Read More]
Sunday Share
I love to share my creativity with people. And, I love it when those I share it with share it back! I get lots of messages from friends and class attendees that they used this new stamp set or finally used the framelits they got or borrowed. And, I say, send me pictures of things you… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Shaped Cards
Happy funtastic creative Saturday! You know it’s time for another round of creative ideas from Create with Connie and Mary! Our theme this week is a Shaped Card (not rectangle or square). I had to put my thinking cap on for this one. This is going to be a great hop! I looked at some of… [Read More]
