Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – These soft colors reminded me of something for a baby….. A baby blanket! To create my ‘blanket’, I started with the soon-to-retire, Best Plaid Builder Dies* – I wanted the card to look gender neutral, so I… [Read More]
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Fun Fold Fridays – Flip Fold Card
Happy Friday! What a dreary day week we are having! Perfect for staying indoors and making stuff! Since it Fun Fold Friday! I am not going to disappoint today! I have what seems to be a regular card – Until you start to open it – And move the the flaps – Isn’t this just… [Read More]
Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop – April 2021
Happy Saturday afternoon! Time for another hop today! Grab a your favorite beverage and a snack and enjoys all the inspiration today! Our theme this month – BIRTHDAYS!! I made a sweet and simple card to show off the new 2021-2023 In Colors! And, look when opened – From the side – Easy mechanism to… [Read More]
A+ Teacher
Last day of March already? Yikes! Spending some time with retiring products before they are no longer available! These three dies sets are retiring and are a must have. The Layering Squares, Layering Ovals, and the Stitched Shapes Dies – Layering Squares Layering Ovals Stitched Shapes Dies Now to my creation to show off what… [Read More]
Ink. Stamp. Share. March Male Blog Hop
Happy Saturday! And, happy second hop for the day! Our theme this month is masculine or cards for guys! Yay! We just don’t have enough of these anywhere! I decided to create a fun, pop up card! Look. At. This. Sweetness. As you open it – And, when fully opened – Just WOW! I am… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Pop Up Card
Yes, it’s Friday, YAY! Finally having some warm, springlike, low humidity weather here in Texas! Although, most of the year is HOT and humid!! Got a cute, quick and easy fun fold today! Here is the outside of the card – Looks pretty plain and nondescript, I know. How about when you open it –… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Butterfly Closure Card
Happy FriYAY!!! Lol! Playing with this nifty Butterfly Bouquet stuff again! It. Is. So. Pretty. Here are two fancy-sh folds – Pretty, huh? And look at them opened – The butterfly keeps them closed! I started by cutting the butterflies from the sheet in the Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper. Sadly, as if publishing this… [Read More]
Happiest of Birthdays
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest 2 week challenge – How fun is this?!?! I used the stamp set Happiest of Birthdays to create this – With the help of the Stamparatus of course! This lovely Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper adds a nice touch for a March birthday! I added the… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Designer Series Paper Show Off
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]
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]
