I decided to sit and just play with the December Paper Pumpkin, Something for Everyone. Here is what the kit looks like – The kit came with lots of goodies to make a variety of cards and also several versatile sentiments – Instead of creating the cards as shown above, I created 2 alternative cards… [Read More]
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Kre8tors Blog Hop – Christmas
Happy Sunday! How about some Christmas inspiration? Our theme this month is Christmas! I went with a lovely gift card holder – This Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper just makes this stunning!!! Bonus as this uses a little over 1/2 sheet of card stock! Meaning you can make 2 from a single sheet of card… [Read More]
Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge – December Fun
I am pleased to be joining another Design Team! The Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog! Wahoo! The sketches have some freedom, but can be tricky! Here is our December monthly challenge grid – And here is my take on the sketch using three across the top : Snow, Tree(s), Reindeer – It… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Christmas Treat or Favor
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a Christmas Treat or Favor. I have an adorable sliding treat – When you slid the ribbon up, it contains one of those brownies / cake mix you put in a mug and microwave! And, you can see the added… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Halloween Favor
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a Halloween favor! Perfect as I needed to create treats for coworkers! I found a box of Halloween Oreos. So, I created a cute holder for them – Cute, right? Here is the whole bunch of them ready to go!… [Read More]
No Tricks Just Treats
Ok, so today I did not use the Cup of Cheer Dies! Tomorrow though! I used the Everything Festive stamp set instead! And, it’s a gift card holder because that is the treat! Please disregard the ill stamping on the back of the flap! This was my sample at class! I used the perfectly matched… [Read More]
Comfort & Joy and Soup
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Oh, perfect sketch to revamp this age old classic style card / treat holder – The old pocket card for soup or hot chocolate! I added soup to mine. (Lol, Dutch soup at that!)I thought it went well for the sentiment – My… [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]
Lovely Wedding Wishes
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Need some motivation to play with your stuff today? How about this new challenge – Optional Theme : Embossing Perfect inspiration to create this wedding wishes card – First off, I haven’t played with this gorgeous Merry Merlot color much. and, why? It’s gorgeous!!!! I created the embossed background by… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Easter Favors
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features an Easter favor. This is awesome! After today, you’ll be set for your treats! I went with an Easter basket – Well, I created several of these because they were so quick to make! They hold lots of goodies too!… [Read More]
Welcome Baby
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our newest sketch challenge to inspire you – Optional Theme : Frames I decided to go with a baby themed card as I needed one for my Card Buffet – Adorable, right?? It uses the adorable mushroom pattern from the Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper. (You can get… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Sale-a-bration Last Chance
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a farewell to Sale-a-bration. I am sad because I had some real favorites that I’d still like to play around with. One of which is the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper. My favorite is the black and white side. It… [Read More]
Joy of Sets Easter Blog Hop
Welcome to my second blog hop for today! I am happy to also be a part of the Joy of Sets Blog Hop this month! As you can see, our theme this month is Easter! We’ve all created some sort of 3D item! So, you’ll have lots of Easter go-to ideas this year! I hit… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Unique Folds
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a Unique Fold. This is the perfect opportunity to show off a few new Stampin’ Up! items available on February 15th and March 1st! First off, this lovely new Sale-a-bration Designer Series Paper, called Painted Seasons. It contains 12 sheets, but… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Valentine Favor
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a Valentine Treat Holder! I had some Godiva chocolate hearts that I needed a ‘holder’ for. Nothing on the interweb, so, I created my own! I took an 8 1/2 x 10 sheet of card stock to create 5 of these!… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 11
Almost there! Today and tomorrow I’m sharing very quick ideas! I’m sharing a nifty folded card that I made into a last minute gift card holder for a friend. Here is the card – Pretty cute, huh? It was one of the those Z folds to begin with. I adhered it the front piece down… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 10
Happy Friday! It’s almost the weekend before Christmas! How fun! Time to finish up las minute shopping – that’ll be me! Got any couples you buy for? How about this then – And, I asked the question because see this opened – It’s THE perfect gift for a couple with ‘his’ and ‘hers’ pockets or… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 9
Whoa! We’re on Day 9!?!?!? Gift bags are a popular, quick and easy way to wrap just about anything. So, why not create one to hold a gift card? I did just that – Very sweet. And, quite elegant! Mine is flat thought! See it open – Quite east to create too! We had made… [Read More]
