Welcome to my afternoon blog hop! Second one for the day! Our theme this month features card for mothers! Today, I getting prepped for upcoming May occasions! Earlier, I did a graduation gift card holder. Now, on to another Mother’s Day card. I used a template from Dawn Olchefske using three 6 x 6 sheets… [Read More]
Mother's Day
May Techniques Kre8tors Blog Hop
Happy Mother’s Day! I am so excited to be part of this blog hop on such a wonderful today! Our theme this month is techniques. Quite a broad theme! I love it! I combined a few things today creating this purrrfect card – Ok, let’s see the card without paws! Let’s start with the sentiment…. [Read More]
To the Woman Who Does it All
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! We have a new two-week challenge for you – This is a wonderful simple sketch! It can be used for soo many card styles. I went with a card appropriate for a friendly Mother’s Day card. I attended OnStage this year and learned a really nifty tip that I used… [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]
Amazing. Fabulous. Inspiring.
Happy Tuesday my friends! Time for a new Try Stampin’ on Tuesday sketch – Optional Theme : Butterflies What a great mix of theme and layout! I went with a Mom’s Day card – I am just overjoyed at how this turned out! I created the banner flags first from the Yay, You hostess set. Inside each… [Read More]
Mom, You’re Truly Amazing
I’m so excited for our newest sketch at Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Challenge #363. Optional Theme : Motherly Love I just love these simple sketches! Love them! I went right away to create this – A beautiful card using some really loved products. Sadly, some are retiring Stampin’ Up products. My favorite and retiring, the… [Read More]
Don’t be Square – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop
Happy Saturday! Welcome the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards that are not square. This is a cool idea! I went with a framelit shape – A very sweet Mother’s Day card! I used some soon to retire colors, Flirty Flamingo and Emerald Envy. The Pick a Pattern Designer… [Read More]
Watercooler Wednesday #118 – Penny’s ‘Mom’ Theme Challenge
Middle of the week inspiration coming from Watercooler Wednesday today! Our theme today, you guessed it – I have created lots of different cards for Mother’s Day. I was thinking…..another one?? Well, after reading of some of my team members situations of loosing their own moms, I let that be my inspiration – ‘Mother in my heart’… [Read More]
It’s a Round for Mother’s Day
This week over at Try Stampin’ on Tuesday, we have a really cool sketch to work with! Just see for yourself – Challenge #319. Optional Theme : Circle or Oval card How cool is this?!?! We don’t create shaped cards too often these days, so this is refreshing! I went with a lovely floral-ish card –… [Read More]
Silver Elite and Team Meeting SWAPS
Good news! Good news! I was promoted to Silver Elite during the most recent Sale-a-Bration! Yay! So excited!!!! Thank you to Joan and Karen for joining my team! Welcome! At our team meeting last night, my upline, Pearl Robb, surprised me with a sweet little, unexpected, gift! I just had to take a picture because,… [Read More]
CCMC Saturday Blog Hop – Spring Flowers
We are having the best spring weather here in the Texas area – low, low humidity! Feels SO much like a fresh spring! So, time to celebrate and get creative with a Create with Connie and Mary blog hop! Our theme this week is Spring Flowers! Just perfect – because everything here is just a blooming! I think… [Read More]
Lovely Little Mother’s Day
Silly title I suppose. It’s because I used the April Paper Pumpkin kit, Lovely Little Wreath. Well, the stamp set that came with it to stamp this – Just a lovely little card! I had a request to create a quick card that could be mass-produced. This seemed to fit the bill. I started with… [Read More]
Feeling Special Today, CCMC405
It’s Thursday – you know what that means? It time for another Create with Connie and Mary challenge! We alternate our weekly challenges between color to create with and layouts to follow. This week it’s a layout – I like this layout. I created this card in no time. Going with the Mother’s Day again…. [Read More]
Happy Mother’s Day, TSOT #269
Wow. We have a very nice sketch over at Try Stampin’ Or Not On Tuesday this week! Here is their sketch – Challenge #269. Simple enough I thought. And, thought, and thought……I was drawing a total blank on how to create with this simply fabulous sketch. Ugh….. I just had to sleep on it. When… [Read More]
Coffee To-Go Mom?
This week seems to be all about mom. You know, making card for those who’ve made someone a mom or our friends who are great moms, and of course – our own moms! I had this card on my last Card Buffet in April – Simple and fun! Great for mass production – like our… [Read More]
Botanical Mother’s Day
I had a fabulous Card Buffet this past weekend! We all so much fun! One of the popular cards on the Buffet was this one – A demonstrator friend of mine, Sherri, recently made this at one of her classes. I loved it!! She got her idea from Sharon Burkert. I just had to ‘try’… [Read More]
#allabouteverything mom
That’s an interesting title – I know it is. And, you know me, I have an interesting card that I debuted on Facebook yesterday. I was in a creative funk on Saturday. Late in the day, like 6:00pm, the mail finally arrived. Guess what was in it??? My April Paper Pumpkin!! I opened it and… [Read More]
Happy Mother’s Day
I just wanted to wish you a Happy Mother’s Day whether you are a mom, or you made someone a mom! I created these cards for my family and friends, and of course, my mom and mom-in-law. I knew I was going to use this stamp set, Snuggles & Smooches – I just love the… [Read More]
