Have you ever gotten a Paper Pumpkin kit from Stampin’ Up? It is a surprise box that comes once a month. What you get is all the supplies to create (usually) cards. All the supplies includes a block for the stamps in your first kit, stamps, ink spots, adhesive dots, dimensionals, card bases, ribbon/twine, sequins… [Read More]
Quick Card
Welcome Little One
Happy day!! I love when someone calls and ask, ‘do you have a card for ____’! I can either rummage through a few hundred categorized cards or I can just whip one up! I decided it was quicker to whip up a new card – The request was for a card for a baby girl…. [Read More]
No Matter The Weather
Happy Friday! We are all experiencing such challenging times right now. As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, we are facing challenges too, running home based businesses. Many of us are having to rethink our business practices. I normally host Card Buffets in my home. At this time, I am not able to do that, so, I… [Read More]
Friends Like You
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge to keep you busy – I wanted to use the new Sale-a-bration* paper, So Very Vellum. I came up with this – Another simply elegant card created in no time! Lol, #cardquickie This Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper… [Read More]
To an A+ Teacher
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our newest 2 week challenge to get your creativity going – Optional Theme : 3 Colors, 2 Shapes, 1 Designer Series Paper I’ve been itching to play with a new bundle that I just got. This Harvest Hellos, will be available September 4th. It is a coordinating stamp… [Read More]
Goodbye to Sale-a-bration 2019
I have a farewell post for a few of the lovely Sale-a-bration items offered this year. Today is the last day to take advantage of the Sale-a-bration items and sign-up offers. I created some quick and easy cards using a few different products. This was the first I card created. Simple. Beautiful. And, that sentiment!!!… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Simple Stamping
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features Simple Stamping. Ok, this is supposed to be easier, but sometimes it is a bit more difficult! Once you figure out the stamp set and the direction you want to go in, it really is easy! I decided to mimic… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 2
Is the countdown on yet? Have you chosen that perfect gift card from your stash for that last minute gift? Now, how about the perfect gift card holder for that gift! How about one from Santa – This is a narrow card when finished. So cute, right?? When you take off the belly band /… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 1
As we approach Christmas and the gift giving season, many of us give gift cards as that perfect gift. So, why not dress up that perfect gift with a handmade gift card holder? I’ve created 12 different styles of gift card holders to share with you over the next few days. Let’s start with this… [Read More]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – May – Retiring Favorites
May first and before we know it, the new catalog will be here. This is the first of two blog hops for the day! In honor of the current catalog ending, we will say farewell to some of out favorite Retiring Products. This post is all about retiring products. A few that I really liked… [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]
Peekaboo for Baby
We have a sweet color challenge to inspire you today at Create with Connie and Mary – I think it’s sweet because I created a baby card with the colors and baby cards are always sweet! Nice, huh? These colors were perfect for a non-gender baby card! Although, today it seems though everyone knows what they are having……. [Read More]
Wacky Watercooler Spring Fever February Blog Hop
I’m back for another fabulous blog hop of paper crafting talent with the Wacky Watercooler! Our theme this month is Spring Fever! And, boy did I catch it! I’ve been itching to play with the new Window Box Thinlits and the Basket Bunch stamp set. I think they’d make a great combination! And, they did…. [Read More]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – February
Welcome to our February Blogging Friends Blog Hop, the month of love! We have a guest blogger again this month, Tami White. Welcome, Tami! Our theme this month is, of course, LOVE. This was quite convenient for me. My hubs was going to visit his mother (in Holland, we’re in Texas) for her birthday. I… [Read More]
Party with Llama, CCMC416
So today is Thursday. Create with Connie and Mary challenges day. And, for me humor day. You’ll see why. We have a color challenge this week – Always a nice color combination to create with. I thought these colors were a bit masculine? And I went with that thought and created this little funny –… [Read More]
Missing You for CCMC413
It’s Thursday and time for a Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! This week, we’re going with a layout instead of a color – This is quite simple when you look at it. However, creating with it for was a ‘challenge’ as the name implies. After a few attempts and scraped cards, I went… [Read More]
Wacky Watercooler May Blog Hop
Welcome! It’s time for the Wacky Watercooler May Blog Hop!!! You may have come from the talented Marsha Reed’s blog. If not, I’m glad you are joining us. This weekend our hop will have three projects. I decided to go with a fun, whimsical masculine theme in addition to the three projects – ONE. Something… [Read More]
Hello, Bearable Monday
Hello Monday. It just happens to be Monday, why not make a card for it? Well, at least with a bear and a hello. Something fun, bright and sparkly! Not to mention quick and easy. It has a fun girly touch! It’s a note card sized card. I love these for some reason, don’t you?… [Read More]
