Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! We are switching up our challenges a bit to sketches from the new catalog – Then, we recreate it! So stunning! Perfect bag for a wedding ot to welcome a little girl! I embossed my Polished Pink Ombre Gift Bag using the Checks &… [Read More]
Retirement
Hello Greenery
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Nature Perfect timing for this retiring Forever Greenery* Designer Series Paper – Such a lovely card! This is the fabulous paper that won’t be available for much longer, Forever Greenery* – The sentiment is from the coordinating stamp set, Forever… [Read More]
Ink. Stamp. Share. April Blog Hop
Happy Ink Stamp Share Saturday! Today we are all creating cards using this layout! I love following layouts! Here is what I came up with – Not one, but two adorable cards! I couldn’t decide…. One for a dog, or one for a cat – Either way, just as sweet as can be! For the… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Double Point
Hello my Friday friends! Getting creative with folds today! I’ve got a Double Point fold today with a twist! And, a view from the others side – I started with a piece of soon-to-retire, Peony Garden* Designer Series Paper – I cut it 4″ x 9 1/4″, this way I can get three from one sheet… [Read More]
Hello Baby
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]
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]
Ridiculously Awesome
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – I went all out to create a very bright, cheery, and funky fun card! Of course, I’m featuring retiring products! I started with this soon-to-retire, Flowers For Every Season* Designer Series Paper – I decided to stamp… [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]
Happy Retirement
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layoutchallenge – Perfect sketch to give retiring projects another go. Since Father’s Day is around the corner, how about a masculine card? I’m sure many of you are working from home or perhaps have taken an early retirement. This might… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Adventure
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features adventure. I decided to use a set I haven’t used before, the Above the Clouds bundle. What an adventurous idea to combine it with the From My Heart Designer Series Paper, wouldn’t you agree? And, this sentiment is also perfect!!!… [Read More]
Thank You, Thank you, thank you
Hello my Thursday friends! You know its time for a Create with Connie and Mary challenge! This week, we have a new layout – Took me no time to pull out some soon to retire Stampin’ Up items to create this – Black and white are always a classic! I started with creating my focal… [Read More]
We Create – Last Chance Blog Hop
Hello stampers! Have you seen all items that Stampin’ Up is retiring? Sooo many awesome products! We Create decided to have an impromptu blog hop! Obviously, the theme is retiring products! I had a hard time deciding just what to use……I went with a minimally stamped card using framelits! Isn’t this just the sweetest?!?! After… [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]
Congratulations on Your Retirement
I bet my hubs was hoping this was for him. Like a sign or something! This was another requested card for my May Card Buffet this past weekend. Great idea it is. And, Stampin’ Up even has a retirement stamp too! I came up with this – Wonderfully cheery card I’d say! I’ve been seeing… [Read More]
