Happy last day of February! This has been a month and I am glad to see it go! It is the last day of Sale-a-bration as well! So many great things to have earned free this time around! You have until the end of today if there was anything else you needed!!! I decided to… [Read More]
Sale-a-Bration 2021
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Masculine Card
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a masculine card! These seem to give everyone trouble. Since we are in the last two days of Sale-a-bration, I used the Approaching Perfection stamp set for my masculine card. I also used my Stamparatus for this nice, manly card… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Tri-Fold Card
Friday again? I have another nifty share to help use up some of the Designer Series Paper or pattern paper you have around your craft room! This is a tri-fold card that uses about half a sheet of 12″ x 12″ to make a card showing off both sides of the paper. Here is the… [Read More]
Approaching Perfection
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge and last few days of Sale-a-bration! Here is our newest color challenge – Nice, fresh spring colors! Here is how I used them – I started with scraps in the colors for the sketch! I placed the different size strips on a Very Vanilla… [Read More]
Paper Blooms Trio
Happy Wednesday! Sharing a trio of lovely, quick cards from my weekend class. Only a few more days to take advantage of Sale-a-bration. Here is a wonderful option – Right? Such wonderful cards! Yes, using my new favorite, Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper and the In Bloom Bundle again. I just couldn’t help it! Just… [Read More]
Wishing I Could Heal Your Heart
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! We have 6 more days until Sale-a-bration ends. I’m featuring different options this week. I combined a stamp set with our challenge today. Here is our latest 2 week sketch – Optional Theme : Sympathy This is a great challenge as we all need sympathy cards from time to time,… [Read More]
You Really Are the Best
Happy Monday! Trying to get back to normal after last week! Showing off the last seven days of Sale-a-bration for Stampin’ Up!! Today we have a new sketch over at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge – Great sketch for showing off the Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper – Just look how I used it – I… [Read More]
You’re So Fancy Now
Happy Sunday! I’ve been playing with the Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper a lot lately! It has really became a favorite! And, it’s an option for Sale-a-bration. I was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches latest sketch – Combining the two, here is what I came up with – It is a double fold too! 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]
Thank You So Much
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – I got some inspiration in between power outages. Here in Texas we are experiencing a winter storm, temps around 19° with no power and no water. It’s great! I managed to get this and another card done,… [Read More]
Ink. Stamp. Share. February Showcase
Happy Saturday! Welcome to my second hop for the day! We are sharing things we are working on these days! Well, I’ve been playing with pretty papers! Here, I’ll show off this so sweet Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper – I love this type of card because……….well, just look at each card a little closer… [Read More]
Sweet Strawberry
Happy Monday! I have a sweet share today, literally! It is for our latest challenge over at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge – For my card, I used the Sweet Strawberry Bundle. It is the Sweet Strawberry stamp set and the Strawberry Builder Punch. This gorgeous paper is the Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper. It is… [Read More]
Fun Fold Fridays – Double Gate Fold
Happy day! Welcome to another Fun Fold Friday! I am featuring a Double Gate Fold card today, actually a couple of them, lol! Once I started, I could not stop making them! I used the Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper for these – This paper is from Sale-a-bration, the Berry Blessing Bundle – But, I… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Non-Traditional Valentine
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a non-traditional Valentine card (no reds or pinks). I got this! Having fun with this number – Not having fun photographing all the metallics here! Lol! I wasn’t sure what I was going to create. I just started cutting things!… [Read More]
Congratulations & Thank You
Happy Monday! Been playing in the craftroom, again, lol! How about you?? I created 2 more cards to share using the Happy Thoughts stamp set and the Flower & Field Desingener Series Paper. Here is the first – Very sweet, easy card suitable for anyone needing ‘congratulating’! The other – This is a favorite of… [Read More]
How to Stamp a Butterfly Flower
Thanks for joining me today! Yesterday I showed a beautifully done simple flower card. Well……it actually took me two tries to complete the card! And, it wasn’t because of the flower! It was because of the crookedly stamped sentiment!!!! Grrrrrrr! This was what I did with that card in attempt to use it anyway –… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Strip it Down
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a one layer card! Ohhhhh, these are such fun! And, soo challenging. Until you see this – Beautiful. Gorgeous. Easy. Any ideas what flower I might have used for this??? Well…….it is not a flower at all! I used the… [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]
