Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our newest 2 week challenge – Optional Theme : Summer Fun I’ve got just the right idea for this challenge! The June Paper Pumpkin, A Little Smile! This kit makes small cards designed to give away, leaving a smile! I decided to make a full size, mailable card…. [Read More]
Thinking of You
Stitched Lace Birthday
Birthday are the best day! I made this beautiful card for my boss. It is a standard card base in Blueberry Bushel with a lovely Whisper White lace overlay! Isn’t this die beautiful??? Despite the intricate look of the die, it cut so smoothly! I added the birthday sentiment from the Beautiful Friendship stamp, stamped… [Read More]
You are Like a Diamond
Hello! Happy Friday to you! I’ve been playing around with a new fold I ran across. I think it’s called, Triangle Gate Fold. I’ve been using some of my Paper Pumpkins kits to try out this fold. This one turned out very nice – It’s soo pretty! Slipping off the band, the two triangles flip… [Read More]
Blessed Friendship Fold
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – When I saw this, I thought ‘fun fold’!! Here is the outside. Lift the panel that says ‘Blessed’ to the right to reveal the second sentiment. Then move that panel to the left, to reveal the last,… [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]
Happy Father’s Day, Gearhead
That’s right! I made a Father’s Day card for my hubs who is a gearhead – Pretty cool, right? I chose the colors for this from Color My Heart Color Dare challenge that’s why its all in blues! Or else it’d been all orange! And, the simple layout is from an all time favorite challenge… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Kid Cards
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards for kids! Perfect time to pull out the dinosaurs! Again! This is a great kid card, but, I think an adult would like it too! I used one of the patterns in the Dinoroar Designer Series Paper that has… [Read More]
In Color Birthday Fun
I have a simple share today from my Open House samples. I’ve gotten to where I use the Stamparatus more than my blocks when I stamp. Awhile back, I made this card and loved how perfectly the stamps lined up using the Stamparatus, so I left the stamps there. I was playing around with the… [Read More]
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 style card! Since Father’s Day is about a week away, I went with a card for dad using some new products! I am loving this Woven Heirlooms Bundle along with the Woven Threads Designer Paper. It is neat… [Read More]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – Favorite New Catalog Product
Happy Friday! Having so much fun playing with new Stampin’ Up! stuff since the catalog went live on the 4th! Have you seen it??? We all decided to share our favorites so far for a blog hop! I went with something fun using the Dino Days bundle – Aren’t these the cutest??? This little guy,… [Read More]
Essence of Difficulty
Happy Thursday! Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I am excited to be playing with new, gorgeous Designer Series Paper for this – Initially, when I designed this card, my sentiment was larger. It covered up this beautiful flower on this Perennial Essence Designer Series… [Read More]
We Create – Basics Blog Hop
Welcome to my second blog hop for the day! Theme this month is neutral colors. I’ve been seeing several cards made using Press’n Seal, I think they are called floating cards. I decide to try it using new products and my own version of the technique – I created my version by stamping, coloring with… [Read More]
Tropical Style Love & Thanks
Happy Thursday! Welcome to our newest Create with Connie and Mary challenge – How about some colors to inspire you? These colors have a tropical feel to them! Perfect for the Tropical Chic bundle! I used the Stamparatus to make the repetitive lines on the Pumpkin Pie. I stamped the image in one direction. There… [Read More]
Birthday Shares
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our newest two week challenge – Optional Theme : Pastels I got this! I paired this soon to retire Share What You Love Designer Series Paper with the Cake Builder punch to create this quick and easy elegant birthday card – I was running wayyy late last week… [Read More]
Compassion for Cranston
Happy Sunday! I whipped up this card for our vet and their office staff. Our newest cat, Cranston, Mr C, has been really sick since we got him. And, we are saddened to hear he probably won’t get better. They are soo caring towards him and us at our vets office. I just couldn’t help… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features shades of yellow. I decided to play with some new Designer Series Paper, Mosaic MoodSpecialty, that will be available June 4th. It’s soooo pretty. It was just too pretty to cover up! And, the mosaic pattern reminded me of a… [Read More]
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]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Purple Rain
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features shades of purple. Great colors to show off this new To a Wild Rose stamp set – This Purple Posy flower is sooo gorgeous!!! I made it simple here, but it also has two additional stamps to create depth and… [Read More]
