Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a Funny Valentine. And, why not create a funny Valentine! These can be such fun! I decided to go with a whimsical card – I used the Cat Punch and the All My Love Designer Series Paper to punch out cats… [Read More]
You’re My Everything
Happy Thursday! Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary newest challenge! Here is our newest colors to inspire you – Very sweet colors! I was inspired by the January Paper Pumpkin and the cute kangaroo in that kit to create this – I framelit cut the kangaroo from the Designer Series Paper, Animal Expedition, using the Animal… [Read More]
Be My Chamel-entine
Whoa! Are you a Paper Pumpkin subscriber? Did you receive the January 2019, Be Mine Valentine kit? I did, and it is soooo cute! It actually makes (LOTS of) little pillow box treat holders. But, you know me……I like to do something different with the kit contents. These pre-printed chameleons are just the most adorable… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Love Me Tender
Thanks for joining me today for our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a romantic Valentine card. Of course we need one of these in the mix! I’ll use some of the Sale-a-bration Foil Sheets in Grapefruit Grove & Lovely Lipstick. Here, I used the Lovely Lipstick Foil sheets for… [Read More]
You Make Me Proud
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – I thought this new Happiness Blooms Designer Series Paper was a great starting point – It pairs so nicely with the Friendly Expressions stamp set. I don’t think we express being proud of someone near enough! I already have… [Read More]
Just for You
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday, Tuesday! Here is our newest two week challenge – I used the sketch and ‘love everybody’ to create this – A lovely card using the All My Love Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up! It is very cool that three of the patterns (I used 2 here) are the exact same… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – The Rose
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features ‘The Rose’ by Bette Midler. You can hear it now, can’t you?? I mixed a few things creating this – I started with the carryover stamp, Buffalo Check stamped in Old Olive. It is adhered on a Blushing Bride card base…. [Read More]
Simply Awesome
Happy Thursday! Time for a new Create with Connie and Mary challenge! This is our new color challenge for the week – I thought I’d try simple stamping, (#simplestamping, Stampin’ Up! is promoting) using these colors and this new Flowering Desert stamp set. Simply done, right? The card pretty much explains itself. I can not wait to… [Read More]
Two Card Share
Happy Wednesday! This past Monday night we had our Team Christmas party! We ate, we socialized, we laughed, we exchanged gifts, we played an adorable left / right game and we made a couple of cards using new products! Both cards are cute and might end up on my Card Buffet! This one uses the… [Read More]
Happy Birthday
Happy Tuesday! It is a new year and what better time to get back into the grove of design team regular posts!?!? I’ll start with with a card designed for Try Stampin’ on Tuesday and our latest two week challenge – Optional Theme : Bold & Bright Great time to use the How Sweet It Is Designer… [Read More]
Happy Candy Day
I’ve been playing with new stuff and trying to get that creative energy back after the holidays! I just absolutely love this Designer Series Paper in the new mini catalog, How Sweet It Is. I ran across a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches – …and it was a perfect combination for this – Just adorable!… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary – Saturday Blog Hop – How Sweet It Is
Welcome to our first Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop of 2019! Our themes for the next few weeks will feature love / musical themes. This week it will be How Sweet It Is. I used the Hello Cupcake Sale-a-Bration stamp set again creating this beauty – The card base is Real Red, with a… [Read More]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – All About Love
Welcome to our January, All About Love Blogging Friends Blog Hop! As you read, our creations will be so lovely! It is the start of two new catalogs, the Occasions Mini and the bonus, Sale-a-Bration catalog. Sale-a-Bration is where you earn a free item for every $50 (USD) purchase you make. I was drawn to the… [Read More]
Stitched Thanks
Hello first Thursday of 2019! Great time to share a new Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenges! This is our layout challenge for the week – I decided to play around with a new suite of products to create this – Isn’t this a wonderful thank you card? This card uses the Needlepoint Nook Suite. Here,… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite Occasions Stamp
Welcome to our last 2018 Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Don’t worry, we will be back next Saturday in 2019! Our theme this week features our favorite occasions stamp. Favorite!? Gah! I haven’t had much time to play with any of the new stuff I have received. But, I have been drawn to a… [Read More]
Sweet Birthday
It’s Thursday! We are back with our Create with Connie and Mary challenges! This is our newest color challenge – Nice colors to get the creative mojo flowing again! I used new products to create a birthday card – This is a really sweet set that you’ll just love! Its jars. Its candy. Its adorable! I stamped… [Read More]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year! These were the cards I mailed out this year – I had several packages of the Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper for my classes this year. This was one of the patterns I did not use. Perfect to mass produce personal cards! I paired it with the Timeless… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Last Day
Christmas will be here in two days. Many of us are already celebrating with friends and family. Have I have helped you to create last minute gift cards and take away the stress? I hope so. That has ben my goal. Today is the last share. I took one of Striped Treat Bags to create… [Read More]
