Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! I hope you are in good health these days! Our theme this week features treat for Easter! Kind of difficult these days to give out treats with the social distancing we have to abide by. So, how about neighbors and family? I took one of… [Read More]
Joy of Sets – April Birthday Blog Hop
Happy Saturday! Welcome to another blog hop! I hope you are having a crafty Saturday and feeling well! I love the Scallop Notecards & Envelopes (I’ve already used them once today) and had to use them again! I loved this pattern from the Best Dressed Designer Series Paper and decided to fussy cut these flowers… [Read More]
A Thousand Hugs
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge to inspire you – Lovely, fresh spring colors! As I was looking through my stamps for inspiration, I ran across an old favorite of mine, Abstract Impressions. It’s great for simple stamping – I just loved playing with… [Read More]
You Always Brighten My Day
Haven’t seen me in few days, I know……I’m kind of in a creative funk. How about you? I look to challenges when I’m in a creative funk mood. This color one was put out for demonstrators to use and share to encourage all of us to keep stamping, #keepstamping – I pondered these colors for… [Read More]
Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe – April
Welcome to our monthly Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog! Here is our latest monthly challenge grid – Lots of great options, huh? I went with flowers, ribbon and texture – Flowers are in this gorgeous Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper. Ribbon is from a Christmas suite, but matches the So Saffron… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Easter Cards
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards for Easter, perhaps we will inspire you today! I created a cute trio of cards to share – Right? Soo cute! I used the Welcome Easter stamp set, Blends for coloring, Label Me Lovely Punch, and the 2019 -2021… [Read More]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – Baby Come Rockin’
Hello and happy Friday! How has your crafting mojo been? How about a blog hop to inspire you? Our theme this month is Baby Come Rockin’, a card for a baby. I had to think about this one……..until I remembered I had this cute little Welcome Easter stamp set that also has a baby sentiment… [Read More]
You My Friend
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! I hope you are keeping busy if you are home these days! How about a challenge for you – Since we have a new product medley to create with, how about showing that off?? I created a tone on tone card with some wonderful… [Read More]
Here For You Botanical Prints
Happy 1st, no foolin’! Things could not be any more crazy right now! Lets take some crafty time out for a blog hop – Our theme this time around is Showers of Greetings. I figured I’d pull out a kit, the Botanical Prints Medley and play with it for today. Kits are pretty good thing… [Read More]
Let’s Hang Out Soon
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Designer Paper Since today is the last day for Sale-a-bration, I decided to use this gorgeous Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper and my Blends to color it. Yes, I needed a little coloring therapy too. Everything was placed on… [Read More]
Everybody Loves Paper!
Yes, we all seem to hoard, I mean like pattern papers and collecting them! Well here a few more you can add to your collection through Sale-a-bration* – Dinoraor* has a stamp set and coordinating dies to match. Super cute!!! Follow Your Art* has a stamp set dies to match as well! Woven Threads* also… [Read More]
Hello Friend
Hello Sunday. Hello friend. I am creating to keep my mind going during this time. Quarantine crafting I guess! Only a few more days left of Sale-a-bration to take advantage of free stuff from Stampin’ Up!. Perfect timing since we are spending time a home. I was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches today – And,… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Last Chance for Sale-a-bration
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features last minute choices for Sale-a-bration. It ends March 31, 2020. And, soo many choice there are! I combined two of the Sale-a-bration* options to create these notecards – Sale-a-bration* items : Tags in Blooms* and Flowering Foils* Designer Series Paper…. [Read More]
Happy Easter Chick
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – I thought about Easter when I looked at these colors! So, I went with a simple Easter card – A light, fun, fresh card! I started with the Designer Series Paper, Birthday Bonanza. I had this little… [Read More]
Paper Pumpkin Flat Fold Pop-Up Card
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]
Happy Birthday Toucan!
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Jungle Fever I stretched the theme with my card – Toucans are in the jungle, right? Lol! This was such a fun sketch that I just had to take it in a fun way! I used the Birthday Bonanza Designer… [Read More]
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]
We’re (Still) in This Together
Short and sweet today! I’ve designed another alternative for the March 2020 Paper Pumpkin, No Matter The Weather. Again. Adorable, right?? The only thing I added here was a card base and some retired twine! I did cut up the smaller card and the envelope for the card in the kit. Other than that, thats… [Read More]
