Always Dies

True Love

February 17, 2021 · 7 Comments

Happy Wednesday!

So HAPPY to be here today! After a few days of this winter storm Texas style (aka, no power at 19°), I’m able to craft again for a little while until the power goes off again!

I’m sharing our newest sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge –

Here is my Design Team take using the sketch –

I started with the True Love 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper.

This was one piece that I cut the top and bottom 1/2″ off and flipped the center. I colored the background in a Blends Marker.

I added the simple sentiment, Love, from the Always Dies.

Please join us this week with whatever crafty brands you enjoy creating with! We use a variety!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Dies / Embossing – Always Dies
Card Stock – Coastal Cabana, Basic White, Basic Black
DSP – True Love 12″ x12″

Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Love Is In The Air

January 30, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week features a Valentine card.

I went with a a few. It is always fun to receive more than one card around Valentines Day.

Lots of love here!

I used the Sweet Little Valentines Cards & More. Here is the kit as it comes. It makes 10 little cards sized 4 1/4″ x 3 1/4″.

Here is a suggestion of how to complete the cards –

I wanted to utilize the great components in the kit.

This one is soo sweet and probably my favorite –

I used one of the actual card bases for the focal point on this card. I added a punched heart from another part of one of the card bases. The scallop edging is from one of the cards to be used on the front.

I added the Gold Foil LOVE die cut from the Always Dies.

I love the tone on tone colors here. The heart in the lower right is Melon Mambo. I chose that as a card base to bring that out. Hard to see in the photo.

This card is pretty much the pieces from the kit –

Both of these are on a Pool Party base.

This one I added another die cut LOVE, this time in Pool Party.

Most of the cards have a strip of gold striped paper which was one of the envelopes sliced up. I also included a small Gold Foil punched heart from the Dog Builder Punch.

So, so cute! I’ll enjoy leaving these out for the hubs next month. Do you do special little things like this?

Go forward to check out Debbie Henderson, and back to Cindy Elam. I know they’ll have some great projects to inspire us!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Dies / Embossing – Always Dies
Card Stock – Petal Pink, Melon Mambo, Pool Party, Gold Foil
Punches – Dog Builder
Other – Sweet Little Valentines Cards & More

Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Non-Traditional Valentine

January 23, 2021 · 2 Comments

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!

First cut was the heart in the Sahara Sand Love You Always Specialty Designer Series Paper using the Be Mine Stitched Dies.

Next was the Silver Foil Always and Love sentiments. They needed grounding. I cut the outline out in Blackberry Bliss. Both of these came from the Always Dies.

I had a Stitched So Sweetly rectangle ready to go. I added a Greenery Embossing Folder panel.

Things came together as I added the Oh So Ombre strip and the Playing With Patterns Resin Dots.

What do you think? Personally, I LOVE IT!!!!

Go forward to check out Debbie Henderson, and back to Cindy Elam. I know they’ll have some great projects to inspire us!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Dies / Embossing – Be Mine Stitched Dies, Always Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Greenery Embossing Folder
Card Stock – Sahara Sand, Blackberry Bliss, Silver Foil
DSP – Love You Always, Oh So Ombre
Other – Playing With Patterns Resin Dots