Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – I really like this Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Paper, Golden Honey. It is my favorite offering so far. What is really extra special is the Honey Bee bundle, Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bees Dies, coordinate perfectly… [Read More]
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Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Adventure
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features adventure. I decided to use a set I haven’t used before, the Above the Clouds bundle. What an adventurous idea to combine it with the From My Heart Designer Series Paper, wouldn’t you agree? And, this sentiment is also perfect!!!… [Read More]
Bonanza Banner Birthday
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our latest color challenge – I went with a cutesy birthday card – This would be suitable for anyone! It is just fun! I started with the Bonanza Buddies Dies to cut out the banners in the three challenge colors. I placed… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Imagine
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features an imaginative use of a product or stamp. I used one of the new Designer Series Papers, Pleased As Punch (that will be available February 4th) to create these whimsical flowers (as a demonstrator, we can preorder these to get… [Read More]
Best Dressed Floral Birthday
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – I flipped through the Best Dressed 6×6 Designer Series and I was drawn to this lovely, bold floral Blackberry Bliss flower pattern. That was my starting point… Then I chose a coordinating pattern from the same pack…. [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Encourage
Welcome to our first 2020 Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a card with words of encouragement. This is perfect timing as a friend just received some unsettling health news and I was making her a card already. I just want to hug her. I pulled out this lovely… [Read More]
Hello Hello Hello
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our first challenge of the new year, colors – Nice, sweet colors for chasing away the winter blues! And, what perfect winter flower, a tulip! This is the new Timeless Tulips Bundle! The bundle includes the Timeless Tulips stamp and Tulip Builder… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite Occasions Pre-Order Stamp
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features our favorite Occasions stamp set the we could preorder. I really love this So Sentimental bundle! The sentiments are larger (except for a couple) and the coordinating Stitched Sweetly Dies are very versatile! Both the Whisper White and the Real… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features winter or cards with snow. I took it literal this week – I stamped the image from the Still Scenes stamp set in Smoky Slate, coloring it with a variety of Blends markers. The roof and the snow are colored… [Read More]
Toile Tidings Christmas Cheer
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – We will have this challenge up for two weeks because of Christmas. I went with a simple, lovely Christmas card – My base card is Very Vanilla, layered with an exact sized piece of the Toile Tidings… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – O Christmas Tree
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards with trees. Or maybe trees used in a different way?? Lol! Yes. I jumped on the gnome craze! The pattern papers are from the Wrapped in Plaid 6×6 Designer Series Paper. I took a Gold Foil-Edge card and cut… [Read More]
Thinking of You at Christmas Time
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I went with a quick Christmas Card using these lovely, non-traditional colors – I started with one of the note card sized card bases. Next, I used one of the dies from the Detailed Bands Dies in Gold… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Holly Jolly Christmas
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a card with boughs, wreaths or evergreens. Of course, the All-Around Wreath Dies are just the thing – I started with the Gold Foil Edged Cards and layered Real Red, them the Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper. The wreath is… [Read More]
Friends Make the Season Shine
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I love this type of sketch! I decided to ‘play’ and have some fun with the Blends markers to create this – Nice, isn’t it? The focal image is from Young at Heart. The wonderful, meant to match… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features Santa, Gingerbread, Elves, Penguin cards. I went with this adorable gingerbread house – It features coloring with Blends – my favorite! It was nice to take a break from the hustle and bustle of this busy season to just sit… [Read More]
Merry & Bright
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – Some wonderful colors today! Even though it is Thanksgiving! And, yes, I went with a Christmas card too! Feeling very festive with this card! You agree? I started with die cutting the Frosted Frames shape in the beautiful… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Non-traditional Christmas Colors
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features non-traditional Christmas colors. Purple isn’t a typical Christmas color for me, however, this is really pretty! I started by stamping 4 ornaments from the Christmas Gleaming stamp set. Memento Black on Whisper White and Highland Heather on Purple Posey. I… [Read More]
You’re So Cool
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I haven’t used this adorable Playful Penguins stamp in a while. I thought this was a cute play on the sketch! The penguin, sentiment and scarf are from one stamp set! I accented the Layering Circles with a… [Read More]
