Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a masculine card! These seem to give everyone trouble. Since we are in the last two days of Sale-a-bration, I used the Approaching Perfection stamp set for my masculine card. I also used my Stamparatus for this nice, manly card… [Read More]
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Approaching Perfection
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge and last few days of Sale-a-bration! Here is our newest color challenge – Nice, fresh spring colors! Here is how I used them – I started with scraps in the colors for the sketch! I placed the different size strips on a Very Vanilla… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Cards for Kids
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features cards for kids! Ok, these can be a hard. I went with a classic – I used the Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch for the sweet little mouse! The adorable Magenta Madness bow and HAPPY BIRTHDAY sentiment are from the… [Read More]
Thank You So Much
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layout challenge – I got some inspiration in between power outages. Here in Texas we are experiencing a winter storm, temps around 19° with no power and no water. It’s great! I managed to get this and another card done,… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite New Designer Paper
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features our favorite new Designer Series Papers, aka, pattern paper! Well, this was a tough one as there are some nice papers in this mini catalog! I chose the Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper – And the Golden Garden Designer… [Read More]
Thank You Suits You
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge for the week – I have not played with this until today – Isn’t this the cutest???? This is the Handsomely Suited Bundle, the Handsomely Suited stamp set and Suit & Tie Dies. I combined it with the… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Valentine Favors
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a favor for your Valentine. I love to create my own favor when I can. Today, I did just that – Little treat sliders! You pull up on the ribbon and the marshmallow heart slides out! I roughly figured out… [Read More]
Sending Love
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I thought this layout was perfect for this – Right?? Yes, one more with the Sending Hearts January 2021 Paper Pumpkin! Here, I punched one of the cards with the Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch. I added die cut… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Love Is In The Air
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… [Read More]
I’m Thinking of You
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – I love to design with black and white! It is soo classic! I added Daffodil Delight for this beauty – See what I mean? This card just *pops*! This is a favorite layout of mine as well!… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Non-Traditional Valentine
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!… [Read More]
Lots of Hearts Thank You
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – Such a wonderful sketch this week! Great for lots of creative ideas! I went with a theme of loving gratitude – Pretty. Pretty. Pretty! I used the Lots of Hearts Bundle – So many great things in this… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Strip it Down
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a one layer card! Ohhhhh, these are such fun! And, soo challenging. Until you see this – Beautiful. Gorgeous. Easy. Any ideas what flower I might have used for this??? Well…….it is not a flower at all! I used the… [Read More]
Hello Friend
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – Beautiful colors for this – What a gorgeous stamp set! Wouldn’t you agree? It is called A Touch of Ink – I stamped the outer leaves in full Old Olive ink, the insides were stamped once a… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Pile It On
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features lots of Designer Series Paper, ribbon, embellishments….all the goodies to make cards extra! Lol! How about this beauty combining pattern paper, stamps, dies, and rhinestones – Such a great layout to show all these items off! I designed this card… [Read More]
Flower & Field Thank You
Welcome to our first Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge of 2021! Here is our newest challenge – What a great sketch! I made a template for each layer so I wouldn’t waste any paper trying to figure out! And, I didn’t! Here is what I came up with – It is soo… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite New JJ Stamp Set
Welcome to our first Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop of 2021! Our theme this week features our favorite new set from the January to June 2021 Mini Catalog referred to as JJ! I am using the Art Gallery stamp set – I created several of these cards after I figured out my… [Read More]
Art Gallery Birthday
Welcome to our last Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge for 2020! You’ll have a week to join us though! Here is our color challenge to bring in the new year – I debated about playing with great, well-loved retiring merchandise or new stuff…… New stuff won! This is the Art Gallery Bundle… [Read More]