Hello Sunday stampers! I’ve had this May 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit, A Kit in Color, for a while and didn’t know just what direction to go in. Well, I figured out one design – I wanted to make my supplies go as far as I could. Here, I cut parts from two of the card… [Read More]
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You Party Animal
Happy Friday! And, a happy first post as the new Stampin’ Up! catalog has gone live! I love the Zany Zebra set and decided to play with it today. This weeks Freshly Make Sketches caught my eye – And added my touch of zebra – It’s just a silly, fun card! The border is the… [Read More]
You’re My Person
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest color challenge – I thought playing around with some new embossing folders would be nice – I embossed the three colors of card stock. The top, Coastal Cabana along with the Purple Posey, each use one of the folders in… [Read More]
New 2020-2021 Stampin’ Up! Catalog
Wahoo! It’s here. It’s beautiful! The NEW 2020-2021 Stampin’ Up! catalog! It’s filled with soo much creativity! We all need this right now! You can download this, check it out on the web or request a hard copy by emailing me. I added some handmade goodness for my customers – This is the adorable sunflower… [Read More]
Let’s Celebrate You (With Ice Cream)
Happy June 2nd and happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge at TSOT – Optional Theme : Sweet Treats Ahhhhh, the last card of this catalog with this adorable retiring Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper – Definitely sweet! Lol! Simply done with an almost full piece (4″ x 5 1/4″) of… [Read More]
We Create – Making A Splash
We have made it to June 1st!!! It’s felt like the last 3 months have been the longest! So glad to be creating and hopping with these lovely ladies today! Our theme this month is Making a Splash. I decided to create a cute tropical shirt card – This fun paper was made for this!!!… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite New Preorder Product
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features our favorite new preorder product that is not a stamp set. I hadn’t really played with the other things I was able to preorder too much! But, I gravitated towards the Flowers For Every Season Memories & More Card Pack… [Read More]
Just Sayin’ Hello
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – Wonderful sketch! Especially to play with new stuff. Here, the Tasteful Touches – I love this stamped in these colors! I stamped the flower in of all colors, Gray Granite, and the sentiment in Black Memento. For card… [Read More]
Thinking of You Blossoms in Bloom
Happy Memorial Day to those in USA! Just sharing a quick card today inspired by The Paper Players newest sketch – Of course, I had to use something new – This is a beautiful flower stamped image without the additional dies that can be added! Quite simply done thanks to my Stamparatus! I stamped the… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite New Pre-Order Stamp Set
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features our favorite new stamp we got to pre-order. Pre-ordering is a nice perk of being a demonstrator. All the ones I got to preorder are great stamps! I decided to play around with the Lovely You stamp set. I fell… [Read More]
Birthday Blooms Birthday
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – I decided to play with new stuff again today! This is the beautiful Blossoms In Bloom bundle, made with a twist. I started by stamping the flowers in So Saffron. I added the Seaside Spray die cut flower… [Read More]
You Mean So Much To Me
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Texture I decided that texture would come from this soon-to-retire Country Floral 3-D Embossing Folder (bonus, it’s mark down!) because it ‘s just soo pretty! I placed it on a piece of Parisian Blossoms Designer Series Paper, also on retiring and… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Brighter Days
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a card to cheer someone up. Ohhhhh, so many things could be used for this theme. I decided to play with sunflowers. New sunflowers. Pretty, huh? This is a combination of several new products. I started with the Celebrate Sunflowers bundle…. [Read More]
I Love You This Much
Did you see my Wednesday post? Well, this is the other part of the two-part share. I really liked this sketch over at CAS Colours & Sketches – It caught my eye when I designed the other card. So, I have a similar card to share today – Soo sweet! I started with fussy cutting… [Read More]
Happy Retirement
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest layoutchallenge – Perfect sketch to give retiring projects another go. Since Father’s Day is around the corner, how about a masculine card? I’m sure many of you are working from home or perhaps have taken an early retirement. This might… [Read More]
You Did It!
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Dots and Stripes I decided to go with a graduation card – Using the soon to retire Witty-Cisms, this is a simply sweet card using Blueberry Bushel. I love the monochromatic look. The pattern paper is retired, but is very… [Read More]
Kre8tors Blog Hop – May Flowers
Hello! Happy Mother’s Day! Thank you for joining us today! Our theme this month is floral. Ok, pulling out more new Stampin’ Up! pre-order stuff! I went with an elegant, simply stamped card – However, it took me several tries to get just the right card. I used the new Tasteful Touches stamp set for… [Read More]
Joy of Sets May Floral Blog Hop
Welcome to my second hop for the day! I decided to try my hand at another new bundle, Blossoms In Bloom, I just received – What do you think? It’s soo pretty and really with minimal pieces, stamp and two dies for the layered flowers. I stamped the flowers in Petal Pink on Whisper White… [Read More]