Happy Spring break for many! I’m getting geared up for my March Card Buffet soon! And, challenges always get my creativity flowing! Today I was inspired to create this birthday gem – I used the Umbrella Builder punch to create adorable flowers!! I just love to use this punch for flowers!!! The leaves are die… [Read More]
Perennial Birthday
Happy Birthday, Poppy
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Flower Power I decided to make these adorable punched flowers – I used Poppy Parade ink and card stock for the flowers and sentiment. The flowers are created using the Under My Umbrella bundle. They are actually a folded up… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Special Folds
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features special card folds. Who doesn’t LOVE a special fold???? I love, Love, LOVE them. I ran across one on Facebook the other day that used a quarter of a sheet, 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″, of card stock as its… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Days of Summer
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features anything having to do with SUMMER!!! Anything? I went with anything! There are a lot of summer birthdays in my family, including mine, and my moms, later this month! Summer reminds me of birthdays! Two stamps. Two inks. One Stamparatus…. [Read More]
Bird Ballard Birthday
Bird Ballard Birthday? Yes, Bird Ballard is this name of this adorable Designer Series Paper I used for this card – Notice the colorful sentiment? I used the colors from the paper to create a match! I know, you’re wondering just how did I do that…. I placed the stamp on my Stamparatus. I colored… [Read More]
See a Happy Birthday Silhouette
Welcome Wednesday! It’s been so hot here and perfect weather to craft and play with stuff! I ran across this challenge blog, Atlantic Hearts and loved their clean, simple challenges! I just had to try the newest one they offered – Nice. Fun. Simple. Clean. Perfect to pair with the See a Silhouette Designer Series… [Read More]
Here’s to celebrating YOU!
Made another card on the fly. This was inspired by Just Add Ink sketch challenge #462 – Just to celebrate everyone! My 7 strips are 3/4 x 4. Perfect for this standard sized card. Stampin’ Up Supplies – Stamp Set – Perennial Birthday Dies / Embossing – Stitched Shapes Dies Card Stock – (top to… [Read More]
In Color Birthday Fun
I have a simple share today from my Open House samples. I’ve gotten to where I use the Stamparatus more than my blocks when I stamp. Awhile back, I made this card and loved how perfectly the stamps lined up using the Stamparatus, so I left the stamps there. I was playing around with the… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Blue Morning / Blue Day
Happy Saturday! Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features shades of blue. I pulled out the Stamparatus again to play with a repetitive stamp design – Actually, two! I have started pulling the Stamparatus out a lot lately! It saves on wasting nice card stock, most of… [Read More]
Today Blooms Just for You!
Welcome to the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge! This is the first of three posts today!! Yes, I’ve been very busy! Here is our newest challenge – I created a simply fun fall birthday card using the sketch – Nice, right? I used two different Designer Series Papers, the back, wood-look one is… [Read More]
Here’s to Celebrating YOU!
Happy Tuesday! Time for a Design Team card created for Try Stampin’ on Tuesday. We have a color challenge to inspire you today! Perfect colors to create a (late) birthday card for a former co-worker – I’ll admit, it was hard to part with this card! I love the way it turned out! Don’t you? I… [Read More]
Happy Birthday, Pumpkin
Lol! Even people who have fall birthdays love pumpkins! This card is perfect for those people! Believe it not, the pattern paper is from a Halloween pack of paper! It’s the Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up! It works perfectly here for this fall birthday! It also works perfectly for The Color… [Read More]
“Black or White” – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop
Happy Saturday my stampin’ friends! Time for a Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week still features 90’s song titles. Cards this week are created with black or white or both only – no colors! Well, this is right up my alley! These are my favorite colors to create with! I pulled… [Read More]
“Every Rose Has It’s Thorns” – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop
Welcome to virtual musical filled Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features 80’s some titles again! This week, “Every Rose Has It’s Thorns”, featuring cards with flowers. I literally am still singing this song as I create this post!!! I went with this gorgeous Healing Hugs – Only this time I… [Read More]
