Hello! Happy Friday! How about a hop to finish the week out? Our theme this month is anything but a card. Perfect timing! Every year I create a gratitude journal for my fall classes. Since this year is different with virtual classes, I created an adorable box of goodies from the Mini Paper Pumpkin Boxes… [Read More]
Stitched Leaves Dies
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Bountiful Blessings
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! And, my first blog hop for the day! Our theme this week features thank you or gratitude cards. Last week I held a Mystery Zoom Meeting where I gave dimensions for a card and we all created together. My friends are priceless and I am… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Welcome Fall
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features welcoming fall! I think I welcomed fall a few weeks ago, lol! I just love fall! I am going with a favorite stamp set of mine, the Love of Leaves Bundle – I stamped just one of the leaves in… [Read More]
Enjoy
Hello! I hope today finds you in a creative mood! Perhaps you need a little inspiration? I got mine today from Freshly Made Sketches – Simply a lovely sketch! How about creating with a persnickety cat? I managed to do just that! I initially fussy cut the cat and die cut the circle of… [Read More]
Words Cannot Express
Hello Monday. Hello Memorial Day. I’d say Memorial Day is about correct in a different sense. A friend of mine had her husband’s funeral today. They had been married for 43 years. I created a simple card to express my condolences to her – The Love of Leaves also makes for a wonderful, serene sympathy… [Read More]
Welcome Back!
Happy Friday! Although, these days, everyday is a Friday! I am trying to be creative everyday this month. So far, not bad…. Here is what inspired me today – I have always liked these challenges, just never decided to use one. until today! Sooo sweet! From the list I used : Back to School, Plaid,… [Read More]
Love of Leaves
Happy Stamp-tember and Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Regal Colors (Jewel Tones / Royal Colors) I’ve got the perfect fall card for this layout and color theme – Isn’t this just gorgeous????? Jewel tones are such great fall colors! I started with the plaid background from… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Thinking of Fall
Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features fall cards! Oh yippee! I get to play with my favorite set of dies again! These are the Stitched Leaves dies. I die cut them with the inside detailing, then ran them through the Old World Paper 3d embossing folder…. [Read More]
Hey There
Hey there! That’s right, hey there! I have been soo in love with these leaves from the Stitched Leaves Dies. Just look at the die set – I created this sweet card to show combining techniques – Isn’t this just the sweetest, like I said??? I had ran across this sketch from Freshly Made Sketches… [Read More]
Hope Changes Everything
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge! Here is our newest challenge – Love these type sketches! I am feelin’ the fall feels, however, it is still 100° here!!!! I started with die cutting these adorable leaves. There are two dies for each leaf, one cuts the outside stitched edge, the… [Read More]
Hello Fall
Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our latest two-week challenge – Optional Theme : Texture I just got some new fall Stampin’ Up! products in and decided to give them a go – I started by cutting the dashed lines from the Stitched Leaves Dies in the middle of the card layer. Texture. I… [Read More]
