Thank You

February 5, 2026 · 2 Comments

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

Here is this week’s new color challenge to spark your creativity –

Such happy colors! Wonderful for a special thank you card –

Just look at this gorgeous flower!

It is from the Simply Beautiful Dies. I thought it would have been a lot smaller, but it is not! It’s large and lovely! I cut two from each color, Berry Burst, and Fresh Freesia, layering them together.

The vellum shape from the Beautifully Celebrated Dies creates a soft border behind the flower.

The Lost Lagoon leaves are subtle next to the flower.

I used a go to greeting from the Lovely Arrangement stamp set adding a multilayer twine bow.

This really is an extra special thank you card! I cannot wait to send it out!

Check out the other Design Team’s use of these colors this week on our Create with Stamping Friends blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

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Favorite January – April 2026 Bundle

January 3, 2026 · 2 Comments

Welcome stampers!

We are a group of stampers who get together weekly in blog form to create with a theme each week. This is our weekly Create with Stamping Friends Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week is our favorite bundle from the new upcoming 2026 Mini Catalog.

Well, I ordered new products a while back and the box has sat there longing to be opened! I opened it and was drawn to the Sunshine & Tulips Bundle as tulips are my favorite!

This was a great choice as this bundle just brought out my creativity!

This large die is awesome as the edges of the leaves can actually flipped up. I left them down for my card.

I chose simple, typical tulip colors for this adorably sweet card.

This sentiment is in the bundle and it just says it all!

Will this be on your list when the catalog goes live? It should be!

Be sure to go around and check us all out! We also love to read comments too. Take a few minutes to say HI, or why you liked our project for the week.

Next up is Melissa Davies, back is Cindy Elam. Keep going to see all of us.

See you next week with more great inspirations!

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Bundle – Sunshine & Tulips
Stamp Set – Sunshine & Tulips
Dies – Sunshine & Tulips
Card Stock – Basic White, Shy Shamrock, Poppy Parade, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight
Ink – Poppy Parade
Other – Brushed Brass Butterflies

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Summer Flowers

June 28, 2025 · 5 Comments

Welcome stampers!

We are a group of stampers who get together weekly in blog form to create with a theme each week. This is our weekly Create with Stamping Friends Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week is summer flowers.

Ooohhh, so many come to mind! However, I’m going with a sunflower –

Isn’t this a gorgeous embossed flower? It is from a new folder, Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder. This requires the Specialty Plate to get this nice, deep impression.

It is a larger folder, measuring in at 6″ x 8-1/2″. I cut the full panel so I could use different parts of the larger piece for my card.

I did cut an additional large flower which I cut by hand for the front.

This sentiment is also new, from the Charming Day stamp set. I stamped it, punched it, then punch it again to shorten it.

What do you think of my ‘ribbon’? It is a strip of card stock distressed and split. It creates a nice velvety strip.

This is the inside of the card with additional embossed pieces, leftovers from the initial larger embossed piece.

Both stamp set and 3D embossing folder will be found in the Online Exclusives section of the website starting July 1st. Shop with me and earn rewards!

Be sure to go around and check us all out! We also love to read comments too. Take a few minutes to say HI, or why you liked our project for the week.

Next up is Melissa Davies, back is Cindy Elam. Keep going to see all of us.

See you next week with more great inspirations!

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Thanks

May 22, 2025 · 2 Comments

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

Here is this week’s new color challenge to spark your creativity –

We are combining two new In Colors with a classic. I combined ink, markers, and blends creating this –

This is a new bundle, Inspiring Imperfections. A very serene bundle. And, I just love these words!!!

I stamped the sentiment using the new Secret Sea next to each other. This ‘torn’ piece is from the set of dies.

The embossed background is a neat mix of different textures. The white lines behind the vase are from the set of dies to resemble veining. It just gives such a feel to this card.

Check out the other Design Team’s use of these colors this week on our Create with Stamping Friends blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

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You’re The Best

March 13, 2025 · 1 Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

Here is this week’s new color challenge to spark your creativity –

What a great color combo for some spring-like cards!

I started by stamping the background with the Painted Stripes stamp. Yes, it was tedious. I colored each stripe, then stamped. Repeated until I was finished.

I wanted a full sized, bold stamp to go over the stripes. This pretty tulip bunch from the Mixed Florals was perfect!

After I stamped the image, I felt the card still needed something. The Textured Notes make a subtle edging that is very nice.

Since I had the die cut machine out, I decided to add detail to the sentiment with the ticket edged die from the Grow With Love Dies.

I’d say a great spring card for a great person! Now, who will that be??

Check out the other Design Team’s use of these colors this week on our Create with Stamping Friends blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

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Country Thanks

May 2, 2024 · 2 Comments

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

Here is this week’s new color challenge to spark your creativity –

So excited to be playing with some new and Online product –

Such a great card combining the Online Garden Meadow Dies, the archway, with the new Country Flowers Bundle, the stoll, pot and flowers!

Additionally, this new neutral color, Basic Beige!

This is a playful fun thank you card! The Thank you is from the Layering Leaves and coordinating Bough Punch.

What do you think?

Check out the other Design Team cards on our Create with Stamping Friends blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

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Pets & More Thank You

April 11, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge!

Here is this week’s new layout challenge to spark your creativity –

I love this sketch! So many great cards can be made with this one!

I chose to use it to play with a new Online Exclusive set, Pets & More –

Isn’t this just purrrrrfect?

To start with, I stamped the 4 cats in Gray Granite on Basic White.

I took an Ivory Stampin’ Blend and colored the cat each differently as no two cats are the same. I then hand cut each one. I used the sketch to lay them out on the Very Vanilla card base.

Hard to tell, but the strip along the bottom is a new color, Basic Beige. It will be available May 1st.

Thank You is a retiring sentiment from the Happy Labels stamp set. I highly recommend ordering this NOW as it is marked down to just $12. It contains some of the best sentiments. I am very very sad it is retiring.

Lastly, I added little fancy collar ‘tags’ using the Festive Pearls. Just a little simple detail that really adds what the ~~cats~~ card needed.

Check out the other Design Team card using this sketch on our Create with Stamping Friends blog. We’d love for you to join us for the challenge!

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Let’s Get Sketchy with Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop

March 9, 2024 · 2 Comments

Welcome stampers!

Thank you for joining us for our weekly Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week features a sketch and how we use it! I found this sketch and immediately thought of the Simply Zinnia Bundle.

I also love a good black and white card and haven’t created one of those in a while!

I combined two unlikely choices, the new Online Exclusive bundle, Simply Zinnia, with the Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper from the main catalog. This is so fun and playful!

Initially, I wasn’t sure if I’d want to use a white or black flower so I made both. In the end, I liked them both!

Although I went with a thank you card, this would have been great as a birthday card too!

What do you think of this unlikely pairing?

My inspiration sketch came from Julie Davison.

Go forward to check out Debbie Henderson, and back to Cindy Elam. I know they’ll have some great ideas for us!

We will see you next week with more great inspirations in card making!

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Thank You So Much

March 2, 2024 · 10 Comments

Happy March 2!

How about a little stamping with friends?

Our theme this time around is a Tic Tac Toe board –

I went with Thank You, Embossing, DSP, and new Online Exclusive products!

Simply pretty!

This is the new Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper along with the gorgeous Zinnia 3D Embossing Folder! It. Is. So. Pretty.

These Shiny Sequins are the finishing touch and will also be available March 5th.

What do you think of these new products?

Check out all the creativity on our blog hop today –

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Stamp Set – 163472 Simple Zinnia $24 available March 5th
Embossing – 163337 Zinnia 3D Embossing Folder available March 5th
DSP – 163469 Flowering Zinnia $12.50 available March 5th
Other – 163484 Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins $7.50 available March 5th

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Z-Fold Cards with Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop

March 2, 2024 · 15 Comments

Welcome stampers!

Thank you for joining us for our weekly Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week features Z-Folds!

There are soo many varieties of Z-Folds! I went with a Book Fold Z-Fold –

……and the new, Simple Zinnia Bundle and Flowering Zinnia Designer Series Paper OnLine Exclusives available March 5.

This card has a nice spring to it when opened!

Fully opened, you can see the ‘Z-Fold’.

I added Designer Paper Pieces to the outer edges to flank the center panel. The center panel is a larger piece of cardstock adheres to the flap. A larger center piece gives a little more presence.

I just think this looks so spring like! It is just fabulous!

I am excited to see the others Z-Fold cards this week! Go forward to check out Debbie Henderson, and back to Cindy Elam. I know they’ll have some great options for us!

We will see you next week with more great inspirations in card making!

Shop any of the products for this fabulous card by clicking on any of the icons. I appreciate your support of my home based business. Thank you in advance!

Bundle – 163480 Simple Zinnia $52 available March 5th
Stamp Set – 163472 Simple Zinnia $24 available March 5th
Dies – 163479 Simple Zinnia $33 available March 5th
Punches – 161354 2 3/8″ Circle $22
DSP – 163469 Flowering Zinnia $12.50
Other – 156485 Black & White 1/4″ Gingham Ribbon $7

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Latte Thanks

February 15, 2024 · 2 Comments

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge!

Here is this week’s new layout challenge to spark your creativity –

I was still itching to play with new stuff I recently received. Just look at this wonderful new coffee set –

Love how the pattern paper looks like hearts in the coffee foam!

This is another Online Exclusive that will be available March 5th!

The suite of products have of course, a stamp set, coordinating dies, Designer Series Paper, embellishments and some ribbon.

I used the A Little Latte Designer Series Paper, Latte Love stamp for the sentiment, and the Latte Love Dies to cut the cups out.

If you really like these products, you can join my team and add this to your starter kit. A really nice perk for be a demonstrator is the early ordering!

Check out the other Design Team cards on our Create with Connie and Mary blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

Shop any of the products for this fabulous card March 5. I appreciate your support of my small, home based business. Thank you in advance!

Suite – A Little Latte
Bundle – Latte Love Bundle
Stamp Set – Latte Love
Dies – Latte Love Dies
DSP – A Little Latte Designer Series Paper

Crafty Collaborations September 2023 Paper Pumpkin Blog Hop – With Love & Gratitude

September 29, 2023 · 6 Comments

Hello Stampers!

Welcome to our Paper Pumpkin Blog Hop with lots of great alternative ideas using the September 2023 Paper Pumpkin Kit, With Love & Gratitude.

Here are the contents of the kit –

The kit make 8 treat bags and 8 small cards.

I took one of the cards and one of the bags to make 2 cards. I only added additional card bases, and a different color ink, creating these –

I was inspired by a challenge put out by Stampin’ Up for September –

I love these type of sketches! Simple, to show off the products!

I created a vertical card using a Copper Clay card base –

And, a horizontal card using a Pecan Pie base –

With the leftover pieces, I made my annual Gratitude Journal too!

I don’t have the markers yet to make the dots. . . . . .

All the sentiments use Copper Clay ink. Which project is your favorite?

Subscribe to my Paper Pumpkin through here. See all the Paper Pumpkin options here, such as refills, coordinating products, and prepaid subscriptions.

Check out all the alternative ideas here –

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Lovely & Lasting Thank You

September 29, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge!

Here is our current layout challenge –

I thought about this challenge for a bit. After flipping through all my papers I decided on this using the Lovely Linen Designer Series Paper –

The two patterns are very pretty. However, what made this card really pop, is the embossed Vellum Card Stock. This is the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder. Makes a stunning background, doesn’t it? It is nice and deep even though this is a regular folder. Note : It did crack in one spot that I noticed, but you can not ever tell on the finished card!

I used the coordinating bundle, Lovely & Lasting for the stamped and punched sentiment. The border was was inked and stamped off creating a lighter color. The ‘thank you’ was full Evening Evergreen ink.

Soo pretty! Wouldn’t you agree?

Check out the other Design Team cards on our Create with Connie and Mary blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

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LOVELY & LASTING BUNDLE (ENGLISH)
$36.75

LOVELY & LASTING PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)
$22.00

PRETTY FLOWERS EMBOSSING FOLDER
$7.50

LASTING LABEL PUNCH
$19.00

FLIRTY FLAMINGO 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK
$9.25

VELLUM 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK
$10.00

BASIC WHITE 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK
$10.25

POPPY PARADE 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK
$9.25

POPPY PARADE CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD
$8.00

EVENING EVERGREEN CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD
$8.00

LOVELY LINEN 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
$12.00

STAMPIN’ CUT & EMBOSS MACHINE
$125.00

PAPER TRIMMER
$25.00

PAPER SNIPS SCISSORS
$11.00

STAMPIN’ SEAL
$8.00

FINE-TIP GLUE PEN
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STAMPIN’ DIMENSIONALS
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Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Green Eyed Lady

June 11, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Welcome stampers!

Thank for joining us for our weekly Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week features cards using shades of green!

My favorite, go-to shade of green is Soft Sea Foam –

And, these All That Dies – they are wonderful! They are the diamond shapes cut in Old Olive and Garden Green.

The sentiment is from the Inspired Thoughts stamp set. Simple and clean. I backed it with a strip of Old Olive.

I think these dies will be fun for Christmas time.

Go forward to check out Debbie Henderson, and back to Lori de Groot. I know they’ll have some great ideas for us!

We will see you next week!

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