Wow, a lot happens when you’re gone! I just got back to California from a fantastic trip to the UK. We packed in a lot of the sites in London – didn’t see everything we wanted to, but caught several highlights. The second half of our trip was a train…
Greetings from California with Fall Florals for our October Creating Coast to Coast! This month we begin with Rosanne’s card. She comes to us from Pennsylvania and called our theme this month. So let’s travel East to West from… First off, here’s Rosanne’s gorgeous Fall Florals card: Soooo pretty! You…
Welcome back to Create with Stamping Friends! This week we have a color challenge ~ Cajun Craze, Golden Glow, and Old Olive. I used the Radiant Sunflowers Bundle to make my card. I loved the look so much that I did a slightly different version for my recent card class…
We have a slimline card sketch this week at Create with Stamping Friends! I rarely think about making slimline cards, but they are wonderful for the extra room inside to sign. I’ve made a Sunflower Fields slimline card that will be a get well card for a friend who recently…
Do you love card kits? I enjoy making card kits, and I make a new one every month for everyone who places an order with me! I would love to make one for you! What’s included? Each kit comes with all the papers, die cut pieces, ribbon and/or embellishments, an…
Happy 1st of October! It finally feels like it’s officially Fall, even though we’ve been crafting with Fall themes (and even Christmas!) for several weeks now. Today we have a color challenge at Create with Stamping Friends. And look at our new inspiration banner! Isn’t it great? These colors are…
Recently, I bought Mosaic Garden Designer Series Paper, but did not buy the stamp set. I will probably go back and order that now, but in the meantime I wasn’t sure how to use this paper! So I fussed with it a bit and I think this tri-panel design turned…
Is there anything cuter than these Christmas mice? Especially the caroling ones! “Falalalala!” My card today is a fun fold inspired by Jeanie Stark’s Monday Mystery Stampin’! She took a couple of weeks off, so I’m glad to see her Monday posts back. I used the Designer Series Paper called…
For our last September posting of Create with Stamping Friends, I’ve chosen a Christmas theme (doesn’t it seem to start earlier and earlier each year?!!) With A Stitched Season DSP, Stitched Stocking Stamp Set, and one of the Seasonal Cheer Mini Embossing Folders, I’ve built a cute little Christmas card…
We’re back with Creating Coast to Coast! This month is my lead, so we’ll be traveling West to East, and I’ve got a gourd-geous card for you today! My theme this month was to create a card with a stenciled background, using a fall theme. So what better than the …
With this color combination at Create with Stamping Friends, I just had to go with Halloween ~ what else?! Frightfully Fun DSP made it an easy choice, and I tried a technique that I saw Brian King do. There are two identical sheets of DSP in the pack with only…
Do you have some stamp sets on your wish list? Here’s a fun surprise… Stampin’ Up! is holding a flash sale on select stamps today through Friday! That’s Sept.16-18, 2026. 15% off many of the currently available stamp sets! Click HERE to see which ones are on sale. Here are…
At Create with Stamping Friends this week, we have a sketch challenge. I cut into my Autumn Opulence Specialty DSP for the first time to make a Thanksgiving card and I am in love with this paper! Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: My recipe: Pecan Pie Cardstock (what…
I’m re-posting this since I got a couple of people telling me that the pictures didn’t open up. I hope this works better. Please let me know! You know what Friday is! My day to share the Fun Fold that I made for Jeanie’s Mystery Monday Stampin’! This week I’ve…
You know what Friday is! My day to share the Fun Fold that I made for Jeanie’s Mystery Monday Stampin’! This week I’ve picked Whispering Woods to decorate this slightly different Z-fold card. Whispering Woods is a beautiful new pack of papers that have all the cool, wintry colors in…
