Create with Stamping Friends is back with a color challenge this week! This soft palette took me right to our new Waterside Retreat DSP and this fun pattern with life jackets and paddles. Here’s our color scheme: And here’s my card: Here’s what I used: Crumb Cake Cardstock, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″,…
Want a soft, ethereal wedding card for the beautiful wedding couple? Barely Blush with white embossed vellum might be just right! This would also be a pretty bridal shower card. It’s my Layers of Beauty wedding card. I was inspired by this week’s Tic Tac Toe Challenge #292. And I…
We have one of my favorite sketches to create from this week at Create with Stamping Friends! I love this versatile layout. And I picked a new DSP that I hadn’t broken in to yet, Velvet Meadow. It’s so pretty! And textural! The white flowers and leaves are raised and…
We have a color challenge this week at Create with Stamping Friends! It’s a bright combination that says “flowers” to me. So I’m sending hugs with Fragrant Layers and these three colors: Here’s my card: It’s a very simple design with the Pattern of Friendship Die as a background. I…
I always make thank you cards to include in the Product Share packages that I mail out. This time, I’ve made cards using the five new In Colors. I’ll pick one to go in each In Color Share that was purchased. Here they are, in no particular order: Hydrangea Hue…
I’ve got two new products on this card – well, 3, if you count the ink color! These products will be available for purchase on May 5 (right around the corner!) I decided to frame this beautiful DSP and I couldn’t bear to hide any of it with a sentiment,…
We’ve got some beautiful new Designer Series Papers coming out on May 5. One of them is a 6″x 6″ pack called Scenic Coast. It has a gorgeous sheen to it where the water is in the prints. I’ve CASEd a card from Rachel Tessman that is a fun fold.…
A few weeks ago, Jeanie presented a Mystery Monday challenge that intrigued me to try. She called it a “Back Fold Card.” This is the card I created with the Lovely Arrangements Bundle and the DSP that was the Product of the Month for February called Painted Illusions. I’m happy…
It’s sketch day at Create with Stamping Friends! We have a fun sketch to work with this week. I’ve pulled out Brushed With Beauty DSP to be the “star” of this card. Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: I took the sketch quite literally to make this simple yet…
We’re doing something slightly different at Creating Coast to Coast this month! Rosanne (Pennsylvania) and I (California) have decided to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) each other. We are looking back at past posts and picking a card that we especially loved and CASEing it with new/different products. One of…
We have a color challenge this week at Create with Stamping Friends. Secret Sea, Petal Pink, and Crumb Cake are so pretty together! I’ve chosen Pop-Up Petals for my card. Although I don’t have a pop-up feature on this card, the stamps and dies make a sweet little vase for…
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It’s time to sign up now for Product Shares! I am offering a May – August 2026 Catalog Product Share. This is from the catalog only. The Online Exclusives will NOT be included in this particular Share. These catalog products are amazing and I hope you will consider buying a…
For my post in Create with Stamping Friends this week, I’ve chosen Cute as a Bug DSP and the sentiment from Filled with Sweetness, “Love you berry much.” The berry paper and the sentiment are made for each other, don’t you think? Here’s our sketch challenge for the week: And…
We start April with a color challenge! Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, and Granny Apple Green. I found these three colors in the Homemade Sweetness Designer Series Paper, and decided to build a jar of peach jam for my card. So, yes, peaches aren’t exactly coral colored, although close – if…
