I love coffee! I can’t wait to get up in the morning and hit the “brew” button! So I made this card for my husband, who knows my morning coffee routine. This will mean a lot to him! ❤️ He is the best part of my day! (right after my…
The Olympics start on Friday, and all of our USA team members will be going for gold. When I saw Mary Fish’s post earlier this week, I knew I had to jump on board and feature some of my past cards that show off their gold. Some of these have…
The Last Chance Product Lists for the two current catalogs are out! And with every turn-over of Annual Catalogs we lose 5 beloved In Colors. This time I am particularly sad because I love each of the five that are soon to be “extinct!” Yep, overly dramatic! 🥲 But Starry…
OK, show of hands… How many of you have forgotten about the Pansy Patch stamps & dies? If you raised your hand, I’m right there with you! But when I took a look at this Sale-A-Bration DSP, Sunny Days, the pansy came running back to me! (Actually, the flower in…
It’s Thursday and we have a color challenge this week at Create With Connie & Mary. Our colors this week are Moody Mauve, Petal Pink, & Pretty Peacock. I’ve decided to try the Softly Sophisticated Bundle from our Sale-A-Bration brochure! Here’s the board: And here’s my card: This card went…
I have a “sneak peek” for you today with this beautiful Winter Meadow puzzle card. Winter Meadow is my favorite DSP in the new Mini catalog! Look at these colors 😍 To add some textural interest, I cut a 4-5/8″x 3-1/8″ piece of Winter Meadow and ran it through the…
This is my 2nd post today. My first was for Create With Connie & Mary. Yesterday I shared a card that I made using the beautiful coral and curry pages of Inked Botanicals. You can see it HERE. I promised to show you my blue version of this DSP, so…
Here we are, the final Thursday of June! Hard to believe! We have a sketch challenge at Create With Connie & Mary and I picked up Les Shoppes to work into the sketch. These store fronts are so much fun! I fussy-cut it out from the DSP. I thought a…
How about a super simple card with big time color for that stargazer in your family? Stargazing DSP packs a punch with some pretty cool graphics. Here’s a sample ~ I stepped it up just a wee bit by cutting out the rings from (Saturn?) and adhering them with Black…
Here we are with another Thursday Create With Connie & Mary! Today is a color challenge, and I have to say that because of this color challenge I now can embrace Moody Mauve and Wild Wheat! (I was skeptical!) Our combo is Moody Mauve, Bubble Bath, and Wild Wheat. I…
Want to share a pink milkshake? What’s your favorite milkshake flavor? I’m a chocolate fan, myself, but I could be persuaded to try something else! This pink stripe from Delightfully Eclectic DSP made me think of an old fashioned soda fountain (remember those?) so this milkshake is strawberry. Or maybe…
Hi there, I’m back with a sketch challenge for Thursday’s Create With Connie & Mary. Today I’ve pulled out the Sweet Citrus Bundle and tried to re-create the beautiful Cara Cara Oranges that we grow in our back yard! First the sketch ~ In keeping with the sketch, I made…
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! I’ve got a card for you that I’m calling “Daisies in the Meadow.” This month, we have a Tic Tac Toe theme. We really hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations the Pals are sharing with you! As…
Yay, it’s May! And we have a new catalog of products to use in our designs for Create With Connie & Mary. Bright & Beautiful 6″x 6″ DSP was part of my pre-order. It’s such a happy collection of colors ~ I decided to feature it in our first May…
Hello! We have a color challenge this week at Create With Connie & Mary! Today we are creating with Balmy Blue, Orchid Oasis, and Fresh Freesia. I’ve chosen Sentimental Park with butterflies for my card. I love this cool-tones combination! Here’s the challenge board: And here’s my card: It’s been…
