Today is Jeanie’s birthday! Jeanie is my long distance friend ~ we live on opposite sides of the country. We met through Stampin’ Up! at a convention several years ago, have had endless telephone chats, and have seen each other a couple of times since then. When I traveled to…
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month’s theme is “Birthday Celebrations.” The Pals hope to inspire you with card ideas and paper craft creations using Stampin’ Up! products. Links to the participant’s blogs can be found at the end of each post to help you “hop” along! I played…
Happy Monday! I’ve had this Wildly Flowering birthday card in “Drafts” for some time now and had forgotten about it! I think it’s time to post it! While Moody Mauve has not been my go-to color, I really like the combination of Early Espresso and Basic White with it. It…
Hello, March! Did you know that March is National Craft Month?! No? Neither did I until this morning when I read it on Stamp-n-Storage‘s website. It’s also my birthday month! How appropriate 😁 ! I’m going to start the month with a birthday fun fold card: This Floral Delight DSP…
I love visiting the ocean, beach combing for shells and searching the tide pools for sea stars, etc. We have beautiful, rustic beaches in Northern California that are perfect for that activity. These are not the surfing beaches of Santa Cruz and south. These are rough and rocky with crashing…
We have a sketch challenge at Create With Stamping Friends this week! I’ve chosen Take To The Sky (FOR CSF 857) for my card. It’s been a long while since I’ve pulled this pack of paper out. I decided it was time to give it a little attention before it…
For our first week of February, we have a sketch challenge at Create with Stamping Friends! With the sunny colors from Floral Delight DSP, I’m wishing you a beautiful day! Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: I adore the bright yellows in this paper! And they are a beautiful contrast to…
I have a fancy fold to share with you today! It stands up on your desk or shelf when opened, and lays flat to fit into a Medium envelope. I took this idea from Susan Campfield, suestampfield.com, and she named it the Side Tower Pop Up Card. It’s so fun!…
🥳 Happy New Year! 🥳 It’s 2025 (unbelievable!) and today starts a new year of crafting and creating. I’m excited to show you one of the new products coming out on January 7 with the new Mini Catalog. It’s called Beautiful Butterflies. It is a hybrid bundle – one…
This cute little chickadee is almost camouflaged in her little branch ~ if it wasn’t for her green leaves and red berries! I need a birthday card for a friend who has a Dec. 20 birthday. Do I make it Christmasy? Do I make something completely different? OK, compromise. There…
We have a color challenge this week at Create with Stamping Friends! It’s Thanksgiving in the US today, but these colors do not evoke a Thanksgiving vibe. So, instead I’ve gone with “Up, up, and away! Hooray! It’s your birthday!” Here are the colors: Here’s my card: Looks like the…
This week on Create with Stamping Friends we have a sketch challenge! I love a good sketch. I can choose the papers I want, and this time I’ve chosen Take to the Sky for my grandson’s birthday card. Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: Great for a boy’s birthday,…
I’m so excited to be participating in the Tic, Tac, Toe Challenge again! It’s been quite a while. My friend, Jeanie Stark, created this grid, so I knew I would be taking part this week 😊. Here’s an Autumn “Happy Birthday!” Here’s the challenge board: My card ended up fulfilling…
I’m loving this richly colored Regal Winter DSP! Here is a Regal Winter Birthday Card idea for you ~ Details: Cherry Cobbler Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″ Regal Winter DSP, two panels at 3-3/4″x 1-1/4″ Regal Distressed Patterns Specialty Paper, one panel at 3-3/4″x 1-1/4″ and one panel…
Happy October from Create with Stamping Friends! We are starting off the month with a color challenge. I have to say, these colors don’t immediately scream “Fall” to me, but we are still having summer weather here in California, so I’m embracing the flowers as long as possible! I chose…
