Do you “borrow” ideas from other card designers? We call that CASEing a card, and it’s a wonderful way to jumpstart your creativity. I CASEd this card idea from one I saw on Jaimie Babarczy’s blog. Hers was a fun fold and I adapted it to make a regular A2…
Here’s a bouquet of birthday blooms for you today! These florals and DSP come from the Perennial Lavender Suite. The sentiment on the inside comes from Textured Floral. I used the Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder (a Sale-a-Bration freebie) to give texture to the Pretty Peacock panel on the front. To…
Our new year at Create With Connie & Mary starts off with a sketch challenge! I’m using the new Hot Air Balloon Stamp Set to launch off the new Mini Catalog today! Here’s the sketch: Here’s my card: Lots of Layers: Blueberry Bushel Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Did your sky look like this last night? If not, perhaps your TV screen was lit up with world-wide fireworks displays? My daughter-in-law’s birthday is today! I sent her this card with a birthday message inside. This fun stamp set is called Light the Sky and is…
It’s our last Create post for 2023! That is so hard to believe! We have a color challenge this week and I could have gone Christmas thank you with these colors. But no, I have a very Spring-like card today. Go figure. The Pecan Pie/Cherry Cobbler/Old Olive took me…
It’s Thursday again and time for a Create With Connie & Mary challenge! We have a sketch this week. I’ve chosen Garden Walk DSP to make a birthday card. Here’s the sketch ~ I went topsy-turvy again – turning it onto its side, as it seemed to fit my elements…
For Create With Connie and Mary this week we have another color challenge! We are to create anything using the three colors, Orchid Oasis, Highland Heather, and Berry Burst. Oh, so pretty! I chose our upcoming Translucent Florals for my card. These colors said “flowers!” to me. They are the…
It’s Thursday and another Create With Connie & Mary post! We have a fun card to CASE this week. I had a good time putting my own spin on this Construction Zone card found on page 81 of the Annual Catalog. Here’s the catalog photo: Here’s my version: I got…
If you’re like me, you have a bunch of scraps (I’ll talk about organizing them later) and they are just begging to be used. I do find myself reaching for new sheets of paper when I should be using up those scraps. So for CASEing Coast to Coast this month…
Ooooh, I love designing from a Tic Tac Toe Challenge, and this one was perfectly timed! I saw “Nature/Stars/Die Cuts” and knew exactly what I was going to make! My brother’s birthday is coming up. He and his wife are wrapping up a camper vacation in the Canadian Rockies. They’ve…
It’s another awesome Thursday with a sketch challenge at Create With Connie & Mary! This time I’m trying my hand at the new DSP called Masterfully Made. It’s packed with color and has interesting, textural, mixed-media art elements. It’s not for the shy or timid! 😆 Let’s first look at…
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! I’m sending birthday wishes to you! This month, the theme is the New 2023-2025 In Colors. We hope you will be inspired by all the creations the Pals share with you! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to…
What a silly goose! This cute, whimsical stamp set is just plain fun! I’ve created a birthday card, but there are plenty of other goose-y images and sentiments to choose. I used some new Bright & Beautiful DSP on my card, along with another new Core Color – Azure Afternoon.…
It’s time for another Tic, Tac, Toe Challenge and this week it’s leaning masculine! I chose He’s All That Stamp Set for my card. Here is the challenge board: And here’s my card. I went down the left side (masculine/car or truck/brown). I also went L to R diagonal (masculine/…
Today is a BIG day at Stampin’ Up! It’s the launch of the new 2023-24 Annual Catalog. We’ve been patiently waiting for this day, so we can order some new favorites! One of the new products is the Fresh As A Daisy DSP. One of the sheets in it has…
