Here’s a touch of Spring to brighten up these cold Winter days! Dainty Delight is a new stamp set that can be found on page 55 of the January-April Mini Catalog. It comes in a bundle with dies, although today I’ve only used the stamps. I put it together with…
Today I have a birthday card to share with you that I made using the new Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper. I love, love, love this paper and I think I’ve used some of every sheet now! It’s only around for a limited time (till January 4th), so pick some…
By now you’ve probably heard all about the Fitted Florets Collection of products that became available on November 1st. It is a beautiful collection of frames and florals (appropriately so!) Here is a new card that I made in just a few minutes. Some of you like quick and simple…
I can’t believe this is the final challenge for October! This month has flown by! We have a sketch challenge at Create With Connie and Mary this week. I decided to use Waves of Inspiration for CCMC739. Here is our sketch ~ And this is my card, using Waves of…
This is a very different style for me! But I had fun roughing it up a bit. I ended up with kind of an old-tyme, rustic birthday card. You’ll have to tell me what you think! I used the Let’s Celebrate Embossing Folder so I am calling it my Let’s…
Hi there! It’s a color challenge today at Create With Connie & Mary, and we have this pretty combination to work with. I decided to pair Lovely & Lasting with Perfectly Penciled. Add them together and you get Perfectly Penciled & Lovely! Here’s my card ~ If you recall, Perfectly…
Wow, it’s August already. Summer is winding down! And we have a new sketch challenge at Create With Connie & Mary. I chose to feature Butterfly Kisses for CCMC727. Here is the sketch ~ Before I launch into my card(s), I want to share my thought process. I saw that…
It’s Thursday again, and we have another CASE the Catalog Challenge at Create With Connie & Mary! This week, our inspiration card can be found on page 61 of the Annual Catalog. I saw those repeated words and thought I’d go with Biggest Wish for CCMC725. Here it is ~…
This week it’s a color challenge at Create With Connie & Mary, and we have the beautiful combination of Orchid Oasis, Balmy Blue, and So Saffron. I saw the purple and yellow together and thought about the pansies we used to have in our flower bed! Out came my Pansy…
Yes! Another camping trailer card! 🙂 This time the trailer is in the mountain air, viewing the sunrise from its sweet little camping spot in the trees. This is the first time I’ve inked up Mountain Air! I know that’s hard to believe, since this is not a new stamp…
Sun Prints & Santorini! First take a look at my card that I made with Sun Prints DSP and a combination of other products, then check out the view from our room in Santorini ~ spectacular! Card Details Night of Navy Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored and folded at 4-1/4″…
Inspired by the colors in the photo from Greece below, I created this birthday card using the Uniquely Artistic Stamp Set, Happiness Abounds sentiment, and Deckled Rectangle Dies. My elements were inspired by the Paper Players Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge this week. From the graphic below, I chose Embossing, Floral, and Pearls…
So I wonder if you’re like me? Every time a new catalog comes out, I love all of the new things, but I’m not able to purchase everything at once (not even close!). So I continue to cling to my retired products a bit longer and mix them with the…
We end the month of May with a sketch challenge at Create With Connie & Mary. As easy as last week’s card was, this one was way more challenging for me! But that’s what I enjoy about these sketches – they really stretch my creativity! I decided to work with…
I made this birthday card for a special friend, Connie. I don’t think she’ll mind if I share it with you. (Connie, I know you’re reading this – feel free to comment!) It’s my first run with the Hues of Happiness Suite Collection, and I think it’s so pretty, I…
