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…
It’s a birthday in the zoo at my grandson’s house! 😆 The middle boy in a family of 3 boys is having his birthday, and I think Zoo Crew is perfect for his party! We have balloons, juggling cupcakes, confetti and birthday blowers, plus an armadillo delivering the birthday present!…
Each morning I wake up to the beautiful sounds of birds chirping outside my window. I love Spring! The colors, the warmer weather, the colors, the critters! I chose Nested Friends for this week’s Tic Tac Toe Challenge. Here’s the TTTC board: I’ve picked the far right column with coloring,…
I purchased the Countryside Inn Suite Collection as part of my 2023-24 Annual Catalog Preorder. As soon as it arrived I dove in and started playing with all the parts and pieces. It includes this really pretty blue dresden(ish) Designer Series Paper, Countryside Corners Stamp Set and Dies, and Countryside…
Here’s a fun little notecard made from the clever Taco Fiesta Stamp Set. I’m so glad this set has rolled over into the new Annual Catalog! Holy Guacamole, Batman, these images and sentiments are too cute! Paper Details: 5″x 3-1/2″ Basic White Notecard & Envelope Flowers & More DSP, 4-7/8″x…
I’m excited to show you this cool new effect I discovered using one of the Basics Embossing Folders and By The Bay DSP! I haven’t seen this done before and the result is so interesting. First of all, here’s the card… The new technique is on the piece of embossed…
