It’s Saturday, the day I go “simple” to try and show you that you can make beautiful handmade cards without a lot of expensive tools. Simply stamps, ink, and paper (and maybe an embellishment!) Today I’ve been playing with In Bloom for Simple Saturday. To start this card, I took…
Welcome to Karen’s Stamping Habit! It’s time for the monthly Pals Blog Hop! Each month, on the second Wednesday, the Pals bring you a ton of inspiration. Let’s hop to it! This month, the theme is Cute Critters. We really hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations…
Two of my favorite characters, Ruthie & Warren, are back with some birthday wishes! They dressed up for you, too! Did you notice they have coordinating outfits on today? Yep, they is stylin’! I do love this couple! For this birthday card, I dug out my Bloom Where You’re Planted…
This card was pure “play!” I saw Julie Davison demonstrate the reverse masking technique and I had to give it a try. So I pulled out Driving By, a free Sale-a-bration stamp set, and turned the van into a hippie bus! If you were a teenager in the late 60’s/early…
During February in Northern California, we get the most beautiful bloom on the Acacia trees! This one is directly across the street from us, so we get to enjoy the view for about half a month before the color fades out. It was the inspiration for my Inspiring Canopy birthday…
It’s the third Wednesday of the month and that means it’s time for CASEing Coast to Coast! If you are new to my blog, this is the day when Rosanne Mulhern and I take turns Copying And Selectively Editing each other’s cards, or “CASEing” each other. I live on the…
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is Birthday Bash. We really hope that you enjoy and will be inspired by them! As you hop from blog to blog, we would appreciate your comments because we enjoy hearing from you. You will find the lineup at…
I was inspired to make this card by the Festive Friday Challenge #101, but I’m just about an hour too late to submit it! I thought I’d show you anyway. Maybe you’d like to try one from this challenge as well! International Wetland Day! Who knew…! I read through the…
It’s Thursday again and time for another Create With Connie and Mary Challenge! This week it’s a color challenge and a very pretty one at that! I love Blushing Bride and Night of Navy together. Throw in a little Just Jade and the combo is fantastic! I’ve chosen the new…
I have two first impression favorites in the January-June Mini Catalog that is going live tomorrow, January 4th. First, the Daffodil Daydream bundle on page 37 of the catalog, is my #1 pick for bundles so far. I love daffodils and the concept artist did a terrific job on the…
Earlier today, I posted about my upcoming product shares from the new January-June 2022 Mini Catalog. If you missed it, see it HERE. I’m going to share a sneak peek of one of the papers included in my Product Share called Symbols of Fortune. This is a Specialty DSP because…
I had a little fun with black and white today! Have you ever woven paper on a card? I remember teaching my kindergartners to weave placemats for Thanksgiving – oh, so many years ago! This was like that…under, over, under, over… The paper I used is Beautifully Penned Designer Series…
Blackberry Beauty Designer Series Paper is in stock and ready to be part of your fall line-up! This paper is gorgeous! The colors are rich and the Gold Foil accents make it very glamorous. I made a card and matching gift box with one of the sheets. Papers Used: Blackberry…
My Favorite Things is having a fun week of “Camp Create” that I’ve decided to attend! It will be 5 days of technique challenges and I hope to be able to participate in all five! If you are intrigued, click HERE to view the challenge rules and play along if…
Yesterday I showed you this card (see the post HERE) and I promised to share my secrets to a perfectly peachy peach. It’s all about the colors! Don’t they look perfectly ripe and ready to eat? The secret is simple ~ a Stamparatus and some Sponge Daubers! Start with a…
