Welcome to our July edition of CASEing Coast to Coast! Are you new to CC2C? Each month Rosanne Mulhern (Pennsylvania) and I (California) challenge each other to make a card that fits a prescribed theme. This month I chose the theme “The Great Outdoors.” We begin on the West Coast…
Here’s another pack of Designer Series Paper that I haven’t used yet. It’s Mediterranean Blooms ~ pretty with hand-painted oranges and lemons. I did not buy the stamp set/die bundle (although I’m not sure why, as it’s very nice!) so I hadn’t dipped into the DSP yet. To keep with…
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is See How My Garden Grows. We hope to inspire you with our creations today! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal. There’s nothing prettier than…
I’m going with Textured Floral for this sketch challenge at Create With Connie & Mary this week. Here’s the sketch ~ And here’s my card~ Textured Floral has a beautiful watercolor-like assortment of blooms and leaves. It’s a classic floral. It’s been around for awhile but I’ve rarely used it…
We are back to our regular color/sketch rotation at Create With Connie & Mary for August, and first up is a color challenge. I’ve colored the images in Courage & Faith to follow this combination: Here’s my card: This is my first time to use the Courage & Faith Stamp…
We have passed the mid-point of April and we have just about a week and 1/2 left to show products from the 2022-23 Annual and the January-April Mini Catalogs! Rosanne suggested that we take this month to showcase some of the retiring items from these catalogs for CASEing Coast To…
This week at Create With Connie & Mary we have a color challenge! The combination of Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody, and Old Olive brought one specific pack of DSP to my mind, and that is ~ Rain or Shine! This jaunty little fox with his pink umbrella and yellow slicker…
Last fall I went up north to watch my youngest daughter compete in a cyclo-cross event. If you haven’t heard of this sport, you’re not alone. I hadn’t either until she started competing in them. It’s basically a bicycle race on a short but harrowing course of hills, pits, water,…
Hello! We have a color challenge this week at Create With Connie & Mary! Today we are creating with Balmy Blue, Orchid Oasis, and Fresh Freesia. I’ve chosen Sentimental Park with butterflies for my card. I love this cool-tones combination! Here’s the challenge board: And here’s my card: It’s been…
It’s Thursday, time for Create with Connie & Mary, and this week we have a color challenge. Our colors are Coastal Cabana, Petal Pink, and Night of Navy. As I often do, I looked through my DSP to see if I can find some inspiration from any of the beautiful…
It’s Sketch Challenge Day at Create With Connie & Mary! I’ve chosen Regency Park for CCMC #749! It’s a 6″x 6″ pack of Designer Series Paper with fun florals that will send happy thoughts to the recipient. Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: Cuts & Crops: Thick Basic White…
Good Monday morning! I’m going back to the Annual Catalog today. We are in that weird transition between Christmas and the new catalog, so I thought I’d re-visit some of my older products! Here’s what I ended up with ~ a combination of Texture Chic DSP and the Uniquely Artistic…
We have a brand new collection of products that is available now to demonstrators or for people signing up to join Stampin’ Up! The collection is called Fitting Florets. It includes 2 stamp sets, a set of dies, Designer Series Paper, and some cute gold swirl embellishments. Here’s my first…
While we were visiting the island of Santorini in Greece last month, we took a tour of the excavation site at the Akrotiri Prehistoric City. We also went into the museum where they house the original antiquity that they want to preserve. It was fascinating and surprising! As I was…
I haven’t seen anyone else pair these two together yet, but I think Sailing Home with Waves of the Ocean DSP are a perfect combo! Details: Night of Navy Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored and folded at 4-1/4″, 2-1/4″x 1-3/4″ for label from Smooth Sailing Dies Basic White Cardstock, (2…
