Let’ Celebrate!

cheers & sips, celebratory sips dsp, celebration card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

TGIF! Let’s celebrate! It’s the end of a long week and it’s time for a good…mocktail! I know these drinks look like a Bloody Mary and a Mojito, but I didn’t put any alcohol in them, so basically they are tomato juice and limeade! 😋 I’ve said it before, but…

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Cheers (for a new fold!)

cheers & sips, celebratory sips dsp, mixed floral dies, fun fold card idea, celebration card idea, stampin up, online exclusives, karen hallam

I enjoy trying new fancy fold cards, and here is one that I hadn’t made before. It’s a Standing Z-Fold card. Jeanie Stark introduced me to this fold through her recent “Mystery Stamping” challenge. Of course, it was a mystery as to what it would look like until after it…

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Let’s Celebrate!

sentimental park, marbled elegance dsp, pattern of friendship die, celebration card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

It’s someone’s birthday today…let’s celebrate! Or for any reason! Maybe just because it’s Friday! 😁 I have to admit, I made a mistake. I had a sketch drawn and waiting for me to create from it, thinking it was one of our Create with Stamping Friends sketches. But after making…

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Fireworks on the Beach

light the sky, on the beach bundle, ink blending technique, heat embossing, celebration card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Fireworks on the beach? Happy Independence Day!   For those of you who live in the US, Happy 4th of July! How are you spending your day? We started the morning with a cute red, white, and blue neighborhood parade. Kids, grown-ups, dogs, local fire trucks, even a horse took…

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