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…
It’s Thursday and we have a color challenge this week at Create With Connie & Mary. Our colors this week are Moody Mauve, Petal Pink, & Pretty Peacock. I’ve decided to try the Softly Sophisticated Bundle from our Sale-A-Bration brochure! Here’s the board: And here’s my card: This card went…
I’m so excited! My Trucking Along Bundle arrived while I was gone on vacation, and I couldn’t wait to try it out. I know that if you weren’t johnny-on-the-spot when it became available again, you missed getting the punch. It will be back in the Fall and you’ll have another…
April is such a beautiful month in our garden! The California Poppies paint a magnificent splash of color. It always inspires me to pull out the Painted Poppies Bundle and attempt to capture it in paper. Obviously nature wins the prize, but it is fun to play! These stamps and…
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…
As if Awash in Beauty isn’t gorgeous enough, look how pretty it is with a sentiment and floral stamp from Framed Florets! Framed Florets is a pre-release from the upcoming January-June 2023 Mini Catalog and will be available to all on November 1. More about that in a minute. Here’s…
This week at Create With Connie & Mary we have another CASE the Catalog challenge. You’ll find the inspiration card on page 39 of the 2022-23 Annual Catalog. I chose to use Uniquely Artistic for CCMC724. While I did leave off (perhaps) the main focal point of their card,…
It’s our Fall Sale-a-bration time, a bi-annual Stampin’ Up! promotion that gives you free product with each qualifying purchase from the catalogs. For example, with a $100 purchase, you might choose a free bundle, such as this Wonderful World Stamp Set + 12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper. Isn’t this paper…
It’s Thursday and that means Create With Connie & Mary! Today we have a color challenge ~ Sweet Sorbet, Pale Papaya, and Night of Navy. I’ve brought out Full of Love Stamp Set and Lovely Linen DSP. I took a walk through our new Designer Series Paper, and one fit…
While we were in Greece on the island of Naxos, we saw gorgeous pink flowers everywhere. This photo, taken on a couple’s farm where we spent the day, is the inspiration for my card today, using Wisteria Wishes in pinks. Here is my card ~ Details: Pacific Point Cardstock base,…
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…
One more week before the launch of our new 2022-23 Annual Catalog! Are you excited? Here’s a sneak peek at a new set, a new In Color, and some new ribbon. The bundle is called Wisteria Wishes. Card Details: Starry Sky (New In Color) Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored and…
It’s Thursday and time for Create With Connie & Mary! Today we have a Color Challenge with this gorgeous trio of colors: I chose Artistically Inked to show off these beautiful colors, and created a thank you card: Card Details: Rich Razzleberry Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored and folded at…
Greetings! And Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you! We have another sketch challenge at Create With Connie And Mary today and I’ve chosen the Pierced Blooms Dies and St. Patty’s Day colors to fill in the design. Here is the sketch ~ And here is my cheerful and bright (nearly…
We have a sketch challenge this week at Create With Connie & Mary! I went back to one of my first loves in the 2021-22 Annual Catalog, the Pansy Petals Suite, for my card. Here’s the sketch ~ And here’s my card ~ I thought the pansies and leaves worked…
