Share an Ice Cream Soda!

share a milkshake stamps and dies, ice cream soda day card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Did you know that tomorrow (Tuesday, June 20) is Ice Cream Soda Day? Yep, I googled it and sure enough…! One of my favorite childhood vacation memories is going for an ice cream soda, chocolate of course, with my dad. It was a special and yummy treat. It’s been a…

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Bird’s Eye View

bird's eye view, stargazing dsp, delightfully eclectic dsp, coloring with blends, all-occasion card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Bird’s Eye View is perfect for my grandson, a true “bird nerd”, who reads everything he can get his hands on about birds, goes bird-watching, studies their calls, etc. We asked him one day if he could identify a bird that was robbing our hummingbird feeders. We sent him a…

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California Poppies

painted poppies, poppy moments dies, conversation bubbles bundle, scalloped contours dies, all-occasion card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

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…

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Textured Chic (for CCMC719)

charming sentiments bundle, uniquely artistic, texture chic dsp, distressed gold specialty paper, gold embossing technique, ccmc719, stampin up, karen hallam

For this week at Create With Connie & Mary, we have a new sketch challenge. Here’s the sketch to which I used Textured Chic Designer Series Paper with gold accents. Take a look at this gorgeous paper! Texture Chic DSP combined with Distressed Gold Specialty Paper and a gold embossed…

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