Here we are with our last Thursday entry at Create With Connie & Mary for the month of January! Anyone getting Spring Fever yet? Perhaps this color palette will help with that! We have a beautiful color challenge using Lost Lagoon, Highland Heather, and Gorgeous Grape. Without even thinking about…
Another sympathy card needed. It’s been a tough month! But I’m so glad we have these beautiful stamps to create a card that offers heartfelt thoughts. I created this one with Decorative Borders and Quiet Meadow. Card base = Pool Party Dark Layer = Pretty Peacock (available May 2) Stamped…
No one wants to have to send a sympathy card, but it is nice to have a couple on hand for those inevitable situations. I used the beautiful Decorative Borders Stamp Set with a sentiment from Inspired Thoughts for this simple but pretty card. Simple Stamping: I stamped the floral…
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…
I’ve got a Simply Elegant card to share with you today. This could serve as a Get Well, Sympathy, or Thinking of You card. It was hard not to use the beautiful metallic side of this DSP, but I think I love these leaves just as much! Simple Card Recipe:…
I’ve made a sympathy card with small blooms today ~ a flower lei for a family member that lived near us in Hawaii for a number of years. I think this is a fitting card for the memory of a beautiful lady! To make this card, I used the Small…
Good Monday morning! I hope you had a good weekend! Placer County is beginning to open up again. We have accessibility to our state parks as of Friday, and yesterday restaurants began opening to the public. Slowly but surely, life will be happening again! I’m hoping hair salons are next…
The Last Chance Product List has been released and all of the Designer Series Paper that we have enjoyed all year is about to retire. So today I thought I’d give another look at Woven Threads. It has been marked down to $4.60/pack! You may want to grab another one…
Today is the day of the month that Rosanne Mulhern and I bring you CASEing Coast to Coast! My friend from the East Coast designed the card to CASE this month. Then I, from the West Coast, used elements from her card to make one of my own. Here is…
Every so often we have the need for a sympathy card. I knew I wanted something beautiful and soothing, so I reached for the new Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper that will be available for purchase on June 4. The prints remind me of Renoir paintings, and the backs coordinate…
I’ve been playing with one of my new sets from the 2018 Holiday Catalog called Wishing You Well… On my first walk through the new catalog, I stopped at page 35 and knew this set was coming to Calypte Lane. That bow! This is a DistINKtive Stamp, which means the…
Nobody wants to have to make a sympathy card, but when you need one, isn’t it nice that Stampin’ Up! supplies us with beautiful images to use? For example, this lovely flower image in Southern Serenade ~ This set comes in Clear-Mount or Wood-Mount red rubber. I used Thick Whisper…
Today I have one last look at Dapper Denim. This beautiful blue is stepping aside to make room for an even more vibrant blue called Blueberry Bushel. I am glad they have another good blue coming, or I would miss this one a lot! If you’re joining me for the…
