Here’s a bouquet of birthday blooms for you today! These florals and DSP come from the Perennial Lavender Suite. The sentiment on the inside comes from Textured Floral. I used the Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder (a Sale-a-Bration freebie) to give texture to the Pretty Peacock panel on the front. To…
For Create With Connie & Mary this week, we have a sketch for inspiration. I took that big white space as an invitation to use a larger stamp that I could color. I chose In The Moment. Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: I colored the image with a…
Welcome to our January 2024 edition of CASEing Coast to Coast! Each month Rosanne from Pennsylvania, and I from California, bring you two cards that share a common theme. This month I chose a Valentine’s Day theme and I’ve made a card using Bee My Valentine. This cute new bundle…
Look at this sweet card that my friend Nancy Wikstrom gave me! Nancy is a member of my Stamping Habit team. Thank you, Nancy! I love your card. The layers and colors are so pretty! Some Stampin’ News! A New Catalog! This new catalog is active from January through April…
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…
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is Sale-A-Bration. We hope that you will be inspired by the creations the Pals are sharing with you! Then, you will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.…
I am in LOVE with the new bundle called Painted Lavender! First of all, anything with blues and purples wins my vote! I put this card together to send off to the people who ordered Product Shares from me. Measurements: Starry Sky card base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″ Bubble…
I’ve got reams of retired Designer Series Paper and am running out of storage space! My solution? To create new cardmaking packs available for you to purchase. I’m using some older lovely DSP and their coordinating cardstock + embellishments! These packs include enough paper to create 12 cards and are…
Our new year at Create With Connie & Mary starts off with a sketch challenge! I’m using the new Hot Air Balloon Stamp Set to launch off the new Mini Catalog today! Here’s the sketch: Here’s my card: Lots of Layers: Blueberry Bushel Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″…
Goodbye, Christmas. Hello, Valentine’s Day! Will you bee my valentine? This cute set stole my heart, and it will be available to order tomorrow! In this sweet Suite of products you get the Bee My Valentine Stamp Set, Bee Builder Punch, Bee Mine Designer Series Paper, Sweet Sorbet 1/4″ Bordered…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Did your sky look like this last night? If not, perhaps your TV screen was lit up with world-wide fireworks displays? My daughter-in-law’s birthday is today! I sent her this card with a birthday message inside. This fun stamp set is called Light the Sky and is…
It’s our last Create post for 2023! That is so hard to believe! We have a color challenge this week and I could have gone Christmas thank you with these colors. But no, I have a very Spring-like card today. Go figure. The Pecan Pie/Cherry Cobbler/Old Olive took me…
Just a reminder to reserve your Share for the soon-to-be-released Mini Catalog! Orders go in on Jan. 4, so reservations must be received by Jan. 3 – one week from today. I’m offering shares of all DSP, ribbons, and embellishments. I cut my 12″x 12″ DSP into 12″x 6″ shares,…
I enjoy giving and receiving homemade cards any time of the year. I think homemade Christmas cards are especially sweet given that time is always tight during December. I’d like to share a few of the cards I received for Christmas! These mean a lot to me and I thank…
I want to pause the busyness for a minute to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I appreciate all of you who subscribe, view, and comment on this blog. Your participation is what keeps me motivated to share my “little works of art”…
