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…
It’s another awesome Thursday with a sketch challenge at Create With Connie & Mary! This time I’m trying my hand at the new DSP called Masterfully Made. It’s packed with color and has interesting, textural, mixed-media art elements. It’s not for the shy or timid! 😆 Let’s first look at…
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! I’m sending birthday wishes to you! This month, the theme is the New 2023-2025 In Colors. We hope you will be inspired by all the creations the Pals share with you! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to…
June is an awesome month for Stampin’ Up! There are so many great promotions! Read about them here then jump on the bandwagon ~ there’s a lot to love this month! Starter Kit First of all, would you like to get $56 free products? Heck, yeah! That would get you…
Polka dots and yellow?! Yes, please! I couldn’t let this challenge go by without diving in! Here is the challenge board for Tic Tac Toe #212: And here’s my yellow, polka-dotty card: I chose three different directions on this board ~ 1. Across the top – Ink Blending/Polka Dots/Yellow; 2.…
Happy Thursday! It’s time for Create With Connie & Mary, and this week we have a color challenge: Gray Granite/Moody Mauve/Misty Moonlight. What would you do with this color combination? I must admit, I’m very interested to see what the Team creates with this combo! I decided to go dark…
It’s a sketch challenge this week at CCMC! I recently acquired the Earthen Elegance Suite of products and decided to play with it for this challenge. Here is our sketch ~ and here is my card ~ Materials & Measurements: Pecan Pie Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″ Very…
Now, this may not be the best “business” approach, but I’m using this stamping hack and I am pretty sure there are several of you out there that would use it too. So I’m going to share it with you. First take a peek at my card. I used Let’s…
Want to share a pink milkshake? What’s your favorite milkshake flavor? I’m a chocolate fan, myself, but I could be persuaded to try something else! This pink stripe from Delightfully Eclectic DSP made me think of an old fashioned soda fountain (remember those?) so this milkshake is strawberry. Or maybe…
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…
Welcome to our Thursday Create With Connie & Mary Challenge! This week we have a color challenge, and I’m super excited to show off some new products I just received! The bundle is Timeless Arrangements and the DSP I’m using is Inked Botanicals. I love botanicals and these have that…
What a silly goose! This cute, whimsical stamp set is just plain fun! I’ve created a birthday card, but there are plenty of other goose-y images and sentiments to choose. I used some new Bright & Beautiful DSP on my card, along with another new Core Color – Azure Afternoon.…
Hi there, I’m back with a sketch challenge for Thursday’s Create With Connie & Mary. Today I’ve pulled out the Sweet Citrus Bundle and tried to re-create the beautiful Cara Cara Oranges that we grow in our back yard! First the sketch ~ In keeping with the sketch, I made…
It’s time for another Tic, Tac, Toe Challenge and this week it’s leaning masculine! I chose He’s All That Stamp Set for my card. Here is the challenge board: And here’s my card. I went down the left side (masculine/car or truck/brown). I also went L to R diagonal (masculine/…
Greetings! Today we have a color challenge at Create with Connie & Mary ~ Boho Blue/Copper Clay/ Basic White. Two of our new In Colors that are so pretty together! I’ve pulled out another sheet from Fresh As A Daisy (I love this paper!) to send “a little hello!” Here…
