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…
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! I’ve got a card for you that I’m calling “Daisies in the Meadow.” This month, we have a Tic Tac Toe theme. We really hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations the Pals are sharing with you! As…
Greetings! I hope you are all enjoying some beautiful Spring weather! I know the birds are loving it, because they are singing up a storm in my yard. Such a lovely sound! I’m giving my in-person class attendees a little sneak peek of one of our cards for Friday’s class…
Yay, it’s May! And we have a new catalog of products to use in our designs for Create With Connie & Mary. Bright & Beautiful 6″x 6″ DSP was part of my pre-order. It’s such a happy collection of colors ~ I decided to feature it in our first May…
Today is a BIG day at Stampin’ Up! It’s the launch of the new 2023-24 Annual Catalog. We’ve been patiently waiting for this day, so we can order some new favorites! One of the new products is the Fresh As A Daisy DSP. One of the sheets in it has…
This is color challenge week at Create With Connie & Mary! Our colors to work with are Petal Pink, Balmy Blue, and Gold. My mind went to a sunrise at the beach. So I pulled out Paradise Palms to create a scene. Here is our color palette: And here is…
It’s a birthday in the zoo at my grandson’s house! 😆 The middle boy in a family of 3 boys is having his birthday, and I think Zoo Crew is perfect for his party! We have balloons, juggling cupcakes, confetti and birthday blowers, plus an armadillo delivering the birthday present!…
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…
Each morning I wake up to the beautiful sounds of birds chirping outside my window. I love Spring! The colors, the warmer weather, the colors, the critters! I chose Nested Friends for this week’s Tic Tac Toe Challenge. Here’s the TTTC board: I’ve picked the far right column with coloring,…
This month is flying by! We are on Thursday again, which means Create With Connie & Mary. This week we have a sketch challenge, and I love this sketch! I chose Regency Park DSP to build this card, but I think it will look great with any number of papers.…
We have passed the mid-point of April and we have just about a week and 1/2 left to show products from the 2022-23 Annual and the January-April Mini Catalogs! Rosanne suggested that we take this month to showcase some of the retiring items from these catalogs for CASEing Coast To…
I purchased the Countryside Inn Suite Collection as part of my 2023-24 Annual Catalog Preorder. As soon as it arrived I dove in and started playing with all the parts and pieces. It includes this really pretty blue dresden(ish) Designer Series Paper, Countryside Corners Stamp Set and Dies, and Countryside…
