Hello! It’s Karen on the West Coast with Rosanne on the East Coast and our February edition of CASEing Coast to Coast! This month, Rosanne picked the theme of Clean & Simple for CC2C. We’ll start off with her gorgeous card ~ Beautiful, isn’t it? You can read all of…
Only a few days left to make those Valentines! Here is one that may be my favorite for the year. It’s a Country Bouquet Valentine, and one of my more simple designs (perhaps that’s why I like it!) It is one of the cards that I created for a class…
This week we have a fun sketch challenge at Create With Connie & Mary! I couldn’t resist getting one more Valentine in before the 14th, so I chose Country Bouquet with Country Floral Lane DSP for my card. It’s Country Bouquet With Love! Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card:…
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, our blog hop theme made projects to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week, which is February 14-20! We hope you will be inspired by all the beautiful creations the Pals made for you! As you hop from blog to blog, we…
Will you share a milkshake and be my Valentine? ❤️ This sweet bundle brings a different take on Valentines! I doubt that putting a milkshake on the front of my Valentine card would have come to mind, but it certainly is fun! Here’s my card ~ The milkshake has kind…
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We are starting February off with a color challenge at Create with Connie & Mary. Using Calypso Coral, Blackberry Bliss, and Evening Evergreen, I picked Country Bouquet for CCMC752. Here is the Color Board: And here is my card: This is not a color combination that I’m naturally drawn to,…
Adorable Owls are…well, adorable! This is Grandson Valentine #2. If you missed my first one, you can see it HERE. This one is going to my bird-enthusiast grandson. I think he’s going to love the big-eyed owl! So here is my Adorable Owls Valentine: Awww, so cute! And the Adorable…
Sometimes you want to make a special, extravagant card for a good friend and other times you want something quick, easy, and pretty to get into the mail. You can make a card that looks special without the fuss using Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-a-Bration DSP called Dainty Flowers. This paper is…
Our last challenge for January is a sketch challenge. I needed a get well card, so I picked Speedy Recovery for CCMC751. Here is the sketch: And here is my card: Materials & Measurements: Balmy Blue Cardstock, 11″x 4-1/4″, folded at 5-1/2″ for a side-fold card Night of Navy Cardstock…
OK, tell me the expression on this Rain or Shine turtle isn’t the cutest you’ve ever seen! I knew I’d be making a valentine for one of my grandkids the minute I saw him! I’ve used some “contraband” on my card today, but I was so pleased with the way…
I’ve been pretty obsessed with Fancy Flora DSP lately (could you tell?😄) and thought I would try making one with this pretty pink, blue, and aqua piece today. I’m calling it Fancy Flora Diagonal Strips, because that’s exactly what it is. It looks pretty simple, but actually…. well, let me…
It’s Thursday, time for Create with Connie & Mary, and this week we have a color challenge. Our colors are Coastal Cabana, Petal Pink, and Night of Navy. As I often do, I looked through my DSP to see if I can find some inspiration from any of the beautiful…
Roses are…coral, Violets are blue, I’m looking forward to Valentine’s Day, Are you? Rosanne in Pennsylvania and I, California Karen, are bringing you Valentine cards for CASEing Coast to Coast this month. It will be here soon! Do you make valentines? Do you make valentine treat boxes for your friends?…
Ready for a spectacular new die? It’s the Ginkgo Branch! This die is so lovely – embossing on the solid leaves and delicate cut-outs on the rest. It die-cut very easily, if you’re wondering. I took my Take Your Pick Tool to gently remove all the bits, but they came…
