I finally busted into my Ringed With Nature Bundle today! I have to admit, I was a bit intimidated and confused by this bundle, but once I watched Mary Deatherage’s video, I was eager to try. Thanks, Mary! So I made this Ringed With Nature Anniversary card. [BTW, today is…
If you’ve been around Stampin’ Up! for a few years, you will remember “Weekly Deals.” They are bringing them back for the month of September, 2022! I’m excited, are you? Stop by my blog every week, Sept. 1, 8, 15, and 22 to see what will be discounted for you!…
All is merry & bright on this Merry Monday card. Yes, it’s a bit early for Christmas cards, but when you have all these great products from our Mini Catalog, they are screaming to be used! I’m featuring the Sale-a-bration product here today called the Silver & Gold 6″x 6″…
Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper is a 2022 addition, while Painted Poppies has been around for 2-3 years now. Yet, look how well they work together! I guess the stamp is ambiguous enough to work with a number of different flower prints. I love that! Scroll down a bit to…
Here we are ~ the last Thursday of August! Just a little more time to get out and have some fun with water sports like sailing, boating, paddling, swimming. Those were my thoughts when I picked Let’s Set Sail for CCMC730. It’s a color challenge this week and our colors…
I pulled out this paper today and thought, “I want to make something with this.” I had no idea what was going to develop, but this is where I landed. Do you ever craft that way? It’s Texture Chic with a fish! Card Details: Calypso Coral Cardstock ~ base at…
I love everything that themes around the Fall season! And here is an embossing folder that is just that ~ Fall beauty! It’s called Leaf Fall 3D Embossing Folder. It looks even more spectacular when you emboss it into foil. Take a look at my copper foil leaf fall card…
We have a sketch challenge this week at Create With Connie & Mary. I chose the poinsettia print from Rings of Love DSP for CCMC729. Here’s my card: And the Details: Evening Evergreen base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored and folded at 4-1/4″ for a top-folding card Basic White Cardstock, 3″x 4-1/4″,…
It’s a Sketch Challenge for CASEing Coast to Coast this month! Rosanne Mulhern from Pennsylvania and I, a California girl, collaborate once a month in our blogs to bring you a couple of different takes on similar designs. This month was Rosanne’s turn to pick a theme or card to…
New Club! I’m excited to bring a new creative service to you! I’m launching a “Two For You” bi-monthly card club and I would love to have you join me in this venture! Do you love to make cards, but find it difficult to make time to do the creative…
I hosted a Christmas in July August class last week and it was a lot of fun! My original plan was to have it in July, but the Coronavirus had other plans in mind! So, August it was! Participants received the latest Mini Catalogs, a Star Treat Bag filled with…
First of all, may I just say how much I love this free Sale-a-bration DSP? I hope you’ve put in a $50 order so you can get a pack. It’s called Rings of Love and every sheet is so pretty. You’ll find it on page 6-7 of the SAB brochure.…
This week at Create With Connie & Mary, we have a color challenge. It’s Calypso Coral, Pale Papaya, and Starry Sky. I took In The Moment for this one. Here is a look at the Challenge Board: And here is my card: Card Details: Thick Basic White card base, 8-1/2″x…
There’s a new kit in town! You’ll love this new holiday kit from Stampin’ Up! It’s called Cozy & Bright and it has oranges and pine cones and cinnamon sticks! Kind of like a warm mulled spice cider 🙂 Take a look: Kit Includes: Cozy & Bright Photopolymer Stamp Set…
Always up for a challenge, I decided to give this Triangle Tri-Fold a go. I watched a video on SplitCoastStampers if you want to take a few minutes to watch it. A couple simple changes I made ~ I left off the extra DSP, used Vellum for the triangles, and…
