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…
Wow, it’s August already. Summer is winding down! And we have a new sketch challenge at Create With Connie & Mary. I chose to feature Butterfly Kisses for CCMC727. Here is the sketch ~ Before I launch into my card(s), I want to share my thought process. I saw that…
While having a little texting chat with Rosanne, she reminded me that stenciling is a good alternative to DSP if you don’t have quite the right paper for a project. I was finding it difficult to match the Orchid Oasis flowers with the DSP I had on hand, so I…
I am always in need of some thank you notes, so I like to make up a few to have on hand. And I found the Lovely & Lasting Bundle to be just right for some easy and pretty note cards. Of course, I paired the punch bundle with the…
I bought the Sweet Gingerbread Bundle, and honestly, the only way to figure out what all the parts and pieces do… Well, sometimes ya just gotta play with it! So play, I did. And I really had no direction in mind. But I turned out this cute little note card…
I am quite enamored with these angled gatefold cards! I made a “test” with some older Christmas paper (see below) and had some leftover paper, so I decided to make this sweet Butterfly Kisses angled gatefold. If you are interested in trying one, I’m going to refer you to You…
Today on Create With Connie & Mary we have another catalog CASE challenge! This card was on my radar when the catalog first came out. In fact, I CASEd it for my Kit Club at the time (anyone recognize it?) And here it is again! This time I could use…
