Yes! Another camping trailer card! 🙂 This time the trailer is in the mountain air, viewing the sunrise from its sweet little camping spot in the trees. This is the first time I’ve inked up Mountain Air! I know that’s hard to believe, since this is not a new stamp…
It’s a sketch challenge this Thursday at Create With Connie & Mary! Sketch challenges are fun because you can use any colors, any papers. You just need to (roughly) follow the sketch suggestion. Everyone will interpret it differently. I’ve chosen our new In Color, Parakeet Party, plus the Perfectly Penciled…
Are you ready for cuteness overload? Here is a sneak peek of Trees For Sale and Tree Lot Dies, coming July 1st. Details, Details! Basic Gray Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored and folded at 4-1/4″ for a top fold (Last year’s) Peaceful Cabin DSP, 5-1/4″x 4″ Basic White Cardstock, 5-1/4″x…
While we were visiting the island of Santorini in Greece last month, we took a tour of the excavation site at the Akrotiri Prehistoric City. We also went into the museum where they house the original antiquity that they want to preserve. It was fascinating and surprising! As I was…
We have a new Mini Catalog coming out in July! That means it’s time to organize a Product Share. I would love to have you share the new DSP, specialty papers, and ribbons with me. This is a service I do with each new catalog to give you a chance to…
I mentioned that I’d be sharing a card with A Fish & A Wish. This stamp set comes bundled with a fish punch, but I chose to use it as a stamps-only card today. Here it is ~ Details: Evening Evergreen Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″ scored and folded at 4-1/4″…
It’s Thursday and that means Create With Connie & Mary! Today we have a color challenge ~ Sweet Sorbet, Pale Papaya, and Night of Navy. I’ve brought out Full of Love Stamp Set and Lovely Linen DSP. I took a walk through our new Designer Series Paper, and one fit…
It’s been a couple of months since we have done a CASEing Coast to Coast post! I’m so glad to be back at it! Thanks for visiting today. Rosanne Mulhern in Pennsylvania, and I, Karen Hallam in California, take turns getting inspiration from one another and today Rosanne takes the…
While on the islands in Greece, we saw lots of cats! Mostly feral, I think, but they were pretty tame – or just used to tourists handing them snacks! You cannot sit and enjoy a fish meal without a little buddy sitting at your feet in anticipation of a handout. The…
For this week at Create With Connie & Mary, we have a new sketch challenge. Here’s the sketch to which I used Textured Chic Designer Series Paper with gold accents. Take a look at this gorgeous paper! Texture Chic DSP combined with Distressed Gold Specialty Paper and a gold embossed…
Sun Prints & Santorini! First take a look at my card that I made with Sun Prints DSP and a combination of other products, then check out the view from our room in Santorini ~ spectacular! Card Details Night of Navy Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored and folded at 4-1/4″…
Stampin’ News & Naxos! Tuesday is always a big news day at Stampin’ Up! New promotions and other points of interest come out on Tuesdays. I’ve listed a few here along with more pictures from Naxos (scroll down to see). Enjoy! BOGO Stampin’ Up! Kits For the month of June,…
While we were in Greece on the island of Naxos, we saw gorgeous pink flowers everywhere. This photo, taken on a couple’s farm where we spent the day, is the inspiration for my card today, using Wisteria Wishes in pinks. Here is my card ~ Details: Pacific Point Cardstock base,…
Inspired by the colors in the photo from Greece below, I created this birthday card using the Uniquely Artistic Stamp Set, Happiness Abounds sentiment, and Deckled Rectangle Dies. My elements were inspired by the Paper Players Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge this week. From the graphic below, I chose Embossing, Floral, and Pearls…
This week is a color challenge at Create with Connie & Mary. Let’s Set Sail and sail through this challenge! Our colors are Daffodil Delight (for my sunrise), Tahitian Tide (for my ocean), and Starry Sky (for my sky). I blended these colors onto a panel of Basic White with…
