It’s the final Thursday of the month, the last day of the month, and it’s my birthday! Today we have a new sketch challenge at Create With Connie & Mary. I’ve chosen Daffodil Daydream for CCMC709. Here’s the sketch ~ And here’s my card ~ Here are the details: Thick…
It’s Thursday and time for Create With Connie & Mary! Today we have a Color Challenge with this gorgeous trio of colors: I chose Artistically Inked to show off these beautiful colors, and created a thank you card: Card Details: Rich Razzleberry Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored and folded at…
It’s time for our March posting of CASEing Coast to Coast! Rosanne Mulhern and I will take you from her studio in Pennsylvania to mine in California with a click of your mouse! This month we have a theme challenge: Baskets, Bunnies, & Blooms ~ just in time for Easter.…
Another one of my favorite stamp bundles in the Annual Catalog is Sweet As A Peach. Right now, until March 31st, Sweet As A Peach is 20% off! Normally priced at $41.00, it’s now only $32.75! That’s as sweet as a peach 🙂 Here are a couple of cards that…
If you haven’t already heard, there is a huge promotion over at Stampin’ Up! during the month of March! It’s called the Savings Are In Bloom! sale. The Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine is going for 20% off retail price = $48.00! This little mini cuts so well. I…
Greetings! And Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you! We have another sketch challenge at Create With Connie And Mary today and I’ve chosen the Pierced Blooms Dies and St. Patty’s Day colors to fill in the design. Here is the sketch ~ And here is my cheerful and bright (nearly…
How about some tulips for Easter? I think they are perfect, and I love these tulips in the yellows/oranges. I used only a little bit of the tulip paper though, in an effort to stretch my supply just a little longer! Card Details: Mango Melody Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored…
It’s Saturday, the day I go “simple” to try and show you that you can make beautiful handmade cards without a lot of expensive tools. Simply stamps, ink, and paper (and maybe an embellishment!) Today I’ve been playing with In Bloom for Simple Saturday. To start this card, I took…
We have a color challenge today at Create With Connie & Mary. I’ve “painted” a watercolor sunrise for CCMC706. Here are the colors in our challenge: And here is my watercolored card: My Card Details: Pumpkin Pie Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored and folded at 4-1/4″ Mango Melody Cardstock layer,…
Welcome to Karen’s Stamping Habit! It’s time for the monthly Pals Blog Hop! Each month, on the second Wednesday, the Pals bring you a ton of inspiration. Let’s hop to it! This month, the theme is Cute Critters. We really hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations…
I finally bought Oceanfront! It’s been dog-eared in my catalog since the beginning, but I just now got around to getting it. Bottom line…I love it! It’s a fun companion set to On the Horizon. I used the birds and the sentiment on this card from On the Horizon after…
I haven’t seen anyone else pair these two together yet, but I think Sailing Home with Waves of the Ocean DSP are a perfect combo! Details: Night of Navy Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored and folded at 4-1/4″, 2-1/4″x 1-3/4″ for label from Smooth Sailing Dies Basic White Cardstock, (2…
We have a sketch challenge this week at Create With Connie & Mary! I went back to one of my first loves in the 2021-22 Annual Catalog, the Pansy Petals Suite, for my card. Here’s the sketch ~ And here’s my card ~ I thought the pansies and leaves worked…
Two of my favorite characters, Ruthie & Warren, are back with some birthday wishes! They dressed up for you, too! Did you notice they have coordinating outfits on today? Yep, they is stylin’! I do love this couple! For this birthday card, I dug out my Bloom Where You’re Planted…
Waves of the Ocean Suite is now available to purchase! This is a beautiful bundle and so different from any other in the catalog. Here is a card sample that I made, inspired by Linda Heller, with a few of my own changes. The Suite You can purchase the whole…
