Welcome September and our first Create with Stamping Friends this month! We have a sketch challenge this week. I combined Charming Day with Splendid Autumn for a Charming (Autumn) Day! Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: Purple doesn’t exactly make me think of Autumn, but the touch of Cajun…
Many of you know that I love playing with Jeanie Stark’s Mystery Stampin’ posts. She publishes a new one beginning every Sunday with a supply list. Then on Monday she gives all the clues. I always like to try to follow her clues before I see her finished projects on…
We are finishing up August with a neutral palette this week. We have Basic Beige, Pecan Pie, and Early Espresso. I knew that Woven Textures would fit the bill, but I surprised myself when I reached for Sunrise Sailing for the focal piece! So I have a Neutral Colors Sunrise…
This month at Creating Coast to Coast, we are traveling from Pennsylvania with Rosanne Mulhern’s Heartfelt Stamping to California with Karen’s Stamping Habit! Our theme for August is Sunflowers! Let’s start with Rosanne’s card ~ Isn’t it a beauty?! Her cream-colored embossed sunflowers are spectacular! You can read all about…
I haven’t made a slimline card for a very “long” time! But that’s our challenge this week at Create with Stamping Friends, so I “stretched” myself – OK enough with the puns – and made a fun birthday card using Wildflower Birthday products. Here’s our challenge: And here’s my card:…
I just got back from a Crafting Cruise from Seattle to Alaska! When we weren’t out whale-watching or chasing bears, you might have found us up in the Conference Room at the aft of the ship! Patty Bennett and Kurstan del Rosario hosted a fabulous cruise this past week. Shila…
This week on Create with Stamping Friends we have a color challenge. I had so much fun making this card using Sunrise Sailing! I brushed the Timid Tiger (why do I keep wanting to call it Tony Tiger!?!) for the sunrise, and of course the Coastal Cabana for the water…
Hey, Everyone! With a new Catalog and new Online Exclusives coming next month, it’s time to Share again! What’s a Share? I am combining new products from the soon-to-be-released Sept-Dec 2025 Mini Catalog with the latest Online Exclusives that will be released in Sept. The Designer Series Papers, Specialty Papers,…
We’re starting August off with a sketch challenge! This fun sketch lets us show off both sides of our beautiful DSP. I’ve chosen Floral Impressions for my card. Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: Recipe: Blackberry Bliss Cardstock base, 11″x 4-1/4″, folded at 5-1/2″ Floral Impressions DSP, 5-1/4″x 4″…
I’m using Celebratory Sips for this week’s Create with Stamping Friends challenge. We are CASEing the catalog one more time and this is a fun one on page 89. Instead of mushrooms I’ve used the colorful beverages from the DSP. I did a little fussy cutting for a fun celebration…
Won’t this giant Halloween card delight my 5-year-old grandson?! It’s possibly the biggest card he’s ever received! I think perhaps this sheet of Spooky Sweet DSP was intended for a scrapbook page, but I couldn’t resist turning it into an oversized Spooky Sweet Halloween card! It measures 12″x 7″. It…
Our anniversary is coming up, so when Jeanie Stark challenged us with her Mystery Stampin’ this week, I decided to go with a giant heart! This card is a book binding fold with a twist! It folds up to reveal the inside message and creates a fun display. If you’d…
Today at Create with Stamping Friends we are CASEing a card in the catalog, page 132. My card doesn’t look at all like this sample! What I decided to CASE was the technique “emboss resist.” The stamp set I used is Beautiful Butterflies. Here’s our challenge: And here’s my card:…
Yes, I know Halloween is still a few months away! But I got these cute new products and couldn’t wait to jump in and try them out! This first card is very simple. The designer series paper does it all, really. Love the cat sitting in the window with the…
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