TGIF! Let’s celebrate! It’s the end of a long week and it’s time for a good…mocktail! I know these drinks look like a Bloody Mary and a Mojito, but I didn’t put any alcohol in them, so basically they are tomato juice and limeade! 😋 I’ve said it before, but…
I’m not sure a card could be more feminine than this one with “Hello Lovely” and Florals in Bloom DSP! Hi! It’s Thursday and another Create with Stamping Friends. We are on our third week of CASEing the Catalog. Today we are working with this pretty card for a Hello…
We’re bringing back one of our favorites! Rosanne Mulhern and I have decided to resume our monthly Coast to Coast posts! This month I’m taking the lead, so you’ll be traveling from: I’m excited to bring this back! If you are new(ish) to my blog, Rosanne and I collaborate once…
Jeanie Stark knocked it out of the park again with her Mystery Stampin’ fun fold challenge! This fold was entirely new to me, and as usual I was not sure what it would look like until I got toward the end of the directions. If you would like to play…
Hi there! Today at Create with Stamping Friends we are CASEing (Copy and Selectively Edit) the Catalog on page 114. This is an interesting layout that I may not have noticed if not for this challenge. The feature stamp set is Natural Botanicals. And it includes heat embossing on foil!…
Here’s a fun little card that I threw together with some scraps I had on my desk! I love a well-crafted black & white card and I think this one turned out pretty well! Take a look ~ Easy Directions: Start with a Basic Black Cardstock base, cut to…
It is now July! Every July, Create with Stamping Friends has a month-long “CASE the Catalog” challenge. Today we start off with a card posted on page 110 of our Annual Catalog. This card shows off the block stamping technique, so I gave it a try. Here’s our challenge: And…
Calling all farmers! Or farmer wanna-be’s! This is such a cute bundle ~ brand new as of yesterday in the Online Exclusives. It’s called Tractor & Co and when you see what it comes with, you’ll want one even if you live in the city! Cute, right? And it comes…
I made this modified version of the Pop-Up Bandstand Card I made for Jeanie Stark’s Mystery Stampin’ Challenge. See that card HERE. I’m calling this my Beautiful Gallery Bandstand Card because the scene you see is from Beautiful Gallery 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper. This particular scene makes me think…
Jeanie Stark’s Mystery Monday Stampin’ ended up being a Pop-up Bandstand card this week. What a fun card! I think I’ve heard it called a bay window card as well. The fun part was not knowing what I was building as I followed her directions until I got it all…
We are here with a sketch challenge today at Create with Stamping Friends! I’ve pulled out my favorite color combo, purple and blue) with some Floral Impressions DSP! Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: Details: Blackberry Bliss Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″ Floral Impressions DSP, 5-1/4″x 4″…
Are you ready for some sweetness? My friend’s daughter had her first baby, a girl, and made my friend a grandmother! I’m sure she is over the moon! Who wouldn’t be? So of course this occasion calls for a congratulatory card. I’ve been waiting for chance to use Storybook Moments…
Stampin’ Up! had an event today called Creativity Now. It’s an annual event that demonstrators can attend online. We watched the presenters make projects and we were able to make the projects right along with them! I have to say, this year’s was my favorite of all of them so…
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge! Today we have a color combo of Cloud Cover, Cajun Craze, and Petal Pink. I made a simple, graphic card that might be called a fractured card, a puzzle card, or a stained glass window card. I’m calling it a Remarkable…
I played along with Jeanie Stark’s Mystery Monday Stampin’ again this week! If you want to play along before seeing my card, click HERE. It’s fun and she does an excellent job of giving clues! I chose to make a Wildflower Birthday fun fold card while following her clues. But…
