Every so often I issue a "Double Dare Challenge" to my team of demonstrators. How it works is I send out a packet of supplies to those who are up for a challenge and they have to make a card out of the items. They send the cards back to me and Jim randomly selects a…
This week it is a sketch challenge on the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. Let me tell you this was a tough one for me! I struggled and hopefully you can see a little of the sketch in my card. This doesn't look so hard, right? I hope you can see the "spirit"…
It's time for the Try Stampin' On Tuesday Challenge. The challenge runs for 2 weeks and you can enter on the blog or on the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Facebook page. Here's the sketch #TSOT281. I recently received the Weather Together set and the coordinating Umbrella Weather Framelit dies, so I wanted to use them…
It is Thursday which means it is time for the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week it is a color challenge. I saw this color combination and knew it would be perfect to use with the Thoughtful Branches stamp set and Beautiful Branches dies. I shared another sample using this beautiful stamp set and…
It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week we have a fun sketch challenge. Here's what I came up with. This hive and bees are from the Shooting Star stamp set and the Sliding Star framelits. I adore those little bees. This is such a fun set…
It is time for the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge #TSOT279. Isn't this a great sketch? I think it is just a terrific and yet I found it to be a difficult one. I tried all kinds of things and what finally worked was changing the orientation of the card. Product List Fresh…
It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week it is a color challenge. Isn't this a perfect summertime color combination? Every time I use the Flourish thinlits I marvel at how pretty and elegant they are. I cut the stem out of Cucumber Crush card stock and then cut…
Welcome to the Thursday Create with Connie and Mary Challenge! This week it is a sketch challenge. Are you ready to see the sketch? It is another wonderful sketch. Lots of possibilities. I decided since the 4th of July is coming up I would make something using red, white and blue. I used the beautiful Flourish…
It is time for the Try Stampin' on Tuesday challenge. Here is what I created for #TSOT277. This sketch is SO versatile and would work for so many stamp sets. How to chose which set to use? I decided that I would pick a set a week to focus on and this week it is…
Time for the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge #CCMC412! This week it is a color challenge! Lovely colors, right? Decided to use the Bunch of Blossoms bundle, yes it is my current favorite. Are you saying to yourself but there isn't a green in the color palette? Well in my little stamping…