I have to admit I didn't purchase the Coffee Cafe stamp set and Coffee Cup framelits when they first appeared in the Stampin' Up Annual catalog. I thought they were adorable and put them on the "list". When I saw the Merry Cafe stamp set in the Holiday catalog I was a goner and ordered…
Thanks for stopping by! Today I have the project I made for the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge #345. Here is the sketch and the optional theme is Halloween. Since the optional theme is Halloween I decided to use the Spooky Night DSP and the cauldron stamp from the Festive Phrases stamp set. The feline…
Today's card is another quick and simple Christmas card. I cut out the snowflakes using the die from the Trim Your Stocking Thinlit dies. To make the cutting easier peel away the backing of the Glimmer paper and place the die against the back of the paper. Each snowflake was backed by a stitched circle…
It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. I am excited to show you the card I made. First things first, here is the sketch for this week. Here's what I made for this week's sketch challenge. What do you think? Don't you love the little deer? I stamped her…
Yes, I said I wasn't going to purchase anymore from the Holiday Catalog BUT I just could no longer resist the call of the Festive Phrases stamp set. This little elf just makes me smile. It is quick and easy to get him colored and a few enamel shapes on his hat and shoes ramps…
Thank you for joining me for the Stamper's Dozen Blog Hop! This month's theme is to use the Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper (DSP). This is some seriously beautiful paper! I decided that to challenge myself I would use the "B" side of the paper. What do I mean? Most of Stampin' Up!'s DSP is…
It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge! This week we have a color challenge. This color combination was quite the challenge for me. I decided that I would try a technique called Ink Smooshing. Here's what I came up with. Have you tried Ink Smooshing? To do this technique…
It is time for the Try Stampin' on Tuesday challenge #343. This time I actually followed the sketch pretty closely and even used the optional theme. Here is the sketch. The optional theme for this sketch is Leaves. I used one of my favorite bundles, Seasonal Lantern. The lantern was created using Copper Foil sheets…
Time for the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge #478. Want to see the sketch for the challenge? I used the Lots of Love stamp set which is one of the sets featured in the World Card Making Day special going on until October 10. The strip of black and white Designer Series Paper is from…
Welcome to the Inspire, Create & Share blog hop. The theme for this month is Colors of Courage. I used the Ribbon of Courage stamp set for my project and the simple sentiment included in the set, "courage". I thought about the word courage and if that was the right word for what I wanted to…