Welcome to another Stamper's Dozen Blog Hop! The theme for the month is Friends. One way to celebrate a wonderful friend is with a special birthday card. I don't usually make square cards but this a special occasion for a special friend. I used one of my very favorite stamp sets from the Stampin'…
Today the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge is a color challenge! Here's the palette for this week's challenge. When I saw this color combination my mind went to a dusky, hazy place. I marked off a square with some Post It note tape (yes, this is a real thing and it is great)….
Stampin' Up! recently announced that the Weekly Deals will be ending and this week is the last time you will see them. On the final week of deals there are some fabulous buys and some of my favorite dies! Here are a few past projects. Mini Treat Bag thinlit Mini Treat Bag thinlit…
You have probably heard about the campaign #imbringingbirthdaysback. In a nut shell, Shannon West, Demonstrator Training Manager at Stampin' Up! decided to bring back the act of sending birthday cards instead of only posting "Happy Birthday" on someone's Facebook page. You can go here to read all the details. You can now order your own…
Just a quick check in! I took a trip to visit my family and have been scrambling ever since I got back. I will tell you that I was pretty proud of myself that I had scheduled blog and Facebook posts during the time I was gone. However, I should have also scheduled a…
If it is Thursday it must be time for a Create with Connie and Mary Challenge! Today #CCMC401 is a sketch challenge. I decided to use the English Garden Designer Series Paper(DSP). I recently discovered/rediscovered this paper in my paper holder. The DSP helped me chose the colors and other products I wanted to…
Today is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge #265. The TSOT design team alternates week and this is my week. Ready to see the sketch? I will admit to you right up front that I took a lot of liberties with this sketch. I think you can still see the "bones" of the sketch in my…
I try to stamp a few samples with every stamp set I own . I have been stumped trying to figure out how to use the circular image in the You're So Lovely stamp set. One day when I was staring at the set it came to me! Doesn't it kind of look like a grapevine…
Today I want to share with you a masculine card…no, this is not an April Fools joke! I admit that I do not often share very many manly cards but no fooling I have a manly card for you. If this looks familiar it is because I first played with this color combination of…
It is time for another Create with Connie and Mary Challenge! This week it is a color challenge. I will be honest, this had me stumped until I realized that these colors can be found in the Going Places paper stack. For whatever reason once I knew that and looked at the papers I knew what…