Just a few more sleeps and the new 2022-23 Stampin' Up! catalog will go live. Exciting and also a little sad. Why? Well that also means that some of my favorite stamp sets from the 2021-22 Annual Catalog will be retiring. One of the sets I wanted to play with one more time was the…
It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie & Mary challenge. This week it is a sketch challenge. I once again reached for the beautiful Symbols of Fortune DSP. I used the Good Fortune dies and cut out multiple flowers from the DSP. The flowers were arranged on a piece of Mother of…
Did you know that in many cultures the crane symbolizes happiness, longevity, harmony and good luck? The Crane of Fortune bundle certainly embraces all those things. The crane stamp is beautiful and it is a Distinktive stamp. All the different shading (except for the Calypso Coral cap) on the crane was made by the stamp. …
It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a Color Challenge, #CCMC712. When I saw this combination I wasn't sure what to do with it. Right around the time I was thinking about what to make for the challenge I received the Uniquely Artistic stamp set…
Welcome to the Creativity Abounds Blog Hop! We are an international group of Stampin' Up demonstrators that come together monthly to do this blog hop and prepare a tutorial bundle. We also host a quarterly virtual stamp camp. This month our theme is the Symbols of Fortune Suite. The projects we are sharing are bonus…
I wanted to share one last play with the Prized Peony stamp set, Peony dies, and the Simply Elegant DSP. These products are all still available (last time I checked) but are on the retiring list and available only while supplies last. This card is similar to one I shared here. On today's sample I…
It is time for the Festive Friday Challenge! What is the Festive Friday Challenge? The Festive Friday Challenge is a bi-weekly challenge that has an Inspo List. What is an Inspo List? Every challenge has an Inspo list that has 10 items on it and those 10 items were inspired by a particular holiday, celebration…
Welcome to the Stampers Dozen Blog Hop! We are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators and hop on the 14th of every month. This month our theme is Anything Goes. I chose to use the beautiful Waves of Inspiration stamp set (available now and also in the 2022-23 Annual catalog, the Timeless Tropical stamp set…
It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week we have a sketch challenge, #CCMC711. When I saw this sketch I immediately knew I wanted to use the Sending Smiles stamp set which will debut May 1 in the upcoming 2022-23 Annual Stampin' Up! Catalog. Before I go…
Welcome to the Inspire Create Share blog hop. We are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators who come together on the second Tuesday of the month to do this blog hop. This month the theme is, It's a Girl Thing. I chose to use the oh so pretty Pansy Petals DSP. This pack of patterned…