I just recently received the Sale-A-Bration set, Catching Butterflies. The set reminded me of when my son was in elementary school and had a science segment on insects. He was very into bugs and we spent many an afternoon looking for bugs and trying to catch them. I used Stampin' Blends to color the girl…
This past weekend was the Creativity Abounds Artfully Composed Stamp Camp. The camp was an online event and it was so much fun. I did a Facebook Live (gasp!) and I survived-LOL! One of the features of the camp is a private FB group just for the campers and it has been so fun and…
Today I have another birthday card featuring the Friendly Hello stamp set. When I see the bird on the branch image, I can imagine her singing a sweet song, maybe at sunrise or sunset. That idea is what inspired today's card. I started off creating the "sky". I used Blending Brushes on Basic White CS…
It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a color challenge. I arrange my stamp sets alphabetically and keep my new sets in a separate area. Why? I want to easily access the new sets and be sure to use them. This strategy works for…
The Friendly Hello stamp set and Friendly Hello Designer Series Paper is one of the 2022-J-F Sale-A-Bration choices. It hardly gets any better a lovely stamp set and coordinating paper …FREE with a qualifying purchase. I love florals, add a cute bird and I am all in. Isn't she a sweet little Pool Party bird?….
I love color but every once in a while I what to make an all white card or a simple black and white card. The Artfully Composed Suite is full of color and a tropical vibe but I also wondered how would it look in black and white? I told you I was obsessed with…
Happy Friday! It is time for another Festive Friday Challenge. What is the Festive Friday Challenge? The Festive Friday Challenge features an Inspo List. The Inspo List is a list of 10 items inspired by a festivity, holiday. You must use at least 3 of the items on the Inspo List on your project. There…
It is Thursday which means it is time for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a sketch challenge. I decided that I needed to play with a bundle and DSP from the Annual. Catalog. I used the Expressions in Ink DSP. This is truly one gorgeous pack of paper. I…
Welcome to the Creativity Abounds Blog Hop! We are a group of international Stampin' Up!® demonstrators. We hop together on the third Wednesday of every month. Our hops focus around a particular bundle, holiday, occasion or product suite,. We also do a quarterly stamp camp and have one coming up January 28 & 29th. The…
Did you know that I was born and raised in Hawaii? It is still home even though I haven't lived there in years. When I saw the Artfully Composed Suite in the J-J 2022 Mini Catalog it reminded me of the islands and I knew I had to get it. Here's one of my first…