I have been trying to resist the Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper but when it went on sale, I knew I had to order it. I love the bright colors and simple cute designs. This was the first card I made using the paper and I love that I can show you both sides of…
Did you know that August 1 is International Friendship Day? This is just one of the fun festivities that provides inspiration for the Festive Friday Challenge. The Festive Friday Challenge is a bi-weekly challenge that is focused around an Inspo List inspired by the festivity. The Inspo List has 10 items on it and all…
It is Thursday which means it is time for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This month the challenge is a little different, we are Casing the Catalog. This week we are casing the card on page 52 of the 2021 Annual Catalog. We are using this card as the inspiration for our projects. …
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This month the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge will be CASEing the catalog. Every week a sample from the 2021-22 Annual Catalog will be selected and the design team will CASE it. We might CASE the colors, sketch, or ? You never know what will be the spark that fuels inspiration. This week it…
I think the Hand-Penned Suite is the set of products I have used the most from the 2021-22 Annual Catalog. The DSP (Designer Series Paper) is so pretty and the patterns mix and match so beautifully. Another thing I really like is that it is an easy set to do Two-Step stamping. Why? You do…
Have you ever made a card using vellum as the card base? Stampin' Up! has Vellum Cardstock which is a good weight to use as a card base. It is fun to use and creates a card that is just a little bit different. Front of the card: Vellum Cardstock 4-1/4" x 11" scored at…
Have you checked out the Simply Elegant DSP? It is so beautiful. Love the mix of Basic Black, Basic Gray, copper, gold and silver foiling. It truly lives up to its name. I thought it was perfect for the Festive Friday Challenge #FF0087. Let me tell you about the Festive Friday Challenge. It is the…
It is time for the Create with Connie & Mary Thursday Challenge. This week we were challenged to create using a sketch. I have been wanting to use the Flowers of Friendship set and this sketch seemed like a good one to show the large flower image. Clean and simple card. The flowers were colored…
I posted a couple of cards using this layout using DSP (Designer Series Paper) scraps. You can see them here. I like this layout so much I had to make more cards using it. Here are the measurements you will need to make this card. Thick Basic White CS 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", 5-1/8" x 3-7/8", …