Welcome to the Stampers Dozen Blog Hop! This month the theme is Sweet Summertime. When you read that what came to mind? Something we look forward to every summer is strawberry season. We rarely buy strawberries any other time of the year and instead wait for the time Washington strawberries are ready. The season is…
Welcome to the Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop! This month we are CAS(e)ing a member of the blog hop team. I am CAS(e)ing the talented and creative Teri West, Alaska Stamper. It was super fun to look through her blog. I had a tough time trying to decide what to CASE, there were…
Welcome to the Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop. This month we are sharing projects using Designer Series Paper. In the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog there are some beautiful packs of paper and we wanted to share some ideas on ways to use them. I chose to highlight the Pansy Petals DSP which coordinates with the…
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. …
Happy 4th of July!
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…