What kind of cards do you use the most? Lately, it seems I have been sending a lot of just checking in, thinking about you cards. The Many Layered Blossoms die part of the Blossoms in Bloom bundle is a great one to use to make quick pretty cards. The die is large so all…
It is hard to believe it is already September! We are just a few weeks away from the official First Day of Fall on September 22. The Festive Friday Challenge is using the first day of Fall for the inspiration for the items on the Inspo List. To play in the Festive Friday Challenge you…
It is Thursday which means it is time for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a color challenge, Pretty Peacock, Night of Navy, and Just Jade. Another great color combination and another opportunity to use the Best Plaid Builder dies. The card base is a 4-1/4" x 11" piece of …
Sweet and simple card using the Posted for You bundle. Aren't these images so sweet? I used Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, and Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends to quickly color the images. The images were punched out using the Rectangular Postage Stamp punch, part of the bundle. Each rectangle was embellished using a Gilded Gem. To…
Today's Simple Sunday Share coordinates with last Sunday's post. I made a quick and easy tea bag holder using the Celebration Tidings bundle. I stamped the cute pumpkins and sentiment in Early Espresso ink and colored the image using Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Cinnamon Cider Stampin' Blends. The Very Vanilla cardstock was cut using…
It is Thursday my friends, which means there is a new Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. I used the oh so pretty Poinsettia Petals bundle and the Brightly Gleaming Specialty DSP. The Brightly Gleaming DSP is one of those rare packs of paper that was carried over from a previous catalog. It is a…
Welcome to the Paper Pumpkin Pop Up Blog Hop! We are all fans of this monthly crafting kit and want to share with you our enthusiasm for this box of fun and creativity. The beauty of the Paper Pumpkin kit is that you can follow the directions provided in the kit to make the projects…
A Simple Sunday post featuring the Celebration Tidings stamp set. Early Espresso CS 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4" Old Olive CS 4" x 5-1/4" Very Vanilla CS 3-7/8" x 5-/18" (front panel), 4" x 5-1/4" (inside of the card) The images were colored using Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, and Cinnamon Cider Stampin'…
The Dove of Hope bundle is one of the bundles I had to have from the 2020 August-December Mini Catalog. I knew I would enjoy making my Christmas cards with it and wanted to use it for other occasions too. Here is what I came up with and it was a good fit for the…
It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a color challenge. The colors are Cinnamon Cider, Misty Moonlight and Mossy Meadow. I used Grace's Garden stamp set and the Garden Gateway dies. I have not used these 2 items nearly enough and am on a mission…