I’m happy they included Nine Lives and Happy Tails in the new catalog! Sometimes you just need those kind of cards using pet images to cheer someone up! I used the colors of my cat, Bleach, who went over the Rainbow Bridge last year. Stampin’ Details: The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Whisper… [Read More]
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Farewell Lovely As A Tree
I started as a demo in May of 2002…17 years ago last week! Unbelievable! AND…I just hit my $500,000 in year-to-date sales! WOOHOO!!! That is unbelievable, too. Did you know I started out completely as a hobby demonstrator for the first couple years. Then a friend asked me to hold a class with some… [Read More]
IM71 – Little Elephant
Happy Monday! It’s time for our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday photo! When I saw this, I thought immediately of the Little Elephant Stamp Set…so another baby card from me! I couldn’t quite match the pale lemony color of the elephant cookie…one of the colors I think is missing in our Stampin’ Up!… [Read More]
Saturday Blog Hop – “Purple Rain”
Happy Saturday! It’s time for another Saturday Blog Hop! We are continuing with the song themes this week with “Purple Rain” by Prince! Enjoy our cards with predominantly purple colors! I pulled out the retiring Dragonfly Dreams stamp set for mine! Stampin’ Details: The base is5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Whisper White, scored at… [Read More]
CCMC560 – A Little Wild
Love this great, simple sketch we have for you today at Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge! I pulled out my A Little Wild stamp set…sad to see this sweet stamp set be retired. I use it a lot on baby cards I send! Stampin’ Details: The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Balmy Blue,… [Read More]
IM70 – Graceful Garden
Happy Monday! It’s time for our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday photo! This is a photo of a gorgeous wreath, don’t you agree? I’d love it hanging on MY door! Here’s what I came up with using the retiring Graceful Garden stamp set…it has been a while since I’ve used it! This… [Read More]
Saturday Blog Hop – “Red, Red Wine”
Happy Saturday! It’s time for another Saturday Blog Hop! Our theme is inspired by the song “Red, Red Wine” by Ub40. So…cards that are predominantly red! I enjoy finding songs that we can use for inspiration on our blog hops! In my mind this card started out a LOT more red, but as I… [Read More]
CCMC559 Petal Palette
This week’s Create with Connie and Mary’s Color Challenge made me look thru my designer paper stash. I combined Petal Palette stamp set with the plaid design in the Under the Mistletoe Designer Paper…it gives it a really “country” feel. This time of year I’m always on a mission to use some of my retiring… [Read More]