It’s here! The Stampin’ Addicts Bon Voyage Blog Hop. If you arrived from Michelle’s #5 Blog Stop…welcome…my name is Connie Babbert and I’m stop #6! Over 34 Stampin’ Up! demonstrators are participating in this tour, featuring the Last Chance stamp sets retiring at the end of June. The Blogs will feature 3-4 projects, each using a different retiring set. … [Read More]
Cards
A Study in Gray
I’ve been wanting to do a series of Black and White cards. Julie Dinn put a bug in my head with her gorgeous samples. So, for today’s Stamping411 Sketch Challenge, I decided to do a card in shades of white and gray. Walk in the Park Designer Paper, available in the Occasions Mini, is perfect!… [Read More]
Bloggers’ Challenge 103 – Sketch
OK…I’m writing this for the SECOND time since my post just decided to DISAPPEAR on me! Grrrrrr… Today’s Bloggers’ Challenge was to use this sketch to create a card. When I first saw it, I thought Lisa was really trying to stump us! But, after I used it…I found I really liked it! I’ll use it… [Read More]
Birthday Card!
My BFF, Annette, sent me this REALLY cute birthday card that I just had to share! I’ve been wanting to try to make one of these, and now I have a visual template that I can use. This is a picture of it open, but it does collapse into a standard size card that will… [Read More]
Sketch Challenge TSSC73
UPDATED LAST CHANCE RETIRED LISTS JUNE CARD KIT NOW AVAILABLE I took Mary Jo’s TSSC73 sketch challenge this week and created this card using the retiring sets, Outlined for Fun and Great Grads. Again…both these staples will stay in my stamp collection! Outlined for Fun because it is quirky and FUN and a… [Read More]
To Have and To Hold
UPDATED LAST CHANCE ACCESSORY LIST Mary Brown and I had some time to work on a couple challenges Saturday night! I needed some cards made up to post to my Blog! I found this sketch from Mojo Monday several weeks ago. I thought it definitely looked challenging. Another set I’m sad to see… [Read More]
SSC102 Sketch – Wonderful You
NOW AVAILABLE – JUNE CARD KIT Today is the second Stamping411 Sketch Challenge! Come play along and upload your design on the Stamping 411 Blog! Make sure to title your card as SSC102 if you upload to SCS or SA. There are some additional inspiration designs from the other Design Operators for you to look at, too! … [Read More]
Bloggers Challenge – Summer
NOW AVAILABLE – JUNE CARD KIT Ahhhh, Summer! Well, it has felt more like Fall here…low 70s and no humidity! But I know those HOT temperatures are just around the corner! Today’s Bloggers Challenge was the theme Summer. I thought of many things I love about summer…the beach and relaxing being two of my favorite… [Read More]