I have been seeing beautiful cards colored using just black, white and gray and knew I wanted to try it. While I had the Accented Blooms set out I pulled out the combo packs of Black and Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends and the Color Lifter. I thought this set might be a good choice for…
It is Thursday and time for Create with Connie & Mary Challenge! This week #CCMC565 is a color challenge. This is such a classic and pretty combination. I used the Stitched Lace dies and To A Wild Rose bundle for today's card. The Stitched Lace die set has 2 dies, one that cuts out a…
Does this happen to you? I have a few, okay maybe more than a few new things from the 2019-2020 Stampin' Up!® catalog. I am excited to get stamping but feel overwhelmed. What should I use first? What colors? The questions go on and on. I find that sometimes limiting the possibilities really helps me…
Just a quick post to share one more sneak peek of the Floral Essence bundle. Isn't the Perennial Essence DSP just too dreamy? I love it and have plans to frame it. Did you notice the vellum leaves? Yes it is in the 2019-20 catalog. The Perennial Essence Vellum card stock comes in Old Olive…
Today’s card has a little bit of everything. It has something new, a lot that is retiring, and a few things sold out. On this card I used the Florentine Thinlits die (sold out) to cut out the Wood Textures DSP(retiring) I love how it looks like a lattice. The branches were stamped using the…
A few days ago this post was published, well actually it was blank….ooops! Definitely a case of operator error. Sorry that happened. Here is the card I made for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge #CCMC560. Here is the sketch the card is based on. I used the soon to be retiring Bloom by…
Can you believe that this was the first time I inked up the hummingbird stamp in the Humming Along stamp set? It surprised me since I really like hummingbirds, in fact I have a feeder right outside my stamp room window. I happily watch them coming and going from the feeder all day long. I…
Ready for another fun Create with Connie & Mary Challenge? Today's challenge #CCMC556 is a sketch challenge. Here's what I made for the challenge. I used the Needlepoint Nook DSP which helped guide the choice of using the coordinating colors, Poppy Parade and Crushed Curry. The sentiment and flower were stamped using the Needle and…
I was cleaning up my craft table and found these hibiscus images from the Humming Along stamp set. They were colored, matted and ready to use. The Tropical Escape DSP was a perfect one to use and coordinated so well with the hibiscus. The card base is a 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" piece of Blushing Bride…
I am so happy it's April, a new month and it is going to be a great one, that's my plan anyway. The last part of March was rough but I have high hopes for April! April is already off to a good start! Today is the launch of the new Storage by Stampin' Up!®. …