It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a sketch challenge. When I saw this sketch I knew it was time to bring out the puffins! I flipped the sketch so I could have the puffins and fish going in the right direction. I think these…
Today is the last day to purchase retiring items from the 2020 Annual Stampin' Up! Catalog. Many of the items have been drastically reduced in price and some have sold out. I decided to have a play with some retiring items but to keep it interesting mixing it with a new item that will be…
It is time for a little sneak peek from the upcoming Stampin' Up! Annual catalog. I used the Pansy Petals Suite Collection which includes the Pansy Patch bundle, Pansy Petals DSP, and the Bumblebee trinkets. I also used the 2021-23 In Color Shimmer Vellum in Fresh Freesia for the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge,…
This week the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge is a Color Challenge. Aren't these pretty spring colors? Seaside Spray is one of the In Colors that are on the retiring list. It is a color that I will miss. I cut a 1-3/4" x 5-1/2" strip of True Love Designer Series Paper. I colored…
Welcome to another Creativity Abounds Blog Hop! We are an international group of Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators who have joined together to collaborate. This month we are hopping and also have created a tutorial bundle around the theme Masculine cards. Thank you for joining us and enjoy the hop! Masculine cards are some of the hardest…
Today I am sharing a little sneak peek of some of the items in the Hand-Penned product suite in the 2021-22 Annual Catalog. I am excited about this suite and think it is beautiful. You will also see a couple of the new In Colors, Soft Succulent and Pale Papaya. This is a Two Step …
It is Thursday and you know what that mean! It is time for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a sketch challenge and it was a tough one for me. I had just received my Stampin' Up! demonstrator pre-order and wanted to use something from that beautiful box. Being able…
The Brilliant Wings dies (which can be purchased alone or with the Butterfly Brilliance set) is a sneak peek from the 2021-22 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog that is available now. I thought they would be perfect for the Festive Friday Challenge #FF0080. To play along with the Festive Friday Challenge you need to use…
The Butterfly Brilliance bundle is so versatile. I have made many cards using the stamps and dies but this is the first sympathy card. It is always hard to make and to send sympathy cards but all I can hope is that it brings some comfort to the recipient. I stamped the butterflies on Vellum…