Happy July 1st! It is a big day! The 2022 July-December Mini Catalog is now live AND so is the 2022 July-August Sale-A-Bration. If you do not have these catalogs and want them, please let me know. One of the cutest Sale-A-Bration choices is the Hippest Hippos. What that means is during Sale-A-Bration (Juy-August )with…
It is Thursday which means it is time for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week the challenge is a color combination. The colors are Orchid Oasis, Balmy Blue, and So Saffron. Here's what I used to make this card. Sentiment is from the Sending Smiles set stamped in Orchid Oasis. The Stitched…
It is Thursday and time for another Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a sketch challenge. I love this sketch and it is one that I use a lot. I found that using the Stylish Shapes dies makes it super easy to create a perfect little foursome of squares. The only…
Welcome to the Creativity Abounds Blog Hop! We are a group of international Stampin' Up!® demonstrators. We hop together on the third Wednesday of every month. Our hops focus around a particular bundle, holiday, occasion or product suite. We also do a quarterly stamp camp and have one coming up July 22nd & 23rd (Hues…
Welcome to the Stampers Dozen Blog Hop! This month our theme is Summertime Blues. Stampin' Up! has so many beautiful blues that we decided a blog hop would be a great way to show them off! Let me say I kind of surprised myself by using Balmy Blue and Night of Navy! Balmy Blue…
I needed to make some birthday cards and wanted to play with the Cottage Rose bundle. This is a fabulous bundle and you know I love a stamp set that has images and sentiments. The large rose is a beautiful flower and it is a fun one to color. I heat embossed the flower using…
Have you checked out the Rays of Light background stamp? I think it is a gem and maybe a hidden one. You can find it on page 116 of the 2022-23 Annual catalog. I have used it just a couple of times and it is so fun! Here I paired the Rays of Light stamp…
It is Thursday and what does that mean? It means it is time for the Create with Connie Mary Challenge. Every week the challenge switches between a sketch and a color challenge. This week it is a color challenge. What fun a fun color combination! I started by making the background using Blending Brushes. I…
Product List Rays Of Light Cling Stamp Set [158925] Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set [151599] Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [151595] So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119793] Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock…
It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week we have a sketch challenge. I didn't have an oval big enough so I improvised and used a circle from the Layering Circles dies. I fussy cut the butterfly from the Butterfly Kisses DSP. The DSP was also used for…