It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie & Mary challenge. This week it is a sketch challenge. I once again reached for the beautiful Symbols of Fortune DSP. I used the Good Fortune dies and cut out multiple flowers from the DSP. The flowers were arranged on a piece of Mother of…
Did you know that in many cultures the crane symbolizes happiness, longevity, harmony and good luck? The Crane of Fortune bundle certainly embraces all those things. The crane stamp is beautiful and it is a Distinktive stamp. All the different shading (except for the Calypso Coral cap) on the crane was made by the stamp. …
Welcome to the Creativity Abounds Blog Hop! We are an international group of Stampin' Up demonstrators that come together monthly to do this blog hop and prepare a tutorial bundle. We also host a quarterly virtual stamp camp. This month our theme is the Symbols of Fortune Suite. The projects we are sharing are bonus…
I have not posted enough about the Symbols of Fortune Suite. It is such a beautiful collection of products. The suite includes a stamp set, coordinating dies, Symbols of Fortune Specialty DSP, Mother of Pearl Specialty Paper, Polished Dots and Soft Succulent 1/2" Satin Shimmer Ribbon. So many beautiful products in one suite! I love…
Did you know that World Art Day is celebrated on April 15th? This festivity is the focus and inspiration for the Festive Friday Inspo List. What is the Festive Friday Challenge Inspo List? The Inspo list consists of 10 item inspired by the chosen festivity. To participate in the challenge you need to use 3…
The Create with Connie & Mary Challenge this week is a beautiful color combination and it made me think about the beautiful florals in the Blessings of Home stamp set. I knew this would be great choice to show off the colors in the challenge. What are the colors? Let me say I never thought…
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 April 29th & 30th (Symbols…
Welcome to the Stampers Dozen Blog Hop! We are a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators who gather together every month on the 14th, to blog hop. We have recently changed to a no theme hop so everyone can share what they are currently loving. We try to make sure everything we use is available but…
It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a color challenge. This color combination reminded me of the Flowering Fields 12" x 12" DSP. Now I realize that Evening Evergreen is not listed as one of the colors in the DSP. I think it was an…
It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a color challenge. Can you guess the colors that are in the challenge? Did you guess correctly? Isn't this a fun color combination? It has been a little bit since I pulled out the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set…