Welcome to the Creativity Abounds Blog Hop! We are an international group of 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. This month we are focusing on sharing our bonus projects for our upcoming Winter Meadow stamp camp. …
It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a sketch challenge. I have been crafting with the Winter Meadow DSP and thought it would be perfect for this sketch. This watercolory (I don't think this is a word but it should be) design is one…
Ready for another Festive Friday challenge? What is the Festive Friday challenge? The Festive Friday challenge is a bi-weekly challenge that is inspired by a holiday/festivity. An Inspo list of 10 items is created using the festivity as its inspiration. To play in the challenge you need to use 3 items from the Inspo list…
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
Are you all done with your Christmas cards and shopping? My shopping is pretty much done but I am still working on my Christmas cards. It seems like I have been making cards for months and I am still maybe 40 cards short! EEK! So it is time for me to make quick, easy and…
It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week we have a color challenge. Beautiful colors for a Christmas card. Here's what I used for my card. Thick Basic White card base 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4". Basic White layer 4” x 5-1/4” embossed using the…
It is time for another Festive Friday Challenge! The 12 Days of Christmas is the festivity we are featuring on the Festive Friday Challenge. What is the Festive Friday Challenge? The Festive Friday Challenge is a bi-weekly challenge that has an Inspo List. What is an Inspo List? Every challenge has an Inspo list aka…
It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. The challenge generally alternates between a sketch or color challenge. This week it is a sketch. This sketch was a perfect one to use patterned paper aka DSP (Designer Series Paper). The paper pack I used is the Lights Aglow 6”…
It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Connie & Mary Challenge! Every Thursday a new challenge is posted and generally the challenges alternate between a sketch and a color challenge. This week it is a sketch challenge. I love the sketch this week. I knew exactly what I wanted to make and…
It is time for me to get serious about our Christmas cards. I don't want to be an alarmist but there are only 36 days until Christmas!. Yikes! This is the Leaves of Holly bundle along with the Merry Melody 3D Embossing folder. Real Red CS -4-1/4" x 11" (card base scored at 5-1/2"), 2-3/4" …