My, oh my, oh my…I do LOVE this fun new set…Jar of Love and it was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for the sketch challenge for Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge this week! Not only was this set absolutely PERFECT for the challenge but the new incolors…what can I say, they are just so bright and happy and just go together …
Wow…can you believe it? This is the LAST WEEK of June! Where did this month go? This is the start of week 7 of my 8 week term this summer so I’m looking forward to my classes coming to an end and having a little break before Fall semester starts Today I’m heading to Raleigh, North Carolina for a conference …
Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Design Team Saturday Blog Hop and week 4 of our showcasing the NEW incolors (LOVE!!!) This week we are doing Sweet Sugarplum. I’m keeping with my theme of CAS cards for these new incolors and here is mine for this week… Here’s the details… Sweet Sugarplum – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 …
Happy Thursday everyone! Are you all enjoying your ‘new stuff’? I know I am just having a BLAST with it and finally fell like my creativity is coming back. This week for the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge we have an AWESOME color challenge for you: Watermelon Wonder, Blushing Bride, Pool Party. Oh SOOOOO easy to work with! …
Happy Tuesday! You know what is best about this Tuesday? It’s time for another SUO challenge! Last month we said farewell to our favorite dsp from the last catalog and this week we are saying hello to one of our new favorites. I made this when we were still in preorder and only had a couple from which to choose …
Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Design Team Saturday Blog Hop and week 3 of our showcasing the NEW incolors (LOVE!!!) This week we are doing Emerald Envy. You all know how I just LOVE CAS cards and here is a CAS card for you… Here’s the details… Whisper White THICK – 4 1/4 x 11 folded Whisper …
Here it is again another Thursday and a very cool sketch challenge for Create with Connie and Mary! As soon as I saw the sketch I immediate thought of the new Pop of Pink Specialty dsp (and take a look at Lisa Martz’s card…she thought the same thing too!) I love the ‘happy’ look of this card and it would …
Do you LOVE this cute little set? I LOVE this cute little set! I needed a card for my craft group and REALLY wanted to use this set. So I get out my stuff and start working on a designing my card and DANG…my PUNCH BROKE! Well…I wanted to use this set anyway, so we just went to plan B. …
Do you LOVE the new Flourishing Phrases set and Flourishing Thinlits? I do. I mean I LOVE these! Often I will just like the set or just like the thinlits but on this one…LOVE them BOTH! This was also what I used this month (June) for my Create with Connie and Mary June Mini Session Card Set. LOVE! Since I …
I LOVE to ‘collect’ sketch ideas and when I’m sort of stuck, I like to use the sketches to get me ‘jump started’. My favorite kind of sketches though are CAS ones (I know…SHOCKER!) One of the sites that I just LOVE their sketches (even though I don’t always have time to play along) is CASE this Sketch. The also …
Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Design Team Saturday Blog Hop and week 2 of our showcasing the NEW incolors (LOVE!!!) This week we are doing Flirty Flamingo! What a FUN color! Of course since FLAMINGO is in the name of the color, I just HAD to use a FLAMINGO for my card! Yep…it is PINK! I paired …
Happy Thursday everyone! It’s time for another Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge and we have a fun color challenge for you – Daffordil Delight, Bermuda Bay and Crumb Cake (or Kraft). I thought these were the perfect colors for a sailing theme and the little Swirly Bird set works GREAT! Pair that up with the ‘wave’ from the …
Hello everyone! It is time for another FUN challenge for the SUO challenge team. This time our very talented design team is taking on ‘Summer Celebrations’. Well…as soon as I saw the challenge I thought of Independence Day (July 4th) and KNEW I was going to use the wavy lines of the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits as a sort of ‘flag’ …
Welcome to another fun Create with Connie and Mary Design Team Saturday Blog Hop! And happy June to you! Oh…it’s NEW CATALOG time and we are all just LOVIN’ IT! For the month of June we are going to be featuring the new in-colors! WOO HOO!!! I absolutely LOVE this. First up…Peek-a-boo Peach! I decided instead of doing a monochromatic …
Happy June and happy Thursday everyone! WOW…summer is HERE! (And it always go by soooo quickly!) We have a fun sketch for you this week for the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge. I had bought this set (Pop of Paradise) on a whim because I just wanted some NEW RUBBER! I don’t have a thing for flamingos or …
