Spirited Snowmen – Parts & Pieces

Saturday’s Keep Stamping Challenge – November 14th, 2020 Sometimes a girl just has to have some fun! I am excited to share my cards with you today!  In a weekly newsletter from Stampin’ Up!, the company challenged one of the in-house concept artists to see what she could create with a given set of materials. Continue reading “Spirited Snowmen – Parts & Pieces”

Celebrate the Season

November 12, 2020 Welcome to my blog! I thought I would sneak in another post regarding a few cards I just made. Challenges, challenges and challenges! Today’s card features the Itty Bitty Christmas sentiment stamp set along with the Tree Angle stamp set.  I have created this card for the Global Design Project sketch challengeContinue reading “Celebrate the Season”

Mistletoe & Holly – Paper Pumpkin Play Date

November 12, 2020 The NOVEMBER 2015 – MISTLETOE & HOLLY kit was a favorite.  Mostly because it was red (Cherry Cobbler) & green (Old Olive).  Have I mentioned before that I am a real red & green girl when it comes to Holiday colors? HAPPY HOLIDAYS Truly keeping it clean and simple, this is aContinue reading “Mistletoe & Holly – Paper Pumpkin Play Date”

Snow Front Season’s Greetings

November 10, 2020 Happy Tuesday!  Today I am sharing a multi-scene gallery card for CASE-ing Tuesday. The card that we are CASE-ing is from page 61 of the 2020 August-December Mini Catalog. If you want to play along with the sketch here are the details: The measurements and supplies I used to create my CASE areContinue reading “Snow Front Season’s Greetings”

Sunday Sketch – SS027

 November 8th, 2020 The 2020 Stampin’ Up! OnStageAtHome Convention was this weekend.  What an exciting experience!  One of the perks of Convention is getting a new stamp set or two that will be available in the new 2021 January – June Catalog.  What fun to use the Dragonfly Garden stamp set and Dandy Garden DesignerContinue reading “Sunday Sketch – SS027”

Christmas Double Point Fancy Fold Card

Saturday’s Keep Stamping Challenge –  November 7th, 2020 I am excited to share my card with you today!  I am creating these on-line challenges to keep you motivated and engaged.  I like to try something new and share it with you.  I hope that I can inspire you to try new things too!  Whether itContinue reading “Christmas Double Point Fancy Fold Card”

Paper Pumpkin Play Date – Noel

November 5, 2020 The NOVEMBER 2013 – NOEL kit was the first Holiday themed kit.  The red and vanilla diagonal striped card bases were perfect for cutting apart and using them to create wonderful alternatives.  I paired them with Very Vanilla card bases.  Here are a trio of cards I made by adding a littleContinue reading “Paper Pumpkin Play Date – Noel”

Thinking of You at Christmas

October 27, 2020 Case-ing Tuesday #275 (August – December 2020 Mini Catalog, page 81) and using the colors from Colour INKspiration Challenge #88 Key elements from the sample in the Mini Catalog include a matted focal image, patterned paper, flag and some ribbon. And this is the card I created… As I was influenced byContinue reading “Thinking of You at Christmas”

Sunday Sketch – SS024

 October 11th, 2020 Christmas Cheer Looking at today’s sketch, I was drawn to create a Holiday card. Stampin’ Up! currently has much of it’s Designer Series Paper on sale (15% Off) and the three panels were perfect to show off patterned paper(s).  I picked Heartwarming Hugs. The principle colors in my selected patterns include: RealContinue reading “Sunday Sketch – SS024”

Round About Christmas

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 One of the challenges that I like to participate in, when I own the stamp set, is Stampin’ Through the Catalog. Today, the stamp set is FESTIVE POST. This stamp set is in the AUGUST – DECEMBER MINI CATALOG. A great little Holiday set that includes Hallowe’en, Christmas and Valentine’s. FestiveContinue reading “Round About Christmas”