If you are a card maker, you likely find that sometimes you want to make a really fancy card, sometimes you just need a really quick card that is still eye catching, and sometimes you are somewhere in the middle!! Today we are keeping it quick and easy with some simple stamping, but still creating a beautiful card.
Read MoreToday is a day for feeling blessed for all the wonderful things in my life. If you follow my blog, you know I am a big believer in Gratitude, counting my blessings and being truly grateful for all the great people that surround me. Today I am grateful for my friends, and want to share this card with each of you.
Read MoreHave you had a chance to look through the new Mini Catalogue yet? There are some wonderful stamps in it, along with coordinating Designer Series Paper (DSP), dies, embellishments, and lots more! This month I am featuring the Painted Poppies Suite. It is a beautiful set of products including two bundles, some gorgeous DSP, and pretty embellishments. My card today is simple but elegant, and uses the Painted Poppies stamp set.
Read MoreIt’s a new year and a new decade! Welcome to 2020, it is going to be a great year. We kick it all off with a new mini catalogue that goes live on January 3, and Sale-a-Bration (SAB) starts then too. The new catalogue is filled with lots of great stamp sets, dies, papers, embellishments, kits and everything you need for beautiful paper crafting. The best part about this time of year though, is Sale-a-Bration. For every $60 you spend on anything at all from the new mini, or the annual catalogue, you can select a FREE item from the SAB brochure. It has everything from cute to beautiful, and lots in between! I thought we would start with cute.
Read MoreEveryone loves a little treat, and at Christmas it is always nice to have a little treat for people you see. These little packages are great for that. They are quick and easy to make, and they have a sweet treat waiting inside.
Read MoreIt’s a snowy day, and the forcast is for more snow over the next week, so I figured a snowy card was the way to go! There is a bit of a snowman theme going on at my blog, but who can resist, they are so cute!
Read MoreIt’s Your Time to Shine. What a great sentiment that is to celebrate an achievement and provide encouragement to someone. It is easy to do when you make a pretty card and use simple stamping.
Read MoreOne of the most popular suites in the Stampin’ Up! Annual catalogue is the Bird Ballad Suite. The stamp set Free As A Bird has wonderful sentiments along with lovely line images perfect for colouring. If it isn’t a colouring kind of day though, you could just use the line image for a card, or you could get some coloured birds from the pretty Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper, as I have done!
Read MoreThere are lots of cards with beautiful flower images, soft colours, and feminine touches. They are lovely, but sometimes you need a card that has a definite masculine tone to it. I know there are a lot of people that struggle to make this type of card, so today I offer some masculine inspiration in my masculine moment.
Read MoreDo you ever hear a favourite tune on the radio and just start dancing to it in your living room? I think that is fairly common, I know I certainly do it. It is the perfect opportunity to hear great music, and dance like no one is watching. My card today reminds me of the fun and carefree moments created by that, not to mention it is good exercise!!!
Read MoreHow many things in life are made better by sharing them with someone, or doing things together? Lots and lots and lots!! Stamping is one of the first things that comes to mind. I love stamping, and spending time in my craft studio, but stamping with friends is the best. We did just that on Saturday at my Stamp-a-Stack. You can see pictures of some of the fun on my Facebook page, Great Stamping With Connie.
For today, I have a card that reflects that same sentiment.
I love stamping and making beautiful hand made cards of all types, but one of my favourites is colouring on my cards. When I was little, I loved to colour, and the comfort of colouring remains with me today. I think many people feel the same way, as my colouring classes are very popular, and people look forward to all the creative ways Stampin’ Up! gives us to colour our cards.
Read MoreIn Canada it is Thanksgiving weekend, and I am feeling thankful for the beautiful day yesterday, and the glorious world around me. At all times, but especailly this weekend, take time to celebrate the beauty of the season, and the glorious bounty nature provides.
Read MoreThe Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper has hand painted flowers, giving it soft and delicate images. It is so pretty, it is easy to create beautiful cards when you make it the centre of attention, as is the case with my card today.
Read MoreI have spent most of the summer working and living at my cottage. I am so very grateful to have an opportunity to do this. I work as a server at a local restaurant, and I love it. You meet so many wonderful people, and I have also had an opportunity to sell some of my cards. My card today, reflects my thoughts, I am grateful to be able to live in nature, in such a beautiful part of our province, and my heart overflows with gratitude.
Read MoreHave you seen the Nature’s Beauty stamp set on the back page of the Holiday catalogue? It is a stunning stamp set with line drawings that include a fox, a deer and a bunny, along with some trees, etc. The images are lovely, but the best thing about this set is a Difference Maker set. That means that $4.00 from each set sold will be donated to a Mental Health Organization. In Canada, money from sales of this set will be donated to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Read MoreThe Over The Moon stamp set is so much fun, and fantastic for making great cards. If you feel like making a fun card, and are in the mood for some colouring, this is a great Go To set.
Read MoreI love participating in different card making challenges, I find they push me to try things I wouldn’t think of. Today is another example of that with a colour challenge. So Saffron, Rococco Rose and Mint Macaron. I love all three of these colours, but probably would not put them together in a card if someone didn’t tell me to!
Read MoreI am truly blessed to have many wonderful girlfriends. I love each of them and am grateful to have them in my life, but there is always room for more! As adults, it can be difficult to make new friends, and to find someone new that you really ‘click’ with, is very special. This summer I have been blessed to find a new girlfriend.
Read MoreToday is your day! Each day we have is a gift, so let’s make today your day to shine. We all have our ups and downs, but for today, let’s all be grateful for something wonderful in our life, and let it shine on everyone we meet. A smile, a kind word, a small gesture, can all make a big difference in someone’s day, so let’s all get out there and shine.
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