Blog — Great Stamping with Connie

What Is That DSP?

I have been having great fun colouring on Designer Series Paper with my Stampin’ Blends. You can see one of my recent posts here. Today I have another card that uses a gorgeous piece of DSP, and I have coloured it to change it up.

Birthday, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasSeptember 27, 2019Garden Lane DSP, Magnolia Blooms, Stampin' Blends, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #SUOC232 Comments

Girls Get Away Weekend

Our Girls Get Away Weekend is this weekend. A whole weekend of girlfriends, crafting, fun, great food, not enough sleep!! and so much more. When I host these weekends I always provide some card making tutorials, so I have been creating and preparing for that.

Cards, Challenges, ChristmasConnie DouglasSeptember 26, 2019Christmas Gleaming Stamp Set, Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack, Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #GDP208 Comments

The Gift of Fall

Fall has arrived, but (thankfully!) we still have some beautiful summer-like days in store, at least where I am!! Fall inspires us with the beautiful coloured leaves, deeper hues in our clothing, and rich coloured decorations.

Cards, Challenges, Thinking of You, 3 DConnie DouglasSeptember 20, 2019Rooted in Nature, Nature's Roots Dies, Flourish Dies, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #FabFri172Comment

Bloom and Grow

Did you see my recent post with the magnolia I coloured with my Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blend? If not, you can see it here. I really like the way it turned out, so I decided to colour a whole garden of them!

Birthday, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasSeptember 19, 2019Magnolia Blooms, Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping Comments

Good Morning Blue Magnolia

It probably isn’t a secret, but blue is my favourite colour. I love the colour blue and would make way too many cards in blue if it weren’t for all the fantastic colours Stampin’ Up! offers, but today my card features Balmy Blue, a colour I love!

Birthday, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasSeptember 16, 2019Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper, Tropical Dies, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #CTS339Comment

Fall Is Coming

The days are still lovely, but the nights are cooler, and you can feel that Fall is just around the corner. With that, I often turn my colour choices for cards to oranges, greens, browns, golden yellow, and others that remind us of nature’s beauty as the leaves turn colours.

Anniversary, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasSeptember 12, 2019Well Said, Country Home, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstampingComment

Believe

A number of years ago I adoped the word BELIEVE as my word. It was a time of new beginnings for me, and it struck me that all I had to do was believe. Believe I could make a new start, believe that I could be successful. Believe that I . . . whatever I needed at any moment, it was there to support me at any given time. I have a number of items around my home to remind me of this. Plaques, mugs, framed art I have made, an engraved polished stone, whatever I have found and collected over the years. The stamp set Itty Bitty Christmas has a stamp that simply says ‘believe’ and I used it on my card today.

Cards, Challenges, ChristmasConnie DouglasSeptember 10, 2019Snowman Season, Itty Bitty Christmas, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #CTS338Comment

A Colour Challenge

I 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!

Cards, Challenges, Any Occasion, August 2018Connie DouglasSeptember 6, 2019Good Morning Magnolia, Itty Bitty Greetings, colour challenge, colouring, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstampingComment

It's Your Time To Shine

Today 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.

Any Occasion, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasAugust 31, 2019Daisy Lane, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #FabFri171 Comment

Be Strong, Be Happy, Be You

What a wonderful, inspirational message - Be Strong, Be Happy, Be You. I have loved this stamp since I first saw it, and today I used it for a Clean and Simple card.

Any Occasion, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasAugust 29, 2019Perennial Essence DSP, Rooted in Nature, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #SUOC230 Comment

You Are Like A Diamond

What female doesn’t like diamonds? Not too many I don’t think. To be told we are like a diamond, resilient, strong and beautiful is truly a compliment. That is the message for my card.

Any Occasion, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasAugust 27, 2019Strong & Beautiful, Garden Lane DSP, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #GDP204, Botanical Tags diesComment

Over The Moooon!

I love the Over The Moon stamp set, the cute cows are so much fun to create with. I made this card for MSH (My Sweet Husband) to show him how much he means to me, and it is perfect for the Global Design Project theme challenge this week.

Any Occasion, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasAugust 22, 2019Over The Moon, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #GP203Comment

Friendly Thoughts

My card today is for the Fab Friday Challenge. It is a colour challenge, and I must say, when I saw the colours they gave us I was not sure about them! They certainly are not colours I would generally put together, but trusting the challenge I moved forward, and surprisingly it works!!

Any Occasion, Birthday, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasAugust 20, 2019Floral Essence, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #FabFri170, sponging Comments

Woodland Day

I’m having tons of fun colouring my Designer Series Paper with my Stampin’ Blends. Today I coloured a piece of DSP from Garden Lane for a sketch challenge from Case This Sketch.

Any Occasion, Birthday, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasAugust 17, 2019Garden Lane DSP, Woodland Embossing Folder, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #CTS335Comment

Summertime and the Garden is Blooming

I love all the pretty flowers in the gardens over the summer. Anywhere you travel, you can pass many houses with beautiful flowers growing. Each one perfect in natures beauty. My card today is part of the Stampin’ Up! Only Challenge, (SUOC), whose theme this time is Summer.

Cards, Challenges, GratitudeConnie DouglasAugust 15, 2019Daisy Lane, Itty Bitty Greetings, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #CTS321, SUOC229 Comments

A Well Said Happy Birthday

If you are looking for a great Go-To sentiment set, Well Said is sure to hit the mark. It has all sorts of words you can put together to create a unique greeting, along with some phrases that are wonderful. There is also a coordinating die set called Well Written. Together you can say almost anything! I used the Happy and Birthday from the stamp set for my card today.

Birthday, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasAugust 14, 2019Well Said, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #GDP202Comment

Heirloom Thoughts

I’m back with another Designer Series Paper focused card. If you want to create beautiful handmade cards, using DSP for your backdrop is a great way to create cards easily. Today I used some DSP from the Woven Threads Designer Series Paper.

Cards, Challenges, Thinking of YouConnie DouglasAugust 13, 2019Woven Heirlooms, Woven Threads DSP, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #CTS334Comment

Loving The Garden Lane

If you follow my blog posts, you know I love my Designer Series Paper! The Garden Lane DSP is one of my new favourites. I don’t think it is possible to make a card that isn’t beautiful if you start with this, and that is what I did today.

Birthday, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasAugust 10, 2019Garden Lane DSP, Magnolia Blooms, Itty Bitty Birthdays, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #FabFri169 Comments

Country Home

I haven’t played with the Country Home stamp set (page 95 in the Annual Catalogue) much lately I love it, so today was the day! Life in the country often means beautiful gardens with bright blooms of heritage flowers. This set has some pretty images, great for colouring.

Any Occasion, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasAugust 8, 2019Country Home, Heirloom Frames Dies and 3D Embossing Folder, #GDP201, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping Comments

Over The Moon

Today I have a fun card made with one of the cows from the super cute stamp set Over The Moon. These cows are so much fun, and great for making cute cards.

Cards, Challenges, Thank YouConnie DouglasAugust 1, 2019Over The Moon, Itty Bitty Greetings, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #GDP200Comment