Blog — Great Stamping with Connie

The Creative Process

My last post featured a card with the new In Colour Seaside Spray. If you missed it, you can see it here. I love this colour, it’s softness, and purple blue hue. I used it again today, combined with a Regal Christmas colour, Merry Merlot.

Cards, Challenges, ChristmasConnie DouglasOctober 24, 2019So Many Stars, Stitched Stars Dies, Seaside Spray, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #GDP212Comment

Christmas Stars

I spent time in my craft studio playing with Seaside Spray card stock and making some Christmas cards. I love the new In Colour Seaside Spray, and it is perfect for Christmas. The frosty blue colour mixed with a regal colour like Night of Navy makes a striking card to share with friends or family.

Cards, Challenges, ChristmasConnie DouglasOctober 22, 2019So Many Stars, Itty Bitty Christmas, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #CTS344Comment

24 Hour Stamp Sale - THIS WEDNESDAY

That’s right! Stampin’ Up! is having a 24 hour flash sale on a whole bunch of fantastic stamp sets. Don’t miss the chance to get some items from your wish list at a discount!

PromotionsConnie DouglasOctober 21, 2019#24 hour stamp sale, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstampingComment

Love To Colour

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.

Any Occasion, Cards, Challenges, ColouringConnie DouglasOctober 19, 2019Butterfly Gala, vellum, #greatstampingwithconnie, #SUOC234, #wasagabeachstamping Comments

Happily Ever After

When we hear “happily ever after”, we tend to think about a wedding. Wishing the new couple a wonderful wedding day, and that they will live happily ever after. Wishes for a lifetime of love and happiness has the same meaning, but with different words. To me, the first is more fairy tale, while the latter feels like our hope for real life. Either way, they are both lovely, and send joyful wishes to the recipient.

Challenges, Wedding, TechniquesConnie DouglasOctober 17, 2019Dandelion Wishes, plastic bag technique, #gre, #was, #GDP211Comment

Simple Stamping and My Dilema

The Stampin’ Up! #simplestamping challenge this month is a Thank You card. How perfect is that? Since we just celebrated Thanksgiving in Canada, being thankful is on our minds, so making a card to share with someone seems like the right thing to do. Simple stamping is a great way to create a beautiful card quickly, and an opportuntiy to create some pretty Designer Paper for the background, as I did for this card.

Cards, Challenges, Thank YouConnie DouglasOctober 15, 2019Free As A Bird, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #simplestamping Comments

Celebrating Thanksgiving and the Beautiful Fall Colours

In 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.

Any Occasion, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasOctober 12, 2019Colourful Season, Beautiful You, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #SUOC233 Comments

Oh So Delicate

The 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.

Any Occasion, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasOctober 10, 2019Perennial Essence DSP, Itty Bitty Greetings, Country Floral embossing folder, #wasagabeachstamping, #greatstampingwithconnie, #GDP210Comment

Pressed Petals for CTS342

It is certainly no secret that I love flowers, and the Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper gives us some lovely flower and greenery images. These are photographic images of pressed petals, and the other side has some great vintage designs.

Cards, Challenges, Thinking of YouConnie DouglasOctober 8, 2019Good Morning Magnolia, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #CTS342Comment

Simply Grateful

I 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.

Any Occasion, Cards, GratitudeConnie DouglasOctober 5, 2019Winter Woods, A Wish For Everything, Woodland Embossing Folder, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstampingComment

Winter Bunny

Have 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.

Any Occasion, Cards, ChallengesConnie DouglasOctober 3, 2019Nature's Beauty, Meant To Be, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #FabFri173 Comments

Christmas Stamp-A-Stack

I am hosting a Christmas Stamp-A-Stack on October 26, 2019. If you are anywhere in the GTA you should check this out, it is sure to be a fun time.

Classes and EventsConnie DouglasOctober 1, 2019Stamp-a-Stack, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstampingComment

Party, party, party!

The 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.

Any Occasion, ChallengesConnie DouglasOctober 1, 2019Over The Moon, Wrapped In Plaid, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #, CTS341Comment

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

Christmas Cow

A couple of years ago I did a Christmas card class, and we made a card using the This Little Piggy stamp set. You can see the post from 2017 here. Some of the people that attended the class are still talking about how cute the card was, so when we did our Christmas class this year, I decided to treat them to a cute Chrismas Cow.

Cards, ChristmasConnie DouglasSeptember 24, 2019Over The Moon, Perfectly Plaid, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #christmascowComment

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

Believe (Part 2)

Have you started making your Christmas cards yet? The 2019 Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalogue is now live, and filled with all sorts of great ideas and supplies for your Christmas crafing. Here is a #simplestamping card to get you started.

Cards, Christmas, Simple StampingConnie DouglasSeptember 14, 2019Itty Bitty Christmas, Wrapped In Plaid, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #simplestampingComment