Moved Nicole

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This week we are featuring our favorite new designer series paper from the catalog. Designer Series Paper is a favorite product of mine, so many great patterns to choose from.  It's an easy way to add color and dress up your cards or projects.  So far, I think that A LITTLE FOXY DSP is my favorite.  But since I go through phases of favorites, that can change tomorrow!  But for now, A LITTLE FOXY and the coordinating stamp set FOXY FRIENDS are on my desk all the time. The colors in this collection of papers are GORGEOUS!  I especially love stripes right now, so I used that particular paper for my card today. The striped paper provides a fabulous background for my card.  It gives interest without being too overwhelming.  I added in the banners from another design of the DSP, I just fussy cut enough of the banners to go across the top of the card.  You'll notice that I added in a couple other stamp sets as well...

Welcome to the Creation Station Blog Hop for May!  This month we are featuring MASCULINE cards and projects, so be sure to hop all the way around to see all the fabulous ideas! I created a birthday card for you that combines several items from the Occasions catalog....the SUNBURST THINLIT, NUMBER OF YEARS and PARTY WITH CAKE . The inspiration for this idea came directly from my husband.  It's a running joke that he is 29 and holding.....and he's said that the entire 17 years I've known him!  I can tell you he's definitely not 29, but what's the harm in letting him think he is?? I started out with Basic Gray as my card base and added lots of splotches with GORGEOUS GRUNGE .  I just love how a little grunge can give a more masculine look and feel to a card when using the right colors.  Then I layered on a couple of sunbursts that had been cut down with circle framelits.  I added a little grunge stamping to both then offset them slightly. The die cut numbers from NU...

My little guy just turned 3 years old yesterday, so I have a fun post for you today.  I made a couple of birthday cards with NUMBER OF YEARS and show how adding just a few extra details really makes a difference! I started out with the simple card shown at the top.  I like the way it turned out, but it could use a little something more. I love all the color on the card and the balloons give a fun whimsical feel.  This would be a great design for making a card quickly when you don't have time for more detail. In this second card, you can see a more finished look by adding a couple of extra details.  I added a little extra pop of color by adding a Crushed Curry matting under the designer paper and the white circle. I also added more color by using GORGEOUS GRUNGE to add a splash of Pool Party ink behind the number 3.  This is actually my favorite detail, it really made a big difference with just a small addition of color.  Lastly, I added color to the balloons .  I stamped the s...

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This month we are featuring the In Colors that will be retiring soon.  Today’s color is MOSSY MEADOW! Since I just got new stamps this week, I had to use one of those sets!  One of the biggies that was on my wish list was NUMBER OF YEARS. I think this is just the most useful stamp set!!  Think of all the things you can do with these numbers and all the fabulous sentiments to go with them! For this card, I got an early start on my anniversary card.  This fall will be 15 years and my husband's favorite color is dark green, so this was a no brainer! To make Mossy Meadow the main color, I used it for the card base and the background for the numbers.  For a pop of color, Calypso Coral was the perfect choice.  It goes so beautifully with the deep Mossy Meadow. If you haven't given this stamp set a try, please do!  I am wishing I had made this purchase months ago...such an amazing stamp set!  And as always, here is th...