We Create Christmas Blog Hop

I feel like I have been blindsided by the holidays.   The calendar filled up soooo fast I can only take a day at a time or else I will become completely overwhelmed of everything I need to do.  Can you relate?

I made two projects for our Christmas blog hop.

I took the take out box and used the Hometown greetings dies.  I love the city street images along the border of the box and the cute tag at the top.  Filled with Cadbury chocolate balls.  

My second project did not come together as I had imagined.  I think the most frustrating thing for me is needing a sentiment and not finding what I need.  Either the wording is wrong or the greeting I like doesn't fit the card or design.   So  here is the next best effort.

Alpine adventures stamp set and coordinating dies...

Hop on over to Libby's blog to see what festive creations you have come up with.

We Create Gratitude Blog Hop

Fall is such a fun time and the world is full of color and excitement for the holidays.  I love Thanksgiving time and really taking a chance to reflect about all the things I am thankful for that I often times take for granted.

Here are a couple of projects to use for a thank you to let someone know you appreciate them.

The first project is a card using Colorful Seasons stamp set with its coordinating die Seasonal Layers.  The sentiment is from flourishing Phrases.  The die cut is from Stitched Sentiments.

The cute little box top uses a new embossing folder Swirls and Curls.  The leaves are die cut from a promotional set called snowfall thinlits.

  

Hop on over to Jeanna's and check out her projects...

We Create Halloween Blog Hop

Thanks for coming to check out the We Create Team for a Halloween Blog Hop using current Stampin Up products from the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog and Holiday Catalog.

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers" - Anne of Green Gables
The wardrobe dilemma is that it is chilly enough in the morning to want a sweater, but by the afternoon, you are roasting.  I usually opt for summer attire and just tough it out between house to car, car to office.

Halloween  - not the super scary stuff - makes me happy.  My creations were using the Cauldron Bubble stamp set and dies with the coordinating DSP.  The tags used on both projects were cut using dies from the take out treats dies.  The circles were cute using the layer circle dies.

This layout was inspired by Ronda Wade - another Stampin UP demonstrator.

This card used a 4in  x 12 in piece of DSP  scored at 1 in, 4 1/4 and 9 1/2 with a fun fold/opening.  The base is 4 1/4 by 5 1/2

Here is the front...  Aren't those little ghosts coming out of the cauldron so cute??!!  The fold over flap is 1 inch

Here is the inside.  This way you get to see both sides of the paper.  The Boo image is from the Hostess set in the Holiday catalog called Warm Hearted  I love the black shadow that gives the image dimension.

The second project is a little black cauldron I purchased last year.  I had grand plans for it, but never got to them.  I made a cute topper to add to the cauldron.  Once again using the same paper set and dies. 

The rosette is made using 2 strips of DSP 1 1/4 x 12.  I scored every 3/8 using the simply scored tool ending up with a 4in rosette.

 I love love love that the dies coordinate with the DSP to cut out images.  Which I have done on both projects.

 Hop on over to Libby's  to see what magnificent creations she has made

We Create Fall Blog Hop

There are a few things that come to my mind when I think of fall which is my favorite season of the year.  First and foremost...

Football - Go Utes

State Fair which opens this weekend

and Apples which we used to pick and press into cider,

Of course there are many other things like colored leaves, dropping temperatures from scorching summer heat, back to school supplies and these yellow sunflowers that are everywhere.

My BFF Wendy Weixler and I often go for walks in the evening to make up for some silly step bet one or both of us has committed to.  We came upon this patch of flowers that looked so pretty.  Fortunately, Wendy always has her phone out and she captured this, which is the inspiration for my card today.

I used the Painted Harvest Stamp Set.  It is backed with the Buffalo Check Background stamp and bordered with the lace dies.  The sentiment is from Waterfront stamp set and accented with a bow from the linen thread.  Nothing quite like the real thing but I wouldn't mind getting this in the mail.

Next stop is Jeanna Bohanon.

Is it Possible that I could be...

Chosen to be a display stamper?  I know that so many talented demonstrators submit their projects so they can be considered for stamping projects to be on display at Onstage.  It can't hurt to try, right?

I am not sure what the criteria for selecting the demos to work up the display items, but I decided to give it go.

Here are the three cards...

The Scrapbook Page...   Isn't he adorable??

Finally - Two 3-D projects

You've Been Boo'd

A pumpkin styled with Rosettes

We Create Summer Blog Hop

Summer is flying by.  I learned a song in my younger days in Primary at my Ward/Church.  It was called Oh what do you do in the Summer time when all the world is green. Then it proceeds to list all the fun things you do like swim, fish, swing, watch the clouds float by, drink lemonade, or march in parades.  I am typing this up and listening to the crickets outside, with a very slight breeze coming in the window.  All the things I love about summer!!!!  

Of course adulting in the summer includes stuff like canning.  Ralph and I did 34 quarts pickles and many pints of red current jelly.  Tomato products scheduled for August.

For my project I tried to capture the swinging way up high. I think maybe my colors slightly drifted to fall, but green and brown are what trees are made of.  I inked the leaf image in granny apple green and then used a dauber to add the shaded spruce so that it wasn't all one color.  I used markers for the swing.  I didn't get a great image the first time on the swing and since I used my Stamparatus I was able to reink the stamp and stamp the image again exactly where it had been before.  (( still want to call it a Stampasaurus))  If you don't have one...you NEED one.

Do you ever show someone your cute homemade card and the first thing they do after looking at the front is open it to see what is inside?  It happens to me all the time, so I decided to start adding a inside panel just for the lookers and it helps the card be completed for use.

Stamps - Sheltering Tree and Around the Corner

Ink - Early Espresso, Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Real Red Marker. Crumb Cake, Basic Black

Paper - Whisper White, Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso and Natures Poem DSP

Accessories - Linen Thread  ( I really need to invest in some current embellishments :) )

Go check out Jeanna's creations...

We Create Celebrations Blog Hop

When I think about celebrations, especially this time of year I think about the 4th of July and also in the state of Utah we celebrate the 24th of July when the Mormon Pioneers came to settle this beautiful valley.  July is just one big party in Utah.  There are lots of parades and community activities going on all the time.

My card is along that theme of parades and the 4th of July.  Who remembers decorating their bikes to ride in the parade?  Streamers of crepe paper weaved in and out of bicycle spokes  sparkly handle bars, balloons and... TAFFY that was thrown from the floats.  Such a fun time.  

This is the inside...

And who doesn't like salt water taffy, which is made right here Salt Lake City.  The Bear Lake Raspberry flavor is my favorite!!! Accompanied with your favorite soft drink.  Sounds like a good treat to me.

Supplies

Stamp Sets - Bike Ride, Thoughtful Banners, One for all, Stitched all Around

Ink - Real Red, Memento Black, Blueberry Bushel, Incolor 2018-2020 markers

Paper, Real Red, Night of Navy, Silver Glitter DSP, 

Extras - Balloon Punch, Stitched labels framelits, Build a Bike dies,  gold thread, Subtle EF

Hop on over to Kims to see what she has created.

We Create Masculine Cards Blog Hop

My husband and I just returned from a trip to the Oregon Coast.   What is it about the ocean that provides such a respite from the daily cares and tasks that we seem to let consume us.   This shot was taken early morning at Cannon Beach.  Oliver (the dog) and I had some great walks.  

 We also had Tillmook ice cream almost everyday.  What can I say, it was only 2.88 at the grocery store for a quart.  And - I was on vacation.  One of my favorites turned out to be Jam Packed Sugar Cookie.  The ice cream was a plum jam swirl with chunks of sugar cookie.  SOOO tasty.

Masculine cards are always a challenge to me.  Usually I like to find funny sayings or sarcastic humor to create cards for the guys in my family.  That being said, Stampin UP has great stamps, but I never seem to connect with my style for manly cards. This is my attempt...although my Dad has passed from this life, we sure did enjoy his BBQ.

My goal was to not create a boring card - same old same old.  What can you really do with an apron???  And...have it be original and funs.  The Apron set and coordinating dies are sooo cute and provide a way to do masculine and feminine cards.  Lets see if my creation translates to not boring but fun.

Stamps - Aprons of Love and coordinating die

Sunburst EF

I added black stitiching down the white stip, but didn't like it so I covered it with some Silver cord for embellishment. Silver foil paper was used for the grill tools.

Hop on over to Jeanna's and check out her creations.