Blog — Great Stamping with Connie

Pretty Table Favours

There probably won’t be as many people at your Christmas table as usual this year, but we can still find ways to be festive.

3 D, Christmas, TutorialsConnie DouglasDecember 19, 20203D, Christmas, Box Pattern, Free Tutorial, Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, Poinsettia DiesComment

Gift Cards For Everyone

Gift cards can make the perfect gift. The size fits, and these days with so much online shopping and take out food, it can be a great gift. Here is the perfect little envelope to dress up your gift card gifts, and they are easy to size to whatever you need.

Christmas, 3 D, TutorialsConnie DouglasDecember 15, 2020Gift Card Envelope, Snowflake Wishes stamp set, Snowflake Spendor DSP, Feels Like FrostComment

Evergreen Forest

I spent some time playing with the Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder. This is such a pretty embossing folder it can easily be the focal point of you cards.

Cards, Christmas, Quick & CuteConnie DouglasDecember 12, 2020Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Christmas, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinupComment

Cleaning Up and Creating

Today I spent some time finishing some Christmas cards I had started a while ago, and then it was clear I needed to do some cleaning up! I decided to take the bits and pieces I had been collecting and make them into tags.

Christmas, Quick & CuteConnie DouglasDecember 10, 2020Christmas Tags, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinupComment

Shaky Shaky - Super Simple Shaker Card

Shaker cards are so much fun, but they can be a little time consuming to make . . . until now! Today I have a super simple shaker card to share with you. It is quick and easy to make, but still has all the fun of a traditional shaker card.

Cards, Christmas, Fun Fold, Shaker CardConnie DouglasDecember 3, 2020Itty Bitty Christmas, Feels Like Frost, shaker card, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinupComment

Joy of Sharing

If you are new to stamping and card making, the All-Inclusive Kits from Stampin’ Up! are a fantastic way to go. The kit gives you everything you need to complete the projects, perfect for new stampers, busy stampers, and those who want to easily take crafting on the go. The Joy of Sharing All-Inclusive Card Kit is a great kit for your Christmas crafting supplies.

Cards, Christmas, Classes and EventsConnie DouglasDecember 1, 2020Joy of Sharing, All Inclusive Card Kit, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinupComment

Tips and Tricks - Making Your Own Designer Series Paper

I love making my own Designer Series Paper. Choosing the colours I love, and stamps that fit my mood, there is no right or wrong. What could be better?

Cards, Christmas, One Sheet WonderConnie DouglasNovember 21, 2020Snowflake Wishes stamp set, So Many Snowflakes Dies, One Sheet Wonder, Create Your Own DSP, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinupComment

Simple Snowman Stamping

We have had our first snowfall of the season, and although it was just a bit, and melted over the next couple days, it did make me start thinking of snowmen. I didn’t build one outside, but I did build a card with one!

Cards, Christmas, Simple Stamping, TechniquesConnie DouglasNovember 19, 2020Snowman Season, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #simplestamping, #stampinup Comments

Double Wonder - Step It Up

The Double Wonder layout for cards is a fun way to use your beautiful Designer Series Paper and create 11 pretty cards. They can be quick and easy, but at my class last week we stepped it up a notch, adding extra layers and embellishments.

Cards, Christmas, Classes and Events, Double WonderConnie DouglasNovember 17, 2020Heartwarming Hugs DSP, Double Wonder, Wrapped in Christmas stamp set, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinupComment

Peaceful Nativity - Sponging

I love the effect of sponging a background. It gives subtle shading with highlights and lowlights. I used sponging to create the background for this card.

Cards, Christmas, Techniques, SpongingConnie DouglasNovember 12, 2020sponging, Peaceful Nativity, Peaceful Nativity Bundle, technique, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinupComment

Have You Seen This Kit?

There are so many wonderful items in our Mini Catalogue, it can be easy to miss things. Sometimes too, it is hard to tell how beautiful things are just from the pictures in the catalogue.
Today I want to draw your attention to the Joy of Sharing All Inclusive Card Kit.

Cards, Christmas, Classes and Events, KitsConnie DouglasNovember 3, 2020Joy of Sharing, #greatstampingwithconnie, All Inclusive Card Kit, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinupComment

Snowflake Wishes

We have enjoyed some relatively nice fall weather the last few days, so (thankfully) the only snowflakes around are the ones on my card!

Cards, Christmas, ChallengesConnie DouglasOctober 15, 2020Snowflake Splendor Suite, Snowflake Wishes stamp set, So Many Snowflakes Dies, #FabFri199, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinup Comments

Quick and Easy Christmas

Are you looking for some quick and easy ideas for making multiples of a Christmas card? These are the ones for you!

Cards, Christmas, Quick & CuteConnie DouglasOctober 13, 2020Toile Tidings DSP, Wrapped in Christmas stamp set, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinupComment

Poinsettia Petals

I am still loving the Poinsettia Dies, and have lots of fun playing with them. I use them every chance I get, so when I participated in a sketch challenge recently, they were my go to for the card.

Cards, ChristmasConnie DouglasSeptember 24, 2020Wrapped in Christmas stamp set, Poinsettia Dies, Wrapped in Textrue EF, Tasteful Textile 3D EFComment

Mr. Snowman

It looks like a bit of a blizzard on my card today, and I’m happy to leave the snow just on the card for now!! This card checks in at easy on the difficulty scale, but is off the charts when it comes to cute.

Cards, Christmas, ChallengesConnie DouglasSeptember 12, 2020Snowman Season, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #staynor, #collingwood, #stampinup, #simplestampingComment

Merry Little Wish

I love the Gnome For The Holidays stamp set, the little gnomes are so cute! The last card I posted from this set was not a Christmas card, (you can see that card here) so today I have a little gnome all decked out for some Christmas celebrating for you.

Cards, Christmas, ColouringConnie DouglasSeptember 3, 2020Gnome For The Holidays, 'Tis The Season DSP, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #collingwood, #staynor, #stampinupComment

Returning Favourite

There are many things to love about the current Mini Catalogue, but one of them for sure is that they have returned some favourite items from last year’s mini. The Christmas Gleaming Variety Bundle is one of those.

Cards, ChristmasConnie DouglasAugust 29, 2020Christmas Gleaming Variety Bundle, Christmas Gleaming Stamp Set, Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack, Wrapped in Christmas stamp set, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #staynor, #collingwood, #wasagabeach, #stampinupComment

Beauty and Elegance

Oh my gosh, I’m in LOVE with the Poinsettia Petals Bundle!!
When you stack the flower petal layers together, it is super easy to create a beautiful poinsettia flower. It is both beautiful and elegant.

Cards, ChristmasConnie DouglasAugust 20, 2020Poinsettia Petals Bundle, Poinsettia Petals, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #stampinupComment

Christmas in July

The month would not be complete without a card to celebrate Christmas in July! The August - December mini catalogue goes live on August 4, and it is packed full of great items, including lots of great Christmas sets.

Cards, Christmas, ColouringConnie DouglasJuly 28, 2020Peaceful Nativity Bundle, Peaceful Nativity, Nativity Dies, Christmas in July, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #stampinupComment

Christmas Over The Years Part 3

Today is the third and final day of my look back at Christmas projects over the years. On Thursday I will have a couple of New Year’s projects from years past for you!
Today I have some tags and 3D items to share with you.

3 D, Christmas, Paper PumpkinConnie DouglasDecember 28, 2019Tags, Christmas tags, Christmas, Look Back, Wine Tag, 3DComment