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CCMC-OCC3 Mixed Bunch

Wow!  We've come to the end of Week 3 of our Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition 12!  We have a fun sketch for our subscribers to play along and get a chance to win one of two FREE subscriptions to the next edition of Create with Connie and Mary!  However, anyone can play along…just leave your link in the comments section over on Create with Connie and Mary!

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And here is my card using Mixed Bunch, one of the sets we featured this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!

I have a base of Pool Party with my very last scrap of Poppy Parade over top!  I took my colors from the Sale-a-Bration Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper…using the stripe pattern along the side, along with the Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon to hide the seam.   I cut the Label Collection Framelit from Lucky Limeade cardstock and ran it thru the BIg Shot with the Elegant Lines Impressions Folder.  I stamped two of the Mixed Bunch flowers in Poppy Parade and used the Blossom Punch.  Then I stamped the centers with Pool Party and punched with the 1" Circle Punch.  I added the In Color Pattern brads in the centers and popped them up on the front of the card.  Finally, I added the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes punched with the Modern Label punch.

Go check out what the rest of the Design Team did this week over on Create with Connie and Mary…then sign up!  You'll be glad you did!  Demos…we have some wonderful projects for your classes and clubs…both simple and advanced!  And customers…they make great gifts!

CCMC187 – Mixed Bunch

Oh…I love flowers and Stampin' Up!'s Mixed Bunch stamp set and punch are just right up my alley!!!  I have SO many flower sets…you wouldn't believe, but I keep buying more…and I do use them…so I don't feel bad!

Today we have a color challenge for you on Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!  Here you go:

So…you can see I was challenged to use Mixed Bunch (one of the sets we are featuring this week on Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition!) with this color challenge…but I think I did it!

I started with a base of Confetti White cardstock.  I layered on the polka dot pattern from Patterns DSP in Crushed Concord.  Then I embossed the block of Sahara Sand with the Finial Press Impressions Folder.  I stamped the block of Pool Party with the filigree flower in Mixed Bunch with Pool Party Classic Ink.  Both the Sahara Sand and the Pool Party were layered onto a mat of Crushed Concord cardstock.  I added a Scallop Trim Border of Pool Party along the pattern paper. 

I stamped the flower on Whisper White with Crushed Concord Ink and punched with the Blossom Punch.  I stamped the flower center again with Pool Party and punched with the 1" Circle Punch and placed a Pool Party Pattened Brad in the center.   I added two "leaves" from the Blossom Punch and Pool Party cardstock, embossed with the Finial Press folder.  The flower is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.  Finally, I added a greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Make sure to jump over to Create with Connie and Mary to see what the rest of the Challenge Team did this week!  And…grab your stamps and play along!  We love to see what you create!

CCMC-OCC2 – Fresh Vintage

Well, we have come to the end of Week 2 of Create with Connie and Mary Occasions 2012…it's not too late to join us!  You can refer back to all the projects we've done so far…and be one of the first to see the NEW projects coming up in the next 4 weeks!  Click on my right sidebar to join!

And, to finish the week, we are celebrating with a Color Challenge for subscribers (although anyone can play along, only subscribers will have a chance to win PRIZES!)  The colors were perfect for Sale-A-Bration…Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Poppy Parade and Calypso Coral.  I liked the card I did for this challenge so well, that I had all my Club members make it this week!  I think they loved it, too!

Now…I must admit that I didn't use Calypso Coral on the card anywhere…shhh, don't tell Mary.  I'm skating by thinking it is in the Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper…or at least that is what I'm claiming!  lol!  Don't you LOVE those new Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies and Embossing folders…they make ANY card a WOW!  Hey Stampin' Up!…we want MORE!!!

I started with a base of Pool Party.  I used the curvy Edgelit on the top of my Poppy Parade layer, then used the matching embossing folder.  I stamped the large floral image from Fresh Vintage in Poppy Parade Ink on top of that layer randomly.  I cut the larger scallop circle from Scallop Circles #2 Die out of the Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper.  Then I stamped the floral image in Poppy Parade on Very Vanilla and punched with my 2 1/2" Circle punch.  It is popped up on the scallop circle with Stampin' Dimensionals and I added a little Rhinestone Jewel on the flower for some bling.  I stamped the greeting from Warm Words in Early Espresso on Pool Party and punched with the Modern Label Punch.  Under the scallop circle, I did a little gathering of the Lucky Limeade Ruffled   Ribbon.

Hope you like it…for more inspiration check out what the rest of the Design Team did over on Create with Connie and Mary!  And…if you aren't a subscriber…make sure to sign up today!!!

CCMC186 – Fresh Vintage

It's Thursday and time for another Create with Connie and Mary Challenge!  Are you ready?  We have a very fun sketch for you to try this week!

I used Fresh Vintage, one of the Sale-A-Bration sets we are featuring over on Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition.  We are in Week 2 and have had some fabulous projects so far!  It's not too late to join!  Click on the Buy Now button over on my right sidebar, or check out the Preview Projects we did on Create with Connie and Mary…just to give you a taste of what our tutorials look like.  We are sharing over 36 step-by-step tutorials…that will not be seen or previewed anywhere else!  At $34.95 US, that is less than $1 per tutorial!

I love the colors in the Twitterpated Designer Paper.  This stripe, of course, is one of my favorites and I took the colors on my card from it.  The base is Pear Pizzazz.  I layered on two diffferent designs from Twitterpated and added them to a layer of Basic Gray.  I wrapped the Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon around to hide the seam.  I cut two Label Collection Framelits…one in Whisper White and one in Cherry Cobbler.  I inked up the floral design with my Stampin' Write Markers in Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz and Basic Gray and then stamped on the White.  It is layered on the Cherry Cobbler, and I added pearls to accent the label.  Finally, I added some Beautiful Wings Embossed Butterflies with pearls for their bodies!  I tied a bow, added a Glimmer Brad and placed it on the front with Mini Glue Dots.

My husband even commented (without prompting) that it was a striking card!  Woohoo!

Make sure to check out the rest of the Challenge Team's ideas over on Create with Connie and Mary!  Some FABULOUS ideas as usual!

CCMC-OCC1 – PS I Love You

Here it is!  Our first challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition 2012!  We are just finishing up Week 1 of our subscription…but it's not too late to join!  We still have 5 more weeks of NEW projects to show you and you still have access to everything we've done before!  Our subscribers who play along with the challenge are eligible to win one of two FREE subscriptions to the next edition of Create with Connie and Mary!

And my card, using the products we featured during Week 1…PS I Love You, Take it to Heart, and Candy Conversations.  I decided to use my favorite…PS I Love You…in soft, non-traditional Valentine colors!

I started with a base of Lucky Limeade and added on Wisteria Wonder cardstock.  I cut the rectangle of Whisper White at 2 3/8" wide, then used my 2 1/2 Circle Punch to curve the top.  I stamped the greeting from PS I Love You in Basic Black along the bottom.  I also stamped the cupid on scrap Whisper White in Basic Black, along with the two hearts…one in Wisteria Wonder and the other in Lucky Limeade.  I punched with the Full Heart punch.  I layered the two hearts on the Scallop Heart Embosslits from Pool Party cardstock.  I also added a strip of Pinking Hearts Border Punch from Pool Party along the bottom.

I layered some Sweet Shop Designer Paper across the Wisteria Wonder cardstock, then wrapped the Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon around to the back and secured.  I placed the Hearts on top of the Whisper White with Stampin' Dimensions, then added the Cupid with another Dimensional.   Finally I added a white flower designer button tied with Wisteria Wonder Bakers Twine!  I'm so happy they came out with more colors in the Bakers Twine!!!

Check out what the rest of the Design Team did for the Week 1 Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!  I love their ideas!  And…while you are there…sign up to join us!

CCMC185 – Candy Conversations

Well…I hope our subscribers are enjoying WEEK 1 of Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition 2012.  It's not too late for you to join!  You'll still have access to all the tutorials we've done so far AND be the first to see the new ones posted!

It's Thursday, and time for our Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!  I must say that I REALLY like my card today!  lol!  We have a color challenge for you to play along with this week.  Yummy, bright colors of Peach Parfait, Calypso Coral and Lucky LImeade! 

Well, the colors made it a little challenging for a Valentine card, but I wanted to use the sets that we are featuring this week on Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition 2012…PS I Love You, Take it to Heart and Candy Conversations.  So here is my card!

I think I met the challenge, don't you?  I started with a base of Peach Parfait.  I added a neutral layer of Crumb Cake that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Finial Press Impressions Folder.  I added a strip of Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper (coming up in the SAB brochure!) and layered it on Lucky Limeade cardstock.  I punched a Full Heart from Calypso Coral cardstock.  I added three of the candy hearts from Candy Conversations, stamping them in Peach Parfait, Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade and punch with the Small Heart Punch.  I tied a bow with the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and attached the hearts to the streamers.  I added one more heart to the center of the bow.  The Full Heart punch is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.  Finally, I stamped the greeting in Basic Black on Very Vanilla and cut out the portion to tuck under the Designer Paper at the top.  Isn't this a FUN card?

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Thursday Challenge Team did this week over on Create with Connie and Mary.  Then get busy and make your own card using the challenge colors…upload it over on Inlinkz!  We love to see what you do!

PS I Love You

Here is a card that my Technique Class did last week.  I showed them Scored Edges…using the Simply Scored tool to dress up the edges of your card!  Pretty simple idea, but it does add impact!  They may notice it is a little different…I went back and added a black silhouette of the cupid over the Crumb Cake that I originally had there!  He is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

As you can see, I did double score lines around all the edges of the Crumb Cake layer.  It is mounted on a 6×6 piece of Real Red cardstock, folded to 3×6.  I like this size of card!  I stamped the heart in PS I Love You in Real Red and punched with the Full Heart Punch.  I also punched a heart from Real Red cardstock.  In the center, I added the greeting from PS I Love You and held it in place with a Red Mini Brad.  In each of the corners, I placed the smallest heart from the Heart to Heart punch for some added interest.  Another pretty simple Valentine's Day card…

We are LIVE!  The Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition 2012 has officially started!  We are SO excited…and know our subscribers are, too!  You can still join us for daily step-by-step tutorials, challenges and PRIZES!  Our website stays up to a year after the edition is over, too…so you can refer back to our projects 24/7!  At $34.95 for over 36 project ideas…that is less than $1 per tutorial!

Hearts Collection Framelit Die

TODAY is the LAST DAY for Preview Week over on Create with Connie and Mary.  We have ONE more opportunity to give away Blog Candy…check it out!  It is also the LAST DAY to take advantage of Early Bird Savings for the Create with Connie and Mary Occasions 2012 Edition!  Save $5 of the regular $34.95 US price for 6 weeks of daily step-by-step tutorials and challenges on Saturdays!  That is over 36 tutorials for only $29.95!  But…hurry…you need to sign up now! Only our subscribers will get to see these fabulous projects…no sneak peeks.

I made up a Clean & Simple card for you today using the fun Hearts Collection Framelit Die in the Occasions Mini!  Really…this was SO easy to make!  It's going to take me longer to type this post than it did to make it!

I started with Whisper White card base.  I used my Simply Scored Tool and score three lines at 1/2, 3/4, and 1" along the left side.  While it was still in the tool, I took my Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker and used the Fine Tip to draw black lines down the scored lines.

I cut out 6 shades of red and pink (Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Melon Mambo, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink and Pink Pirouette) with the smallest of the Hearts Collection die.  I ran them thru the Big Shot with the Snow Burst Folder (still available to order!)  I attached them to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals and added a Rhinestone Jewel to each one.  Finally, I stamped Be My Valentine from Delightful Dozen stamp set in Basic Black.  I had a Real Red small heart from Fashionable Hearts Embosslit laying on my desk and I added it to the heart in the greeting with another Rhinestone.

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Countdown to Kisses – FREE Tutorial and BLOG CANDY!

Yeah…it is FINALLY my time to share my FREE Tutorial for Preview Week over on Create with Connie and Mary AND to give away Blog Candy!  Tomorrow (Saturday) is the LAST DAY to take advantage of Early Bird Savings for the Create with Connie and Mary Occasions 2012 Edition!  Save $5 of the regular $34.95 US price for 6 weeks of daily step-by-step tutorials and challenges on Saturdays!  That is over 36 tutorials for only $29.95!  But…hurry…you need to sign up now! Only our subscribers will get to see these fabulous projects…no sneak peeks.

Leave a comment on my blog today to be entered in the drawing for BLOG CANDY…a free subscription to the Occasions 2012 Edition!  We'll announce the winners on Sunday.  But…don't worry if you sign up to take advantage of the Early Bird pricing…we'll either apply it to the Summer 2012 Edition or refund your money!  The Occasions 2012 Edition starts SUNDAY!

I've seen several of these signs done in wood with vinyl lettering.  I just knew that I could recreate it with Stampin' Up! products!  It came together pretty easily!  Instead of numbers, I used the hearts from Stampin' Up!'s Candy Conversations single stamp set to decorate the bottoms of the Hershey Kisses.  Yummy…they are the pink ones with Caramel inside!  Start the countdown to Valentine's Day on February 1st…there are 14 sweet treats for you to enjoy!

The full step-by-step photo tutorial is available for you over on Create with Connie and Mary!  But…before you go…remember to leave me a comment HERE on Friday for the BLOG CANDY…how do you like this project?  I think it turned out darling!  And…if you haven't signed up to join us…do it NOW so you don't forget!

CCMC184 – PS I Love You

It's time for the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge again!   We have a fun sketch for you to try and invite you to play along!  And…we have a SPECIAL Guest Designer Announcement over there, too!  Make sure to stop and check her out!

Now, I'm sure that at times you struggle with a card.  I had intentions of tearing this apart and starting over, but ran out of time.  Don't know what it is that is "off" to me…but I'm just not wild about it!  What do you think?  Maybe the color combo?

I started with a base of Calypso Coral and added Wisteria Wonder that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Tulip Frame Impressions Folder.  I added some Sweet Shop Designer Paper and layered it on Whisper White.  I added the Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon and did a little gathering in one portion of it.  I punched 5 of the Small Heart Punch from Calypso Coral and used the Square Lattice Impressions Folder on them.  I also added some bling with the rhinestone jewels.  For the sixth element of the sketch I stamped Sent with Love greeting from PS I Love You in Calypso Coral on Whisper White and punched with the 1" Circle Punch.

Well anyway, make sure to check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this sketch!  And…upload your creation to InLinkz over on Create with Connie and Mary…we love to see your work.  Make sure to sign up for the Occasions Edition 2012 while you are there!  We have some FABULOUS projects for you this time…you won't want to miss it!