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CCMC251 Summer Silhouettes

It's Thursday…and time for the Create with Connie and Mary challenge!  We have a fun sketch for you today!  I loved it!

I had thought of going a couple different ways with this…but ended up using the Summer Silhouettes stamp set for my card.  Boy…am I going to MISS my Lucky Limeade!  Only a couple more weeks to use it!

Here are the details:

1. The base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, folded in half.
2. I stamped the lattice image from Summer Silhouettes in Tangerine Tango along the right side as the sketch shows and adhered the 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Whisper White to the front.
3. I cut a 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 piece of Whisper White and stamped the leaves and stems from Summer Silhouettes with Lucky Limeade across it.  I added the flowers of Tangerine Tango.  I layered it on a 3 x 4 piece of Basic Black and popped it up on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
4. I colored the Rhinestone Jewels with a Black Sharpie and added them to the base of the flower stem.  Don't they POP off the page?
5. I punched the Decorative Label Punch from Tangerine Tango cardstock.  On top I added a Basic Black Scallop Oval Punch.
6. On top of that I stamped the Especially for You from Made for You (retiring!  Page 44 of the big catalog in case you missed this great greeting set!) in Black Stazon on Whisper White and punched with the Large Oval Punch.
7. The greeting was adhered to the front with a Stampin' Dimensional under the left side and regular Snail on the right side.

Make sure to check out the rest of the Challenge Team over on Create with Connie and Mary!  Then grab your stamps and play along…we love to see your creativity!

CCMC250 Papillon Potpourri

Time for another Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge…we're doing a Color Challenge this week!  Check out this fun color combo!  Aren't you glad that Pool Party and Calypso Coral are staying?  I am!

And here is my card!  I love the hexagon…wish we had a punch the size to fit inside the Honeycomb folder!  I just ran the Sent with Love Designer Paper thru the Big Shot with the Honeycomb folder and then cut them out.  (OK…after I had these all done and photographed, realized that Sent with Love will be gone by the time this posts.  I'm in a rush trying to leave for Fiji in a few days as I post this, so no time to change it…sorry!  I had my weeks mixed up!  You can substitute the Epic Day This that That Designer Paper since it has these colors in it.)

Here are the details:

1. The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Basic Gray, folded in half.
2. Cut a 4×4 piece of Pool Party Cored'nations Paper, embossed with the Honeycomb folder and sanded.
3. Wrap the Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon around and adhere in the back, adhere to front of card.
4. Emboss the Sent with Love (or Epic Day This & That) Designer Paper with the Honeycomb fold and then cut out some of the hexagon shapes and adhere inside the Pool Party piece.
5. Stamp the image from Four Frames in Basic Gray and punch with the Decorative Label Punch.  Punch another from Calypso Coral cardstock.  Cut the Calypso Coral one in half and adhere wider than the image one.  Place on front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
6. Stamp the butterfly image from Papillon Potpourri in Calypso Coral on Whisper White, punch with the Butterfly Punch, tie Linen Thread around for the body and antenna.  Add to Four Frames image with Stampin' Dimensional under body.
7. Stamp For You from Itty Bitty Banners in Basic Gray, cut out and add to front of card.

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!  Grab your stamps and play along!

CCMC259 Pleasant Poppies

It's Thursday and time for another Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!  We have a sketch for you this week…my favorite!

I thought this was a little tricky, but once I decided to use designer paper from the same package, it came together pretty quickly!  My main issue was getting the greeting in there!  I decided to use the Tea For Two Designer Paper…love the quilted pattern on this piece!  I think the entire card has a vintage feel to it!

Here are the details:

1. The base is 4 1/4 x 11 So Saffron cardstock, folded in half.
2. I used a 3 3/4 x 5 piece of Tea for Two Designer Paper in the quilt pattern, then a 2 x 3 1/4 piece of Lucky Limeade cardstock and Calypso Coral polka dot from the same package for the angled pieces on the front.
3. I adhered a piece of Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon across the front, ruffling it as I adhered and cutting flag ends.
4. I stamped the portion of Pleasant Poppies stamp with my Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade Stampin' Write Markers on a small oval framelit of Very Vanilla, then used my AquaPainter and Markers to color in the image.  I went back and added some more lines of Calypso Coral marker after it was dry.
5. I sponged Crumb Cake Ink around the edges of the oval and placed on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
6. I stamped the word Mom from Family Reunion stamp set with Lucky Limeade ink on Calypso Coral 1/2" piece and cut a flag end, then tucked it under the left side of the Oval.
7. Finally, I added small pearls to the inside of the flowers.

OK…make sure to check out the rest of the Challenge Team's creations this week over on Create with Connie and Mary, then grab your stamps and play along!  We love to see your creativity, too!

Stippled Blossoms Favor

I can't believe that our session of Create with Connie and Mary's Card "Create"tions for All Occasions is already over!  That time went by SOOOO fast!  The designers have a last little favor for you that coordinates with the stamp set they used for Week 3.  The stamp set I used was Stippled Blossoms.  On my favor, I combined that set with the chalkboard technique that is all the rage right now.  I made a cute little gable box to hold some candy or a small gift!

Here are the details:

1. I cut the box from Lucky Limeade cardstock by printing the template below on my cardstock.  Tip:  To avoid seeing lines from the printed template, cut inside the lines or use the reverse side.
2. I cut a 2 x 12 piece of Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Paper and wrapped it around the box.
3. Stamp the Thank You greeting from From My Heart stamp set with White Craft Ink on Basic Black and emboss with White Embossing Powder.  Cut with the Label Framelit.
4. Use a sponge dauber and White Craft Ink  to add a little "smeared chalk dust" around the front and the edges and adhere to the front of the box with Stampin' Dimensionals.
5. I stamped the small flowers from Stippled Blossoms stamp set with Regal Rose and Melon Mambo outlines, then cut them out.  The leaves were Lucky Limeade ink and cut out.
6. Attach to the front and add Pearls for the centers.

Download the Gable Box Template

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Design Team did with favors over on Create with Connie and Mary!  Thank you for joining us for Card "Create"tions for all Occasions!  Be watching for our Create with Connie and Mary Summer Collection coming soon…we're adding LOTS more card sets for you to use and enjoy!  You won't want to miss it!

CCMC248 Raining Flowers

Such a pretty color combination we have for you this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!  Grab your stamps and play along!  Need more inspiration?  Check out the Challenge Team's creations this week over there, too!

Well, you know I'm a girl that LOVES my flower stamps!  I grabbed one that I haven't used for a while…Raining Flowers.  I have a suspicion that it may be on the retiring list.  No, I don't know for sure…so don't email me asking me how I know!  lol!  But, this color combo had GREEN in it, so my leaves this week are more like you find in nature!  lol!  And…this is the very last scrap of this striped pattern in Print Poetry that I had left!  I struggled to come up with something that used such a small piece, but it was PERFECT for our Color Challenge this week!

OK…here are the details!

1. The base is 4 1/4 x 11 of Summer Starfruit, folded in hlf.
2. I added a 3 3/4 x 5 piece of Whisper White cardstock on top.  On it, I stamped the berries looking image in Raining Flowers stamp set on the background with Midnight Muse Ink.
3. I also stamped the greeting from One in a Million stamp set with Midnight Muse in the lower left corner.
4. I added the 1 1/4 x 4 1/4 strip of Print Poetry Designer Paper, trimmed along the bottom with the Scallop Trim Border of Midnight Muse.
5. On scrap Whisper White, I stamped the flower in Summer Starfruit and cut it out.  I stamped two of the small leaves with Gumball Green and also cut them out and tucked them behind the popped up flower on the front.
6. I stamped the smaller flower with Gumball Green, cut it out and placed in the center of the larger flower.
7. Finally, I punched a 1/2" Circle from a teeny tiny scrap of the designer paper and added it to the center of the flattened small soda pop top.  Then added that to the very center of the flower.

LOVE it!!!  I think it turned out pretty cool! 

Make sure to check out the rest of the Challenge Team this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!  And, don't forget…we are finishing up our last week for Card "Create"tions for All Occasions, but it's not too late to join!  The website will stay up for over a year so you can refer back to the card set ideas 24/7!  See more details over there!

CCMC247 Stippled Blossoms

I love this Stippled Blossoms set…I think everyone knows I love flowers!  In fact, I used this set for one of my weeks on Create with Connie and Mary's Card "Create"tions!  Today's Create with Connie and Mary sketch fit the images perfectly so I pulled it out again to use.

I think what makes this card so different is the colors!  I'm a happy camper that Pool Party is staying in the lineup for the next catalog.  I don't know what I would have done without it!  I kept the rose simple…just stamped off with Real Red to get a two-tone look.

Here are the details:

1. The base card is 4 1/4 x 11 of Pool Party, folded in half.
2. I ran a 3 3/4 x 5 piece of Whisper White thru the Big Shot with the Honeycomb Embossing Folders.
3. I cut a 2 x 4 1/2 piece of Sent with Love Designer Paper and offset towards the right side.
4. I cut a small 1/2" x 3" strip of Real Red cardstock with the Finishing Touches Edgelit and tucked it under the right top side of the Designer Paper towards the top.  I also cut a 3/4" strip of Real Red for the Sweet Essentials greeting.
5. I stamped off the solid rose image from Stippled Blossoms with Real Red ink, then stamped it full strength with the outline image.  I did the same with the leaves and Pool Party ink.  The rose and leaves were placed on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
6. Finally, I added two pearls as accents and to fill the space a little on the Designer Paper.

I like the "trellis on trellis" look with the Honeycomb folder combined with the print from the Sent with Love Designer Paper!

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We are working in Week 2 over on Create with Connie and Mary for the NEW Card "Create"tions for All Occasions Edition using occasions, nature and celebration stamp sets from the Main and Spring Mini catalogs!  We have THREE FREE Preview Projects over there for you to see what we are all about and to download the Project Sheets!

* Over 72 EXCLUSIVE card ideas with 18 stamp sets featured!
* Runs daily March 31 – April 20
* Printable supply lists, measurements and DIRECTIONS!
* 24/7 access up to a year
* Perfect for classes or personal cards!
* Designers Elizabeth Price, Melissa Davies, Debbie Henderson and Deb Currier are joining Mary Brown and Connie Babbert!

Get more details and join the fun over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Fall Foliage

OH WOW!  We have a SPECIAL for you today!  Create with Connie and Mary's Card "Create"tions for All Occasions has a BONUS FREE PROJECT SHEET for you!  We are just getting started with this Edition and wanted to make sure you knew about it!  Mary Brown made up the card set using Baby Boutique…in a very UN Baby way!  One of her cards uses this sketch.  So all the designers decided to make up a card using this sketch, too!  AND…Mary has BLOG CANDY today for you!  But you'll need to check over at Create with Connie and Mary to find out where to leave a comment to be entered into the drawing for a FREE subscription!  AND…see the details below on how you can join us for Card "Create"tions for All Occasions!

I pulled out one of my favorite sets in the Main Catalog!  OK…the proper name for this set is FRENCH FOLIAGE…not Fall Foliage as my title says (can't change it or it will mess up the links I've already used.)  I usually use it only in the fall.  But…I had the idea for it to represent SPRING and the regrowth of the leaves.  Maybe one day soon we'll actually SEE leaves again in Ohio!  lol!

Here are the details:

1. The base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Crumb Cake folded in half.
2. I used the sprinkles image in French Foliage with Crumb Cake Ink on the background and sponged along the edges.
3. I cut a 2" x 5" piece of Lucky Limeade Patterns striped DSP, and a 1 1/4 x 4" piece of polka dots, cut flag ends and sponged around the edges.
4. I stamped Your Kindness from From the Heart stamp set in Always Artichoke Ink on Very Vanilla and cut with the Oval Framelits.  I also stamped the leaves in the background with Certainly Celery (one of the colors that will retire!) and some more sprinkles with Crumb Cake Ink.
5. I stamped the large leaf with Always Artichoke Ink on Lucky Limeade, then the two small leaves on Certainly Celery cardstock and cut them out.
6. I stamped the medium leaf with Lucky Limeade on Certainly Celery and cut it out, too. 
7. Each of the leaves I sponged with Crumb Cake.
8. I stamped the little circle image with Crumb Cake, then punched with the 3/4" Circle Punch.
9. I sponge Crumb Cake on Early Espresso Bakers Twine, tied a double bow, and added it to the front on top of the leaves.
10. Finally the circle was placed with a Stampin' Dimensional by the bow and over the two small leaves.

I really like all the different shades of green on here!  Gives that set a different use than for fall! 

OK remember…here's what you need to do:

1. Check out below for details about Card "Create"tions
2. Go to Create with Connie and Mary website to see Mary's FREE Project Sheet today using Baby Boutique, then sign up for this Edition!
3. See where to go to leave a comment for BLOG CANDY…a FREE subscription!

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We are JUST getting started over on Create with Connie and Mary for the NEW Card "Create"tions for All Occasions Edition using occasions, nature and celebration stamp sets from the Main and Spring Mini catalogs!  We have TWO FREE Preview Projects over there for you to see what we are all about and to download the Project Sheets!

* Over 72 EXCLUSIVE card ideas with 18 stamp sets featured!
* Runs daily March 31 – April 20
* Printable supply lists, measurements and DIRECTIONS!
* 24/7 access up to a year
* Perfect for classes or personal cards!
* Designers Elizabeth Price, Melissa Davies, Debbie Henderson and Deb Currier are joining Mary Brown and Connie Babbert!

Get more details and join the fun over on Create with Connie and Mary!

For the Birds Owl Favor

Over on Create with Connie and Mary Card "Create"tions for All Occasions, we're just finishing up Week 1!  We've shown 6 card sets, featuring stamps and accessories from the Main and Spring  Mini catalogs.  This Saturday, each of our Designers have made a matching 3D favor to go along with the stamp set they featured.  As you can see, my featured set this week was For the Birds.  Here's my favor!  I saw something similar made for Valentine's, but I thought it would be cute to add the For the Birds image!

Can you tell what my Owl is made from? 

If you said the Dresden Designs Bigz Die….you are RIGHT!  Isn't it fun?  I always love to get another idea from something I've purchased for one use.  Here are the details…pretty simple to whip up a bunch of these!

1. I cut the smaller Dresden Design from the Daffodil Delight Polka Dot Parade Designer Paper.  I scored down about 2" from the small end, then cut the top into a point from the center to the fold mark and adhered it to the front.
2. I made eyes with the 3/4" Circle Punch from Whisper White cardstock, then the irises with the Small Heart Punch and Marina Mist cardstock.  The pupils I used the 1/8" Circle Punch with Basic Black cardstock.  The eyes were popped up on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
3. I stamped the little bird in the nest with Black Stazon on scrap Whisper White and watercolored with my AquaPainter and the Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso and Real Red Stampin' Write Markers.  I cut it out and adhered to the front.
4. I stamped thinking of you with Black Stazon and punched with the Word Window Punch and adhered to the front.
5. Finally, I added a heart shaped Butterfinger candy to the front with Mini Glue Dots.  You could also use the square Dove candies if you can't find heart shaped ones now!

TIP:  You could turn this into a card pretty easily…just fold the card base in half where I have my score line before you run it thru the Big Shot.

Isn't it CUTE…and SIMPLE?  And how fun that it matches the 4 card set I did for my Card "Create"tions project sheet!  Combine all of the ideas to make a fun class…everything is already measured with directions!  For only $19.95 US for over 72 card ideas, using 18 different sets…what a bargain!  Here are some details:

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We are JUST getting started over on Create with Connie and Mary for the NEW Card "Create"tions for All Occasions Edition using occasions, nature and celebration stamp sets from the Main and Spring Mini catalogs!  We have TWO FREE Preview Projects over there for you to see what we are all about and to download the Project Sheets!  PLUS a bonus coordinating favor from the designers on Saturday that is shared on our blogs!

Find the LITTLE FRIENDS FREE PROJECT SHEET HERE!!!

* Over 72 EXCLUSIVE cards with 18 stamp sets featured!
* Runs daily March 31 – April 20
* Printable supply lists, measurements and DIRECTIONS!
* 24/7 access up to a year
* Perfect for classes or personal cards!
* Designers Elizabeth Price, Melissa Davies, Debbie Henderson and Deb Currier are joining Mary Brown and Connie Babbert!

Get more details and join the fun over on Create with Connie and Mary!

CCMC246 Secret Garden

Wow…these colors tricked me up a little!  I think it was the Island Indigo in there when I wanted to go floral and didn't have a green.  I knew I wanted to use the Sent with Love Designer Paper, too.  Originally, my thought was to use the coordinating Sent with Love stamp set…but the Secret Garden florals won out in my head (AND a couple of the other designers went with that set, so I'm glad I went with my second inclination!  lol!)

So…here is my creation using Secret Garden!

And, here are the details:

1. The base 4 1/4 x 11 Real Red is folded in half to form the base card, the bottom I used the Corner Rounder Punch.
2. I added a 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Whisper White and also rounded the bottom corners.
3. I used a 2 1/4 x 5 piece of Sent with Love Designer Paper and cut the bottom with a flag end.
4. I cut another 1 x 4 piece of coordinating Sent with Love Designer Paper and layered it on a piece of 1 1/2 x 4 Calypso Coral cardstock that I cut with the Finishing Touches Edgelits along the top and bottom.
5. I wrapped around some Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine and tied a bow before adhering it to the top of the card.
6. I stamped the carnation flower twice with Island Indigo Ink on Real Red cardstock, cut one out with the Framelits and then cut out the center piece by hand, then layered it on top.  I slighted ruffled the edges.
7. Next I stamped the lily image with Island Indigo on Calypso Coral and cut with the Framelit.  I also stamped the leaves with Island Indigo on Whisper White and cut with that Framelit.
8. I layered them all together on the front, the red carnation one is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.
9. Finally, I thought the centers needed a little something, so I added a trio of Pearls to each.

I thought this was fun to combine the "masculine" feel of that DSP with the feminine flowers…and I think it works.  What do you think?

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And, don't forget!  We are JUST getting started over on Create with Connie and Mary for the NEW Card "Create"tions for All Occasions Edition using occasions, nature and celebration stamp sets from the Main and Spring Mini catalogs!  We have TWO FREE Preview Projects over there for you to see what we are all about and to download the Project Sheets!

* Over 72 EXCLUSIVE cards with 18 stamp sets featured!
* Runs daily March 31 – April 20
* Printable supply lists, measurements and DIRECTIONS!
* 24/7 access up to a year
* Perfect for classes or personal cards!
* Designers Elizabeth Price, Melissa Davies, Debbie Henderson and Deb Currier are joining Mary Brown and Connie Babbert!

Get more details and join the fun over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Towels for Two

I was SO excited to see Stampin' Up!'s news that they are continuing the last two assortments of Single Stamps for a few more months!  I know that I didn't get to use the ones that I purchased nearly enough!  Although, Ears to You did get a lot of mileage, this stamp…Towels for Two…just got inked up for the first time.  I purchased it to use on wedding and anniversary cards because it was just TOO cute! 

I used it for my swap card at our Downline Meeting on Monday night.  The one on the left is the one I took…a good M&T card.  I have to restrain myself sometimes from doing TOO much on my M&T card examples!  Then…I thought I'd show you what you could do to Step-it-up!  So, I've shown what adding a couple steps can do for your card!

Over on Create with Connie and Mary's latest edition Card "Create"tions for All Occasions, we are using this type of Step-it-up Duo as two of our card examples…one other uses a sketch and the last one is the designer's choice!  So, for each stamp set featured (over 18 of them!) we are making up 4 cards with photos, measurements and directions in a downloadable Project Sheet!  You can see two FREE Project Sheet examples over on Create with Connie and Mary that we did last week during out Preview Week!  And, you can also find a list of the stamp sets we are using from the Main and Spring Mini catalogs!  We are just getting started…so join us for this fun, ALL CARDS, edition!

Here are a few details on my card duo:

Make & Take version:

1. Base card is 4 1/4 x 11 Midnight Muse, folded in half
2. I added a 2 x 5 1/2" Strip of Patio Party Designer Paper to the left side.
3. I stamped the Towels for Two image with Midnight Muse on Whisper White, then cut it with the Oval Framelit.  I layered it on the next larger Oval of Summer Starfruit cardstock.  I colored the towel bar with my Summer Starfruit marker.
4. I stamped the & from Ciao, Baby! stamp set in Summer Starfruit Ink and punched with the 3/4" Circle Punch.  I layered it on the 7/8" Scallop Circle punch of Summer Starfruit and popped it up on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I added a little bling with a small Rhinestone in the center of the &.
5. The Oval was also popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Step-it-Up version:

1. Base card is 4 1/4 x 11 Summer Starfruit, folded in half.
2. I added a layer of 4 x 5 1/4 Midnight Muse cardstock over the front.
3. I used a 2 x 5 1/4 strip of Patio Party Designer Paper, layered on a mat of 2 1/4 x 5 1/4 Primrose Petals, then added that to the front.
4. I stamped the Towels for Two image with Midnight Muse on Whisper White, then cut with the Oval Framelit, I layered it on the next larger Oval of Summer Starfruit cardstock, and used the Oval Piercing Template along the edges.  I also colored the Towel Bar with my Summer Starfruit marker.
5. I stamped the & from Ciao, Baby! stamp set in Summer Starfruit Ink and punched with the 3/4" Circle Punch.  I layered it on the 7/8" Scallop Circle punch of Summer Starfruit and popped it up on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I added a little bling with a small Rhinestone in the center of the &.
6. The Oval was also popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.
7. I punched another 7/8" Scallop Circle from Primrose Petals and cut slits in the scallops to make petals, then added a larger Rhinestone to the center and placed on the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Isn't it fun how a few extra embellishments really make the card pop!  I love showing my customers the difference!  Here are more details on Card "Create"tions for All Occasions!

We are JUST getting started over on Create with Connie and Mary for the NEW Card "Create"tions for All Occasions Edition using occasions, nature and celebration stamp sets from the Main and Spring Mini catalogs!  We have TWO FREE Preview Projects over there for you to see what we are all about and to download the Project Sheets!

* Over 72 EXCLUSIVE cards with 18 stamp sets featured!
* Runs daily March 31 – April 20
* Printable supply lists, measurements and DIRECTIONS!
* 24/7 access up to a year
* Perfect for classes or personal cards!
* Designers Elizabeth Price, Melissa Davies, Debbie Henderson and Deb Currier are joining Mary Brown and Connie Babbert!

Get more details and join the fun over on Create with Connie and Mary!