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CCMC-OCC6 – Rue Des Fleurs

Wow…can you believe we've come to the end of the Occasions 2012 Edition of Create with Connie and Mary!  It has been SO fun unveiling all the Design team projects every day.  And WOW!!!  Some really great ideas…we hope you thought so, too!  I can't wait to make up some of their ideas myself!  We'll be back soon for the New Catalog 2012 Edition!

Our last Challenge for the Occasions Edition is for the Design Team Members…we used a fabulous sketch!  I know I'll be using this one again!

I used Rue Des Fleurs for my card, one of the sets we've been featuring this week in the Occasions Edition!  I'm really liking this set, but the corset is one of my favorites!

I started with a base of Pool Party and sponged around the edges with Soft Suede Ink.  I cut a piece of the Attic Boutique Designer Paper for the background and layered it on Soft Suede.  I stamped the corset from Rue Des Fleurs in Soft Suede, then lightly colored the flowers in Pool Party and So Saffron.  I used the Labels Collection Framelit to cut it out and layered on the larger size of Soft Suede.  The edges were sponged again with Soft Suede.  I added the string of pearls for the top and the bottom and bent them to fit the curve of the label.  This was popped up on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I punched the flowers with the Boho Blossoms punch in So Saffron and Soft Suede and layered them together, using a brown Glimmer Brad in the center.  Finally, I stamped Thanks for the same set in Soft Suede on a pennant piece.  I love the vintage feel to this card…and I don't "do" vintage very often!  lol!

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Design Team did with this sketch this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!

CCMC190 – Rue Des Fleurs

We're hosting a sketch challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary and everyone can play along!  Come join us this week!

I pulled out a new set, Rue Des Fleurs, for me (from the Occasions Mini) and put it together in order to make this card.  I think my favorite image is this pen…although I do like the corset, too!

I started with a base of Pool Party and layered on Soft Suede cardstock.  Then I added the floral pattern from Attic Boutique Designer Paper…so pretty!  I stamped the pen in Soft Suede and then the Thanks greeting, also in Rue Des Fleurs, in Calypso Coral on Whisper White cardstock.  Behind it I punched two Decorative Label Punches from Calypso Coral and layered them behind the Whisper White.  On the left side I punched a hole with the Crop A Dile and wrapped the Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon around and tied it with the Calypso Coral Bakers Twine.  On the right one, I added a trio of Pearls.  That element is mounted on Soft Suede that I ran thru the Big Shot with Finial Press Folder.

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge Team has done this week!  There are some wonderful ideas for you!  We are finishing up the LAST week of Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition 2012, and it's not too late to join!  Our website stays up a year after the Edition is over.  For 36 step by step PHOTO tutorials at a cost of $34.95 US…that's less than $1 per tutorial!  Lots of great ideas for gifts, classes or stamp camps!  Join us! 

CCMC-OCC5 Send Me Soaring

We have a FUN color challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition 2012 for our subscribers!  They can enter to win one of two FREE subscriptions to the next edition of Create with Connie and Mary just by playing along!  It's not too late for you to play along, too!  We are entering into our sixth week, but you'll still have access to ALL the projects we've done so far…and our website stays up a YEAR after the session has ended!  So…what are you waiting for?  Join today!

Aren't the colors of Soft Suede, Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder so nice and soothing?  Very pretty!  I thought of the sky when I first saw this color challenge…so I used Send Me Soaring stamp set.  Hopefully we'll be seeing some of those March winds  (and milder temperatures!) soon in Ohio!

I started with a base of Wisteria Wonder.  I added Wisteria Wonder Patterns Designer Paper to the Whisper White layer, and added a Dotted Scallop Border of Pool Party under the DSP.  I wrapped some Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon around and tied a knot.  I stamped the kites on Whisper White with all three colors, and added a Rhinestone Jewel at the base of the kite where it meets the string (hides the fact that I didn't get the string quite in the right place!  lol)  I made a "ground" of Pool Party and stamped some clouds in Pool Party, too.  Finally, I stamped the greeting in Soft Suede and punched with the 1" Circle punch and layered on the 1 3/8" punched circle of Pool Party cardstock.

Make sure to check what the rest of the Design Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend.  I have some major decisions to make on my cabinets…we are down to the wire to order! 

CCMC-189 Gnome Sweet Gnome

We have a color challenge for you to try over on Create with Connie and Mary this week!  It is nice and BRIGHT for these dreary winter days!  We're using Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip and Lucky Limeade!

I must admit…I wasn't too sure about the Gnome Sweet Gnome set when I first got it FREE for a Stampin' Up! incentive that I participated in.  But…it is really growing on me!  They are completely adorable (and if you are a subscriber to the Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition, you saw Carrie Gaskin's DARLING project made with this set!)  Hint, hint…it's not too late to join and you can see it, too!!!  But, anyway, I did have fun water coloring this little guy!

I stamped him in Black Stazon on Whisper White and then used my Stampin' Write Markers in Chocolate Chip, Lucky Limeade and Melon Mambo and the AquaPainter to color him, the frog and the lantern.  I cut the pennant shape at the bottom and then punched the Designer Label punch from Melon Mambo, folded it in half and added a trio of flowers from the Boho Blossoms Punch with a green Mini Brad for the top.  The base card is Chocolate Chip and I added the Melon Mambo pattern from the hostess package, Cheerful Treat Designer Paper.   I cut a strip of Lucky Limeade and ran it thru the Big Shot with the Houndstooth folder.

Finally, I added the greeting, except I didn't like the word "lawn" so I covered it up with a Small Heart punch of Melon Mambo with a Pearl in it!

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge team did this week over on Create with Connie and Mary.  Some really darling ideas this week!

CCMC-188 Love & Laughter

Oh my…I really LOVED the sketch this week for Create with Connie and Mary's Thursday Challenge!  Even though it is square and I did a rectangle…it shows you how versatile the sketch really is!

I love combining Basic Black and Daffodil Delight…such a CRISP color combination, especially when put with Whisper White!

I started with the base of Daffodil Delight and layered on Basic Black.  I ran the Whisper White thru the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper Impressions Folder.  I cut the large scallop circle from Scallop Duo Die out of Daffodil Delight.  I placed the banner layer between the scallop circle and the focal element, then added Pearls around the scallops and Daffodil Delight Taffeta Ribbon at the top of the black banner layer. 

The cake was stamped with Basic Black on Whisper White and punched with the 2 1/2 Circle Punch.  I added a Boho Blossoms flower along the top, with a Black mini brad in the center.  The circle is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals on the front of the card!

I LOVE this card!  Toot!  Toot!  lol!  Make sure to check out what the rest of the Thursday Challenge Team did this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!  Lots of great ideas with this sketch!  Then grab your stamps and play along!  And…have you signed up for the Occasions Edition 2012 yet?  It's not too late to join!  The set I used is one of our featured stamp sets this week!  Join us!  You still have access to all the projects we've done so far…and I must say they have been AWESOME! 

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!

And…it's not too late to join!!!  You still have access to all the FABULOUS projects we've done so far…and  you'll be one of the first to see new ones during the next three weeks!  At $34.95 US for over 36 full-length, step-by-step photo instructions…it comes to less than $1 per tutorial!  JOIN NOW!

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!