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Day 5 Create with Connie and Julie Sneak Peek

Julie created this fun project to share with you today on our Create with Connie & Julie site. It's an accordion fold tag card with a matching tin. There are lots of pictures and a step by step tutorial available today on the Create with Connie & Julie site.

 This is our Preview Week on the site! From January 3rd- January 9th the site will be open for everyone to view. For this week only, you will get to see the sort of projects and challenges that we will feature on the site.

On Sunday January 10th you will only be able to view the new daily posts if you are a subscriber.

The Occasions Edition site will run from January 3 – March 6. Each week we will focus on a different collection of products that can be found in the Occasions Mini Catalog or Sale-A-Bration brochure. Our goal is to show you some new and unique ways to use Stampin' Up!'s fabulous products. Every day there will be a new project posted and each week there will be at least two tutorials available for you to download. Our exclusive projects will include cards, scrapbook pages and 3D items, the quick and easy ones and the more complex larger projects.

And this session we are proud to announce the addition of three Guest Designers!  Mary Brown joins us as Senior Guest Designer, along with Kerin Sylvester and Monika Davis as Guest Designers!  They will be sharing in the Challenges and creating some special projects for you, too!

To find out more about the site and to order a subscription, please visit us at Create with Connie & Julie.

Would you like to win a subscription to the Create with Connie and Julie site? Each of our team members will be giving away subscriptions on their blogs this week.To enter to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on our team members blog on the day that we are featuring them. To enter to win today please leave a comment on Julie Dinn's blog. All the winners will be announced on Friday January 8!

Day 4 Create with Connie and Julie Sneak Peek

I created a fun little tag book to share with you today on the Create with Connie and Julie site. And I created a step-by-step picture tutorial for it, too!  So head on over to the Create with Connie and Julie site to see more pictures and download the tutorial!.

This is our Preview Week on the site! From January 3rd- January 9th the site will be open for everyone to view. For this week only, you will get to see the sort of projects and challenges that we will feature on the site.

On Sunday January 10th you will only be able to view the new daily posts if you are a subscriber.

The Occasions Edition site will run from January 3 – March 6. Each week we will focus on a different collection of products that can be found in the Occasions Mini Catalog or Sale-A-Bration brochure. Our goal is to show you some new and unique ways to use Stampin' Up!'s fabulous products. Every day there will be a new project posted and each week there will be at least two tutorials available for you to download. Our exclusive projects will include cards, scrapbook pages and 3D items, the quick and easy ones and the more complex larger projects.

And this session we are proud to announce the addition of three Guest Designers!  Mary Brown joins us as Senior Guest Designer, along with Kerin Sylvester and Monika Davis as Guest Designers!  They will be sharing in the Challenges and creating some special projects for you, too!

To find out more about the site and to order a subscription, please visit us at Create with Connie & Julie.

Would you like to win a subscription to the Create with Connie and Julie site? Each of our team members will be giving away subscriptions on their blogs this week.To enter to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on our team members blog on the day that we are featuring them. To enter to win today please leave a comment on Monika Davis' blog. All the winners will be announced on Friday January 8!

Day 2 Create with Connie and Julie Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek of one of MY projects to share with you today on the Create with Connie and Julie Site.  I thought the compartments of this heart shaped candy holder would be perfect for a Love Note "Card Candy" Kit!  Go check out pictures of the surprises inside!  (Scroll past the intro post for the new Preview posts and pictures!)

This is our Preview Week on the site! From January 3rd – January 9th the site will be open for everyone to view. For this week only, you will get to see the sort of projects and challenges that we will feature on the site.

On Sunday, January 10th, you will only be able to view the new daily posts if you are a subscriber.

The Occasions Edition site will run from January 3 – March 6. Each week we will focus on a different collection of products that can be found in the Occasions Mini Catalog or Sale-A-Bration brochure. Our goal is to show you some new and unique ways to use Stampin' Up!'s fabulous products. Every day there will be a new project posted and each week there will be at least two tutorials available for you to download. Our exclusive projects will include cards, scrapbook pages and 3D items, the quick and easy ones and the more complex larger projects.

And this session we are proud to announce the addition of three Guest Designers!  Mary Brown joins us as Senior Guest Designer, along with Kerin Sylvester and Monika Davis as Guest Designers!  They will be sharing in the Challenges and creating some special projects for you, too!

To find out more about the site and to order a subscription, please visit us at Create with Connie & Julie.

Would you like to win a subscription to the Create with Connie and Julie site? Each of our team members will be giving away subscriptions on their blogs this week.To enter to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on our team members blog on the day that we are featuring them. It's MY turn today to give away a free subscription, so leave a comment here on my blog (click on Comments under the title of this post!).  All the winners will be announced on Friday January 8!  If you've already joined, we will refund your subscription price!

Create with Connie & Julie Sneak Peek!

Here's a quick peek at Mary Brown's project on the Create with Connie & Julie site today! Head on over to the site to see how she created this cute little project! She's got some great step by step directions for you.

This is our Preview Week on the site! From January 3rd- January 9th the site will be open for everyone to view. For this week only, you will get to see the sort of projects and challenges that we will feature on the site.

On Sunday January 10th you will only be able to view the new daily posts if you are a subscriber.

The Occasions Edition site will run from January 3 – March 6. Each week we will focus on a different collection of products that can be found in the Occasions Mini Catalog or Sale-A-Bration brochure. Our goal is to show you some new and unique ways to use Stampin' Up!'s fabulous products. Every day there will be a new project posted and each week there will be at least two tutorials available for you to download. Our exclusive projects will include cards, scrapbook pages and 3D items, the quick and easy ones and the more complex larger projects.

And this session we are proud to announce the addition of three Guest Designers!  Mary Brown joins us as Senior Guest Designer, along with Kerin Sylvester and Monika Davis as Guest Designers!  They will be sharing in the Challenges and creating some special projects for you, too!

To find out more about the site and to order a subscription, please visit us at Create with Connie & Julie.

Would you like to win a subscription to the Create with Connie and Julie site? Each of our team members will be giving away subscriptions on their blogs this week.To enter to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on our team members blog on the day that we are featuring them. To enter to win today please leave a comment on Mary Brown's Blog. All the winners will be announced on Friday January 8!

HINT:  On Monday, it is MY turn to give away a FREE subscription, so make sure you come back tomorrow and leave a comment on my Monday's blog post to get a chance to win!

If you are a winner and have already subscribed, we will refund the price of your subscription!

Elegant Bouquet

Here is a Clean and Simple Valentine's Day card for you to try!  I think I'll be sending out a few of these myself!

I started with a base card of Melon Mambo Cardstock.  I layered on Very Vanilla card stock that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Elegant Bouquet Impressions  Folder.  I highlighted the center of the flowers with the Melon Mambo Stampin' Write Marker. 

I used the NEW Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit Die and cut out the heart from Melon Mambo card stock.  I LOVE how it embosses the dots along with cutting out the Scallop heart shape!  I added a bow of Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon with a couple Mini Glue Dots.  Finally, I stamped Happy Valentine's Day from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Melon Mambo Ink.

Like I said, clean and simple…and QUICk!

Don't forget, the Create with Connie and Julie special EARLY BIRD PRICE of $34.95 ends on Sunday, January 3!  Make sure you take advantage and get your subscription NOW!

I (Heart) Hearts

Well, I normally don't like to give out too many hints about the new mini before it actually is available, but the Occasions Minis and Sale-A-Bration brochures are just now hitting mailboxes!  I think they were delayed in the postal system because of the holidays.  Hopefully my customers will start seeing their copies arrive in a couple days.  I sent one to myself, too, so I'll know when they get them.

This set, I (Heart) Hearts, is one that was immediately on my list to purchase.  It has many different sized hearts.  Of course, a couple of them match up to the Full Heart and Heart to Heart punches!  The little checked heart is one of my very favorites in the set…and the Love one is my second favorite…so I combined the two of them.  I also used my third favorite one, the filigree heart at the top in the background…can you see it?

I'm sad that Valentine Greetings is in the set, Grateful Greetings, in the Holiday Edition Mini.  So, if you didn't get that set, you only have a few more days to purchase it before it is gone!  I love the font they used for this greeting!

OK…now for the details of the card!  It is sized 3×6 so it fits in the Open End envelope and can be mailed.  I used the base of Rose Red, and layered Pretty in Pink on top.  I stamped the Filigree heart in Pretty in Pink on the top half.  I added a 1" strip of Rose Red cardstock, then lined up five 1" squares of Whisper White, stamped with the Love heart (well, 4 were stamped).  The middle one I stamped the checked heart, punched it with the Heart to Heart punch, then cut out the Love Heart and adhered it over it.  Those two hearts are popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.  Finally, I stamped Valentine Greetings with Rose Red under the center hearts.

Preview Week starts on Sunday!  Time is running out to take advantage of the EARLY BIRD SPECIAL on Create with Connie and Julie Occasions Edition blog.  For only $34.95 you'll get NINE full weeks of ideas, tutorials and challenges!  We have three very talented designers joining us for this session.  It is going to be even bigger and better than the Holiday Edition!  Get the Early Bird Special NOW before it goes away!

Holiday Mix

Saturday on our Create with Connie & Julie site, we issued a challenge is to create a home decor item using Decor Elements or Chipboard.  

My challenge home decor project actually started as a little tray.  I saw several different sizes at the Hobby store, but picked up the small size.  The bottom ended up being a 7×7 size…perfect!  Here is what it looked like before I altered it.

Then I adhered the flocked red/white pattern from Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Paper along the bottom.  I cut squares of the Soft Suede print from the same Christmas Cocoa package and adhered the Holiday Mix Decor Elements letters N-E-L on the designer paper, layered it on Real Red and then Whisper White.  The O is the wreath from Berry Christmas stamped in Soft Suede and the bow with the Stampin' Write Real Red Marker.  I added a Clear Rhinestone Brad to the center of the bow.  I also used the Merry Details die to cut a Real Red bird to sit on the bow.  I layered the Whisper White on Soft Suede, then Real Red and finally Whisper White to match the others letters

I added a Red Gingham Ribbon bow to the letter N, I used the Merry Details Die again for the Snowflake in the corner of the E adding a Clear Rhinestone brad in the center and I used the two trees in Real Red next to the L.  On each of them, I used the Frost Shimmer Paint to give them some extra sparkle!

I think this makes a lovely tray to display on your side table or bookshelf.  I probably wouldn't use it for food or drinks since there really isn't any protection on top.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Berry Christmas (116509)

Ink:  Soft Suede Classic Ink (115657), Stampin' Write Real Red Marker (100051)

Card stock:  Whisper White (100730), Real Red (102482), Soft Suede (115318)

Accessories:  White Holiday Mix Decor Elements (117676), Merry Details Sizzix Die (116823), Frost White Shimmer Paint (116854), Christmas Cocoa Designer Paper (116770), Clear Rhinestone Brads (113114), Red Gingham Ribbon (103827)

Guest Designer Call

Don't forget!  Julie and I are getting ready for the next session of Create with Connie & Julie featuring the Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration brochures!  We're very excited that the Holiday Edition has been so successful and want to expand!  So, we are looking for 3 Guest Designers to help us with projects for 9 weeks starting in January!  Click Here for details.

Guest Designer Call and Animal Stories

How's that for a title!  lol!  First, Julie and I are getting ready for the next session of Create with Connie & Julie featuring the Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration brochures!  We're very excited that the Holiday Edition has been so successful and want to expand!  So, we are looking for 3 Guest Designers to help us with projects for 9 weeks starting in January!  Here are the details.

Are you enthusiastic, fun and talented? That’s what we’re looking for!

Contest is open Wednesday, November 18 – Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Winners will be notified no later than Saturday, December 5, 2009 via email.  We are looking to fill 3 positions.

Please put Guest Designer Submission in the Subject of your email to info@createwithconnieandjulie.com

Please also send a introductory paragraph of why you would like to be chosen for the Guest Designer.  Include your name, how long you have been a demo with Stampin' Up!, a link to your blog, and attach 3 of your favorite Stampin' Up! projects that you have created.

Requirements:

• Must be a US or CAN demonstrator so products are the same as we are using
  
• 9 week commitment – one challenge project per week, plus one additional project every 3 weeks (total of 3).  A list a challenges and product schedule will be provided at acceptance so you can work ahead, if desired.
  
• All projects must use Stampin' Up! only products – exception being altered items
  
• Compensation will be discussed upon selection
  
• DT members should use the Create with Connie & Julie Guest Designer blog badge and promote CCJ where ever and when ever possible!  Maintaining an active Blog is strongly desired.  We want each guest designer to be proud to be a Guest Designer!

Please note that this is not a creative contest, so we are not necessarily looking for the BEST projects. Rather, we are looking for the best designers who fit into our friendly and encouraging style and are interested in helping us GROW and add new members to the site!

We would love to have you apply!

To see more about our program, visit these preview pages for the Holiday Edition going on now:

        Connie's Preview

        Julie's Preview

OK…now here is my creative card for today!  My Technique Class did this technique called Bingo Blast a few months ago!  It is from Technique Junkies Newsletter and a very fun technique!  You use actual empty Bingo Daubers and ink refills to create it!  Isn't it fun?  I thought the bright colors of Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry complement the giraffe from Stampin' Up!'s Animal Stories really well and made a cute baby card in non-traditional colors!  The Hello Baby stamp is from Teeny Tiny Wishes (of course!).  I also like the Scallop Square Punch placed behind the corners for an added detail!

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Holiday Lineup Snowman Soup

Sorry I was MIA yesterday.  My hubby had his epidural and seems to have a little relief.  If not better within a few days, he'll have to go in for another one.  But, I wasn't on the computer much at all yesterday helping him and getting ready for my Punch Class.  We made some CUTE punched cards!

I made several of these Snowman Soup Cocoa Kits for a craft fair recently.  I must have had them priced too high at that fair, because I reduced them by $1 and then sold out at the second event!  Or maybe people were more in a buying mode…who knows!  I find craft fairs very hard to predict.

But…these Snowman Soup Cocoa Kits I think are darling!  I love the colors of Bermuda  Bay and Real Red together.  The directions on how to make these are over on Create with Connie and Julie today.  It's not too late to join!  You can find more information HERE!  We have a LOT of tutorials, challenges and exclusive samples you won't find anywhere else.  You can access all the past blog posts, so you won't have missed a thing. 

The Snowman Soup tag is computer generated from a file from Kimberly Morris.  I cut it out, stamped it with the snowflake from a set I can't remember!  Sorry!  I'll try to look it up later today when I get back from an appointment.  The Holiday Lineup snowmen were stamped with Basic Black on Whisper White and colored with my Bermuda Bay and Real Red Stampin' Write Markers.  The Background on the Bermuda Bay cardstock I used the Bold Snowflakes Jumbo Wheel with my Bermuda Bay ink pad.

Inside the sleeve, there is a packet of marshmallows!  So, you have it all.  The Cocoa, marshamallows and a Candy Cane stirring stick!  Yummy!  Again, a nice little gift for a friend, teacher or co-worker just to say you are thinking about them!

Well…off to my appointment!  Thanks for stopping by.  Make sure to check out Create with Connie and Julie!  We'd love for you to join us!  I know you wouldn't be disappointed!

Twick or Tweet Lollipop Treat Holder

It is time for another Create with Connie and Julie Challenge. Each week we have a fun challenge that all of our subscribers can participate in. Our top three picks will win some fabulous Stampin’ Up! prizes!

Here is the little treat holder I made for the challenge using Stampin’ Up!’s Twick or Tweet stamp set and the Petal Card die.  I adapted the inside so that it holds the lollipop stick without it falling out of the sleeve!  One of the perks for joining Create with Connie and Julie…I have the tutorial for making these on today’s post!

 
We would love to have you join us over on Create with Connie & Julie. We have just finished up our Halloween and Fall ideas and we are now starting 6 full weeks of Christmas projects. There are two ways to join us, you can place an online order for $75.00 or you can purchase a subscription for only $39.95US. For more information on the site please click HERE.

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