This week on Create with Connie and Mary we are saying HELLO TO FALL for our Saturday Blog Hop!   Lots of great stamp sets in the Holiday Catalog that represent fall…and a few surprises!  I used the leaf vein in Falling for Leaves and the Framelit to make the petals of my Sunflower!  Isn’t that FUN and makes that stamp set even more of a bargain since you could make flowers for ANY season with it!

Stampin’ Details:

• The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Crumb Cake cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
• Along the bottom is a 1-1/2 x 5-1/2 piece of Country Lane Designer Paper.
• The 3-1/2 x 4 piece of Galvanized Metallic Paper is embossed with the Corrugated Embossing Folder and then layered on a 3-3/4 x 4-1/4 piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock.  It is added to the base card towards the right side.
• The sunflower petals were stamped with the “vein” leaf image in Falling for Leaves Stamp Set with Early Espresso Ink on Crushed Curry cardstock for 17 petals.  They were cut with the Detailed Leaves Framelit.
• Two 1-3/4″ circles were punched from Early Espresso cardstock and embossed with the Softly Falling embossing folder.
• The petals were added to the bottom circle, then the top piece added on top, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• A Gold Faceted Gem was added to the circle.
• Thankful from Falling for Leaves was stamped with Early Espresso Ink on 3/4 x 2-1/2 piece of Crumb Cake cardstock, the end was cut in a point, and the other end tucked under the petals.  It is popped up with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

 

To me, the Galvanized Metallic Background just really sets off that sunflower and says “HELLO to FALL!”  OK…continue on with the Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop to see what the rest of the Design team has done with their Hello to Fall challenge this week!  Next up is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa’s fabulous card!

 

 

 

 

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Stampin' Up!'s PEEKABOO FOREST BUNDLE has some adorable critters to adorn your paper crafting projects! The animals are easy to color or stamp directly onto colored cardstock, then hide in the expandable tree, grass or shrubs!  The coordinating PEEKABOO FOREST DIES make it easy to cut everything out.  We also have them playing peekaboo on our new SUITCASE TREAT BOXES that are fun to fill and give away!  Our PEEKABOO FOREST COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO Suitcase Treat Box designs!  See more details HERE!

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Have fun growing your own paper garden with Stampin' Up!'s STORYBOOK GARDEN PATCH BUNDLE!   Stamp the fun vegetable and fruit images, pots and gardening tools to create garden theme cards, tags, scrapbook pages and more.  Use your favorite coloring tools to color the line-art images or stamp directly on colored cardstock and cut them with the STORYBOOK GARDEN PATCH DIES.  Our STORYBOOK GARDEN PATCH COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for THREE cards (one a special fold) and a useful home decor project!  See more details HERE!

Spring is just around the corner and that means flower gardens start to show off their beautiful blossoms in many parts of the country! Stampin' Up!'s new Online Exclusive, THANKFUL GARDEN BUNDLE, can be used to create flowers all year long!  This bundle is blooming with line-art floral and leaf images that are easy to color with the coordinating layered THANKFUL GARDEN STENCILS and ink, then cut with the THANKFUL GARDEN DIES.  Or use your favorite coloring pencils or markers to bring them to life!  Our THANKFUL GARDEN CARD COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards we know you will love to create and share!  See more details HERE!