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CCMC362 Best Thoughts

July 2, 2015 By Connie | 9 Comments

It’s Thursday again (already!) and time for the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!  It’s a fun color challenge.  You’ll see that I deviated just slightly on my card…my flower needed green leaves and stem, it just didn’t look right in Crumb Cake!  I tried it and it looked like my poor flower was dying!  lol!

 

CCMC362 copy
 

So here’s my card:

 

CCMC362 Best Thoughts
 

The details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Real Red, folded in half.
  • The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake was stamped with the Hardwood Background Stamp and White Craft Ink.
  • Over that is a 2-1/2 x 4 strip of Brights Designer Paper Stack, then a 1/2 x 4 piece of Lost Lagoon cardstock over that.
  • The greeting from Best Thoughts was stamped with Black Stazon ink in the upper right corner.
  • The large flower from Best Thoughts was stamped with Black Stazon Ink on Whisper White, then using a Blender Pen and Ink Pads, the flower was colored with Lost Lagoon and Old Olive, then cut out and placed on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Finally, a Crumb Cake button was tied with White Bakers Twine and added to the strip of Lost Lagoon cardstock.

I LOVE the Blue Hydrangea bushes in my yard and this card reminds me of them!

 

Make sure to stop by and see what the rest of the Challenge Team did this week with the color challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!  Then grab your stamps and play along!  We love to see what you do with the colors!

 

Filed Under: Cards, Create with Connie and Mary Tagged With: #stampinup, Best Thoughts, flower, Hydrangea, Stampin' Up!

I love stamping cards, altering 3D items and making little favors. I've been stamping for over 20 years and will have my 19th year Stampin' Up! anniversary in early May. I love being part of something that sparks my creativity and hear people comment, "you MADE this?" I also enjoy sharing that passion with others in my classes! If you live anywhere in the Delaware, Dublin, Powell, Lewis Center, Hilliard or surrounding Columbus, Ohio areas, join us! I love to meet new stamping friends. Email me for a current class schedule... I'm adding new classes all the time!

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  1. Dianne Keough says

    July 2, 2015 at 12:28 pm

    Beautiful! I think the leaves look just fine, your little deviation was just artistic license!

  2. Joanne James says

    July 2, 2015 at 3:41 pm

    Very pretty Connie – that fussy cut flower looks great against the red script DSP with the Hardwood background. A green stem was definitely the right move too!

  3. Carol Carriveau says

    July 2, 2015 at 3:56 pm

    Your card is beautiful and I agree about adding the green leaves and stem….brightens up the flower!

  4. Margaret Raburn says

    July 5, 2015 at 7:59 pm

    Oh Connie, I love the blue hydrangea!! You created such a pretty background with the white ink on crumb cake.. it has a “beach-y” look that is quite appealing!!

  5. Lisa Young says

    July 5, 2015 at 8:39 pm

    Gorgeous card, Connie! I am really loving the script patterned paper – it looks fantastic against the hardwood background. Any tips on how to get hydrangea blooms to be blue? Mine are a lavender color this year. Last year they were blue!

  6. Chris Slogar says

    July 6, 2015 at 10:31 am

    What great background elements for this beautifully colored flower! The script designer paper is really striking with the Hardwood mat and the other elements. Very pretty card!

  7. Lisa Martz says

    July 6, 2015 at 9:24 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous! I also love how the script DSP looks behind the stamped image…really stunning! Love the Hardwood stamped in white!

  8. Bridgette Jones says

    July 7, 2015 at 10:02 pm

    I think the stem and leaves really brighten up the card and it makes that red pop! Gorgeous as always Connie! 🙂

  9. Jenny Engelke says

    July 8, 2015 at 3:40 pm

    Gorgeous!!! I just love that DSP! It goes with everything!!!

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