
It’s time for Create with Connie and Mary’s Inspiration Monday!!! I love the abstract look to this floral photo and those bright blooms! So many different directions you can use for inspiration, right?

Here’s what I did with the Blooms & Wishes stamp set. I wanted something that looked a little watercolorish. Came out clean and simple, just like the inspiration photo!

Stampin’ Details:
- The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Melon Mambo cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
- The top 2/3s of the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White cardstock was stamped with one flower in Blooms & Wishes in Melon Mambo Ink and the other flower with Pink Pirouette Ink.
- A 1-1/2 x 5-1/4 strip of the green stripe Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Paper was placed at the bottom of the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White.
- A 1/2 x 5-1/4 strip of Melon Mambo cardstock was placed across the seam. Then the 1/8″ Old Olive Ribbon was placed on top of the Melon Mambo and adhered in the back.
- The greeting from Blooms & Wishes was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Old Olive cardstock and punched with the Tailored Tag punch, then layered on another Tailored Tag punched from Pink Pirouette and offset slightly. They tag was placed on front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
OK…make sure to check out what Mary did with this inspiration photo over at Create with Connie and Mary!


Use Stampin' Up!'s CONEFLOWER CELEBRATIONS BUNDLE to decorate your cards with cornflowers and butterflies plus add a sweet birthday, belated birthday or thank you greeting! You can even create a card or tag shaped like a coneflower with the CONEFLOWER CELEBRATIONS DIES. Or, cut a single flower to add to a card front and embellish with die-cut stems, leaves, and butterflies. We've paired the CONEFLOWER CELEBRATIONS BUNDLE with the bright patterns in the CELEBRATORY SIPS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX card projects...four regular and two fun-fold cards! See more details HERE!

Stampin' Up! new PEACEFUL GARDEN SUITE of products is a demonstrator only pre-purchase for the Creativity Now Event coming in June. (It will be available for customers beginning with the September-December Mini Catalog!) We've focused using the PEACE ON EARTH BUNDLE to create FOUR cards and TWO fun favors...and added two BONUS cards using the coordinating PEACEFUL DAYS STAMP SET! That's a total of EIGHT projects in this Collection! The PEACE ON EARTH STAMP SET includes Christmas sentiments, plus thoughtful sympathy and thinking of you messages useful all year long. The PEACE ON EARTH DIES have two dove shapes, two sizes of labels, and some greenery pieces to accessorize the greetings. We've paired the PEACE ON EARTH BUNDLE with the coordinating PEACEFUL GARDEN 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT projects! See more details HERE!

Create beautiful sailboat scenes with a moving ocean and textured sky using Stampin' Up!'s SUNRISE SAILING STAMP SET, DIES, AND HYBRID EMBOSSING FOLDER! You can fill your hand-made projects with waves, clouds, seagulls and different sized sailboats. We are also showcasing FOUR card techniques to use with the SUNRISE SAILING BUNDLE...we know you'll have a blast making them! Our SUNRISE SAILING COLLECTION has EIGHT new card projects. We've paired the SUNRISE SAILING BUNDLE with the THOUGHTFUL JOURNEY 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER for a variety of gorgeous sky and water looks. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards...four using special techniques...that will be so fun to teach in your classes or make on your own! See more details HERE!
Very soft and pretty!