The next few weeks our design team for Create with Connie and Mary will be taking a tour of the new July-December Mini Catalog!  This week’s blog hop theme is our Favorite July-Dec Mini Catalog Dies!

INTRICATE LEAVES

I admit…I settled.  I just couldn’t pick ONE!  So, I went with a die set that I hadn’t even used yet…Intricate Leaves Dies!  And I combined it with another couple favorites of mine…Stitched Greenery and Stitched Rectangles!

Stampin’ Details:

• The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Bumblebee cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
• The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake cardstock with cut with the Stitched Greenery large background die (LOVE it!).
• A rectangle was made from using two of the Stitched Rectangles Dies and cutting it from Early Espresso cardstock.  It was added to the front with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Much Gratitude from Heartfelt Wishes was stamped with Early Espresso Ink on 3/4 x 3-1/2 piece of Bumblebee cardstock, the end cut at an angle, and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• The Intricate Leaves were cut from Mango Melody, Cinnamon Cider, Cajun Craze and Bumblebee cardstock and glued around the frame and greeting.
• Some Linen Thread was folded in half and tied in a bow and added to the stems with Mini Glue Dot.
• A trio of copper Brushed Metallic Dots were added to the background.

I love all the texture and details on this card!!! OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

         

 

 

 

 

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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!