Apple Harvest

CS104 – Apple Harvest

August 29, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to Create with Connie and Mary’s Creatively Simple Challenge! Each month Mary and I will pick a theme. This month the theme is Summer Fun!

APPLE HARVEST

Towards the end of August, the orchards around here start gearing up for apple picking! Green apples are one of my favorites!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Bubble Bath c/s was added on top.
A 3 x 4 piece of Delightfully Eclectic Designer Paper was added across the center.
The Countryside Corners Die was cut from Basic White c/s and the greeting stamped at the bottom with Pecan Pie Ink and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Two apples were stamped with Memento Black Ink on Basic White c/s and colored with Lemon Lime Twist Combo, Granny Apple Green Combo, Old Olive Combo and SU100 Stampin’ Blends. They were cut with the Apple Blossoms Dies (still available on the Clearance Rack, so make sure to grab them!)
The branch was cut with the Apple Blossoms Die from Pecan Pie cardstock and adhered towards the top. I cut the branch off so I could get a little more distance between the branches for the size of the apples. The apples were added with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A small and large flower was cut with the dies from Basic White c/s and colored with the Blending Brush and Bubble Bath Ink. They were adhered around the apples with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. Four leaves were cut from Old Olive c/s and tucked around the flowers. They were added with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Two yellow Four Pack Tinsel Gems were added to the center of the flowers.

This card was lots of fun using the bright green apples with the new Bubble Bath pink! LOVE the colors together! Make sure to check out Mary’s Creatively Simple card over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Supplies:
Stamps: Apple Harvest
Inks: Memento Black, Bubble Bath, Pecan Pie
Blends: Granny Apple Green Combo, Lemon Lime Twist Combo, Old Olive Combo, SU100
Cardstock: Basic White, Bubble Bath, Old Olive, Delightfully Eclectic Designer Paper
Accessories: Apple Blossoms Dies, Countryside Corners Dies, Four Pack Tinsel Gems, Blending Brush, Adhesives

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Embrace the earthy beauty of nature with Stampin' Up!'s BRANCHING OUT BUNDLE. The life-like pine branches, berries, and pinecones images will bring a little of the outside to your indoors! Plus, the nested frames in the BRANCHING OUT DIES have accents of stitched trim to make them even more special. Add one of the special everyday greetings to finish off your special card or project. We've combined the BRANCHING OUT BUNDLE with the elegant hand-painted backgrounds in the SEASON OF ELEGANCE 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER with beautiful foil touches in neutral and Christmas colors. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO small gift/decor ideas perfect to showcase the beauty of the season. See more details HERE!

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Saturday Blog Hop – Casing Connie Babbert

September 17, 2022 By Connie | 2 Comments

For the past several weeks, we have been Casing the Design Team for our Saturday Blog Hops! This week our last featured Design Team Member is ME! We are to find an “old” card on my blog that we like and use the layout or colors with a new set from the July-December Mini Catalog! This should be fun! We will show both the “old” card that inspired us, and our new version! Here’s my card that I chose from my past blog posts!

APPLE HARVEST

Here is how I redid mine using Apple Harvest! Stampin’ Up! just released the coordinating dies, too! Who doesn’t love gingham? And I love eating yellow Golden Delicious apples, too!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Garden Green cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
Two 1-1/4 x 5-1/2 yellow Gingham Cottage Designer Paper strips were added down the right side.
A 3-1/4 x 4-1/2 piece of Basic Black cardstock was added at an angle on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A Basic White Deckle Rectangle was cut with the Dies, then stamped with the apple cluster from Apple Harvest Stamp set in Memento Black Ink. It was colored with Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, and Bronze Stampin’ Blends.
Two flowers from Apple Harvest were stamped with Memento Black Ink on Daffodil Delight cardstock and cut, then added to the front.
The greeting from Apple Harvest was stamped with Memento Black Ink on 1/2 x 3-1/4 Daffodil Delight c/s and added to the front with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Two white Seasonal Sequins were added to the center of the flowers.

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!

SUPPLIES:
Stamp Sets: Apple Harvest
Inks: Memento Black
Blends: Granny Apple Green, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Bronze, Mossy Meadows
C/S: Basic White, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Gingham Cottage Designer Paper
Accessories: Apple Blossoms Dies, Deckled Rectangles Dies, Seasonal Sequins, Adhesives

CCMC723 – Apple Harvest

July 7, 2022 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge. This month our challenges will be to “case the catalog”. Each week we have a new card design to inspire us taken right from the catalog…we could use the colors, the layout, or the stamp set and dies. I’ve chosen the layout for today’s card!

APPLE HARVEST

I love the realistic look to the apples in the Apple Harvest stamp set and thought it would be perfect for this layout! I did alter where the greeting label was placed just slightly.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 3 x 4-1/4 piece of Parakeet Party In Color Designer Paper was added to a 3-1/8 x 4-3/8 piece of Early Espresso cardstock, then adhered to the front.
The large, long label from Stylish Shapes Dies was cut from Sweet Sorbet cardstock and added across the center.
The apple branch was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Basic White cardstock, then colored with Dark Mint Macaron and Parakeet Party Combo Blends for the leaves. The apples were colored with Dark Calypso Coral and Sweet Sorbet Combo Blends. The stems were colored with SU100 and SU400 Neutrals. It was hand-cut and added to the center with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting was stamped on Basic White cardstock with Early Espresso Ink and cut with the long skinny label from Stylish Shapes, then adhered off to the left of the card so more of the apples showed.
A trio of Red Rhinestones were added to the background for a little bling!

I thought that turned out pretty well and definitely cased the card sample from the catalog, don’t you? OK, go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Set: Apple Harvest
Inks: Early Espresso, Memento Black
Blends: Parakeet Party Combo, Sweet Sorbet Combo, Dark Mint Macaron, Dark Calypso Coral, SU400, SU100
C/S: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Early Espresso, Sweet Sorbet
Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, In Color 6×6 Designer Paper, Red Rhinestones, Adhesives