Baby Blossoms

Stamping 411 – Baby Blossoms

March 25, 2011 By Connie | 15 Comments

We have a NICE and easy sketch for you today over on Stamping 411! So, grab your stamps and play along! We love to see what you do!

And my card! I used Stampin' Up!'s Baby Blossoms stamp set in the Occasions Mini! It really is a NICE set to do quick and easy cards using the two-step stamping!

The longest part of doing this card, was figuring out which Designer Paper to use for the "ruffles". I finally settled on Springtime Vintage since I had a lot of scraps the size I needed to run thru the Big Shot with Tasteful Trim XL Die! Isn't that a FUN technique?

I started with a base of Always Artichoke cardstock, then added a layer of Very Vanilla. I wrapped the Always Artichoke Seam Binding Ribbon with the BOW around to the back to secure. I cut the different Springtime Vintage Designer Papers with the scallop on the Tasteful Trim Die, then just adhered the top of each scallop piece, starting at the bottom, to the Not Quite Navy strip of cardstock. I slightly bent up the scallops on each row to make them look "ruffled". Once again, Stampin' Up!'s coordinating designer paper made it SO easy!

To finish, I stamped the word Thanks from Stampin' Up!'s Fabulous Phrases in Not Quite Navy Classic Ink above the ruffles. Then I added the two step floral bouquet from Stampin' Up!'s Baby Blossoms in Always Artichoke, and Not Quite Navy. (I did the stamp-off trick to get two different shades of each color!)

I added a little Beautiful Wings Embosslit Butterfly in River Rock cardstock above the greeting, with a tiny Pearl Jewel on his body. Then added three more Pearl Jewels to the top right corner.

I think it turned out pretty cool! Check out what the rest of the Operators did on Stamping 411!

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Springtime Vintage

March 15, 2011 By Connie | 4 Comments

Running behind today! The time change has really messed with my system this time…I got to bed late and wake up late…not good for getting things done!

The majority of this card has been sitting on my desk waiting to be finished. I had the background done and the medallion from Stampin' Up!'s Baby Blossoms stamp set done…the ribbon on. I was going to stamp some flowers in the medallion, but looked at the Designer Paper and decided to cut out one of the floral bouquets instead! Made it easy for the rest of the card to go together!

I started with the striped designer paper in Springtime Vintage and built the card from there. I added another print from Springtime Vintage with the Always Artichoke color, then layered it on Always Artichoke cardstock for the front. I wrapped the Always Artichoke Seam Binding ribbon around and tied it on the front. I added the medallion from Stampin' Up!'s Baby Blossoms stamp set, stamped with Always Artichoke Classic Ink on Sahara Sand. I popped it up with Stampin' Dimensionals. I also added little pearls in each of the points.

As I mentioned, I cut out one of the bouquets in a scrap piece of the Designer Paper and placed it in the center of the medallion with another dimensional. I stamped Easter Wishes from Something to Celebrate in Basic Black on Rose Red cardstock, then punched with the Modern Label Punch and placed it with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I love the old fashioned look to this card…think I'll send it to my mom and dad for Easter!

Well…back to taxes and mailing off magnets and flip flops!

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Create with Connie and Mary Color Challenge

February 12, 2011 By Connie | 4 Comments

Today is the Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition Saturday Challenge and we have a great color combination. We invite our subscribers to play along and be entered into a drawing for one of two $75 Stampin' Up! gift certificates OR one of two FREE subscriptions to the SUMMER Edition of Create with Connie and Mary! They get a chance for each time they submit their entry to our weekly challenges! It's not too late to join and check out all the fabulous projects that have been shared!

This week we have been showcasing the products from the Springtime Vintage Suite of products! The color challenge for today uses Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze and Very Vanilla…all colors that can be found in the Springtime Vintage Designer Paper and Fabric! I chose to use Baby Blossoms for my card…I love those little flowers!

I started with a base of Rose Red cardstock. I layered on Baja Breeze that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Elegant Lines Impressions Folder. I cut a strip of the Springtime Vintage Designer Paper and layered it onto a piece of Pear Pizzazz cardstock. It is hard to see, but the Pear Pizzazz is scored every 1/2 inch for another layer of texture! I wrapped the Victoria Crochet Trim Ribbon around and tied on the tag. The tag is a 2 1/2 circle of Rose Red. On top I punched Very Vanilla with the 2 3/8 Scallop Circle (AVAILABLE AGAIN!), on it I stamped the flowers in Baja Breeze around the Scallop Circle. I stamped some of the roses in Rose Red on scrap Very Vanilla, cut them out and placed them on the side of the Scallop Circle. I added some Pear Pizzazz leaves. The tag is secured to the card with a Stampin' Dimensional.

Finally, I added a trio of Pearls in different sizes along the curve of the punched circle. I added the greeting, A Gift for You, from Bring on the Cake in Rose Red…can you see the little pearl in the bow of the gift?

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Design Team did this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!

It's not too late! Over on Create with Connie and Mary, we are just finishing Week 3 of our subscription! This week we are featuring the Springtime Vintage Suite of products! We still have three weeks left of the subscription AND you will be able to access all the past projects we've done. We also leave the site up indefinitely for you to use the ideas in the future! With a price of $29.95 for over 30 projects, that is less than $1 per project! We know you won't be disappointed! Join today at Create with Connie and Mary!

CCMC137 – Baby Blossoms

February 10, 2011 By Connie | 5 Comments

Every Thursday, Create with Connie and Mary has a challenge for everyone to play along! This week we have a color challenge using Rose Red, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze and Pear Pizzazz! Beautiful colors together and they go along with the Springtime Vintage Suite of products we are featuring this week on Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition!

My card this week is a departure of my usual, don't you think? Can you see how I used the Baby Blossoms stamp set? I stamped the background with the small flower stamps tone-on-tone on the Rose Red cardstock with Rose Red Classic Ink, then punched with the 2 1/2 Circle Punch. I also stamped another stamp in this set on the Pear Pizzazz with Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink and punched with the 1" Circle punch. I also punched a 1 3/8" Pink Pirouette circle.

I started with a base of Rose Red and layered on Baja Breeze. Next I layered on Whisper White. I cut a square of Baja Breeze cardstock and ran it thru the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Impressions Folder. I ran a strip of Sticky Strip down the left side, then added Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon scrunched and wrapped to the back. I added a bow of the Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding on top.

I used the Two-Step Bird punch with Baja Breeze cardstock, and used the Square Lattice on the wing and a little pearl for his eye! I placed on the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. I added two of the leaves with Pear Pizzazz. I stamped So Many Candles, so Little Cake from Bring on the Cake stamp set with Rose Red on the Very Vanilla. Finally, I added three Pearls to the Rose Red circle.

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Design Team did for the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge this week! Grab your stamps and play along! Upload your creation to Inlinkz over on Create with Connie and Mary!

December Tour de Freaks!

December 19, 2010 By Connie | 12 Comments

It's time for the December Tour de Freaks, brought to you by your Control Freak Swappers! You've probably just arrived from the fabulous blog of Liz Shultz! We have 11 stops this month filled with ideas from the new Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration catalogs!

In the case of my first project, you could still easily make these for last minute Christmas gifts! Can you tell what the plastic sleeve is made from? If you guessed a 6×6 page protector…you are right! I made some similar to this one for roommate gifts at Convention MANY years ago. My upline reminded me and we did one for a project at our Holiday Stamping Festival a couple months ago. I updated it again using the new Fun Flowers Bigz Die, Baby Blossom Stamp Set and Springtime Vintage Designer Paper!

The Rose Red cardstock back slides down into the 6×6 page protector (cut off the excess tab on the side first) and is held in place with a couple mini glue dots in the top corners on the back. The cardstock measures 6 x 10" and scored at 6 1/8 & 6 3/8 on the long side. I rounded the bottom front corners of the flap with the Small Corner Rounder. I added a layer of Very Vanilla cardstock on the front flap. Then I used the Tasteful Trim die to cut a piece of the Springtime Vintage Designer Paper in the curvy wave pattern. On top I layered two of the large Rose Red flowers, then one Blushing Bride medium flower and the small Rose Red flower from the Fun Flowers Bigz Die. The leaves are cut from the smaller flower of Always Artichoke cardstock. I punched a 1" Circle and then added a Small Crumb Cake Big Designer Button with a bow of Linen Thread in the center. The greeting from Afterthoughts Hostess Set is stamped in Rose Red.

Inside there is enough room to hold a small spiral notebook that I covered with Very Vanilla cardstock and more Springtime Vintage Designer Paper. On the notebook, I added some Crochet Trim before I adhered the DSP. I stamped the label from Baby Blossoms in Very Vanilla with Always Artichoke Classic Ink and cut it out. Then I layered it on Always Artichoke cardstock and trimmed around the outline to make a matted layer. I stamped the small flowers from Baby Blossoms on scrap Very Vanilla with Rose Red and Always Artichoke, cut them out and placed them in the upper left and lower right corners with Stampin' Dimensionals. The initial C is from Monogram Sweet Alphabet Set, stamped in Rose Red in the center of the oval. I added tiny adhesive pearls in the remaining space of the oval around the initial.

I also decorated a RSVP pen by cutting a 3/4 x 3 1/4 piece of the same pattern Springtime Vintage Designer Paper and wrapping it inside the tube of the pen. I added two Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares in the extra room of the package…because face it…who DOESN'T love a little chocolate? (Sorry, I only had one White Mint green one left…I would color coordinate better if it were going to be a gift! lol! I wasn't going to fight the stores today to pick up more of the White Mint ones.)

If you didn't want to put in the elements that I do, it will also hold four regular sized cards easily!

I used the same Springtime Vintage Designer Paper for my next card. A simple layout, but looks great, even though it didn't take a lot of time to make! I used the new Baby Blossoms two step stamp for this card, too!

I started with a base of Rose Red cardstock. I used the reverse side of the print I used above and added an edge of the Always Artichoke Dotted Ribbon Punch along the left side. I stamped off the background flower of Rose Red on Very Vanilla, then the top two-step in full strength Rose Red to get the two-tone look to the flowers. I did the same with the Always Artichoke leaves. The words A Gift For You are from the new stamp set, Bring on the Cake, and stamped in Basic Black. I added a Very Vanilla Taffeta Bow with Vintage Brad to the corner. The Very Vanilla was layered on Always Artichoke and popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals. I used the 2 1/2 circle punched from Crumb Cake in the background with a few adhesive Pearls.

Next stop is the fantastic Jan Tinklenberg…I'm sure she has some amazing projects! Make sure to go all around the 11 stops of the tour until you get back here…you won't be disappointed!