Baby We've Grown

Week 3 Spring Collection Challenge

February 8, 2014 By Connie | 4 Comments

It's the end of Week 3 over on Create with Connie and Mary Spring Collection! We just did an entire week of CARDS…24 different ideas using sets and products in the Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs! It's not too late to join! See more details over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Here's a fun Sketch Challenge to finish the week. All the Design Team has participated, so check out their designs on Create with Connie and Mary, too!

Here's my card using Baby We've Grown…the set that I featured this week!

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Daffodil Delight cardstock.
I added a 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Whisper White cardstock.
I cut two panels of Watercolor Wonder Designer Paper in different widths and lengths and cut flag ends, then tucked them under strip of Daffodil Delight cardstock. I cut another shorter panel of Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock and embossed with the Arrows Folder.
I stamped the little girl shoes in Black Stazon, then colored with Crisp Cantaloupe and Daffodil Delight Markers, cut it with the Starburst Framelit, then adhered to a larger Circle framelit. I placed on top with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Finally, I added a trio of pearls on the left side.

Pretty! I'll send this off to my daughter-in-law's twin sister who just had a baby girl, Molly!

Again, don't forget to check out the rest of the Spring Collection Design Team challenge cards over on Create with Connie and Mary. Everyone can play along, so grab your stamps and join us!

Baby We’ve Grown

January 22, 2014 By Connie | 6 Comments

OK…think it is time for another photo of my sweet grandson, Carter, don't you? He is 7 months here and I had just finished giving him his "breakfast" of cereal, applesauce, prunes and avocado! What a mixture, but he seems to love it!

The Baby We've Grown stamp set is one of my favorites in the Occasions catalog! I especially like the trio of owls! I've used it a few times for baby cards for friends and family. But, this card I did for my Go Divas Occasions Catalog swap! I love getting all the excellent ideas from this swap group!

Sometimes in the swap design process, I'll do a prototype in one set of colors and then change the colors for the actual swap. In this case, it almost turned out as girl and boy versions! I ended up doing the girl version for the swap because I LOVE that colorful chevron pattern in Watercolor Wonder DSP and I had more DSP of it than the boy version!

See…basically the same, but the colors make them look totally different, don't you think? I think the card is pretty easy to figure out. I did use the Circle Framelits and the Chevron Folder for embossing the bottom half of the circle. The girl version uses Watercolor Wonder DSP and the boy version uses Fresh Prints Designer Paper Stack. I watercolored them using Stampin' Write Markers and my AquaPainter…my favorite way to have control over my watercoloring (is that an oxymoron?) For the new in "brand new" greeting, I used the coordinating marker to color in the word new…making it stand out, I think!

So…which one do you like better??? Boy version or Girl Version? Would love to hear!!!

It's not too late to join! We are JUST starting our Create with Connie and Mary Spring Collection 2014 featuring the Occasions and Sale-a-bration brochures and have shown several fun projects so far! When you join, you'll be able to go back and see what we've done AND be one of the first to see the new projects. These are perfect for your classes and stamp camps, or to get EXCLUSIVE ideas on gifts, decorating and cards…you won't see these ideas posted ANYWHERE else! For less than $1 each step-by-step photo tutorial, you get over 18 projects and 24 card ideas at a price of only $29.95 US! Join us today over on Create with Connie and Mary!!!

Baby We’ve Grown

January 8, 2014 By Connie | 1 Comment

I was excited to see a new baby set in the Occasions Catalog! In this one, my favorite image is the bunny! I made this card to put in with the gift for my friend Annette's daughter who just had a baby girl, Charlotte !

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Calypso Coral, folded in half.
I embossed the 4 x 5 1/4 Whisper White with SNEAK PEEK Sale-A-Bration folder, Decorative Dots! LOVE it!
I added a piece of Watercolor Wonder Designer Paper to the bottom of another Calypso Coral piece of cardstock. I covered the seam with the Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon, wrapped to the back to adhere.
I stamped Sweet Baby from Baby We've Grown in Black Stazon, then colored in the letters with So Saffron Marker.
Then I stamped the bunny with Black Stazon on scrap Whisper White, punched with the 1 3/4" Circle, then watercolored with So Saffron and Calypso Coral makers. I added a little extra color for her cheeks.
The Circle was added to the Starburst Framelit of Calypso Coral and placed on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
I added two pearls to the upper right corner.
Then I stamped a matching envelope!

Isn't it sweet??? I think so!

PREVIEW WEEK starts on Sunday! We are starting the Early Bird signups for our Spring Collection 2014 on Create with Connie and Mary. It's all about the Occasions and Sale-A-Bration projects! We have lots of GREAT ideas to help you!! See more information over on Create with Connie and Mary!