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IM45 – Beautiful Blizzard

November 5, 2018 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Monday and time for another Inspiration Monday on Create with Connie and Mary! Don’t these cookies look DELICIOUS!!! I wonder if they taste as good as they look! Wouldn’t they be beautiful as a centerpiece on your holiday table? I’d love some fake ones to display! lol!

Of course, I was inspired to use the Beautiful Blizzard Stamp Set and Blizzard Thinlits, especially since I had the perfect Blizzard cutout from Gold Foil already sitting on my desk to use!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 11 Shimmer White cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Gold Foil was cut with the Blizzard Thinlits. (Use the snowflakes for another project!)
A 1 x 3-3/4 piece of Crumb Cake was placed across the center.
The Snowflake greeting from Beautiful Blizzard stamp set was stamped with Memento Black on Shimmer Paper and cut with the 1-7/8 Layered Shapes Circle, then adhered to the next largest Scallop Circle Layered Shapes cut from Gold Shimmer Paper. It was popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Large and Small Pearls were added to the centers of the Snowflakes in the background.

That’s it…really! NICE and quick! You can’t appreciate how sparkly and pretty this card is in real like! OK…go check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Challenge this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!

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CCMC532 – Beautiful Blizzard

October 18, 2018 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Another Thursday has rolled around…where is the time going? It is really feeling like Fall here this week…and soon we will get that white stuff in the air! So, I just had to pull out my Beautiful Blizzard stamp set for this Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge!

I really like this card…in fact, it is a SERIOUS contender for my Christmas card this year!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Whisper White, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 3 x 3-3/4 piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock is stamped with the snowflakes image in Beautiful Blizzard with Bermuda Bay Ink randomly over the background.
Two 1/2 x 3-1/4 pieces of Bermuda Bay (Brights) Designer Paper were added to the back, then the element placed on the front.
The greeting from Beautiful Blizzard is stamped with Memento Black Ink on scrap Whisper White, then cut with the Layering Circles, and adhere to a larger Scallop Circle Framelit. It is popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A 1/4 x 2-1/2 strip of Silver Glimmer Paper is tucked in the circle sandwich.
Two snowflakes were cut from the Blizzard Thinlit Die from Whisper White cardstock and tucked around the Silver Glimmer Paper with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Two Glimmer Dots were added to the centers of the snowflakes.

LOVE it!!!! And it would be SO easy to mass produce for Christmas cards! OK…make sure to check out what the Challenge Team did this week with the sketch over on Create with Connie and Mary!

October Greek Isles Achievers Blog Hop

October 16, 2018 By Connie | 1 Comment

It’s a brand new Stampin’ Up! year and so those Achievers who earned the Stampin’ Up! Greek Isles Trip are holding a Blog Hop! This month our theme is the Holiday Catalog! Wide open theme…I like…but hard to narrow it down to just one thing! I’m SO thankful to my customers and downline who helped me earn this trip of a lifetime! The Greek Isles has been on my bucket list since the original Mama Mia show came out!

BEAUTIFUL BLIZZARD

Although I’m certainly not a proponent of snow…I’m more of a summer girl…I do love all things snowmen and snowflakes. Today I used the Holiday Catalog’s Beautiful Blizzard on my card! The Frost Shimmer paint adds just the right amount of bling!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Coastal Cabana cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
On top the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pool Party was stamped with the collage snowflake image in Bermuda Bay Ink and the background “watercolor” image in Coastal Cabana Ink.
The Frost Shimmer Paint was splattered all over the background and allowed to dry.
A 1-1/4 x 4 piece of Whisper White cardstock was stamped with the Snowflake greeting in Coastal Cabana and added across the front.
A 1/4 x 4 strip of Silver Glimmer Paper was added on top.
The snowflakes from the Blizzard Thinlits Die were cut from Whisper White and added to the front with Mini Glue Dots.
A bow was tied from Pool Party & Silver Baker’s Twine and added to the large snowflake at the top with a Mini Glue Dot.
The two smaller snowflakes at the bottom have Rhinestone Jewels in the centers.

I really LOVE the splatter of Frost Shimmer Paint…just makes it pop! If you are in the US, you can order these products at my online store below!

OK…you are here at my blog, Connie Babbert, click on the name below mine to continue on the Achiever Greek Isles Blog Hop! Enjoy!

Beautiful Blizzard Clear-Mount Bundle
$45.75

Blizzard Thinlits Die
$28.00

Beautiful Blizzard Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$23.00

Silver & Pool Party Baker’s Twine
$4.00

Silver Glimmer Paper
$5.00

Frost White Shimmer Paint
$8.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad
$7.50

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$8.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad
$7.50

Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$8.50

Rhinestone Basic Jewels
$5.00

IM42 – Beautiful Blizzard

October 15, 2018 By Connie | 2 Comments

This week we are inspired by a beautiful woven tapestry! Love the patchwork background on this piece. Of course, the obvious choice would have been to use Dandelion Wishes stamp set…but I wanted to think outside the box a little on this one!

So I used the Beautiful Blizzard Bundle on mine! I love how this background turned out. Can you tell what stamp I used???

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Poppy Parade cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Gorgeous Grape cardstock.
A 3-3/4 x 55 layer of Whisper White is stamped with Season’s Greeting from Beautiful Blizzard stamp set in Memento Black Ink towards the bottom.
A 2-3/4 x 3-1/2 piece o Shimmer White cardstock is spritzed with water, then the “leaves” image from Sheltering Tree was stamped with Poppy Parade and Gorgeous Grape Inks. It was spritzed again with water to make sure they bled together. Let dry.
The snowflakes were cut from Gold Metallic Paper Blizzards Thinlits Die and adhered to the watercolored piece with Monoadhesive Glue.
A few of the Gold Faceted Gems were added to the centers of the larger snowflakes.

What do you think? Does it resemble the inspiration piece? I think so! And it turned out to be a really cool card that I can’t wait to give someone! OK…go check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Challenge this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!