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CCMC292 So Very Grateful

February 27, 2014 By Connie | 9 Comments

We have a pretty color combination for you to try this week over on the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge. At first I was kind of tentative on how to use them!

But, here is my card using the Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper again. This print had both the Pistachio Pudding and Summer Starfruit colors in it.

Here are the details:

I started with a 4 1/4 x 11 piece of Whisper White cardstock, folded in half.
I added a 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Pistachio Pudding cardstock on top.
I also added a 4 x 3 1/2 piece of Sweet Sorbet Designer Paper at the top.
Next I used a 1/2 x 4 piece of Summer Starfruit cardstock to hide the seam.
The greeting is from the Hostess set, Simply Sketch (LOVE the greetings in this set!) and I stamped it in the bottom right corner with Black Stazon.
I cut a Starburst Framelit from Basic Black and used it for the background of the So Very Grateful flower.
The flower was stamped with Black Stazon and watercolored with Pistachio Pudding and Summer Starfruit Markers and an AquaPainter. I carefully cut around the image and placed on the Starburst Framelit with Stampin' Dimensionals.
I colored some small Rhinestones with a Black Sharpie and placed them in the center of the flowers.
I added a few more Rhinestones along the background.

Make sure to check out the rest of the Challenge Team designs over on Create with Connie and Mary and see what THEY did with this color combination! Then grab your stamps and play along!

I know!!! I've totally been a BAD blogger the past few days. I know!!! We just seem to have a LOT going on right now. And, Convention will be here before you know it. I have actually been stamping…a lot! I'm still working on a few of the organized swaps I signed up for. The 3D one in particular is for a new group I joined and I just can't settle on WHAT I what I want to make. Having no reference for what they have already done is unsettling for me! lol! I know I've been dreaming about it. Plus, we thought we might have to make a quick trip out to see Carter before Convention, so I was scrambling to get as much as I could done. I've also been very busy with RIBBON SHARES…check out details to order here. I'm mailing out a big bunch that are cut and wrapped today…and will need to reorder ribbon this week! So, feel free to email me with your order!

So, I have a card I put together for a challenge…but I couldn't find which challenge, so I'm sharing it anyway! It uses Simply Stars stamp set, one of the sets we are featuring this week on Create with Connie and Mary Summer Collection 2013! I know you've read it, but this session has been particular FUN and filled with projects that you can use in classes and for gifts. Quite a variety that we know you'd love! AND…these projects are good ALL YEAR ALONG because they use products from the new big catalog! Makes it really nice an easy to plan your classes! It's not too late to join! For only $24.95 US, you get 24 step by step photo tutorials! That's a little over $1 each! We are just in the middle of Week 3…but you can refer back to any of our projects 24/7!

The Birthday Basics designer paper has a lot of fun colors in it. I needed a masculine birthday card for a young man, so thought this was colorful and fun!

The base is 4 1 4 x 11 of Real Red, folded in half.
I added a 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Very Vanilla.
Along the right side is a 2 x 5 1/4 piece of Birthday Basics DSP. I punched the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch with a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock and used it as a trim along the right side of the DSP before I added it to the front of the card.
I stamped the greeting from the new set, Remembering Your Birthday in Real Red ink on Very Vanilla, then cut with the Oval Framelit. I also added the next size of Oval, cut from Bermuda Bay as a mat for it, then popped it up with Stampin' Dimensionals.
The stars were stamped in Summer Starfruit and Real Red (TIP: if you kept your Stampin' Up! star punches from a couple years ago, they punch these perfectly! If not, they are easy to cut out.) and I added them to the top and bottom of the ovals.
Finally, I added some Bermuda Bay Candy Dots…love them!!! They add just a perfect finishing touch and are pretty flat so no worries about mailing them, too!

Isn't this a fun card for a birthday?

Stampin' Supples:

Stamp Sets: Simply Stars (130892 c), Remembering Your Birthday (131350 c)

Card Stock: Real Red, Very Vanilla, Bermuda Bay

Ink Pads: Real Red, Summer Starfruit

Accessories: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch (119275), Birthday Basics Designer Paper (130145), Oval Framelits (129381), Brights Candy Dots (130931), Stampin' Dimensionals

You can order the supplies you need to recreate this card from me here:

Hi and Hello

July 12, 2008 By Connie | 1 Comment

I purchased this set a while ago, but really haven’t used it much. Hi and Hello will go on the Dormant List with the new catalog. What that means, you will still be able to purchase it, but will not see it in the catalog. The circle flower in this set fits our 1-1/4 circle punch perfectly.

Mary and I were doing challenges and had to use Amy Rysavy’s sketch. I used Amy’s template to start this card, but instead of making a square card, I adapted it to a regular-sized card. I used the Posy background stamp (LOVE it!) in Pixie Pink on Pixie Pink cardstock, punched the circles and stamped the flowers thru the circles onto the Whisper White so they lined up correctly. Happy is from the set It’s All Good and I punched it with a 3/4 circle and popped it with a dimensional. I added Birthday Wishes from Sincere Salutations and some Blue 5/8 grosgrain ribbon. Oh, the base card is Gable Green! Quick and easy birthday card!

Well…quick post today. I’m off to run my errands! Have a great weekend!