Bright Hopes

November 30, 2011 By Connie | 1 Comment

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I thought I'd share one of the cards from my Bright Hopes Stamp A Stack Class that I held on Monday night! It was one of my favorites…mainly because of the non-traditional Christmas colors! I borrowed the general layout from Mary Brown…switching up a few tihngs, like where I placed the greeting and the flower in the center of the tree!

The base of the card is Night of Navy. I added a layer of Wisteria Wonder that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Snow Burst Impressions Folder. There is a piece of Wisteria Wonder Patterns DSP in the background. I added a strip of Silver Glimmer Paper and then wrapped the Night of Navy 1/4 Grosgrain Ribbon around and adhered in the back.

The tree from Stampin' Up!'s Bright Hopes stamp set is stamped with Lucky Limeade on Naturals cardstock on the Ovals #2 diecut. I added the flower from Itty Bitty Punches in Night of Navy in the center with a small Pearl Jewel. It is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals on the front of the card. Finally, I added a Lucky Limeade banner with Merry Christmas. These colors just POP for me!

Got to run and finish up some projects for my Stamp Clubs tonight! AND…need to get my Challenge card done for tomorrow's Create with Connie and Mary challenge! Have a WONDERFUL day!

Bright Hopes

November 7, 2011 By Connie | 6 Comments

A couple weeks ago, one of the Create with Connie and Mary challenges was a sketch challenge. This was the first card I made for that challenge, but ended up not using it. Although the Silver Embossed Wreath is so pretty in real life, you cannot enjoy it so much in a photograph! But, I thought I'd share it with you now, anyway.

I started with a base of Crumb Cake cardstock. I layered on Marina Mist cardstock that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Snow Burst Impressions Folder. I added the Whisper White Panel and stamped the greeting from Bright Hopes in Marina Mist. Then I added a panel of Letters to Santa Designer Paper. I think this pattern is one of my favorites in that package…I love the subtle snowflakes printed in it! I added some Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon to hide the seam of the two panels.

For the medallion, I stamped the wreath from Stampin' Up!'s Bright Hopes stamp set in Versamark and embossed with Silver Embossing Powder. I added Rhinestone Jewels around the Wreath and punched it with the 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch. I adhered it with Stampin' Dimensionals to a 2 1/2" Circle punched from Silver Glimmer Paper (it REALLY sparkles!) and then a 2 3/4" Circle of Early Espresso. That medallion is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals on the front of the card.

As I mentioned, it really has more impact and BLING than the camera captured in this photograph! Hope you enjoy it!!!

OK…I have a challenge for my readers. I need to make 9 gifts for my husband's district managers for the Christmas Party we hold for them. In the past I have done Welcome frame signs, set of 4 stamped tiles, Decorated glass blocks, and last year was decorated Simply Adorned ornaments. Any suggestions on what I could make for them this year? Can't be TOO labor intensive…I need to have them done by the party on Dec. 9th. Would LOVE to hear from you!!!

CCMC172 – Bright Hopes

October 20, 2011 By Connie | 6 Comments

Today is a sketch challenge for you over on Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge that ANYONE can play along. I must admit…I'm not a fan of the "diagonals" on cards…this one took me THREE tries before I was finally happy with how it looked! But, the rest of the Challenge Team didn't seem to have any trouble!

And here is my card. I used Bright Hopes, one of the sets we are featuring on Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition this week!

I wanted to use the Frostwood Lodge Designer paper and took my color scheme from it. I cut a piece of the Designer Paper for the diagonal and layered it behind the Cherry Cobbler piece. At the bottom I used the Eyelet Border Punch and Early Espresso cardstock and hid both the seams with the 1/8" Early Espresso Ribbon. I stamped the tree from Bright Hopes stamp set in Garden Green on Whisper White, then layered it on Early Espresso. I punched the Decorative Label punch from Red Glimmer Paper and cut it in half to place behind the tree element. Merry Christmas was stamped in Early Espresso and I added a red Holly Berry Decorative Button with Early Espresso Bakers Twine tied inside. The base of the card is Garden Green.

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did this week over on Create with Connie and Mary, then grab your Stampin' Up! stamps and play along! We look forward to seeing what you create!