Bring on the Cake

CCMC207 – Patio Party DSP

June 21, 2012 By Connie | 9 Comments

Hmmm, another card without much stamping. I see a pattern here…really, though, I do LOVE to stamp! The Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge this week just seem to scream "USE DESIGNER PAPER!" to me! lol! As for the unique sketch…you can blame Mary on that…she does our challenge templates…and I thought it looked simple when she first showed it to me. However, it challenged me…but I'm sure when I see YOUR cards, I'll say…why didn't I think of that? Can't wait to see!

So here is what I ended up with…

The base is Midnight Muse cardstock and I layered on Summer Starfruit…taking my colors from the Patio Party Designer Paper. On the Whisper White panel, I added the cupcakes strip of Designer Paper diagonally across the card. Then I added the Midnight Muse strip of cardstock. To hide the seam, I cut the Summer Starfruit cardstock with the Finishing Touches Edgelit! Isn't that fun looking? And it DOES add that finishing touch!

I stamped So Many Candles…from Bring on the Cake stamp set. Then I added a little pinwheel that I made from a 1" square punch and dark blue mini brad for the center! Isn't that CUTE!!! I thought it was a nice touch! lol!

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Blossom Bouquet Triple Punch

April 26, 2011 By Connie | 7 Comments

Well, I mentioned yesterday that I would be featuring the Occasions Mini for the rest of the week…and really…I am today, I just combined it with the NEW Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch that will be in the Summer Mini! Stampin' Up!'s Bring on the Cake stamp set is a 13 piece greeting set in the Occasions Mini that is SO great for birthdays. I really hope it makes it into the new catalog, but just in case it doesn't…you know what you have to do! lol! This greeting, so many Candles so little Cake is one of the many favorites in that set!

For my card, I started with Daffodil Delight and layered on Whisper White that I ran thru the Big Shot 3/4s of the way with Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder. I added three 1/8 Taffeta Ribbons in Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive and adhered them to the back. These 1/8 Taffeta Ribbons are another Ribbon Share that I'm offering! You can see more information HERE and get a few yards of each color! I stamped the greeting in Early Espresso Classic Ink on the un-textured bottom.

I punched the Blossom Bouquet flowers from Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Rose Red, then mixed up the colors and placed them up and down on the card. I used the Circle Bitty Punch and the same colors, then mixed them up for the centers of the flowers. I added a circle Bitty Buttons tied with NEW White Baker's Twine (in the Summer Mini) in the center. I'm SO happy we have a choice of Linen Thread or the new Baker Twines to put in the buttons!

This came together VERY easily, but packs a lot of WOW with the bright colors! I mixed up a little of the old with the new today! Hope you enjoy my card!

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Stamping 411 – Build A Blossom

February 11, 2011 By Connie | 12 Comments

It's time again for Stamping 411 sketch challenge! I really enjoyed working with this week's sketch, and my card came together pretty quickly. Of course, part of the reason it came together quickly is because I already had "starts"…you know…those half finished pieces laying on your desk that you didn't use on another project! lol!

So here is the sketch!

And here is my card using Stampin' Up!'s Build a Blossom! I had the flower already started from another project. I used the Rock n Roll technique on the petals. I stamped them in Baja Breeze and then rolled the edges with Not Quite Navy. I punched it with the new Blossoms Petals punch. Then I used Frost Shimmer Paint with a sponge dauber on top to really make it shimmer! I wish you could see how shimmery it is in real life! I added an Old Olive center, then the Vintage Flower Adornment rose in the center! These are really nice!

The base of the card is Not Quite Navy. I layered on Baja Breeze cardstock. I used some Springtime Vintage Designer Paper (it was already cut and ready to go!) and layered it on Old Olive cardstock. I wrapped around Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon and tied a knot. I curled the Build a Blossom flower backwards and then placed it with double Stampin' Dimensionals on another piece of Old Olive cardstock that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder.

Finally I stamped "So Many Candles, so Little Cake" from Bring on the Cake stamp set in Not Quite Navy on Very Vanilla, then punched it with the Wide Oval punch. I layered it on the Decorative Label punch from Not Quite Navy cardstock and placed it on the Old Olive with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Stamping 411 Operators have done this week! I'm sure they will be fabulous!