Candy Conversations

St Patrick’s Day

February 7, 2012 By Connie | 6 Comments

I like using seasonal stamps for more than what they are intended. When I saw the Kiss Me greeting in Candy Conversations, I thought it would work for a St. Patrick's Day card! This was one of the cards my Candy Conversations class did last week!

I started with a base of Garden Green. I layered on Certainly Celery that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Houndstooth impressions folder. I used a piece of Garden Green Patterns Designer Paper and cut the bottom into a pennant shape. I used the Designer Label Framelits in two sizes with Basic Black and Certainly Celery cardstock.

The St. Patrick's Day greeting was stamped in Garden Green on Whisper White along the right edge and put on the front. The Labelits were popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals along the left side of the greeting.

I stamped Kiss Me three times with Garden Green on Whisper White and punched with the Small Heart Punch. I put a Rhinestone Jewel in the center and handcut the stem from Garden Green cardstock.

Do you like? I think it was my favorite of the 5 cards we made!

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CCMC185 – Candy Conversations

January 19, 2012 By Connie | 9 Comments

Well…I hope our subscribers are enjoying WEEK 1 of Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition 2012. It's not too late for you to join! You'll still have access to all the tutorials we've done so far AND be the first to see the new ones posted!

It's Thursday, and time for our Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge! I must say that I REALLY like my card today! lol! We have a color challenge for you to play along with this week. Yummy, bright colors of Peach Parfait, Calypso Coral and Lucky LImeade!

Well, the colors made it a little challenging for a Valentine card, but I wanted to use the sets that we are featuring this week on Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition 2012…PS I Love You, Take it to Heart and Candy Conversations. So here is my card!

I think I met the challenge, don't you? I started with a base of Peach Parfait. I added a neutral layer of Crumb Cake that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Finial Press Impressions Folder. I added a strip of Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper (coming up in the SAB brochure!) and layered it on Lucky Limeade cardstock. I punched a Full Heart from Calypso Coral cardstock. I added three of the candy hearts from Candy Conversations, stamping them in Peach Parfait, Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade and punch with the Small Heart Punch. I tied a bow with the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and attached the hearts to the streamers. I added one more heart to the center of the bow. The Full Heart punch is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals. Finally, I stamped the greeting in Basic Black on Very Vanilla and cut out the portion to tuck under the Designer Paper at the top. Isn't this a FUN card?

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Thursday Challenge Team did this week over on Create with Connie and Mary. Then get busy and make your own card using the challenge colors…upload it over on Inlinkz! We love to see what you do!

Countdown to Kisses – FREE Tutorial and BLOG CANDY!

January 13, 2012 By Connie | 127 Comments

Yeah…it is FINALLY my time to share my FREE Tutorial for Preview Week over on Create with Connie and Mary AND to give away Blog Candy! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the LAST DAY to take advantage of Early Bird Savings for the Create with Connie and Mary Occasions 2012 Edition! Save $5 of the regular $34.95 US price for 6 weeks of daily step-by-step tutorials and challenges on Saturdays! That is over 36 tutorials for only $29.95! But…hurry…you need to sign up now! Only our subscribers will get to see these fabulous projects…no sneak peeks.

Leave a comment on my blog today to be entered in the drawing for BLOG CANDY…a free subscription to the Occasions 2012 Edition! We'll announce the winners on Sunday. But…don't worry if you sign up to take advantage of the Early Bird pricing…we'll either apply it to the Summer 2012 Edition or refund your money! The Occasions 2012 Edition starts SUNDAY!

I've seen several of these signs done in wood with vinyl lettering. I just knew that I could recreate it with Stampin' Up! products! It came together pretty easily! Instead of numbers, I used the hearts from Stampin' Up!'s Candy Conversations single stamp set to decorate the bottoms of the Hershey Kisses. Yummy…they are the pink ones with Caramel inside! Start the countdown to Valentine's Day on February 1st…there are 14 sweet treats for you to enjoy!

The full step-by-step photo tutorial is available for you over on Create with Connie and Mary! But…before you go…remember to leave me a comment HERE on Friday for the BLOG CANDY…how do you like this project? I think it turned out darling! And…if you haven't signed up to join us…do it NOW so you don't forget!