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CCMC245 Million Dollar Moments

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It's Thursday and time for the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!  We have a fun sketch for you today…and you'll see that Mary and I were on the same wavelength!  It was too funny when we uploaded our cards!  I did mine at a Stampin' Retreat a few weeks ago!  Since I forgot and the first card I did using this sketch had Sale-A-Bration products (and that is over now!), I had to re-do it.  When I saw Mary's card, I debated on whether or not to re-do mine again, but decided not to…they were different enough!

 

 

And here is my card…I love the Summer Starfruit boots and umbrella!

 

 

Here are the details:

  1. The base card is 4 1/4 x 11 (my favorite, obviously!) of Summer Starfruit, folded in half.
  2. I added a 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Whisper White.
  3. Along the bottom is a 2 x 4 piece of Print Poetry Designer Paper.
  4. I added the Summer Starfruit Stitched Ribbon to hide the seam.
  5. I stamped the girl from Million Dollar Moments in Primrose Petals on Whisper White, then cut it with the Oval Framelit.  I stamped her again on scrap Whisper White with Summer Starfruit, then cut out her boots and umbrella to layer of the Primrose Petals one.  The umbrella was popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals and also the Oval on the front.
  6. I stamped the "raining" flowers with Summer Starfruit ink coming down from the top, and added Rhinestone Jewels to a few of the centers and the top of the umbrella.
  7. Finally, I stamped "thanks a million" from the same set in Basic Black on Primrose Petals cardstock and punched with the Small Oval punch, then placed on the front with more Stampin' Dimensionals.

This was the first time I used this set and really think it is cute!  Make sure to check out what the rest of the Thursday Challenge Team did over on Create with Connie and Mary!

 

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Card “Create”tions for All Occasions PREVIEW WEEK

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It's PREVIEW WEEK over on Create with Connie and Mary's Card "Create"tions for All Occasions and it's my turn to give you a FREE PREVIEW of my Little Friends Project Sheet!  AND…I have BLOG CANDY…win a FREE subscription by leaving a comment on my blog today!

 

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I always enjoy the beginning of another session…this one is fun because it is ALL CARDS!  We started the Card "Create"tions Edition to fit between our regular Editions and we know you loved the Holiday Cards one…this one is all occasions cards!  We can always use ideas for those!  Both Mary and I have done a FREE Preview set for you to see what you get with your subscription!  Here are some details:

  • 3 weeks of FABULOUS card ideas – 18 different sets (not including our two Preview sets). 
  • Each SET is presented with 4 cards…one based on the weekly sketch, one the designers choice then one simple and one 'stepped up' version of the same card…so 4 cards for EACH set – 72 EXCLUSIVE card ideas NOT SEEN ANYWHERE ELSE!
  • Each Saturday we will each do a small favor using the same set we use during the week as a bonus item.  These WILL be displayed publicly but only subscribers will see the cards!

AND…who are our designers?  Your favorites are on board!

  • Elizabeth Price
  • Melissa Davies
  • Debbie Henderson
  • Deb Currier
  • Connie Babbert
  • Mary Brown

BLOG CANDY on my blog today!!!  Leave a comment on my blog today and I'll select one to win a FREE subscription to Card "Create"tions for All Occasions!

Then…check out the FREE PREVIEW Project Sheet over on Create with Connie and Mary and sign up today!  The Create with Connie and Mary Card "Create"tions mini session runs March 31 thru April 20!

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Little Friends

 

SP13 Card Create Challenges-PREThis is the first time I've inked up this Little Friends set and I'm hooked!  I had such fun coloring these darling images.  So…with the sketch Mary and I used for our Preview Week…I gave my little boy card some distressed edges for a rough and tumble look!  My designer choice card is the Primrose Petals card.  It is SO sweet with the touch of vintage!  Finally my 'step-up' pair…I just love the little puppy untying the present!  Some extra layers and punched flowers add the fun!

 

You can find my Project Sheet to download with a closeup of each of the cards, measurements and directions over on Create with Connie and Mary!


Little Friends

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YEAH!!!!  We're back!  Our Holiday edition was so popular, we decided that it's time to introduce another  Create with Connie and Mary Card "Create"tions.  This time it is for ALL Occasions!  We are SUPER excited!  Mary and I will both be doing FREE Preview Card Sets this week so you'll see what Card "Create"tions is all about if you didn't join before!  But…it's ALL CARDS featuring 18 different stamp sets in the MAIN and SPRING Mini catalogs…over 72 different card ideas!
 

Mary Brown is up first with her FREE Preview Card Set, Take Care!  I don't have this set…but it is definitely on my list now that I've seen her card set!  We also have BLOG CANDY today…a FREE Subscription to Card "Create"tions…see WHERE over on Create with Connie and Mary!  If you win and you've already signed up, we'll give you a subscription to our next edition, so don't worry! 

Check out Create with Connie and Mary download her FREE Project Sheet with close up photos and details and to find out more details about how to sign up!  Here's a sneak peek of a couple of her cards!

 

 

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My card is based on Technostamper's Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge, TSSC256 today.

I'll be featuring Little Friends later this week for MY Preview Card Set, but I'm showing off another card using this set today!  Here's my card…this is the type of detail you can expect from our Project Sheets…dimensions, directional steps and a few tips!

 

 

Here are the details:

  1. Base is 4 1/4 x 11 of Real Red, folded in half.
  2. I used the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch with Gumball Green cardstock and added the punched strip behind the 1 1/4 x 5 1/2 strip of Storytime Designer Paper along the left side.
  3. I cut a Whisper White oval from the Oval Framelits and stamped the little boy with wagon on it with Black Stazon.
  4. I used Stampin' Write markers in So Saffron, Real Red, Gumball Green, Blush Blossom, Crumb Cake and Baja Breeze to color in my image with the AquaPainter.  It is popped up on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
  5. I thought it would be fun to add the little Pinwheel Die shape, cut from Gumball Green, secured with a Mini Brad, then topped with a Red Button tied with White Bakers Twine.  TIP:  If you place the brad from the back to the front and then add the little pinwheel "legs", it is much easier to work it to secure!  Just cover the legs with the button!
  6. Finally I stamped Thank You with Black Stazon on a strip of So Saffron and tucked it under the pinwheel!

 

SO….make sure you stop over to Create with Connie and Mary…find out where to get BLOG CANDY, then download Mary's FREE Project Sheet!  AND…find out how to sign up for the next edition of Create with Connie and Mary Card "Create"tions!!!  We get started next SUNDAY!

CCMC Week 1 Favor – Watercolor Winter

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Welcome!  Since I used Watercolor Winter stamp set for my card set this week on Create with Connie and Mary Card "Create"tions, I thought I'd share a simple coordinating favor with everyone using Watercolor Winter.  The rest of our Card "Create"tions Design Team is also sharing their matching favors with you over on Create with Connie and Mary, so make sure to check them out.

 

I used a simple Sour Cream Container, but jazzed it up by using Designer Paper and the Watercolor Winter images.  Now, I've tried to get a good photo, but do you know how hard it is with a 3 sided favor?  lo!

 

 

Here are the details!

  1. I used a 5 x 6 square of the green print from Candlelight Christmas Designer Paper and adhered a 3/4" stripe pattern of the same package down the center.
  2. I rolled it into a long tube (6" long), and adhered with Sticky Strip.
  3. One end I added Sticky Strip inside the opening and folded in the one direction.  I scored the bottom several times in 1/8" increments to "crimp".
  4. Fill with candy or whatever, then add Sticky Strip to the other end and fold it closed in the other direction to form the sour cream package shape.  I scored that end several times 1/8" apart to crimp it, too.
  5. I stamped the Poinsettia with Early Espresso on Real Red, then cut it out.
  6. I two-step stamped the pine cone with Early Espresso and the pine needles with Lucky Limeade on scrap Very Vanilla and cut them out. 
  7. Adhere the images to the top of the sour cream container.
  8. Stamp Deck the Halls from Merry & Type in Real Red on Very Vanilla, cut with the second from smallest Window Frame Framelit.
  9. I applied Dazzling Details glitter around all the edges of the stamped images so they sparkle!
  10. I also added a trio of Rhinestones inside the Poinsettia.

This was pretty quick and easy to make…would be fun to hang them from the tree as a little favor at your holiday parties.

 

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And…don't forget!  We've just started our Christmas/Winter Card "Create"tions Edition!  Join us for our newest session featuring only cards!  With the set of 3 cards I featured AND this cute sour cream container, you have a class all ready to go!

 

  • These cards are EXCLUSIVE to our subscription and won't be shown anywhere else. 
  • 3 week mini-edition that is only cards, October 28 – November 17
  • Each designer will choose a holiday or winter set each week and make 3 different cards using that one set.
  • Total of 45 unique card ideas from 15 different sets. 
  • Each card set includes a printable supply list with card measurements and photos.
  • Perfect for your classes and stamp camps or to make for your own holiday cards!

AND…as a bonus on Saturdays, each designer will be sharing a little 3D favor that matches the holiday or winter set they chose that week.  We will be sharing this favor on our personal blogs, too, but you can easily tie it into your class offering!

 

Check out the FREE previews on Create with Connie and Mary!

Stylin’ Snowfolks Card #2

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On Monday, I posted my first card from a trio of cards which used the Stylin' Snowfolks stamp set for the Create with Connie and Mary Card "Create"tions preview.  I had a blast making up the different snowman, so here is the second card in the set!  I think this one is my favorite out of the three.  Now notice, one of the goals of Card "Create"tions is to make the MAILABLE…flat…so we don't have to pay extra postage on our Christmas cards.  I think I succeeded by using Silver Glimmer to add sparkle instead of rhinestones that add bulk!  His hatband sparkles along with the center of his bowtie!

 

 

If you would like to know all the supplies and measurements for this card ( so you can recreate it), check out my post on Create with Connie and Mary.  There I have a downloadable file with all the information for this card including the measurements!  This shows you what you can expect from your Create with Connie and Mary Card "Create"tions subscription!  Here are the details again:

 

JOIN US for a BRAND NEW venture with creative card ideas
using holiday and winter stamp sets from the Main and Holiday Mini catalogs!

* Over 45 EXCLUSIVE cards with 15 stamp sets featured!
* 3 week mini edition
* October 28 thru November 17
* Printable supply lists & measurements
* 24/7 access
* Perfect for classes or personal cards!
* Designers Elizabeth Price, Debbie Henderson and Deb Currier are joining us!

 

 

Create with Connie and Mary
Card "Create"tions Edition
Only $19.95 US

We now use Fastwagon for our processing, you should immediately receive a Digital Order email with a link to a downloadable Welcome letter with your passwords! Thank you!

 

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New! Create with Connie and Mary Card Create-tions!

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Mary and I are SO excited to announce our new venture!  You are familiar with our regular editions that feature 3D items for your classes, home decor and gifts…now we are introducing a mini subscription that features only CARDS!  Check out Create with Connie and Mary to see what we're all about…Mary has done a Preview Card Set using the fun little set, Merry Minis!  Scroll down to see MY bonus card to complete her set!  AND…we are offering BLOG CANDY...see where to go over on Create with Connie and Mary to be entered into a drawing for a FREE subscription to our new Card "Create"tions!

 

JOIN US for a BRAND NEW venture with creative card ideas
using holiday and winter stamp sets from the Main and Holiday Mini catalogs!

* Over 45 EXCLUSIVE cards with 15 stamp sets featured!
* October 28 thru November 17
* Printable supply lists & measurements
* 24/7 access
* Perfect for classes or personal cards!
* Designers Elizabeth Price, Debbie Henderson and Deb Currier are joining us!

 

Create with Connie and Mary
Card "Create"tions Edition
Only $19.95 US

We now use Fastwagon for our processing, you should immediately receive a Digital Order email with a link to a downloadable Welcome letter with your passwords! Thank you!

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Here is my BONUS card based on the Preview stamp set that Mary chose, Merry Minis!  I love the Christmas lights image in this set and based my card around it!

 

Here are the details:

  1. Base of the card is Cherry Cobbler cardstock.
  2. I layered on the green polka dot print from Be of Good Cheer on top of Very Vanilla, the added little trim pieces above and below it with the stripe pattern from the same DSP. 
  3. 1/8" Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon hides the seams between the designer paper.
  4. I used the Large Scallop Edgelit with Brushed Silver cardstock and cut the scallop, then lined up the piece and cut it again to make a skinny silver thread.
  5. I stamped the Christmas Lightbulb images from Merry Minis in Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Real Red, Pacific Point and Pumpkin Pie (with the base of the light in Basic Gray) and punched with the Merry Minis trio punch.  They are popped up on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
  6. I used the piercing template to pierce a double line across the top of the Very Vanilla, then used my Gumball Green Marker to draw the Xs between the piercing.
  7. I stamped the Christmas greeting from Seasonal Sayings in Gumball Green ink in the bottom right corner.

So…go ahead…check out Create with Connie and Mary to see this exciting new Card "Create"tions mini subscription!  Then sign up!  You'll be SOOOO glad you did!  Oh, and don't forget to check out Mary's Preview Card Set while you are there!!!

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