Circle of Spring

Circle of Spring again

May 31, 2016 By Connie | Leave a Comment

I forgot to post the second Mother’s Day wreath card I did using Circle of Spring, this one was for my mother-in-law. I love how Watermelon Wonder looks with Crumb Cake…who knew?

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Watermelon Wonder cardstock folded in half.
On the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake cardstock, strips of Affectionately Yours Washi Tape were added at the top and bottom
The wreath from Circle of Spring was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, the colored with Watermelon Wonder, So Saffron, and Old Olive Markers. It was cut with the Wonderful Wreath Framelits.
A 1-3/4 Circle was stamped with the Happy Mother’s Day greeting with Tuxedo Black Ink, then added to a white Doily and the front of the card.
The wreath was attached to the doily over the circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Note: If you like this 4″ size, you’d better grab some! The new size in the catalog is 3-1/2″ and won’t frame as nicely behind the wreath!
Watermelon Wonder cardstock was punched with the Bow Builder Punch and added to the front with Mini Glue Dots.

I really love how the wreath is framed by the doily and pops on the Crumb Cake background!

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop – For the Ladies

May 7, 2016 By Connie | 1 Comment

It’s Saturday and you know what that means!!! It’s time for another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Design Team Blog Hop! This week’s theme is For That Special Lady…can be a mom, sister, or special friend! We all need ideas for these wonderful ladies in our lives! I was fortunate to spend last weekend at a stamping retreat to two of my most special friends that live FAR away from me now!

Another wonderful woman in my life is my mother! I thought I’d share my the Mother’s Day card I made for her using Circle of Spring stamp set. Of course, I snuck in TWO of the new In Colors, Sweet Sugarplum and Peekaboo Peach! I love them combined.

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Sweet Sugarplum, folded in half.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake cardstock.
Along the left side is a strip of Playful Palette Washi Tape in the striped pattern.
The Circle of Spring wreath was stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, Sweet Sugarplum and Pear Pizzazz Markers. It was cut with the Wonderful Wreath Framelits.
My Amazing Mother from Greatest Greetings (made it in the new catalog!) was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on a strip of Sweet Sugarplum and cut with a flag end.
Peekaboo Peach cardstock was punched with the Bow Builder punch twice, then assembled into a bow for the front with Mini Glue Dots.
A little sparkle with some random Rhinestones puts on the finishing touch!

I can’t wait to give this to my mom on Sunday! OK…next up is our Create with Connie and Mary website where you can find out more about our NEW May 2016 Mini Session using products from the PREORDER Catalog Items…or get a FREE tutorial by signing up for both May AND June! Check out the details over there! Or head backwards to see Melissa’s card for the day!

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SUOC144 Circle of Spring

March 15, 2016 By Connie | 2 Comments

Another challenge over on SUO Challenges…and the theme is Spring! LOVE to see Spring arrive…the bright green tree buds, the fat robins, warmer temps, and early flowers popping their heads from the ground! We are lucky to be seeing an early Spring this year! So, here’s what I came up for my Design Team card!

One of my customers mistakenly ordered two of this Circle of Spring stamp sets…instead of returning it, I ordered the other wreath one she wanted and kept this one for myself! I paired it with the soft colors in Birthday Blossoms Designer Paper and used this week’s Create with Connie and Mary sketch (told you I loved it!)

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Blushing Bride, folded in half.
Along the bottom I added a 2-1/4 x 4 piece of the Birthday Blossoms striped paper and at the top 2-1/2 x 4 green polka dot print from the same DSP.
Across on a diagonal I adhered a 1-1/2 x 5 piece of Mint Macaron, then tripped off the excess on the sides. A 1/4 x 5 strip of Blushing Bride cardstock hides the top seam and a row of Pearls hides the bottom seam.
The Circle of Spring wreath was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, then colored with Pool Party, Blushing Bride, So Saffron and Mint Macaron Markers and cut with the Wonderful Wreath Framelits (same one as the Christmas wreaths). Pearls were added to the centers of a couple flowers. It was popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The bow was stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink on Blushing Bride cardstock and cut with the bow in the Wonderful Wreath Framelits package.
Hello Spring from the Circle of Spring stamp set was stamped with Tuxedo Black on a 3/4 x 1-1/2 piece of Whisper White and added over top the Mint Macaron cardstock.

I love the mix of patterns with the spring wreath! SOOOO pretty! OK, make sure to check out the rest of the SUO Challenge Design Team to see what they came up with for this Spring Challenge!