Create with Connie and Julie

Day 3 Create with Connie and Julie Sneak Peek

January 5, 2010 By Connie | 1 Comment

It is Julie Dinn's turn to give a quick peek at one of her fabulous projects! There are many other photos of this project on the Create with Connie & Julie Site today! Go over and take a peek!

This is our Preview Week on the site! From January 3rd- January 9th the site will be open for everyone to view. For this week only, you will get to see the sort of projects and challenges that we will feature on the site.

On Sunday January 10th you will only be able to view the new daily posts if you are a subscriber.

The Occasions Edition site will run from January 3 – March 6. Each week we will focus on a different collection of products that can be found in the Occasions Mini Catalog or Sale-A-Bration brochure. Our goal is to show you some new and unique ways to use Stampin' Up!'s fabulous products. Every day there will be a new project posted and each week there will be at least two tutorials available for you to download. Our exclusive projects will include cards, scrapbook pages and 3D items, the quick and easy ones and the more complex larger projects.

And this session we are proud to announce the addition of three Guest Designers! Mary Brown joins us as Senior Guest Designer, along with Kerin Sylvester and Monika Davis as Guest Designers! They will be sharing in the Challenges and creating some special projects for you, too!

To find out more about the site and to order a subscription, please visit us at Create with Connie & Julie.

Would you like to win a subscription to the Create with Connie and Julie site? Each of our team members will be giving away subscriptions on their blogs this week.To enter to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on our team members blog on the day that we are featuring them. To enter to win today please leave a comment on Kerin Sylvester's blog. All the winners will be announced on Friday January 8!

Day 2 Create with Connie and Julie Sneak Peek

January 4, 2010 By Connie | 102 Comments

Here is a sneak peek of one of MY projects to share with you today on the Create with Connie and Julie Site. I thought the compartments of this heart shaped candy holder would be perfect for a Love Note "Card Candy" Kit! Go check out pictures of the surprises inside! (Scroll past the intro post for the new Preview posts and pictures!)

This is our Preview Week on the site! From January 3rd – January 9th the site will be open for everyone to view. For this week only, you will get to see the sort of projects and challenges that we will feature on the site.

On Sunday, January 10th, you will only be able to view the new daily posts if you are a subscriber.

To find out more about the site and to order a subscription, please visit us at Create with Connie & Julie.

Would you like to win a subscription to the Create with Connie and Julie site? Each of our team members will be giving away subscriptions on their blogs this week.To enter to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on our team members blog on the day that we are featuring them. It's MY turn today to give away a free subscription, so leave a comment here on my blog (click on Comments under the title of this post!). All the winners will be announced on Friday January 8! If you've already joined, we will refund your subscription price!

Create with Connie & Julie Sneak Peek!

January 3, 2010 By Connie | 3 Comments

Here's a quick peek at Mary Brown's project on the Create with Connie & Julie site today! Head on over to the site to see how she created this cute little project! She's got some great step by step directions for you.

On Sunday January 10th you will only be able to view the new daily posts if you are a subscriber.

To find out more about the site and to order a subscription, please visit us at Create with Connie & Julie.

Would you like to win a subscription to the Create with Connie and Julie site? Each of our team members will be giving away subscriptions on their blogs this week.To enter to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on our team members blog on the day that we are featuring them. To enter to win today please leave a comment on Mary Brown's Blog. All the winners will be announced on Friday January 8!

HINT: On Monday, it is MY turn to give away a FREE subscription, so make sure you come back tomorrow and leave a comment on my Monday's blog post to get a chance to win!

If you are a winner and have already subscribed, we will refund the price of your subscription!

Snow Buddies – TSSC100

December 14, 2009 By Connie | 4 Comments

I hope everyone had a great weekend. We celebrated Christmas with my son and his fiance over the weekend since they were in town. We also spent several days working up the sample of their wedding invitation. I think we have it nailed down now. I'll order all the card stock, but probably won't start working on them until February. Beth and her mom want to come back in town and help!

Woohoo! Mary Jo is celebrating sketch #100! I love it when I have time to do her sketches. Congratulations! I combined her sketch with my Design Team challenge for Latenightstampers — using non-traditional Christmas colors!

I started with a base of Regal Rose card stock and added a layer of Certainly Celery. I cut up the grid sizes in Whisper White and used the checked pattern in Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Paper. On the Whisper White, I used the three sizes of snowflakes in Snow Buddies, the largest in Certainly Celery, middle size in Regal Rose and the small size I stamped off using Regal Rose for a lighter shade. I stamped the small snowman, from Stampin' Up!'s Snow Buddies, with Basic Black Ink on Whisper White and colored with my Stampin' Write markers in Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie, Blush Blossom and Bashful Blue. I punched him out with the Wide Oval Punch, then layered him on Regal Rose and Certainly Celery ovals cut from the Bigz Ovals Die. I used the White Gel Pen and made polka dots around the larger oval to fill in the space a little. Finally, I stamped Happy Holidays from Stampin' Up!'s Four The Holidays stamp set in Basic Black Ink.

I think it makes a fun holiday card and I love the non-traditional look! Hope you have a great week…mine is a BUSY one again!

Don't forget to visit us over on the Create with Connie and Julie Occasions Edition blog. Our Early Bird Special for only $34.95 is a fantastic deal for NINE full weeks! We have three very talented designers joining us for this session. It is going to be even bigger and better than the Holiday Edition! See a sneak peak preview over there, too!

Early Bird Special!

December 6, 2009 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It's here! Your Early Bird Subscription price of $34.95 is now available! Julie Dinn and I are launching our second edition of Create with Connie & Julie. where we will be featuring products from the amazing Occasions Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochure.

For our Early Bird and Preview Week, we will be focusing on the I (Heart) Hearts stamp set, The I (Love) Love Wheel and the new Pretty in Pink and Real Red Corduroy Buttons. During this time period, the site will be open to everyone, but starting on Sunday, January 10, only those that have registered will have access to the site. Click here to see some PREVIEW Samples on the Create with Connie & Julie site! Here is a sneak peek of my Chocolate Portfolio and I've made a tutorial for you!

And this session we are proud to announce the addition of three Guest Designers! Mary Brown joins us as Senior Guest Designer, along with Kerin Sylvester and Monika Davis as Guest Designers! They will be sharing in the Challenges and creating some special projects for you, too!

8 week subscription to Create with Connie & Julie – Regular price $39.95 US

EARLY BIRD PRICE of $34.95
until January 3, 2010

Email me for other payment options. We also have Gift Certificates available!

We are so excited to share our creativity with you and we hope you will join us for our Occasions Edition of Create with Connie and Julie!

Looking for Design Team Guest Designers!

November 29, 2009 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Julie and I are getting ready for the next session of Create with Connie & Julie featuring the Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration brochures! We're very excited that the Holiday Edition has been so successful and want to expand! So, we are looking for 3 Guest Designers to help us with projects for 9 weeks starting in January! Here are the details.

Are you enthusiastic, fun and talented? That’s what we’re looking for!

Contest is open Wednesday, November 18 – Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Winners will be notified no later than Saturday, December 5, 2009 via email. We are looking to fill 3 positions.

Please put Guest Designer Submission in the Subject of your email to info@createwithconnieandjulie.com

Please also send a introductory paragraph of why you would like to be chosen for the Guest Designer. Include your name, how long you have been a demo with Stampin' Up!, a link to your blog, and attach 3 of your favorite Stampin' Up! projects that you have created.

Requirements:

Must be a US or CAN demonstrator so products are the same as we are using
9 week commitment – one challenge project per week, plus one additional project every 3 weeks (total of 3). A list a challenges and product schedule will be provided at acceptance so you can work ahead, if desired.
All projects must use Stampin' Up! only products – exception being altered items
Compensation will be discussed upon selection
DT members should use the Create with Connie & Julie Guest Designer blog badge and promote CCJ where ever and when ever possible! Maintaining an active Blog is strongly desired. We want each guest designer to be proud to be a Guest Designer!

Please note that this is not a creative contest, so we are not necessarily looking for the BEST projects. Rather, we are looking for the best designers who fit into our friendly and encouraging style and are interested in helping us GROW and add new members to the site!

We would love to have you apply!

To see more about our program, visit these preview pages for the Holiday Edition going on now:

Connie's Preview

Julie's Preview

Guest Designer Call and Animal Stories

November 19, 2009 By Connie | 3 Comments

How's that for a title! lol! First, Julie and I are getting ready for the next session of Create with Connie & Julie featuring the Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration brochures! We're very excited that the Holiday Edition has been so successful and want to expand! So, we are looking for 3 Guest Designers to help us with projects for 9 weeks starting in January! Here are the details.

Are you enthusiastic, fun and talented? That’s what we’re looking for!

Contest is open Wednesday, November 18 – Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Winners will be notified no later than Saturday, December 5, 2009 via email. We are looking to fill 3 positions.

Please put Guest Designer Submission in the Subject of your email to info@createwithconnieandjulie.com

Requirements:

Must be a US or CAN demonstrator so products are the same as we are using
9 week commitment – one challenge project per week, plus one additional project every 3 weeks (total of 3). A list a challenges and product schedule will be provided at acceptance so you can work ahead, if desired.
All projects must use Stampin' Up! only products – exception being altered items
Compensation will be discussed upon selection
DT members should use the Create with Connie & Julie Guest Designer blog badge and promote CCJ where ever and when ever possible! Maintaining an active Blog is strongly desired. We want each guest designer to be proud to be a Guest Designer!

We would love to have you apply!

To see more about our program, visit these preview pages for the Holiday Edition going on now:

Connie's Preview

Julie's Preview

OK…now here is my creative card for today! My Technique Class did this technique called Bingo Blast a few months ago! It is from Technique Junkies Newsletter and a very fun technique! You use actual empty Bingo Daubers and ink refills to create it! Isn't it fun? I thought the bright colors of Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry complement the giraffe from Stampin' Up!'s Animal Stories really well and made a cute baby card in non-traditional colors! The Hello Baby stamp is from Teeny Tiny Wishes (of course!). I also like the Scallop Square Punch placed behind the corners for an added detail!

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CCJCC1 Color Challenge

October 3, 2009 By Connie | 3 Comments

For my Create with Connie and Julie Color Challenge card, this week’s challenge is to use Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip and Really Rust. Well…mine has a little Really Rust in the Designer paper! You can play along! Upload your card, use CCJCC1 in the title and place the direct link in Mister Linky over on Create with Connie and Julie!

I used the small tag from the Stampin’ Up! Tabletop Settings Bigz XL Die to make a candle. That was one of the first things I noticed when I saw that die…even before I knew it was supposed to be a tag!

I cut the tag in the Big Shot with Very Vanilla cardstock and then embossed it with the Big Shot and the Finial Press impressions folder. I used the Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint sponged around the edges and it really does shimmer! I stacked several dimensionals on top of each other and curved the candle so it looks 3D off the card. The flame is actually the leaf from the same Tabletop Settings die. I cut it with Summer Sun cardstock and used the Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint on it,too…it really shines!

I started with a layer of Taken with Teal cardstock that I used the Cutter Kit Distressing tool around the edges. Then I sponged some Basic Brown ink on the edges. I added another layer of Autumn Meadows Designer Paper. Next I placed a strip of the Taken with Teal pattern from the Autumn Meadows Designer Paper pack on the left side. I added a Scallop Edge border with my Scallop Edge punch and Soft Suede cardstock and tucked it slightly under the designer paper strip. I wrapped the Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon around and adhered it to the back. I completed the flat bow with two more loops on the front, then placed the 5/8 Neutrals Jumbo Vanilla Brad in the center (it goes thru to the back of the Taken with Teal cardstock.) Everything was placed on the base card of Kraft cardstock.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Kraft (102125), Taken with Teal (100867), Very Vanilla (101650), Soft Suede (115318)

Designer Paper: Autumn Meadows (116769)

Inks: Basic Brown (104315)

Accessories: Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (116806), Table Setting Bigz XL Die (116819), Finial Press Impressions Folder (115963), Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon (115612), 5/8 Neutrals Jumbo Brads (112533), Paper Piercing Tool (116631), Scallop Edge Punch (112091)

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