Create wtih Connie and Mary

Create with Connie and Mary – Preview 4

May 10, 2011 By Connie | 1 Comment

Well…I don't know what happened. I had this post all ready to go and this morning it DISAPPEARED! Weird!

But…make sure to check out Create with Connie and Mary today! Debbie Henderson has a DARLING Embellishment Box with Cards for you to try with a FREE tutorial! She used the new stamp set, On the Grow, for her project. The box is REALLY clever and would be perfect to give as a gift to someone who could personalize their own cards! You can also learn how to earn BLOG CANDY...a FREE subscription to Create with Connie and Mary!

From now until Saturday, May 14th at 11:55 pm EST, you can subscribe to the Create with Connie and Mary Summer Edition for $24.95…that's $5 off the regular subscription price of $29.95. You will get 5 full weeks of fabulous projects each with a full downloadable tutorial! Don't wait…you don't want to miss the Early Bird Special.

Our designers for the Summer Edition…Rochelle Gould, Elizabeth Price and Debbie Henderson…are joining Mary Brown and myself to bring you lots of FUN ideas for the Create with Connie and Mary Summer Mini Edition! PLUS, did you see the announcement yesterday? We have a few more SURPRISES up our sleeve this week, too! You don't want to miss it! At less than $1 per daily project for the 5 week subscription…how can you go wrong? Our projects stay up LONG after the session is over, so you can refer back to them 24/7! Join us TODAY before the Early Bird Special is GONE!

Sharing creativity one stamped image at a time!

Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge

May 1, 2010 By Connie | 3 Comments

Today is the last day of the FREE Preview Week over on Create with Connie and Mary! It has been a fun week using the Elements of Style stamp set, Presto Patterns Specialty Paper, Rough Type and Vintage Tags products. I hope you enjoyed the projects! Starting Sunday, we will be featuring the Tropical Party Stamp Set, Island Floral Bigz Die and Island Oasis Designer Paper, but you do need to be a subscriber to view them.

The WINNERS of the FREE subscriptions have been announced! Stop over to Create with Connie and Mary and see if it was YOU! But…you only have until May 7th at 11:55 PM EST to claim your PRIZE!

I also have some special Blog Candy to offer mext week! You will want to come back and see what I have planned! They are SO much fun! (And yes…we have SEVERAL available!)

Today's CCMC1 is a Sketch Challenge that I created for our first challenge. Check out what the other designers do with this sketch over on Create with Connie and Mary! I'm always amazed at how different everyone's cards are.

I decided to flip the sketch on the side. I started with a base of Soft Suede cardstock. I layered on Melon Mambo that I roughed up around the edges with my Cutter Kit Distressing Tool. I sponged some Soft Suede Classic Ink around the edges. Then I stamped the large rose pattern from Stampin' Up!'s Elements of Style in Soft Suede randomly in the background on another Soft Suede cardstock layer. I also distressed the edges and sponged around with Soft Suede Classic Ink. I wrapped the Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon around to the back, then created a bow in the front with two more pieces of the Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon folded into loops, then secured on the front with a Fire Square Rhinestone Brad. I stamped the rose image on Whisper White layer with Soft Suede Classic Ink, then stamped it again on scrap Whisper White, colored with the AquaPainter and Stampin' Write Markers in Melon Mambo and Soft Suede and cut it out. I placed it in the center of the Whisper White. I stamped For You with Soft Suede on Whisper White and punched with the 1 1/4 circle punch. I punched Melon Mambo with 1 3/8 circle and layered it. Then finally a Soft Suede Scallop Circle and pierced the holes in the scallops. The Melon Mambo layer was run thru the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder and sponged around the edges with Soft Suede Classic Ink. I love the vintage feel to this card and the colors!

Supplies:

Sets: Elements of Style (w118611, c120045)

Inks: Soft Suede Classic Ink (115637), Melon Mambo and Soft Suede Stampin' Write Markers (Asst 116329)

Cardstock: Whisper White (100730), Melon Mambo (115320), Soft Suede (115318)

Accessories: Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon (115612), Square Fire Rhinestone Brads (109112), 1 1/4 Circle Punch (104403), 1 3/8 Circle Punch (104401), Scallop Circle Punch (109043), Piercing Tool (105531), Mat Pack (105826), Cutter Kit (106958), Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder (117335), Sponge Daubers (102892)

Again, don't forget to check out the rest of the Create with Connie and Mary design team to see what they did this week! If you are a subscriber, play along and link to Mr. Linky over on the site! You will be entered into a drawing for one of two $75 merchandise gift certificates at the end of the Summer Edition!

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Day 5 – Create with Connie and Mary Sneak Peek

April 29, 2010 By Connie | 3 Comments

It's my turn again to share a sneak peek project with you that I made for Create with Connie and Mary's Preview Week! We all need quick gifts, right? How about a set of monogrammed cards and a pretty folder to put them in? Everyone can use those! I have additional photos, the supplies and instructions on how I made this over on Create with Connie and Mary.

I hope you stop by Create and take a look…then sign up for our 4 week subscription featuring projects made with stamps and accessories in the Summer Mini! This Preview Week's theme uses Elements of Style, Presto Paper, Rough Edges Alphabet and Mostly Vintage Decor Stencils. Next week we are featuring Tropical Party, Island Oasis and the Island Floral Bigz Die! You won't want to miss it! But remember, starting next Sunday, only those who are subscribers will be able to see the site!

BLOG CANDY: Don't forget to comment on my post over on Create with Connie and Mary for a chance to win a FREE subscription to the Summer Edition! Check back on Saturday to see if you won!

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This is our Preview Week on the site. From April 26 – May 1, the site will be open for everyone to view. For this preview week only, you will get to see the sort of projects and challenges that we will feature on the site.

Beginning on Sunday, May 2, you will only be able to view the new daily posts if you are a subscriber. When you join, you'll enjoy an 4 week subscription to exclusive samples each day featuring the Stampin' Up! Summer Mini brochure. We'll also have challenges, tutorials, techniques and best of all, PRIZES! Customers and demonstrators welcome! Except for Challenge Saturdays, our projects are exclusive to Create with Connie and Mary, we will not post them anywhere else. Feel free to use our tutorials in your classes or for personal use, however, please do not submit our ideas to contests or publications.

And this session we are proud to announce that Mary Brown joins me as Team Member! Guest Designers Kerin Sylvester and Monika Davis are back! 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 and Mary!

Would you like to WIN a subscription to Create with Connie and Mary? 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 member's blog on the day that we are featuring them. TODAY you can leave a comment over on Create with Connie and Mary in order to get a chance to win one of six FREE subscriptions! Don't leave it here…you must leave it on my post over there!

All the winners will be announced on Saturday, May 1st! If you are a winner and have already subscribed, we will refund the price of your subscription! Check back on Saturday to see if you won!

Create with Connie and Mary Summer Edition