Day of Gratitude

CCMC174 – Day of Gratitude

November 3, 2011 By Connie | 8 Comments

Today it is time for another Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge that ANYONE can play along with! We have a FUN sketch for you to try today. Keep it in the square shape as shown…or change it up to the normal rectangle. You'll see that our Challenge Team members did both! Check them out over on Create with Connie and Mary! And…even though our Holiday Edition is officially over, you can still sign up and get some GREAT ideas for your holiday gift giving…and…if you are a demo…your November/December classes!

And here is my take on the sketch. I used a set that I loved last year, but haven't pulled out this year until now…Day of Gratitude!

I started with a base of More Mustard cardstock and layered on Soft Suede. I used three different patterns of Spice Cake Designer Paper for the panels. Then I colored up the large medallion from Day of Gratitude with my Stampin' Write Markers in Soft Suede, Pool Party and More Mustard and stamped it on Very Vanilla. I cut it out. I made a pennant banner of Pool Party and stamped the greeting in Soft Suede. I added two rows of the pearls along the left edge and finally placed the medallion on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals!

I'm getting in the mood for Thanksgiving. We'll be going to my oldest son's NEW home this year. He and his wife were just transferred to the quad cities, Iowa area. They are moving in this weekend and I'm anxious to see the house…it looks beautiful! I'll be sending off this card to my mom and dad since we won't be at their house this year for Thanksgiving.

Again, make sure you check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this sketch! We have a GREAT variety every week! Check them out on Create with Connie and Mary! Then grab your inks, stamps and paper and play along! We love to see your creations!

Stamping 411 – Day of Gratitude

November 26, 2010 By Connie | 11 Comments

It's time again for another Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge SSC179! I struggled with this one for a while, until I decided to use the panels as background and add a pleated flower from the large Medallion in Day of Gratitude stamp set in the front!

Here is my card…I thought it appropriate to do one more fall card for Thanksgiving week! From now on, it will be full speed ahead to Christmas and winter holidays!

I started with a base of Old Olive cardstock and layered on Cajun Craze. I added three panels from Autumn Spice Designer Paper's leaf pattern. I added a strip of the stripe in Autumn Spice DSP, too, and layered it on Old Olive. I used the Scallop Edge Border punch along the bottom of the Old Olive. I stamped "Gratitude" in Early Espresso in the lower right corner.

For my flower, I stamped two of the large Medallions from Day of Gratitude with the Rock n' Roll technique and More Mustard and Cajun Craze Classic Inks. I cut both of the Medallion's out and then scored them with the Pleated Flower technique, adhering them together. In the center I used a Glimmer Brad in the center of a Designer Button and placed it with Stampin' Dimensionals in the center of the Medallion. I added it to the front of the card with more Stampin' Dimensionals.

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Stamping 411 Operators did this week with the sketch challenge! I'm sure they are fabulous!

Day of Gratitude

October 27, 2010 By Connie | 3 Comments

I know, I know…bad blogger! I haven't posted since Saturday! My customers know that I've had company for a week…and then was at our semi-annual scrapbook retreat over four days of the weekend! Yes…four days of indulging in my stamping addiction! I did get a lot done…100 Christmas cards are almost done, just need one piece cut out and glued on (TV time). Several projects for Create with Connie and Mary are done for the next couple weeks…you won't want to miss them! (It's not too late to join if you aren't a member!) The time goes by SO fast, though! We had a GREAT time and now I can't wait for March and the next one! My poor girlfriends had to travel home in the terrible weather we had yesterday, though…I know Linda's flight was delayed a couple hours.

So…here is a project that I made up for our Stamping Festival Stamp Camp a few weeks ago! I love the quality of the Mini Lunch Sacks that are in the Holiday Mini and paired it up with Day of Gratitude stamps, some apple cider, caramels and a cute little thank you note. Who wouldn't like getting this little gift? Everything tucks easily inside the little Mini Lunch Sack.

I cut a piece of Autumn Spice DSP and added the Early Espresso Dotted Ribbon Punch piece along one edge for a scallop. I stamped Gratitude greeting from Stampin' Up!'s Day of Gratitude on Very Vanilla and punched with the Decorative Label Punch and sponged along the edges with Early Espresso. I popped it up on front of the DSP with Stampin' Dimensionals. I stamped one leaf in Cajun Craze and cut out and stamped the same leaf on the 3×3 note in Cajun Craze. The other leaf was stamped in More Mustard and cut out. Both cut out leaves were tucked behind the greeting. Thank You on the note is in the same Day of Gratitude set and stamped with Early Espresso.

When you place the cider inside, you do need to fold the top of the packet down. Then I folded the Mini Lunch Sack to the front, punched two holes with the Crop-a-Dile and tied with 1 1/4 Early Espresso Striped Ribbon (LOVE that ribbon!) and a Cinnamon Stick on front for a cute little accent and added spice for the cider! A quick and easy little project!

Well…I have a BIG day of prep work to do for classes the next couple days! I was hoping to get that done over the past weekend, but the time just went by SO fast! Hmmm, wonder if we could stay for a WEEK next time! lol!

If you haven't checked out the Create with Connie and Mary site yet, now is the time to do it! We feature new Holiday Mini products every week. There is a new project posted every day and there will be an average of two fabulous tutorials each and every week. NEW is a project sheet for every project not having a tutorial! We like to have lots of fun so we have challenges and prizes for our subscribers. Our sites stay up long after the session is done, so you will always have access to the site and the tutorials. For more information and to see our Preview Week projects please visit at Create with Connie and Mary!

SSC174 – Day of Gratitude

October 22, 2010 By Connie | 8 Comments

Time for another Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge! Another fun and pretty easy one. So…get your stamps and paper out, make your creation and post it over on Stamping 411! We love to see what you do!

And here is my card using Stampin' Up!'s Day of Gratitude and Autumn Spice Designer Paper. LOVE this set!

I started with a base of Cajun Craze cardstock. I layered on a pattern from Autumn Spice Designer paper (Herringbone Old Olive), wrapping the Early Espresso 1 1/4 Stripe Ribbon around tied on the front. I stamped the small leaf three times in Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Old Olive, then cut them out. I adhered them to the striped pattern from Autumn Spice DSP and layered that on Early Espresso cardstock. I added a Vintage Brad in the lower right corner.

The greeting from Day of Gratitude is stamped with Early Espresso Classic Ink on Very Vanilla and punched with the new Decorative Label punch. I sponged around the edges with Early Espresso ink and a sponge dauber.

It came together really easy! Make sure to check out what the rest of the Stamping 411 Design Operators did this week!

Day of Gratitude – Create with Connie and Mary Challenge

October 9, 2010 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It's time for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Challenge (CCMC-HM2)! This challenge is for our subscribers to participate and earn a chance to win one of two $75 gift certificates or one of two free subscriptions to the next Edition of Create with Connie and Mary. This week is using a color combination in Autumn Spice…Early Espresso, Old Olive, Cajun Craze and More Mustard. I know I had fun with it…I think our Guest Designers did, too!

This week on Create with Connie and Mary, we've been focusing on French Foliage and Day of Gratitude from the Holiday Mini Catalog. It's not too late to join this 8 week subscription! We are just getting started. You'll have access to all the previous posts and tutorials long after the sesson is over!

My card started with one of my favorite new colors, Cajun Craze…just perfect for Fall! I layered on a piece of the striped paper from Autumn Spice Designer Paper…love that it is cardstock weight! Then I cut the leaf pattern from that same DSP and layered it on more Cajun Craze.

For the focal element, I cut Old Olive cardstock and used my Piercing Tool and Mat to pierce a line across the top and bottom. I cut a square of Early Espresso to go on top, then some punches…the Scallop Oval from More Mustard, 1 3/8 circle of Cajun Craze, 1 1/4 circle of Confetti Cream, stamped with the leaf from Day of Gratitude. I used the Rock n Roll technique and inked up the image in More Mustard first, then just the edges in Cajun Craze. I love that two-tone look! FInally, I added some Pearls on each side. The greeting is from Grateful Greetings and stamped with Cajun Craze Classic Ink. Pretty clean and simple card really, but the DSP makes it a wow!

Check out what the rest of our Design Team Members have done this week with the sketch challenge:

Mary Brown – StamperCamper's Corner

Cristena Bagne – Gettin' Crafty

Rochelle Gould – I stamp, I create, I have fun!

Jenn Picard – A New Ink on Life

Supplies:

Set: Day of Gratitude, Grateful Greetings

Classic Inks: Cajun Craze, More Mustard

Cardstock: Old Olive, Confetti Cream, Early Espresso, More Mustard, Cajun Craze

Designer Paper: Autumn Spice

Accessories: 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Pearls, Piercing Tool and Mat, Stampin' Dimensionals

Day of Gratitude Acorn

September 9, 2010 By Connie | 6 Comments

I've had in my head a while to make an Acorn card and finally got around to making it for the C reate with Connie and Mary Thursday Color Challenge this week. The colors for the challenge are Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Tangerine Tango and Very Vanilla. Perfect colors for fall and an acorn, don't you think? Make sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge Team did this week! Then create your own card using the challenge colors and upload it to InLinkz over on our site! We love to see your creations!

I started by "drawing" a large oval on my computer…it is almost 8" long. Yes, the Acorn opens up as a card and does fit in a large envelope. I scored and folded it in half, then ran the front thru the Big Shot with my Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder (isn't that the BEST folder???) I added some color around the edges with the Crumb Cake Classic Ink, and then went around again with Early Espresso to darker just the edges.

For the top of the acorn, I used Early Espresso and my Circle Scissors Tool I added about 1" to the diameter of the oval, so I could figure out the size of the circle. I cut the circle, then cut it again in a wide arc so that I could get the oval shape on the bottom of the acorn top. (Whew….does that make sense?) I ran the top thru the Big Shot with the Texturz Perfect Details plate, then sponged on Early Espresso Classic Ink. The top of the stem, I cut free hand and adhered to the back. The leaf was cut from the Leaves #2 Bigz die from Tangerine Tango cardstock. I used the Lattice Square Impressions folder and then inked around the edges with Tangerine Tango Classic Ink.

Finally, I used some 1/8 Very Vanilla Taffeta ribbon and tied a bow. I added the Decoratative Label tag of Very Vanilla that I stamped with the words from Day of Gratitude in Tangerine Tango Ink, and sponged around the edges. I also stamped a leaf from Day of Gratitude in the background on the tag with stamped-off Crumb Cake ink. I used the Crop-a-Dile to punch a hole and attach the tag to the ribbon. Finally, I added a Neutrals Designer Button that I filled with Linen Thread to the right side of the acorn top and added some White Gel Pen "stitching" along the edge. You know…it came out like I pictured it in my head! Woohoo!!!

It's time for an EARLY BIRD SPECIAL for the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition! It's an 8 week subscription featuring stamps and products from the new Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini. Right now you save $5 of the regular $39.95 price. There is a new project posted every day and an average of two fabulous tutorials a week. NEW this year is a Project Sheet for every post! Our site stays up long after the session is done, so you will always have access to the site and the tutorials. Preview week starts September 12th! For more information, please visit at Create with Connie and Mary!