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Excellent Eggs

IM325 – Excellent Eggs

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Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenges.  This week’s inspiration challenge is a fun Easter egg home decor piece!

EXCELLENT EGGS

Yep…just had to use my Excellent Eggs Bundle for today’s card!  I’m jealous that Mary found that DSP for her card and used those dies for her flower that were perfect!  But I think mine turned out pretty sweet, too.  I ended up having to reverse the colors, but it worked out with the same idea!

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.  The Excellent Eggs greeting was stamped in the lower right corner with Coastal Cabana ink.
  • A 4 x 4 piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock was embossed with the polka dot Basics Embossing Folder (Online Exclusive), then added to the front.
  • The largest egg was cut from the Delightfully Eclectic Designer Paper with the Excellent Eggs Dies.
  • The 1-1/2 x 4 strip of Daffodil Delight cardstock was cut on both sides with the scallop edge, then added to the front of the egg and trimmed.
  • The Basic White flower was cut with the Around the Bend Dies and the center from Daffodil Delight cardstock, then added to the band with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The egg was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • A trio of Shiny Adhesive Backed Sequins (Online Exclusive) were added to the background.

 

 

See…I’m pretty happy with how it worked out!   Check out Mary’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Connie and Mary!

 

 

 

 

Supplies:
Stamps: Excellent Eggs
Inks:  Coastal Cabana
Cardstock:  Thick Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Delightfully Eclectic Designer Paper
Accessories: Excellent Eggs Dies, Around the Ben Dies, Basics Embossing Folder (Online Exclusive), Shiny Adhesive Backed Sequins (Online Exclusive), Adhesives

Use the two-step stamps to create stunning floral theme cards and projects!  Stampin' Up!'s IMPRESSIONS ABLOOM STAMP SET AND DIES contain flowers, greenery and heartfelt sentiments perfect for any occasion.  Plus, use the solid oval or oval ring dies in the background to add a timeless look of sophistication. Our IMPRESSIONS ABLOOM COLLECTION has SIX new projects.  We've paired the IMPRESSIONS ABLOOM BUNDLE with the FLORAL IMPRESSIONS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for a bright summery look!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO small 3d projects that are OH SO FUN for gifts or making in your classes!  See more details HERE!

Use Stampin' Up!'s CHEERS & SIPS STAMP SET AND DIES to create your own fun mixed drinks, fruit punches, fizzy sodas, or energy chillers...made to your version of perfection!  The two-step stamping allows you to build your image with a variety of fruit or savory garnishes!  Our CHEERS & SIPS COLLECTION features the new 2025-27 In Colors and we have SIX new projects using them.  We've paired the CHEERS & SIPS BUNDLE with the pretty CELEBRATORY SIPS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for all FOUR cards and TWO favors that are OH SO CUTE and perfect for your upcoming classes!  See more details HERE!

Create a beachy scene with Stampin' Up!'s new NOTES & TOTES BUNDLE!  You have sunglasses, lotion, pocket, scarf, newspaper, and other fun accessories to stamp and dress up your totes and coordinating dies to cut them out!  Use one half of a tote diecut for the front of your card or scrapbook page or combine two of the tote diecuts to make a darling 3D tote to fill with candy or small goodies!  Our NOTES & TOTES COLLECTION features the new 2025-27 In Colors and we have SIX new projects using them...perfect for your upcoming classes!  We've paired the NOTES & TOTES BUNDLE with the pretty FLORALS IN BLOOM 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for all FOUR cards and TWO In Color featured 3D projects we know you will love!  See more details HERE!

 

 

Saturday Blog Hop – Easter Parade

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It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop. This week our theme is “Easter Parade”.  Obviously, we are featuring Easter Cards this week…almost time to mail them out!  Easter is early this year!

EXCELLENT EGGS

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Lemon Lolly cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
  • A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Flirty Flamingo cardstock was added on top.
  • The 3-3/4 x 5 layer of Basic White cardstock was stamped with the Happy Easter greeting in Memento Black Ink towards the bottom, then added to the front.
  • The zig zags were cut with the Die from Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lolly and Balmy Blue cardstocks and then added to the front.
  • The egg was stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with Flirty Flamingo Combo, Balmy Blue Combo, Lemon Lolly Combo Stampin’ Blends.  It was cut with the Die and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Some Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins were added to the egg and on each side of the greeting.

 

 

Such a fun Easter card!  OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Excellent Eggs
Inks:  Memento Black
Blends:  Flirty Flamingo, Balmy Blue, Lemon Lolly
Cardstock: Basic White, Lemon Lolly, Flirty Flamingo
Accessories:  Excellent Eggs Dies, Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins, Adhesives

Use the two-step stamps to create stunning floral theme cards and projects!  Stampin' Up!'s IMPRESSIONS ABLOOM STAMP SET AND DIES contain flowers, greenery and heartfelt sentiments perfect for any occasion.  Plus, use the solid oval or oval ring dies in the background to add a timeless look of sophistication. Our IMPRESSIONS ABLOOM COLLECTION has SIX new projects.  We've paired the IMPRESSIONS ABLOOM BUNDLE with the FLORAL IMPRESSIONS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for a bright summery look!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO small 3d projects that are OH SO FUN for gifts or making in your classes!  See more details HERE!

Use Stampin' Up!'s CHEERS & SIPS STAMP SET AND DIES to create your own fun mixed drinks, fruit punches, fizzy sodas, or energy chillers...made to your version of perfection!  The two-step stamping allows you to build your image with a variety of fruit or savory garnishes!  Our CHEERS & SIPS COLLECTION features the new 2025-27 In Colors and we have SIX new projects using them.  We've paired the CHEERS & SIPS BUNDLE with the pretty CELEBRATORY SIPS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for all FOUR cards and TWO favors that are OH SO CUTE and perfect for your upcoming classes!  See more details HERE!

Create a beachy scene with Stampin' Up!'s new NOTES & TOTES BUNDLE!  You have sunglasses, lotion, pocket, scarf, newspaper, and other fun accessories to stamp and dress up your totes and coordinating dies to cut them out!  Use one half of a tote diecut for the front of your card or scrapbook page or combine two of the tote diecuts to make a darling 3D tote to fill with candy or small goodies!  Our NOTES & TOTES COLLECTION features the new 2025-27 In Colors and we have SIX new projects using them...perfect for your upcoming classes!  We've paired the NOTES & TOTES BUNDLE with the pretty FLORALS IN BLOOM 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for all FOUR cards and TWO In Color featured 3D projects we know you will love!  See more details HERE!

CCMC806 – Excellent Eggs

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It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge.  It’s a bright color challenge for you to try this week!

EXCELLENT EGGS

This set is fun, but I hadn’t used this particular stamp yet…was a perfect time to try it out!  My Stamp Clubs are doing a variation of this card this month!

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Coastal Cabana cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
  • The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was embossed with the crosshatch Basics Embossing Folder and added to the front.
  • A 2 x 5-1/4 strip of Les Shoppes Designer Paper was added on the front.
  • The greeting from Excellent Eggs was stamped with Memento Black Ink on a 3/4 x 4 strip of Coastal Cabana cardstock and added to the front.
  • The large egg was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Basic White cardstock, then water colored with Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Old Olive and Gray Granite Markers.  It was cut with the Excellent Eggs Dies and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The bunny was stamped with Memento Black Ink and lightly outlined with Gray Granite Marker.
  • The ric rak trim was cut from Crushed Curry cardstock with the Dies and added under the egg.
  • A trio of Tingle Gems Three Pack were added to the background.

 

Such a fun card!  OK, go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary.

 

Supplies:
Stamps:  Excellent Eggs
Ink:  Memento Black
Markers:  Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Gray Granite, Old Olive
Cardstock:  Basic White, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Les Shoppes Designer Paper
Accessories:  Excellent Eggs Dies, Basics Embossing Folder (online exclusive), Tinsel Gems Three Pack, Adhesives

Use the two-step stamps to create stunning floral theme cards and projects!  Stampin' Up!'s IMPRESSIONS ABLOOM STAMP SET AND DIES contain flowers, greenery and heartfelt sentiments perfect for any occasion.  Plus, use the solid oval or oval ring dies in the background to add a timeless look of sophistication. Our IMPRESSIONS ABLOOM COLLECTION has SIX new projects.  We've paired the IMPRESSIONS ABLOOM BUNDLE with the FLORAL IMPRESSIONS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for a bright summery look!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO small 3d projects that are OH SO FUN for gifts or making in your classes!  See more details HERE!

Use Stampin' Up!'s CHEERS & SIPS STAMP SET AND DIES to create your own fun mixed drinks, fruit punches, fizzy sodas, or energy chillers...made to your version of perfection!  The two-step stamping allows you to build your image with a variety of fruit or savory garnishes!  Our CHEERS & SIPS COLLECTION features the new 2025-27 In Colors and we have SIX new projects using them.  We've paired the CHEERS & SIPS BUNDLE with the pretty CELEBRATORY SIPS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for all FOUR cards and TWO favors that are OH SO CUTE and perfect for your upcoming classes!  See more details HERE!

Create a beachy scene with Stampin' Up!'s new NOTES & TOTES BUNDLE!  You have sunglasses, lotion, pocket, scarf, newspaper, and other fun accessories to stamp and dress up your totes and coordinating dies to cut them out!  Use one half of a tote diecut for the front of your card or scrapbook page or combine two of the tote diecuts to make a darling 3D tote to fill with candy or small goodies!  Our NOTES & TOTES COLLECTION features the new 2025-27 In Colors and we have SIX new projects using them...perfect for your upcoming classes!  We've paired the NOTES & TOTES BUNDLE with the pretty FLORALS IN BLOOM 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for all FOUR cards and TWO In Color featured 3D projects we know you will love!  See more details HERE!

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