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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

Create wonderful dimensional poinsettias in a variety of sizes with the PRETTY POINSETTIA BUNDLE! The dies cut and emboss at the same time for lots of detail and texture.  The coordinating stamp images add fun seasonal greetings, sprigs and other festive touches to your cards and projects. We've combined the PRETTY POINSETTIA BUNDLE and the A STITCHED SEASON 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for a traditional holiday look you'll love! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO favors in our PRETTY POINSETTIA COLLECTION!  See more details HERE!

Bring your most meaningful memories to life with the HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE BUNDLE.  You’ll love how the coordinating stamps and dies add delicate florals, layered details, and heartfelt sentiments to your cards, scrapbook pages, and handmade gifts. These timeless designs will help you turn every project into a keepsake to share and cherish. We've combined the HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE BUNDLE and the BLOOMS BOUTIQUE 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for a soft artistic look! You'll get EIGHT step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards in our HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE COLLECTION!  See more details HERE!

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Stamp a bunch of violets quickly with the line-drawn images in Stampin' Up!'s FRAMED VIOLETS BUNDLE (available for customers beginning July 1st). Layer them together easily and add a die-cut oval, some accent florals and leaves for extra texture and subtle details. Everyday greetings give a finished level of polish. We've combined the FRAMED VIOLETS BUNDLE and the VIOLET DREAMS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for an eye-catching cohesive look! You'll get SIX step-by-step tutorials for FOUR regular cards and TWO small 3D projects in our FRAMED VIOLETS COLLECTION!  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

Create wonderful dimensional poinsettias in a variety of sizes with the PRETTY POINSETTIA BUNDLE! The dies cut and emboss at the same time for lots of detail and texture.  The coordinating stamp images add fun seasonal greetings, sprigs and other festive touches to your cards and projects. We've combined the PRETTY POINSETTIA BUNDLE and the A STITCHED SEASON 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for a traditional holiday look you'll love! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO favors in our PRETTY POINSETTIA COLLECTION!  See more details HERE!

Bring your most meaningful memories to life with the HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE BUNDLE.  You’ll love how the coordinating stamps and dies add delicate florals, layered details, and heartfelt sentiments to your cards, scrapbook pages, and handmade gifts. These timeless designs will help you turn every project into a keepsake to share and cherish. We've combined the HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE BUNDLE and the BLOOMS BOUTIQUE 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for a soft artistic look! You'll get EIGHT step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards in our HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE COLLECTION!  See more details HERE!

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Stamp a bunch of violets quickly with the line-drawn images in Stampin' Up!'s FRAMED VIOLETS BUNDLE (available for customers beginning July 1st). Layer them together easily and add a die-cut oval, some accent florals and leaves for extra texture and subtle details. Everyday greetings give a finished level of polish. We've combined the FRAMED VIOLETS BUNDLE and the VIOLET DREAMS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for an eye-catching cohesive look! You'll get SIX step-by-step tutorials for FOUR regular cards and TWO small 3D projects in our FRAMED VIOLETS COLLECTION!  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

Create wonderful dimensional poinsettias in a variety of sizes with the PRETTY POINSETTIA BUNDLE! The dies cut and emboss at the same time for lots of detail and texture.  The coordinating stamp images add fun seasonal greetings, sprigs and other festive touches to your cards and projects. We've combined the PRETTY POINSETTIA BUNDLE and the A STITCHED SEASON 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for a traditional holiday look you'll love! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO favors in our PRETTY POINSETTIA COLLECTION!  See more details HERE!

Bring your most meaningful memories to life with the HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE BUNDLE.  You’ll love how the coordinating stamps and dies add delicate florals, layered details, and heartfelt sentiments to your cards, scrapbook pages, and handmade gifts. These timeless designs will help you turn every project into a keepsake to share and cherish. We've combined the HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE BUNDLE and the BLOOMS BOUTIQUE 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for a soft artistic look! You'll get EIGHT step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards in our HEIRLOOM BOUTIQUE COLLECTION!  See more details HERE!

450

Stamp a bunch of violets quickly with the line-drawn images in Stampin' Up!'s FRAMED VIOLETS BUNDLE (available for customers beginning July 1st). Layer them together easily and add a die-cut oval, some accent florals and leaves for extra texture and subtle details. Everyday greetings give a finished level of polish. We've combined the FRAMED VIOLETS BUNDLE and the VIOLET DREAMS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for an eye-catching cohesive look! You'll get SIX step-by-step tutorials for FOUR regular cards and TWO small 3D projects in our FRAMED VIOLETS COLLECTION!  See more details HERE!

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