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CS113 – Cottage Wreaths

October 31, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to Create with Connie and Mary’s Creatively Simple Challenge! Each month Mary and I will pick a theme for our simple cards. This month the theme is Fall cards!

COTTAGE WREATHS

I’ve used three layers of the Cottage Wreaths Dies to make my fall wreath, pulling the colors from the All About Autumn Designer Paper.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Pecan Pie cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 fall trees print from All About Autumn DSP was added at an angle on the front.
The 3 x 4 wood plank print from All About Autumn DSP was added at the opposite angle.
The wreath was cut from Cherry Cobbler, the next from Pumpkin Pie and the top from Crushed Curry cardstocks using the Country Wreath Dies. The bow was cut from Pecan Pie cardstock. Three leaf clusters were cut from Cherry Cobbler cardstock. They were adhered together, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Grateful from Cottage Wreaths Stamp Set was stamped on 1/2 x 2 piece of Basic White cardstock with Cherry Cobbler Ink and cut at an angle. It was tucked under the side of the wreath.
A trio of Adhesive Backed Speckled Dots were added to the wood plank DSP background.

SUPER simple, but I love this fall wreath! Check out Mary’s Creatively Simple card over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Supplies:
Stamps: Cottage Wreaths
Inks: Cherry Cobbler
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Pecan Pie, Crushed Curry, All About Autumn Designer Paper
Accessories: Country Wreath Dies, Adhesive Backed Speckled Dots, Adhesives

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CCMC790 – Inked and Tiled

October 26, 2023 By Connie | 2 Comments

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 to inspire you this week!

INKED & TILED

Once the mini comes out, I have a hard time going back and using the regular catalog items. So, for this challenge, I pulled out the Inked & Tiled Stamp Set and gave it a “fall” look with these colors!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pumpkin Pie cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Starry Sky cardstock was added on top.
The 3 x 5-1/4 piece of O Holy Night Designer Paper was added on top.
The two smaller and one larger Deckled Circles were cut from Basic White cardstock. The leaves clusters were stamped on the smaller ones with Cajun Craze Ink.
The flower top was inked with Pumpkin Pie, the center with Cajun Craze Marker and the stem and leaf with Starry Sky Marker. An extra flower was added the same way.
Some speckles from Quiet Meadow Stamp Set were added with stamped off Starry Sky Ink.
The leaves circles were adhered to the front and the center circle was added with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems were added to the circles.
Happy Birthday from Inked & Tiled stamp set was stamped with Starry Sky Ink on 3/4 x 2 Pumpkin Pie cardstock, cut the end at an angle and added with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

I’m really pleased with how this card turned out! Go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary

Supplies:
Stamps: Inked & Tiled, Quiet Meadow
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Starry Sky
Markers: Starry Sky, Cajun Craze
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Starry Sky, Basic White, O Holy Night Designer Paper
Accessories: Deckled Circles, Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems, Adhesives

CS112 – Warmest Wishes

October 24, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to Create with Connie and Mary’s Creatively Simple Challenge! Each month Mary and I will pick a theme for our simple cards. This month the theme is Fall cards!

WARMEST HEART

This was my swap card for the fall Control Freaks swap a couple months ago! I love this plaid in the Them Bones Designer Paper! I remember my dad always carried one of the large thermoses around with him when he was farming.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Cajun Craze cardstock, score at 5-1/2 and fold to form base card.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pumpkin Pie cardstock was added on top.
The 2-1/2 x 4 plaid print from Them Bones Designer Paper was added across the center.
A 1/2 x 4 band of Basic Black cardstock was added across the Radiating Stitches Die cut from Basic Gray.
Get well soon from Warmest Heart was stamped with Memento Black Ink in the upper left corner.
The large thermos was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Pumpkin Pie and decorated with the Warmest Heart decorative die from Cajun Craze cardstock.
The other thermos was stamped with Cajun Craze Ink on Cajun Craze cardstock, then trimmed down shorter. The band across the bottom was colored with the Basic Black Blends. The top and handle were cut with the dies from Basic Black cardstock. Both thermoses were added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A black Sparkle Gem was added to the lid of the thermos.

It really came together so quickly! Check out Mary’s Creatively Simple card over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Supplies:
Stamps: Warmest Heart
Inks: Memento Black, Cajun Craze
Blends: Basic Black
Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Them Bones Designer Paper
Accessories: Warmest Heart Dies, Radiating Stitches Dies, Sparkle Gems, Adhesives

CCMC787 – Autumn Leaves

October 5, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge. This week we have a fun sketch for you to try.

AUTUMN LEAVES

The All About Autumn Designer Paper has been on backorder for a while, so time to get creative with other DSP that IS available! Love this ticking pattern DSP…can you guess what DSP package it is from? Stamping on it gave me the fall look I was wanting!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pumpkin Pie cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pebbled Path c/s is embossed with the Falling Leaf Embossing Folder (Online Exclusive).
A 3 x 3 piece of Let’s Go Fishing DSP is added as a diamond shape in the center.
The DSP was stamped with “rock and roll” leaves inked with Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie for a two-tone look randomly in the background. Two extra sets of leaves were stamped the same on scrap Very Vanilla and cut with the Autumn Leaves Die.
The 3/8 x 3-1/2 strip of Pumpkin Pie is cut with the Autumn Leaves die for a cool stitched look.
The greeting was stamped with Pebbled Path Ink on Very Vanilla cardstock, then cut with the label Autumn Leaves Die.
The strip was adhered to the front with the label with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of Crumb Cake Speckled Dots were added to the leaf, label and background.

Very different, don’t you think? Go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary

Supplies:
Stamps: Autumn Leaves
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Pebbled Path
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Pebbled Path, Pumpkin Pie, Let’s Go Fishing Designer Paper
Accessories: Autumn Leaves Dies, Falling Leaves Embossing Folder (online exclusive), Adhesive Backed Speckled Dots, Adhesives

CCMC781 – Rustic Crate

August 24, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge. This week we have a fun sketch for you to try.

RUSTIC CRATE

I love that this set has a little bit of coloring to it! Doesn’t take TOO long, even if you are doing a stack of them!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Pecan Pie cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 3-3/4 x 5 piece of Very Vanilla cardstock was added on top.
Three 1 x 4-1/2 pieces of All About Autumn DSP were added to the background, with two 1/2 x 3-3/4 pieces of coordinating medallion DSP added on top.
A 2″ circle was punched from More Dazzled Glitter Paper and added to the background.
The pumpkin image from Rustic Crate was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Very Vanilla cardstock, then colored with Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, SU 100 and SU 500 Stampin’ Blends. It was cut with the Rustic Crate Dies and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
For You from Rustic Crate was stamped with Memento Black Ink and cut with the tiny label die in Rustic Crate Dies. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I didn’t think it needed any more bling since the More Dazzled Paper is so sparkly! Love it! Go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary

Supplies:
Stamps: Rustic Crate
Ink: Memento Black
Blends: Old Olive Combo, Daffodil Delight Combo, Pumpkin Pie Combo, SU100 and SU 500
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Pecan Pie, More Dazzled Paper, All About Autumn Designer Paper
Accessories: Rustic Crate Dies, Adhesives

CCM Saturday Blog Hop – Fall Trees

October 8, 2022 By Connie | Leave a Comment

This week’s CCM Saturday Blog Hop theme is “Fall trees”. The colors of the trees in Ohio during the fall are so gorgeous…especially when the sun is shining and highlighting the bright colors even more! Are you wondering what stamp set I used to make these trees?

PERCHED IN A TREE

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Early Espresso cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pumpkin Pie cardstock was adhered on top.
On the 3-7/8 x 5-1/8 piece of Pool Party cardstock:
- Stamp the branch from Perched on a Tree stamp set three times at staggering heights with Early Espresso Ink for the trunks.
- Color the trunks with SU600 Stampin’ Blends.
- Using the solid splatter image with light colors first for the top of the trees. I used Old Olive, Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie.
- Using the open splatter image, add Cherry Cobbler and mix in the above colors to fill in as desired.
With a 1-1/4 x 3-7/8 piece of Crumb Cake, repeat with the splatter technique, tear off the top and add to the bottom of the trees, adhere finished Pool Party panel to Pumpkin Pie layer on base card.
On 7/8 x 3-1/2 Basic White cardstock, stamp Perched in a Tree greeting with Early Espresso Ink, cut flag end and adhere to front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Add Champagne Rhinestones randomly to the leaves.

I love how this turned out with this set! 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 blog hop challenge!

SUPPLIES:
Stamp Sets: Perched on a Tree
Inks: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Old Olive
Blends: SU600
C/S: Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Pool Party, Basic White, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Champagne Rhinestones, Adhesives

IM243 – Ringed with Nature

August 29, 2022 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s time for our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenge! Isn’t this a GORGEOUS fall cake? I love the wood “bark” frosting along the bottom tier!

RINGED WITH NATURE

The tree rings image in the Ringed with Nature stamp set I thought fit this inspiration perfectly! I debated embossing them with the Tree Rings EF, too, but decided not.

Stampin’ Details:

- The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Early Espresso cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded to form the base.
- The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake cardstock was stamped with the tree rings from Ringed with Nature stamp set in Early Espresso Ink and added to the front.
- A 2-1/4 x 5 piece of Very Vanilla cardstock was stamped with the Ringed with Nature flower in Pumpkin Pie Ink, the leaves with Old Olive Ink, the center and greeting with Early Espresso Ink.
- A 1/2 x 4 piece of Abigail Rose DSP was added along the bottom, then a 1/4 x 3-3/4 piece of Pumpkin Pie was adhered under the DSP. This element was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- The berries were cut with the Tree Rings Dies from Pumpkin Pie and the leaves from Mossy Meadow, then the leaves cut and added to the berry branches. They were tucked along the top left corner.
- The acorn top was cut with the Tree Rings Dies from Early Espresso cardstock and the base from Crumb Cake cardstock. It was sponged with some Early Espresso Ink, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Some Linen Thread was tied in a bow and added to the top of the acorn witha Mini Glue Dot.
- Three small Rustic Dots were added to the center of the flower.

More rustic, but still feminine…just like the cake! OK…check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Monday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Ringed with Nature
Inks: Early Espresso, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Tree Rings Dies, Abigail Rose Designer Paper, Rustic Dots, Linen Thread, Sponge Dauber, Adhesives

Saturday Blog Hop – Fall Leaves

November 13, 2021 By Connie | Leave a Comment

This week’s Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop theme is “Fall Leaves”. Ours in Ohio are certainly almost all on the ground now. Was so glad we did a little travelling a few weeks ago when they were at their peak!

INTRICATE LEAVES DIES

This card was made from pieces left on my desk from discarded projects. I call them “starts” and love it when I can use them up! I already had the banners made up, so just added some leaves and the base card!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Misty Moonlight cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White was embossed with the Timeworn Type embossing folder.
Four 1-1/4 x 2-1/2 rectangles were cut from Crumb Cake cardstock, the banners hand cut at the bottom. They were embossed with the Timeworn Embossing Folder and adhere to the front.
A 1/4 x 5-1/4 strip of Misty Moonlight cardstock was added across the top of the banners.
The Harvest Meadow DSP pieces were cut with the Hippo and Friends Dies, then added to the banners with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
FALL letters were cut from the Playful Alphabet Dies from Cajun Craze cardstock and adhered to the banners.
The small leaves were cut with the Intricate Dies using Cajun Craze, Bumblebee and Pumpkin Pie cardstocks and added around the banners.
Some Brushed Metallic Dots were added to the background.

Not entirely how I pictured it in my head, but think it is a little different for this week’s fall leaves theme! 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!