#fallcard

IM241 – Hello Harvest

August 15, 2022 By Connie | 1 Comment

It’s time for our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenge! This week is a metal wall art piece…love the shades neutral colors in here!

HELLO HARVEST

I went a different direction than circles, using more the colors of the inspiration piece for my card today featuring the Hello Harvest Bundle, although I did add some Mossy Meadow green in it. I love the white pumpkins that are so popular in fall decor these days. This is one of the swap cards I made for my SU Trip Achievers group.

Stampin’ Details:

- The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Mossy Meadow cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
- A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake was added on top.
- A 1-1/4 x 3-3/4 piece of Abigail Rose Designer Paper was cut with a flag end and added towards the bottom.
- The greeting from Hello Harvest was stamped with Early Espresso Ink.
- The pumpkins were cut from Very Vanilla with the Rustic Pumpkin Dies.
- The leaf was stamped with Mossy Meadow Ink and the sunflower with Early Espresso nk and colored with Dark Daffodil and Dark Pumpkin Pie Blends.
- The stem was cut with the Dies from Early Espresso cardstock and the vine from Mossy Meadow cardstock.
- All were layered onto the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Two Brushed Metallic Dots were added in the background.

SO, I think you can see how my card was inspired by the metal wall piece! OK…check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Monday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Hello Harvest
Inks: Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow

Blends: Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark Pumpkin Pie
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Accessories: Rustic Pumpkin Dies, Abigail Rose Designer Paper, Brushed Metallic Dots, Adhesives

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How sweet is the natural beauty of this APPLE HARVEST STAMP SET? The simple line art of the images will remind you of apple picking on a crisp fall day and are perfect for coloring! But the heartfelt sentiments can be used throughout the year. We’ve combined the APPLE HARVEST STAMP SET with the fun and colorful GINGHAM COTTAGE DESIGNER PAPER in this Collection. It has three card designs…including a unique fun fold…and a great gift-giving 3D project – JUST IN TIME FOR BACK TO SCHOOL! See more details HERE!

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The star-shaped Santa, Mrs. Claus, and gingerbread man images from Stampin' Up!'s SWEETEST STAR PUNCH BUNDLE are adorable to use on your holiday cards, tags and paper projects. They are a wonderful take on some classic Christmas icons. Show your creativity with your favorite coloring technique, punch out the plump star, and add a holly jolly sentiment! We've paired the SWEETEST STAR BUNDLE with the TAKE A BOW 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER for a fun holiday look. Our SWEETEST STAR COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO paper ornaments...perfect for teaching a class, giving as a gift, or for selling at craft shows! See more details HERE!

Aren't these just the CUTEST animal faces in Stampin' Up!'s CHRISTMAS FRIENDS STAMP SET? Pull out your coloring tools to bring these winter critters to life, or stamp them directly on colored cardstock, cut them out with the dies, and you're ready to go! There are gifts, ribbons, stars, a tree, word bubble, music notes and bowtie to further embellish them! We've paired the CHRISTMAS FRIENDS BUNDLE with the TAKE A BOW 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER that has fun, small Christmas prints. Our CHRISTMAS FRIENDS COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...four cards and two fun favors...perfect for a little gift or for selling at craft shows! See more details here!

Create with Stamping Friends' next Collection features Stampin' Up!'s beautiful religious stamp set called SHEPHERD'S CARE that represents the story of the birth of Jesus. Build a scene by combining the watercolor inspired images with special coloring techniques for endless creative possibilities. We've paired the SHEPHERD'S CARE STAMP SET and the SEASON OF ELEGANCE SPECIALTY 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER with its rich gold foil accents. Our SHEPHERD'S CARE CARD COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for SIX cards...four regular size and two larger 5x7 size to send to someone special for the holidays! See more details HERE!

CCMC681 – Quiet Meadow

September 9, 2021 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Hello! It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge. I love this week’s sketch! I already have several more ideas that I want to try using it! But…first…I knew the Queen Anne’s Lace DSP in the Blackberry Beauty Designer Paper was going to be perfect for it.

QUIET MEADOW

The only stamping on here is the greeting. The rest is the gorgeous Blackberry Beauty DSP. I have to be honest…the DSP is SOOOO much prettier in person than the pictures in the catalog! When I first saw it, I wasn’t fond of the color combination at all, but I’ve completely changed my mind! And, most of the designs have a metallic shimmer to them.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Early Espresso cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
Three 1-1/4 x 4 strips of the Blackberry Beauty DSP were added to the background.
The center Blackberry Beauty DSP piece is 3 x 5 and was adhered on top.
The greeting from Quiet Meadow stamp set was stamped on Rich Razzleberry cardstock with Early Espresso Ink and cut with the Harvest Die.
The greeting piece was added to a 1/4 x 2-1/2 strip of Gold Metallic Paper and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some simply Elegant Trim was tied in a bow and added to the Queen’s Lace flower stem for a little bling.

I think I’ll be making up several of these as Sympathy cards! So quick and easy, but gorgeous! OK, go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this sketch challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

QUIET MEADOW CLING STAMP SET
$21.00

HARVEST DIES
$38.00

BLACKBERRY BEAUTY 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
$15.00

EARLY ESPRESSO CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD
$7.50

EARLY ESPRESSO 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK
$8.75

RICH RAZZLEBERRY 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK
$8.75

GOLD FOIL SHEETS
$5.00

SIMPLY ELEGANT TRIM
$7.50

STAMPIN’ DIMENSIONALS
$4.00

STAMPIN’ SEAL
$8.00

STAMPIN’ CUT & EMBOSS MACHINE
$120.00

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Saturday Blog Hop – Grateful/Thanksgiving

October 27, 2018 By Connie | Leave a Comment

This week on Create with Connie and Mary our theme is Grateful or Thanksgiving cards! Won’t be too much longer and Thanksgiving will be here in the US! I wanted to use my Winter Woods stamp set and added some fall color and went with an “artsy” look again.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Early Espresso cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The Winter Woods tree line image was stamped with Memento Black Ink on a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake towards the left side.
The leaves were made with a sponge dauber and colors of Garden Green, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze.
The ground image was inked with Early Espresso and stamped several times along the bottom of the trees.
A 1-1/4 x 4 piece of woodgrain Country Lane Designer Paper was added to the right side of the Crumb Cake layer.
I used the Christmas Traditions Punch to punch the Give Thanks greeting from Labels to Love, stamped with Cajun Craze on Crumb Cake cardstock.
The Braided Linen Trim was looped a couple times and pressed into a Stampin’ Dimensional on the card, then the punch label was added with Stampin’ Dimensionals on top. The ends of the Trim were frayed for a rustic look.

Again, one of my favorite cards using this set! I’ve yet to use any of the other stamps in that Winter Woods set! Continue on with the Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop to see what the rest of the Design team has done with their Grateful/Thanksgiving challenge this week! Next up is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa’s fabulous card!

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CCMC481 All Things Thanks

October 26, 2017 By Connie | 1 Comment

The colors for today’s Create with Connie and Mary spell out FALL for me! I used the fabulous Leaf Punch to punch out some fall leaves! The touch of Tranquil Tide in my Designer Paper was the perfect background.

Here’s my card:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Whisper White, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 piece of Eastern Palace designer Paper.
The Thanks for Everything from All Things Thanks was stamped with Tranquil Tide Ink on Whisper White and cut with the largest Stitched Shapes Circle. It was placed off center on the front and the excess of the circle cut off.
Four leaves each were punched from Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry and tucked under the circle edges.
A double bow of Linen Thread was added to the circle with a Mini Glue Dot.
Two Glitter Dots were added to the top of the circle.

Pretty simple card, but makes a nice thank you, I think! Make sure to check out Create with Connie and Mary to see what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge…we had a nice fall selection of cards…all very different!

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